25 January 2018 Popping the Question with Cake

Popping the Question with Cake

January 25, 2018 By

 

Choc-O-Pain CakeLeave it to Choc O Pain to take Valentine’s Day to the next level with a custom cake!

Looking for a fun and creative way to propose or declare your love this Valentine’s Day? Food lovers can now present their sweetheart with Choc O Pain’s super decadent flourless chocolate cake for two, customized to say I Love You . . . or Will You Marry Me . . .  with your significant other’s name/nickname.

The cakes are available at all locations and orders must be placed by February 11. Each cake serves two and is $18 +$5 for custom stencil (5 letter max).

Choc•O•Pain

330-332 Palisade Avenue, Jersey City, NJ / 201-420-7111

157 First Street, Hoboken, NJ  /  201-710-5175

530 Jersey Avenue, Jersey City  NJ / 201-435-2462

Coming Soon: 1500 Hudson Street, Hoboken, NJ / 201-683-3300

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16 January 2018 Winter Four Course Friday Dinner at Blue Morel Restaurant

Winter Four Course Friday Dinner at Blue Morel Restaurant

January 16, 2018 By
Blue morel

Photo Credit: Blue Morel

Blue Morel Restaurant and Wine Bar in Morristown is featuring a Winter Four Course Menu offered on Friday evenings for $54 per person before tax and gratuity starting on Friday, January 19th.

Chef Dennis Mathews and Chef Thomas Ciszak offer a special winter tasting menu for food lovers without the three digit price tag. In addition, Blue Morel selects over 50 wines by the bottle offered at 50% off on Friday evenings. 

 

Winter Four-Course Prix Fixe

1st

SALT BAKED BEET SALAD

Toasted hazelnuts ∙ saba ∙ kurro ash goat cheese ∙ kale ∙country bread crisp

or

LOBSTER “CHOWDER”

Poached lobster tail ∙ Oyster-cauliflower veloute ∙ American caviar ∙ guanciale ∙ duck fat potatoes

2nd

SHORT RIB RAVIOLINI

Consommé ∙ smokey bone marrow ∙ semolina egg yolk

or

SPAGHETTI CACCIO DE PEPPE

Poached egg ∙ black pepper ∙ parmesan∙ citrus and herb panko

3rd

WAGYU BEEF SURLONGE

Celeriac puree ∙ baby winter vegetables ∙ shallot confit

or

SEARED LOCAL SCALLOPS

Foie gras “lardo” ∙ emulsified sea urchin and carrot ∙ pickled Brussel sprouts

Dessert

RUMCHATA CHEESECAKE

Cherry pineapple sorbet

or

WARM CHOCOLATE BRIOCHE

Bourbon ice cream, caramel sauce, cocoa nib streusel

Dinner is served on Friday evenings from 5:30pm to 10pm.  For reservations and additional information please call 973-451-2619.

Cheers,

Veronique

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12 January 2018 The Shannon Rose Launches Hop & Sizzle Limited Run Menu

The Shannon Rose Launches Hop & Sizzle Limited Run Menu

January 12, 2018 By
House-Made Everything Burger

House-Made Everything Burger

The Shannon Rose Irish Pub is currently running a new Hop & Sizzle menu featuring one of the all-time greatest duos in history – burgers and beer. The menu is available through January 31 at its Clifton and Ramsey, New Jersey restaurants.

The full menu includes:

The “House-Made” Everything – Ground beef, grilled and layered over a base of house-made pickles, topped with crispy mozzarella tempura, candied black pepper bacon, house-made potato chips and ranch dressing. Served with a side of house-made chips.

Pairing Suggestion: Sneak Box American Pale Ale, Kane Brewing Company

PB & J – Ground beef, grilled and layered over a base of bacon jam and sliced jalapeño, topped with peanut butter, bacon jam and house-made pickles. Served with a side of French fries.

Pairing Suggestion: Carton of Milk, Carton Brewing Company

Greek Chicken – Fresh ground chicken seasoned with The Shannon Rose Irish Pub’s special spice blend and grilled to perfection. Topped with feta cheese, lettuce, tomato, onion and house-made tzatziki sauce.  Served with a side of French fries.

Pairing Suggestion: Sour Monkey, Victory Brewing Company.

Frenchie – Certified Angus beef burger topped with bacon, Brie, caramelized onions and poached pear. Served with a side of French fries.

Pairing Suggestion: Black Lager, Devils Backbone Brewing Company.

Crab Cake – Seared crab cake topped with Old Bay aioli, tomato and onion. Served with a side of Old Bay dusted house-made chips.

Pairing Suggestion: Just Another IPA, Brix City Brewing.

About The Shannon Rose

The Shannon Rose Irish Pub provides a chef-driven menu using fresh, high-quality ingredients, offering fare that blends Irish pub classics and new tavern favorites. For its thirsty guests, The Shannon Rose Irish Pub features more than 30 beers on tap – including Guinness, Harp and Smithwick’s – and a wide selection of premium scotch malts and Irish whiskeys. The Shannon Rose Irish Pub is the destination for live entertainment, televised sporting matches, unique events and more.

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8 January 2018 Spuntino Wine Bar Offers Taste of Piedmont Menu

Spuntino Wine Bar Offers Taste of Piedmont Menu

January 8, 2018 By
Tagliatelle Tartufo

Tagliatelle Tartufo

Spuntino Wine Bar & Italian Tapas, specializing in small plates with modern twists to Italian classics and fine wines from around the world, is offering a special “Taste of Piedmont” menu at its locations in the Clifton Commons in Clifton, NJ and The Gallery at Westbury Plaza in Garden City, NY, now through January 20.

Guests are invited to take a journey through the Piedmont region of Italy, known for rich, savory food like truffles and slow-braised beef, which pair well with the powerful and tannin-heavy wines produced in the region. Piedmont is ideal for growing wine where the Nebbiolo grape thrives. The full three-course Taste of Piedmont menu includes:

Piccolo Peppers – Arancini stuffed, mozzarella, tomato jam.

o   Paired with a Damilano Arneis – Pale straw yellow with a delicate, enjoyable nose of fresh fruit, peach and apricot. Dry and fresh with elegant flavors and a moderate acidity. It’s a smooth and juicy sip suitable for appetizers, fish courses and white meat.

Tagliatelle Tartufo – Truffle pesto, pine nuts, shaved black truffles.

o   Paired with a Falesco ‘Ferentano’ Roscetto – Rich gamut of aromatic sensations ranging from banana to pineapple. The flavors are assertive, rich, soft and full with a superior, long and lingering finish.  

Brasato Al Barolo – Veal short rib, parsnip puree, Barolo reduction, sage gremolata.

o   Paired with a Pico Maccario ‘Lavignone’ Barbera – Bright and aromatic with aromas and flavors of red cherries, violets and wild herbs.

The tasting menu is available for $30 per person, or $45 including wine pairings. Menu items are also available a la carte. For more information or to make reservations, visit www.SpuntinoWineBar.com.

Cheers,

Veronique

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1 December 2017 Holiday Festivities at Crystal Springs Resort

Holiday Festivities at Crystal Springs Resort

December 1, 2017 By

crystal springs resortCrystal Springs Resort is offering special events and activities throughout the holidays.

Christmas Eve & Christmas Day

Crystal Tavern’s three-course Christmas menu ($69, $98 with wine pairing) features starters such as the creamy Pheasant Veloute with root vegetables; House-Cured Salmon with black radish and salmon roe or Fried Mackerel with oyster mayonnaise and pickled cucumber. Entrée options include Rib Roast with parsnips and natural jus and Ocean Trout with swiss chard and rosemary, followed by Eggnog Panna Cotta or Warm Apple Crumble. The holiday menu will be offered 5pm – 10pm on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day (the full menu is also available).

Springs Bistro will offer a three-course Italian feast ($69, $98 with wine pairing). After an amuse of Bolognese Arancini, guests can choose pasta, surf or turf with Tortellini en Brodo, Scallops with cauliflower and hazelnuts or Beef Carpaccio with apple and arugula. For the entrée, Porchetta with fregola or Roasted Bass accompanied by clams, fennel and olives and for dessert – a rich Budino with whiskey cherries or Winter Citrus with white chocolate and pistachios. Springs Bistro will be open 5pm to 10pm on Christmas Eve and 3pm – 8pm on Christmas Day.

Restaurant Latour’s festive Christmas Brunch on Dec. 24 will highlight the flavors and ingredients of the season like chestnuts, pheasant and caviar in dishes such as Scrambled Eggs with crispy oysters and caviar, Pheasant on a stout waffle, Cured Salmon on ab everything bagel and Poached Eggs with pork belly. Chocolate Cake or Chestnut Cheesecake with cranberry and graham cracker round off the celebratory meal. The special brunch will be $55 for 2 courses and $75 for 3 courses, Dec. 24 hours: 11am – 3pm.

Holiday Activities

Every night until January 8, the night sky comes alive during the Winter Light Walk as hundreds of thousands of lights shimmer outside the resort’s Grand Cascades Lodge. Complimentary hot chocolate will keep guests warm and toasty (dusk to 10pm nightly). Indoors, a candy land comes to life in the Gingerbread Village in the Crystal Springs Clubhouse.

Crystal Springs Resort is located at 1 Wild Turkey Way, Hamburg NJ; www.crystalgolfresort.com.

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27 November 2017 Paella Class at Denville Meat Shop

Paella Class at Denville Meat Shop

November 27, 2017 By

On December 6th, learn how to make Spain’s national dish, Paella at Denville Meat Shop. This dish is a blend of ingredients and flavors from the sea and land that is great for any season and the best thing of all – it’s a one-pot dish. 

Our Chef answer all of your questions and will demonstrate and walk you through SIMPLE step by step processes to get you cooking healthier and economically. Bring some wine and enjoy your class!!!  Don’t be afraid of cooking Paella again.   

RSVP with deposit, minimum 10 signups to hold class. Chef Jeff will then prepare dinner, Paella!!!!!!!!!!

Class fee is $45 which includes demonstration and dinner.

Class Time: 7:00pm-9:00pm Wednesday December 6, 2017.

Dinner will be served family style. Recipes will not be distributed so please bring the necessary instruments if you wish to record the lesson or recipes.

For info about this class and others coming up and for reservations details: http://denvillemeatshop.com/paella-spains-national-dish-1262017 

Cheers,

Veronique

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10 November 2017 Spuntino Wine Bar Holding Month Long Puerto Rico Fundraiser

Spuntino Wine Bar Holding Month Long Puerto Rico Fundraiser

November 10, 2017 By
Rico Fascino

Rico Fascino

From November 1-30, Spuntino Wine Bar & Italian Tapas (http://spuntinowinebar.com) in Clifton will sell a specialty cocktail, the Rico Fascino, where a portion of proceeds from sales will be donated to United for Puerto Rico, an initiative created by the Office of the First Lady, Beatriz Rosselló, and a group from the private sector that came together with the purpose of helping those who lost their belongings during the passage of hurricanes Irma and Maria.

The idea for the fundraiser was sparked by Spuntino Wine Bar & Italian Tapas employee, Gabriela Lugo, who returned from a trip to the island just hours ahead of Hurricane Maria’s landfall and has family members living in Puerto Rico that were directly affected by the storm’s impact. Lugo’s personal experience and accounts of similar stories from fellow employees and customers became the inspiration for the fundraising initiative. Together, she and her colleague, Alexis Morgan, developed the idea and collaborated to create the Rico Fascino cocktail, gaining the support of the Spuntino Wine Bar & Italian Tapas team.

Those interested in making a direction donation to United for Puerto Rico can also visit www.unidosporpuertorico.com for more information.

Cheers,

Veronique

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2 November 2017 Spuntino Wine Bar & Italian Tapas to Host Gaja Wine Dinner

Spuntino Wine Bar & Italian Tapas to Host Gaja Wine Dinner

November 2, 2017 By

Braised Beef Cheek

 Spuntino Wine Bar & Italian Tapas, specializing in small plates and world class wines, invites guests to enjoy its Gaja Wine Dinner at its location in the Clifton Commons on Wednesday, November 15 at 7:00pm. 

Chef de Cuisine Michel Desjardins has developed a five-course tasting menu expertly paired with wines from Gaja Winery, founded in 1959 by Giovanni Gaja, a local grape grower from the Piedmont region’s Langhe hills. Special guest Michele Zuckerman, Gaja ambassador, will provide tasting notes to guests during the dinner. 

The full menu includes:

  • Seared Scallops – Butternut squash purée, toasted coconut. Paired with a 2015 Gaja Ca’ Marcanda Vistamare.
  • Wild Boar Agnolotti – Ricotta, pecorino cheese. Paired with a 2013 Gaja Barbaresco DOP.
  • Braised Beef Cheek – Smashed fava bean. Paired with a 2013 Gaja DaGromis Barolo DOP.
  • Petit Filet – Mashed potatoes, roasted eggplant, Magari reduction. Paired a with 2015 Gaja Ca’ Marcanda Magari.
  • Cheese Plate– P’tit Basque, orange compote. Paired with a 2012 Gaja Pieve Santa Restituta Brunello.

Tickets for the Gaja Wine Dinner are $150 per person and can be purchased online by visiting http://spuntinowinebar.com/gaja-wine-dinner-clifton/

Cheers,

Veronique

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18 October 2017 Exclusive Wine Cellar Krug Dinner at Crystal Springs Resort

Exclusive Wine Cellar Krug Dinner at Crystal Springs Resort

October 18, 2017 By

Crystal Springs Resort welcomes Krug, one of the most storied houses in Champagne, for an exclusive Wine Cellar Krug Dinner in celebration of the 2004 vintage release on December 14. Krug vintages are only bottled in the best of years and the 2004 is considered an excellent year for Champagne.

Executive Chef Anthony Bucco has created a six-course tasting menu featuring the season’s favorite ingredients to pair with these rich, elegant Champagnes. The evening starts with a reception at Restaurant Latour with Krug Grande Cuvee, a complex, creamy Champagne with notes of hazelnut, nougat, citrus fruits and more. 

Krug Dinner Menu

Canapes + Krug Grand Cuvee

Belon Oyster | Uni | Caviar + Krug Grand Cuvee Brut

Langoustine | Salsify | Vanilla + Krug Grand Cuvee Brut

Chestnut Raviolo | Hen’s Egg | White Truffle + Krug Grand Cuvee Brut

Foie Gras | Sweet Potato | Quince + Krug Grand Cuvee Brut

Pheasant | Apple | Black Truffle + 2004 Krug

Cheese + 2004 Krug

Dinner is $165 inclusive of Krug pairing (tax and gratuity additional). The evening will begin at 6:30pm with a canape reception; seated dinner at 7pm. Reservations can be made at 866.976.7286.

Crystal Springs Resort is located at 1 Wild Turkey Way, Hamburg NJ.

Cheers,

Veronique

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Vincent Price Halloween Dinner & Book Signing

October 6, 2017 By

Chef Palmieri

Chef Francesco Palmieri will hold his annual Vincent Price dinner along with a book signing by Price’s daughter, Victoria Price on Tuesday October 31 at Calandra’s La Taverna.

The four-course dinner will feature recreation of Vincent Price’s original recipes with a little of Calandra’s style. The dinner will include wine pairings.

The dinner is from 7PM until 10PM and includes: four-course meal with wine pairings, Price’s book, the book signing and a swag bag. The price is $110 and includes tax and gratuity.

Call 973-226-8889 option 1 to reserve a seat at the dinner. Space is limited.

Calandra’s Italian Village – 234 Bloomfield Avenue, Caldwell, NJ 07006.

Cheers,

Veronique

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