Artist Christopher Janney invites Baristaville to step into a surround-sound installation at Montclair State University. It’s FREE and extremely cool.
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Hot from the Kettle: Grass Roots at the Montclair Farmers Market
Baristanet’s Melody Kettle experiences the intangible “Je ne sais quoi” of the Montclair Farmers Market.
Hot from the Kettle: Farm to Table – Cooking with Alison Bermack
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 […]
Hot from the Kettle: Get Your Greek On
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 […]
Hot from the Kettle: Highlawn Pavilion – An Elevated Experience
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 […]
Hot from the Kettle: The Divinest Sense of Chef Jesse Jones
“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 […]
Eagle Rock Reservation to Become Even More Beautiful
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. […]
Council Members’ Compensation Not Created Equal
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, […]
Hot From the Kettle: Talking Tomatoes with Ariane Duarte
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 […]
32 Church: Leaves You Wanting More?
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 […]
Bonjour Montclair: Don’t Let the Styrofoam Fool You
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 […]
Thursdays at Gallery U: “Where City Meets Suburb”
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 […]
Summer Sippin’ at Egan & Sons of West Orange
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 […]
Ah’Pizz Brings Neapolitan Pie to Montclair
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 […]