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The holidays are here and it’s likely that you will need to purchase sparkling wine for a party you are attending, to offer as a gift or to pour at midnight to guests of your New Year’s Eve celebration. With all the options at the wine store, how do you begin to make sense of [...]

Hanukkah is low-key holiday that involves family and friends gathering to light a menorah, open some presents, and feast on latkes. Chances are, you are already pretty content with your latke prep and brisket marinade. They have been tried and true for years, passed on through the generations. But that does not mean that your [...]

We had so much fun shooting our first video for Jersey Bites. Here, Deborah Smith, Executive Editor of Jersey Bites chats about Booze and Bites for the Holidays with two well known gentlemen in the food and spirits industries, Joe Leone of Joe Leone’s Italian Specialty Stores and Donny Sanders, Marketing Manager of Spirits Unlimited. Joe [...]

Potato Latkes recipe submitted by Heidi Raker Goldstein Who doesn’t love a crispy potato latke, that fragrant, mouth-wateringly delicious fritter that is for many the symbol of Hanukkah, the Jewish holiday commemorating how one day of oil miraculously lasted eight days for the Macabbean rededication of the Second Temple in 200 B.C. Growing up, there were [...]

Oh, ’tis the season! Finding how much wrapping paper is left over from last year, looking for parking spots at the mall, and baking approximately 5,000 cookies. With all that going on, it’s great to have an appetizer in your arsenal that is quick and delicious and different! Personally, anything that involves an artichoke pretty [...]

This year we asked our Editors “What’s on your Holiday wish list?” in order to uncover some inspiring ideas you can use to thrill the food enthusiast in your life. If you happen to be that food enthusiast, print this list out and casually leave it laying around for that oh-so-subtle holiday “hint.”  And, remember [...]

Like many of you, I am getting ready to host a holiday gathering at my house.  While I’m excited to celebrate the season with good friends and family, I dread all the work that goes into the planning, prepping, cleaning, organizing and shopping for the event.  Not to mention the money and time spent before, [...]

More wine buying is done for Thanksgiving dinner than for any other holiday throughout the year.   Selecting wine for Thanksgiving dinner can be a daunting task considering the many flavor components of the meal.  White wine for white meat? Red wine for the dark meat?  Can the big flavors of side dishes be paired with [...]

SWEET POTATO GRATIN WITH CHEDDAR AND MAPLE CREAM shared by Christine Nunn, Chef/Owner, Picnic, The Restaurant in Fairlawn. Ingredients: 14 servings 2 sticks (one cup) unsalted butter ½ cup all purpose flour 12 medium sweet potatoes, about 6 pounds, peeled 4 cups heavy cream 1/3 cup maple syrup Salt 1 lb Mild Cheddar Cheese- shredded [...]