Posts Tagged ‘dining’
Ask a Sommelier With John Jansma of Natirar, Ninety Acres
By Loannie Dao Navigating the world of wine can be both challenging and rewarding if you know your stuff. However, oftentimes when it comes to picking up a bottle or ordering during a night out, we cling to wine’s own equivalent of an old wives’ tale. Does all wine truly get better with age? Does…
Read MoreRefined Dining at Restaurant Nicholas
Over the last decade, dining has changed. As consumers, we’ve traded in haughty waiters and stuffy venues for a more approachable (and casual) experience, one where the sophistication of taste and top-tier ingredients trumps all other matters of refinement. We’re more educated about where our food comes from, more mindful of our dietary restrictions, and…
Read MoreOcean Resort Casino Hosts Grand Opening in Atlantic City
The always exciting Atlantic City getaway got ramped up a couple notches this weekend with the opening of its newest luxury hotel—the Ocean Resort Casino. After new ownership purchased and renovated the vacated Revel hotel, the 60-story resort opened its 1,399 rooms for business with gusto and style. After a four-year absence from Atlantic City’s…
Read MoreThe Many Expressions of Sauvignon Blanc
By David Gettenberg and Anne Press of Englewood Wine Merchants Sauvignon Blancs are distinct – very distinct – white wines. From lemon-lime to fresh-cut grass, Sauvignon Blancs have an unmistakable signature. All Sauvignon Blancs, however, are not the same. Depending on the region in which they are grown, Sauvignon Blancs can throw a wide range of…
Read MoreModine: Low Country Comfort in Asbury Park
The South lays claim to one of America’s most coveted cuisines, but there’s more to it than just deep-fried delicacies topped with pimento cheese and hot honey sauce. Southern food is an echo from our country’s history, a true culinary melting pot bringing simple cooking traditions together such as Cajun, African, Appalachian and even Scottish.…
Read MoreVanillamore Dessert Kitchen
Photos by Lauren Magenta You don’t need dessert. Not in the same way you need oxygen to breathe or that meaty main course you just ordered. It’s pure excess—a blissful excuse to satisfy that aching sweet tooth. But let’s not label it as just the latter half of a meal when it can bring the same amount…
Read More
