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Mac ‘n’ Cheese Meltdown: Liberty House Restaurant, Jersey City

Table Setup final On a recent cold, windy and misty evening, I headed over to Liberty State Park to the renowned Liberty House Restaurant to try the best choice of food on a night like this—mac ‘n’ cheese. Liberty House was kind enough to give Jersey Bites a sneak peek of their upcoming Mac ‘n’ Cheese Meltdown, starting on March 2^nd and running throughout the month. The creation of Liberty House Chef Phil Campanella, along with Chef Jerry Villa from their sister restaurant, Stone House (in Warren), this meltdown will serve 26 different mac ‘n’ cheeses—a different one every night (except for Mondays, when both restaurants are closed). The chefs were looking to do something fun and different, and thought mac ‘n’ cheese was the perfect comfort food choice to fit the bill. It’s the first “theme” month the Liberty House is featuring, and if all goes well some of the mac ‘n’ cheese favorites will earn a permanent home on the menu.

»» Mac ‘n’ Cheese Meltdown: Liberty House Restaurant, Jersey City

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Bartender Mix Off in Asbury Park, February 27

Cast your vote for your favorite bartenders from bars, restaurants and lounges throughout the Central Jersey Shore tomorrow at Convention Hall in Asbury Park. Some of our finest mixologists will be mixing up their best winter drink and you get to vote for your favorite. Check out pictures from last year’s competition courtesy of MetroMixx. Tickets are available at the door and the event will include live entertainment and door prizes.

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Easy Chicken Pot Pie Recipe

»» Easy Chicken Pot Pie Recipe

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Shaka in Pier Village, Long Branch

Shaka Long Branch Pier Village On a very cold Monday morning around 11am, I ventured up to the Long fish tank shaka pier village long branch Branch beach for an overdue trip to a little piece of Hawaii called Shaka at Pier Village. Guests are first greeted by a set of bright yellow Adirondack chairs and high top tables made out of bottle caps optimistically waiting for warmer weather! Walk through the doors and you are instantly drawn to their beautiful fish tank designed and serviced by Advanced Reef Management of Keyport, which contains tropical fish and Hawaii’s State fish, the Humuhumunukunakuapua’a (hmm, spell check thinks I misspelled that.)

»» Shaka in Pier Village, Long Branch

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The Rosemont Cafe

I am thrilled to introduce you to the newest addition of the Jersey Bites family, Robin Damstra. Robin will be taking over as Jersey Bites Regional Editor for Hunterdon and Mercer Counties. Regional what? you ask. Oh, we’ve got big things a cookin’ here at Jersey Bites. Within the next 6 months, we will be launching hyper-local Jersey Bites blogs in Hunterdon, Mercer, Monmouth and Hudson Counties. Each Regional Editor or Editorial Team will be covering all of the local food news and reviews for their area. We will continue to offer great recipe suggestions, giveaways and all the rest that makes Jersey Bites unique but now you will have your own backyard piece of Jersey Bites . The regional blogs will aggregate here on Jersey Bites central, so if you’re in the mood to discover what’s going on in different parts of the State, tune in to JerseyBites.com. If you want just your own local foodie news, check your neighborhood Jersey Bites blog. We’ll be rolling out more and more hyper-local JB blogs as the year progresses. It is going to be a very interesting year here on Jersey Bites and I hope you will send in your suggestions and best wishes as we blaze this new and exciting trail. For those of you in Hunterdon and Mercer Counties, you are in for a treat. Robin Damstra is a talented food photographer and writer. You can check out more of her gorgeous photos and recipes on her blog Caviar and Codfish.

»» The Rosemont Cafe

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The Winner of Trinity Restaurant’s special Valentine’s Dinner

Happy Valentine’s Day Jersey Biters.

Cin trinity church dy Lou of Red Bank is the lucky winner of the romantic dinner for two at Trinity Restaurant. Congratulations Cindy. I know you are going to love Trinity. Please send us a picture of your special night.

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Giveaway: Valentine’s Day Dinner for Two at Trinity Restaurant, Keyport

trinity valentine's giveaway I am so excited about this Giveaway. Trinity Restaurant, one of my absolute favorite places in Monmouth County, has offered to give away a Valentine’s Day Dinner for two to one very lucky Jersey Bites fan and their special Valentine.

»» Giveaway: Valentine’s Day Dinner for Two at Trinity Restaurant, Keyport

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Chocolate Lava Cake: An Easy & Elegant Valentine’s Day Dessert

chocolate lava cake

»» Chocolate Lava Cake: An Easy & Elegant Valentine’s Day Dessert

Filed under: Desserts,Recipes | Deborah Smith|1 Comment

Tommy’s Coal Fired Pizza in Red Bank

Tommy's coal fired pizza red bank

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Your Superbowl Sunday Menu

180px-Superbowl_Trophy_Crop This weekend is going to be a great one for staying inside and cooking. As weather.com is so gently putting it this morning, we’re supposed to get “walloped” by a pretty big snow storm. So, the grocery stores are going to be packed, but if you want that perfect pot of chili ready for game day, I’m sure I’ll see you there. Here are my picks and some guest picks for some super Superbowl menu choices. I don’t list wings but you can bet we’ll have them at my house. The recipe I use is nothing more than coating the wings lightly with seasoned flour, deep frying them and tossing with the hot sauce recipe right off the bottle of Frank’s Hot Sauce.