Down and out with a nasty case of flu for the past week, it’s time to catch up. Writing deadlines first, and what’s been going on with the local restaurants and chefs second.
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This entry was posted in Appetizers , Bar food , Bartenders , Breaking News , chefs , cooking class , Italian Food , Jersey Shore , Lobster , NJ , Pescatarian , Red Bank , Restaurant , seafood , Vegan , Vegetarian and tagged Best Wishes , French Food , Harry's Lobster House , Institutions , Mr Pizza Slice , New Beginnings , NJ , Opinion , Pizza , Red Bank , Restaurant Closings , Sea Bright on January 6, 2016 by Susan Ericson .
My palate is stuck in Paris…while my body is still happily enjoying what we call local summer at the Jersey Shore. This is the moment when most of the tourists and summer denizens have gone back to where-ever-they-live and the traffic returns to something we consider normal. After living here for a quarter of a century I can attest to the fact that this is truly a time to rejoice. But why are my taste buds wishing to hang out at a true Parisian cafĂ©?
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This entry was posted in Appetizers , Bakers , Baking , Bar food , Boutique Eatery , Breakfast , Brunch , cake , cooking class , desserts , Dinner , Jersey Shore , Lobster , NJ , Pescatarian , Red Bank , Restaurant , Romantic Meals , Uncategorized , Vegan , Vegetarian and tagged Asbury Park , Butter , Cakes , Epicurean , Flavor Chronicles/ Chefs in Motion , Foodies , French Food , Gourmet , Jersey Shore , La Varenne , Paris , Red Bank , Sea Bright , Snails on September 12, 2015 by Susan Ericson .
You can’t go home again. Really? Sure you can. Especially if it’s a big deal birthday party for someone you love.
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This entry was posted in Asparagus , Baking , Bar food , Birthday , Brunch , cake , Celebration , Cocktails , Dinner , Dinner Salad , Drinks , Jersey Shore , Lobster , NJ , Pasta , Pescatarian , Red Bank , Restaurant , Romantic Meals , seafood , Shrimps , Spaghetti , Vegan , Vegetarian and tagged Big Deal Birthday , Boats , cake , Home Sweet Home , Long Island , Lynn Drucker , Nautical Mile , NJ Freeport , NY , Red Bank , Woodcleft Canal , You can go home again Bon Jovi on August 18, 2015 by Susan Ericson .
We bellied up to a high top at the recently opened B2 Bistro & Bar on Shrewsbury Avenue in Red Bank. This building once held an old fashioned Italian restaurant so beloved by locals that they still talk about it today. It was at Sal’s that we shushed our babies while trying to enjoy pasta puttanesca and veal parm. Two or three other restaurants took over the spot and failed. This one, B2 is gonna stick.
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This entry was posted in Appetizers , Bar food , Bartenders , Beer , Boutique Eatery , Bread , Breaking News , Cocktails , condiments , Dinner , Jersey Shore , NJ , Red Bank , Restaurant , Romantic Meals , Vegan , Vegetarian and tagged B2 Bistro and Bar , Bread and Butter , Chef Made , New Restaurant , NJ , Pizza , Red Bank on July 4, 2015 by Susan Ericson .
A peculiar fact about brunch, the meal that took breakfast and turned it into lunch, is that it originated in Great Britain. Yup. Not originally known for culinary endeavors, it was the Englishman’s love of the hunt that instigated a meal that is neither breakfast, lunch or dinner but a hybrid of all three.
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This entry was posted in Appetizers , Bar food , Bloody Mary , Breakfast , Brunch , Celebration , Cheese , chefs , condiments , Jersey Shore , NJ , oysters , Pasta , Pescatarian , Red Bank , Restaurant , Roasts , Romantic Meals , Shrimps , Trattoria , Vegan , Vegetarian and tagged Ama Ristorante , Atlantic Ocean , Beach Living , Breakfast , Brunch , Excellent food , History , Jersey Shore , Killer Views , lunch , NJ , Pesto , Recipe , Sea Bright , Shrewsbury River , Young Chefs on July 3, 2015 by Susan Ericson .
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