I have to lead off with the duck for two at Common Lot in Millburn which the chef had recommended when me and Leslie were there a few months back. You have to call at least one week beforehand but the call is well worth it. The chef orders a whole duck and then splits... Continue Reading →

Had a great time at the Long's wedding including some good food at Natarir in Bedminster such as the short rib off the bone.  I even got the tennis boys together for a great photo op!The Sisto's took us to a place I had not heard of in Strega Bistro in Berkeley Heights for a... Continue Reading →

We had a great trip to Aruba last week and we were really happy with the food options on the island.  The tough part is to pick which really good restaurants to go to.  We started at Atardi which has tables on the beach in a really nice ambiance.  I had the macadamia crusted grouper... Continue Reading →

We got a chance to go to Toast in Montclair for brunch and as expected the food was excellent and Murphy even got the chance to beg a little bit for the bananas foster french toast.  I had to try for the first time ever the carrot cake pancakes. These could have been deserts instead... Continue Reading →

We found a new brunch spot in Maplewood, nj in Cassidy's.  The Shrimp and Grits was very good and Leslie's avocado toast was really well done.  Eating outside in Maplewood made it a really nice morning. Pictures are at the bottom of this post. The last few weekends we have focused on some really good... Continue Reading →

Updated 09/24/17Last weekend we got the opportunity to go to Antique Bar and Bakery in Hoboken which we had heard great things about.  The restaurant did not disappoint and the vibe was very cool with great music and a kitchen that is open and near our table; a little dark but the pictures came out... Continue Reading →

Although food was a side attraction to the main event of Tyler and Allie's wedding we still had a fun food experience the past week or so. Please excuse the wedding photos but proud papa has to post.Weekend before we ate on the back porch of Towne restaurant in Morristown and had some strong seafood... Continue Reading →

The last two weekends have been food gold mines with two restaurants that are really tough to get into. The first restaurant was Common Lot in Millburn.  Everything we had was fresh and tasted great. Most interesting was the steak which was not like a steakhouse but really a great taste.Sunday we got into Battello... Continue Reading →

Great long weekend in Annapolis with the Scott's who were great hosts. We got a late lunch at Mason's lobster roll where Leslie had the excellent lobster BLT with great bacon while I had the crab roll (not so surprisingly crab was the theme this weekend).We then went with some drinks and appetizers at the... Continue Reading →

We had to be in  the Somerville area this weekend so we had drinks at Wolfgang's in Somerville before our meal.  Beer's were good but the fresh chips out of the fryer were really tasty. Decided to try an old school italian restaurant in Da Fillipos Authentic Cucina which didn't look great from the outside... Continue Reading →