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Celebrate Cinco de Mayo, Jersey style

You don’t need a Mexican background to love guacamole, carne asada, and margaritas. Celebrate Cinco de Mayo, a holiday commemorating a victorious Mexican battle, this Saturday at one of these Jersey Bites-recommended restaurants: ATLANTIC COUNTY Las Lomas Grille features authentic Northern Mexican cuisine in a family atmosphere. Meals are prepared to order — no fast [...]

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The Rahway Taste of Spring

By Michelle Stavrou Rahway held its third annual Taste of Spring on Friday, April 13 at the Rahway Recreation Center. With over 700 tickets sold, up from 650 last year, the “Taste Committee‘s” hard work really seems to have paid off. One of the most tempting displays came courtesy of That Bakery in Clark where patrons [...]

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Cookies And Copiers: Document Solutions Commemorates Girl Scouts’ 100th Anniversary

Document Solutions of Kenilworth, NJ celebrated the 100th anniversary of  The Girl Scouts of America and its own 15th anniversary in the office document technology industry by purchasing 1,000 boxes of cookies from Kenilworth Troop 40407.  The company will include a box of the time honored treats with every sales appointment and service call during [...]

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Taste of Cranford

On March 11, the United Way of Union County held the 3rd Annual Taste of Cranford highlighting restaurants and food establishments from Cranford and the surrounding areas. The funds raised from the event went to Cranford Family Care, which provided local families with support after Hurricane Irene. The 2012 Taste of Cranford started with a [...]

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Dinner in a Pinch in Cranford

There are definitely too many nights when I ask my husband what he’d like for dinner and I’m met with a shrug. I usually make it home by 7, but he doesn’t get to town until nearly 8, which doesn’t leave much time for dinner at a reasonable hour. Our default takeout dinners usually involve [...]

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Gallo’s Pizzeria — A Double-Bite Review

Two Jersey Bites editors meet up to sample slices and outstanding arancini at Gallo’s Pizzeria in Plainfield.

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Introducing Hospitality Mondays at Ursino: One Big Happy Hospitality Family

Do you work in the hotel or restaurant industry? Then you are part of the family – Ursino’s family that is. The new restaurant nestled on Kean University’s campus would like to invite you and a guest to enjoy 20% OFF your meal every Monday night, through February 27th (except February 13th), as part of their Hospitality Mondays [...]

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Carter & Cavero in Summit

The start of a New Year means resolutions about healthier and happier lives. What better way to start down that path than with a stop at Carter & Cavero, where nearly 30 varieties of olive oils and vinegar line the shelves? It would be hard to get 2012 off to a more delicious start. Carter [...]

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Cheese…Please! in Cranford

From Brie to Gouda to Manchego, it’s hard to find a food that’s as appreciated across the globe as cheese is.  In the US, customers are slowly coming to the realization that there’s more to cheese platters than Munster, Swiss and Cheddar.  There’s no better illustration of the nearly endless varieties of cheese than at [...]

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New Jersey Nick’s Pick: Clark White Diamond

In case you haven’t heard of me before, my name is New Jersey Nick, and I’ve been scouring the Garden State looking for all the best Good Food That’s Bad For You. Burgers, Fries, Dogs, Burritos, and anything else that you need to jog off the next day. No fancy places for me. Just burger [...]

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