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Melody Kettle

Posted inArts, Bloomfield, Featured Posts, Glen Ridge, Little Falls, Montclair, Montclair Area

Art as Cocktail Party

by Melody Kettle September 8, 2010September 8, 2010

Artist Christopher Janney invites Baristaville to step into a surround-sound installation at Montclair State University. It’s FREE and extremely cool.

Posted inBloomfield, Featured Posts, Food, Glen Ridge, Montclair, Montclair Area, Videos

Hot from the Kettle: Grass Roots at the Montclair Farmers Market

by Melody Kettle September 1, 2010September 1, 2010

Baristanet’s Melody Kettle experiences the intangible “Je ne sais quoi” of the Montclair Farmers Market.

Posted inFood

Hot from the Kettle: Farm to Table – Cooking with Alison Bermack

by Melody Kettle August 25, 2010August 31, 2010

Last week I visited Matarazzo Farm in North Caldwell. I brought home about 25 pounds of tomatoes, half Roma, and half Beefsteak. Not a single tomato met supermarket standards of […]

Posted inFood

Hot from the Kettle: Get Your Greek On

by Melody Kettle August 23, 2010August 31, 2010

Tomorrow (Tuesday, August 24th) Greek Taverna, located at 292 Bloomfield Avenue in Montclair, is hosting its Second Annual Open House Anniversary Party. Owners, Peter Hajiyerou and Wei Chen, will be […]

Posted inFood, Videos

Hot from the Kettle: Highlawn Pavilion – An Elevated Experience

by Melody Kettle August 16, 2010August 31, 2010

There’s something in the air at Highlawn Pavilion – they call it amore. Perhaps it’s the reverberation of marriage proposals past, or the remarkable Italianate aesthetics that have you at […]

Posted inFood, Videos

Hot from the Kettle: The Divinest Sense of Chef Jesse Jones

by Melody Kettle August 11, 2010August 31, 2010

“It’s Divine!” Those are the words Chef Jesse Jones, wants to hear each time you enjoy one of his meals. The chef’s style of cooking, New Carolina Cuisine, is a […]

Posted inBloomfield, Caldwells, Cedar Grove, Glen Ridge, Maplewood, Millburn, Montclair, South Orange, Verona, West Orange

Eagle Rock Reservation to Become Even More Beautiful

by Melody Kettle August 9, 2010

Under the searing heat of the mid-day sun a small group gathered at Eagle Rock Reservation today to hear Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo announce the Eagle Rock reforestation program. […]

Posted inBloomfield, Clifton, Glen Ridge, Maplewood, Millburn, Montclair, South Orange, West Orange

Council Members’ Compensation Not Created Equal

by Melody Kettle August 9, 2010

With belt tightening measures taking place across the state as well as the nation, every dollar spent is a dollar worth scrutinizing. Baristanet looks at seven towns in Essex County, […]

Posted inFood, Videos

Hot From the Kettle: Talking Tomatoes with Ariane Duarte

by Melody Kettle August 5, 2010August 31, 2010

For me, there are few things more delicious than in-season Heirloom Tomatoes. When Ariane Duarte, owner and chef of CulinAriane, lends her Midas touch to these lutein packing beauties, their […]

Posted inFood

32 Church: Leaves You Wanting More?

by Melody Kettle July 28, 2010August 31, 2010

Restaurants are like good friends – you could usually count the very best ones on a single hand. Based on the advice of a few good friends, I endeavored to […]

Posted inFood, Videos

Bonjour Montclair: Don’t Let the Styrofoam Fool You

by Melody Kettle July 22, 2010August 30, 2010

Riddle me this Baristaville: What tiny eatery, somewhat dark, partially obscured by trees, about 30 feet from a Decamp bus stop, directly across the street from a gas station, and […]

Posted inMontclair

Thursdays at Gallery U: “Where City Meets Suburb”

by Melody Kettle July 21, 2010

This Thursday Gallery U gets “MADE.” The Montclair Arts Development Endevour (MADE) will preview work — including large pieces by Marshall Okin, Christine Wagner, Stan Sudol, Robert Greco, Joe Iurato […]

Posted inFood, Videos

Summer Sippin’ at Egan & Sons of West Orange

by Melody Kettle July 14, 2010August 30, 2010

I’m a Big Red gal, red wines only – no whites, no beer, no champagne, definitely no frozen calorie bombs. But the oppressive summer heat has made my favorite libation […]

Posted inFood

Ah’Pizz Brings Neapolitan Pie to Montclair

by Melody Kettle July 8, 2010August 22, 2010

My grandfather, a hard-boiled Italian-American, refused to eat “chewing gum.” Therefore, we never ordered pizza – never. My grandmother, a Czech who could cook anything from tripe to tiramisu, made […]

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