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The Culinary Education Center of Monmouth County: Windows Dining Room

Snow Culinary Students Windows Dining Room is a hidden gem of Monmouth County where students from the Monmouth County Vocational School District/Brookdale Community College Culinary Arts Program prepare lunches and dinners under the supervision of master chefs.

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Elysian Cafe in Hoboken

Elysian Hoboken In Hoboken, the roar of twenty-somethings can be mighty—on the hunt for booze and fun on Friday nights or crowding into cafes for eggs, sausage, and hazy memories on Saturday mornings. And Hoboken businesses listen and deliver, offering up late-night specials and mid-day deals for their target audience.

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Elements in Princeton: Brunch Perfection

French Toast, Brunch at Elements Princeton My fiance, Jim, grew up in Princeton. So when six months into our relationship I packed up all my things and moved from North Jersey to a tiny apartment in Princeton Junction, I figured he’d know where to get a good Sunday brunch. I was wrong. It’s been a sore spot in the otherwise loving affair, but thankfully, with six months to go before our wedding day, the situation has been rectified.
Dining room Elements, Princeton
Elements is the place to go for brunch in Princeton; the place, also, to go for lunch, or dinner, or a fine round of drinks. As Jim has been saying since our first visit, “Finally, a New York quality restaurant in Princeton.” If you are like me, a girl who before having her morning coffee finds PJ’s a tad too cheery and Small World a bit too hip, and who prefers her Sunday brunch to involve food that’s just as good as Saturday night’s dinner—not to mention refreshing cocktails, with gin and lillet, to revive her from Saturday night’s drinking—then there’s no better place. Actually, with Element’s play on Steak and Eggs, made with 48-hour short-ribs, I don’t think it matters what kind of person you are: there is no better place. »» Elements in Princeton: Brunch Perfection

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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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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.)

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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.

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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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Tommy’s Coal Fired Pizza in Red Bank

Tommy's coal fired pizza red bank

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Big Apple Bite: Cercle Rouge Brassierie on West Broadway

waiter at cercle rouge Before a much planned visit to the “Big Apple” I went to the internet to find a French restaurant for dinner on one of my few precious date nights out with my husband! In my ‘internet travels’, I came upon CERCLE ROUGE on West Broadway, a quaint French restaurant that I just have to share with all of you!