Another Montclair eatery is up for sale. This time, it’s a confidential listing for $1,050,000, but we’ve gleaned the following information. 4 Star Italian Rest. for sale in the heart […]
Food
No More Hairy Eyeballs
Have dinner plans yet? If you don√¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢t have kids, feel free to move on to the next post, but, as promised, for the dining challenged, we’ve rounded up a host […]
Where Kids Are Alright
Lots of tables in Baristaville, but how about high chairs, crayons or juice without the dirty looks. For our first Kid’s Dining Guide to Baristaville and Beyond, Barista readers weighed […]
Church Street For Sale
The cafe, that is. Seems Montclair’s next big thing is flipping restaurants. Surprised to find this listing, we called owner Greg Spinelli to see what gives. Although the business is […]
We Cater To You
It all started with this e-mail from Barista reader Roberta Zeff: "I’m looking for someone to cater my daughter’s Bat Mitzvah luncheon who can do beautiful, delicious food for the […]
No Merlot, We Promise
Want to experience a wine epiphany, like the scene with Virginia Madsen in Sideways? We can’t guarantee you’ll feel as passionate, but if you want to wax poetic with a […]
Beyond Dinner for Two
If you’re a parent of kids six and under, you recognize this picture as a dining out moment of zen. The child is content and the parent is eating something […]
Japanese Chef Seeks Partner…
to share mutual love of cooking and financial responsibilities of running a restaurant. Kimiko, of Kimiko’s on Walnut St., would love to keep her eatery open, but her expanding catering […]
About Last Night
There√¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s a certain amount of inconvenience that comes from being a celebrity couple; just ask Brad and Jen, or locally, Moose and Elaine. Anne-Marie Nolin, accompanied by hubby Bob Adler, […]
Score One for Miss Martta
When we first broke news on the sale of the Balcony restaurant, posters weighed in with all sorts of recommendations for the new owners. Now we’ve learned from the seller’s […]
Vietnamese Is In The House
Montclair’s got a new restaurant and it’s not Italian. Little Saigon, A Taste of Vietnam, adds some decidedly exotic Asian flavor to the culinary landscape in Baristaville (and we’re not […]
Saigon’s Return
Fans of the original Little Saigon on Franklin Avenue in Nutley, who mourned the restaurant’s passing due to a fire, have been waiting, chopsticks poised, for its reopening in Montclair. […]
Peace, Love and Java
You won’t find this post on the Montclair Watercooler (too commercial!), but here at Barista, we consider it almost a public service announcement, especially for the caffeine-challenged. Starbucks is open […]
The Eggnog Conundrum
First off – I really do like eggnog. When it first appears in the market this time of year I always buy some but after the second little cup or […]