Monthly Archives: April 2012
22314 Alexandria, Va.
If you visit Alexandria thinking it’s a good home base for excursions to Washington, D.C., just across the Potomac, you’d be right. It takes just 20 minutes on the Metro to get to the hustle and bustle of the nation’s capital. The problem is, once you get a dose of the scene on this side [...]
Read MoreCinco de Mayo: Party Food
Cinco de Mayo, the May 5 holiday that commemorates Mexi-co’s 1862 victory over the French at the Battle of Puebla, has be-come a popular springtime party occasion. Here at Jersey Eats we think it should be called Cinco de Eato because a proper celebra-tion should begin with breakfast and end with midnight snacks. So to [...]
Read MorePales by comparison
By Jeff Linkous It used to be you could count on seasonal beers to run far ahead of the change in weather they’re made to harmonize with, and hit the taps and store shelves be- fore you actually flipped the calendar page. It went something like this: a rich maibock in March for drinking in [...]
Seasons 52 Spring Menu
New for Spring Seasons 52 in Cherry Hill recently premiered its spring menu and while everything was fabulous and fresh tasting, the flatbreads stole the show. In particular, the artichoke and goat cheese accompanied by leaf spinach, balsamic onion and roasted red peppers. Divine. Also not to be missed were the lamb T-bone chops plated [...]
Lamb, ho
While there are certainly plenty of choices for Easter dinner’s main course — glazed ham, prime rib, crown roast — a leg of lamb is probably the one with the most tradition behind it. Lamb references in Christianity go back to the book of Genesis. Some believed lamb to be a lucky omen and the [...]
ANNATA Wine Bar
By Katie Kalvaitis Like to have a glass of wine with dinner? Then An-nata Wine Bar, which boasts more than 160 kinds of vino, is worth a stop. The family-run Hammonton restaurant treats wine as an adventure. “We aim to provide guests the opportunity to try wines they’ve never had before,” says co-owner Philip Brunozzi [...]
Read MoreHerbalicious
6 Must Have Herbs Imagine how bland food would taste without herbs. Pizza would lack pizzazz without spicy oregano; salsa would drop its kick without a dash of cilantro and, even sadder, we wouldn’t have fragrant pesto at all if not for fresh basil. Whether you grow them, buy them, snip them, chop them, use [...]
A Zinfandel Odyssey
I’m asked all the time what my favorite wine is. That’s a tough question because I love so many kinds of wine. I guess it sort of depends on where I am, who I’m with and what I’m eating. For example, on an annual trek to Maine I’ve been making for the last 20 years, [...]
Chef Larry Robinson
Claim to fame: Chef/Owner of Ceriello Market in Medford Zodiac sign: Capricorn, Jan. 16, 1971 Favorite movie: “Rudy” Favorite TV show: “House” Favorite food: Oysters, raw, ice cold. Keep your cocktail sauce away from them! Favorite pastime: Keeping the family happy. Really, happiness is contagious! JE: Was your mother a good cook? LR: Mom didn’t [...]
Places to grab lunch in Sewell
By Ann Marie Askin & Mark Eberle MOZZARELLA GRILL • 415 Egg Harbor Road • (856) 589-1000 Lunch served 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday – Friday. Like all the sandwiches here, the roasted red pepper is served on a roll made on the premises in the brick oven. It is paired with fresh mozzarella [...]