Jersey Bites

The fantasy of kids with a sweet tooth and grown-ups who want well-priced, well-prepared food comes together to create a magical experience for diners.

Haifa Cafe & Grill is worth a visit to enjoy traditional Greek and Israeli specialties at a gentle price.

Chozen, the irreverently named line of premium kosher ice cream from Brooklyn (marrying the words Chutzpah, Chosen and Frozen), is worth visiting your local Kings, Whole Foods or Fairway for.  While summer means freshly scooped on a cone for many, for others it means eating straight from the freezer pint in a comfy chair away [...]

Please join the North Jersey editors of Jersey Bites this Saturday, May 14, as they take a bite out of childhood hunger! The Second Annual Food Blogger Bake Sale, created by Gaby of What’s Gaby Cooking? Blog, will be happening at locations across the country, and Jersey Bites is proud to be representing the NJ [...]

In today’s epic battle for cupcake supremacy, Cupcakes By Carousel in Ridgewood deserves a medal of honor. Just like your Mom. That’s why we asked the owners of this tiny shop, to give us a special deal for Mother’s Day. $10 for $20 worth of amazing, unforgettable cupcakes or towards the purchase of any cake [...]

Bibi’z Restaurant I Lounge, the three month old “Global American” 210 seat restaurant that opened in the space formerly occupied by Mountain House Pizza, offers diners an array of wallet-friendly, palate-pleasing options.  Owner Ida Assaf, whose restaurant experience includes former GM posts at Napa Grille in Paramus and 90 Grand in Englewood, brings her parents’ [...]

Picnic co-owners Christine E. Nunn, executive chef and Radburn/Fair Lawn native, and Annabel Schlair, front house manager, have brought Bergen diners a handsome, intimate restaurant with an emphasis on top quality ingredients, simply and lovingly prepared.  Located at 14-25 Plaza Road North in the Plaza Building, Picnic The Restaurant (picnictherestaurant.com; 201-796-2700) is a full of [...]

Enter Parisian style bakery Balthazar on Dean Street in Englewood and prepare to be overtaken by aroma, exquisitely prepared and displayed sweet and savory baked goods and lines that can be slow-moving.  Don’t feel like baking over the holidays or need to contribute to your host’s dessert table?  Call ahead to see what’s still available: 201-537-9717.  Northern [...]

Precious as a jewel box is a fitting description of the Ho-Ho-Kus Inn and Tavern in Ho-Ho-Kus.  This refurbished 18th century former home of Andrew Zabriskie is under new ownership and management and seems to have found its mojo.  Beloved by its Bergen neighbors, the Ho-Ho-Kus Inn is filled with artwork donated by the community [...]

Die-hard coffee lovers savor a great cup of joe year-round, whether the temperature is hazy, hot and humid or downright frigid.  Bergen coffee aficionados have been buzzing about grounded. coffee catering, a fair trade and organic traveling full-function coffee café.  For the past two years, Lyndhurst-native Melissa Knott has acquired an ever-growing circle of tri-state [...]