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The Rosemont Supper Club

30 Friday Sep 2016

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Diners in our region wistfully remember The Pass Restaurant. During its short life, it brought great joy to foodies, like us. Words simply can’t do it justice. But alas, one of the principals was lured away to greener pastures down south.

Fortunately for us, the Pass’ chefs – Paul Mitchell and Alida Saxon, remained in our area. Behind the scenes, they helped create some of the amazing food that you might remember from Brian’s in Lambertville and NoLa in Stockton, NJ.

This past summer, friends convinced Alida and Paul to prepare a dinner for a select group of foodies. And so, the Rosemont Supper Club was born.

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Aztlan Mexican Grill – Outstanding Mexican with a Twist

10 Wednesday Aug 2016

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I love good Mexican food.  It’s something of a guilty pleasure – fried chips, cheese, mounds of meat, spicy sauces. Though after taking Mexican cooking classes with Shelley Wiseman at The Farm Cooking School, I’ve become very hard to please!

Aztlan raises the bar, serving up a huge variety of Mexican and Tex-mex dishes, both familiar and new. Chef/owner Edgar Castro, who was the chef at the popular Tortugas before buying the restaurant, has crafted a new menu. The dishes, heavily influenced by his youth in Mexico City, artfully melds dishes and flavors from all over Mexico as well as retaining many of the familiar Ameri-Mex that we’ve all come to know.

In fact, Aztlan has done something so special that they received a “very good” from the New York Times food reviewer. The Times is known for their tough reviews, so this is high praise! Based on our dining experiences at Aztlan, they’ve earned their accolades.

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Brian’s Reinvented

08 Sunday May 2016

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It’s not often that a restaurateur chooses to reinvent an already successful restaurant. But that’s exactly what Brian Held, chef-owner of Brian’s in Lambertville and NoLa in Stockton has done. The new (May 2016) Brian’s has melded the best of both restaurants into his eponymous restaurant in Lambertville creating a wonderful new and unique fine dining experience.

We applaud Brian’s thoughtful evolution. While Stockton is a charming town for NoLa, we feel like Lambertville is the right location for his flagship offering. With convenient parking and its central location, Brian’s is an easy destination for more diners. I know we’ll be coming more often!

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Siam Thai in Lambertville – a Hidden Gem Waiting to be Tried

12 Wednesday Aug 2015

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Chicken coconut soup to die for

When you think about Thai food, chances are good that Pad Thai (or Pud Thai or Phat Thai…) comes to mind. Or perhaps curry chicken. Tasty dishes, sure, but if that’s the extent of your Thai experience, you’re really missing out!

Siam Thai in Lambertville has been Evy’s and my benchmark for Thai food since we first tasted their rich, authentic flavors more than a decade ago. As Thai food lovers, wherever we travel, we seek out the best Thai restaurants, and few, if any, have measured up to our very own Siam in Lambertville.

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Zoubi – An Unexpected Gem in the heart of New Hope

10 Wednesday Jun 2015

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Starting the meal with the cheese board

Starting the meal with the cheese board

How we ended up at Zoubi

After a day traveling around the area, admiring the spectacular gardens of the yearly Historical Society garden tour, I was not expecting to be treated to a great dinner at a restaurant that I had written off years ago. However, I was very pleasantly surprised when our perfect day was capped off by rediscovering the beautiful patio at Zoubi, a restaurant that once again deserves our patronage.

It’s been many years since I’ve dined at Zoubi because, frankly, it used to be overpriced and inconsistent. If you browse the review sites, you will find them littered with negative reviews. But that is all behind them now and Zoubi appears destined for a rapid ascent through the culinary ranks of the finest restaurants along the Delaware.

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The Stockton Inn – Reinvented Better than Ever

04 Thursday Jun 2015

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Stockton inn Hansen salmon roe - Photo credit Peter Breslow

Beet Farfalle w/salmon roe. Photo credit Peter Breslow

Forget anything you think you know about the Stockton Inn – the new Stockton Inn is gunning to be the best restaurant in the region! Based on our first meal there, it is well on its way to that goal with the addition of rising star Chef Alan Heckman.

Evy and I went for the inaugural Guest Chef Tasting Menu, featuring one of our favorite local chefs, Max Hansen (read about Max in this post). The menu, a salmon-lovers dream, featured four tastings of salmon followed by a luscious dessert. While it’s fresh in my mind, let me describe our food. I apologize for the lack of photos, but I was too busy enjoying my food to stop and take photos!

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Teaberry’s Supper Club

02 Tuesday Jun 2015

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Once in a great while, I encounter a “new” restaurant that is so special, that I become somewhat obsessed with it. Teaberry’s is *that* place for me now.

I’ve already written about Teaberry’s once in my Hidden Gems feature, but after dining there for the Thursday Night Supper Club, I knew I had to rush home and write another post.

If you read my first post, then you’re already familiar with how impressed Evy and I are with Teaberry’s food, so we were looking for an excuse to try the Thursday Supper Club. Fortunately, our dear friend Boyd recently celebrated his birthday, so we had a perfect excuse to return to Teaberry’s. Thank you Boyd!

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What’s Happening Memorial Day Week

26 Tuesday May 2015

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By now, you’ve probably had your share of dogs, burgers and potato salad and you’re wondering what to do the rest of the week.

There’s a great trend in dining that’s showing up everywhere this year – Farm to Table. While many trends are just for show, this is one that foodies can really get behind because it’s resulting in delicious dishes, with ingredients sourced from local farms. It’s like taking a step back in time before factory farming and the homogeneous mediocrity it produces.

Many restaurants along the Delaware, especially those in the New Hope and Lambertville areas, regularly source as much local produce as possible during the growing season. Some even get meats locally. Griggstown chickens are popular on many menus.

The following is the “short list” of restaurants that tout their local fare where you can eat this week. Click the links to learn more:

Duck Soup Cafe – Hidden Gems of New Hope

14 Thursday May 2015

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Carla and Jamie Fuentes

Carla and Jamie enjoying some time off at FACT Bingo

Duck Soup Café epitomizes “hidden gem” – it’s hidden between a row of nondescript professional spaces in Logan Square (Giant shopping center), and it’s a real gem – frequented by other restaurateurs and local celebs. In fact, I almost hesitate to bring attention to Duck Soup out of a fear that popularity could ruin the nature of the place, filling it with outsiders 🙂

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Mother’s Day – Last Minute Dining Ideas

09 Saturday May 2015

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If you haven’t made Mother’s Day plans yet, you may be scrambling, trying to find a decent place to go that has last minute reservations available. Here’s some possible places to try.

Siam Cuisine – Buckingham, 215-794-7209

Why you want to go:

Siam Cuisine is a quiet Thai restaurant located in the little shopping strip in Buckingham, right on Rt. 202. There’s plenty of parking and it’s easy to get to. Ethnic restaurants, in general, are less likely to be fully booked on holidays, so there’s a good chance that you can still get a table.

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