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Hunterdon chefs will compete Monday to take the annual “Best Soup in Hunterdon” Rotary Clubs of Hunterdon County’s cook-off title at the 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. at [...]

Unionville Vineyards in Ringoes is celebrating Presidents Day Weekend by offering special pricing on bottles of its George Series Wines. Friday through Monday , checkout special prices on Heritage White, Lafayett’s Pride, Revolutionary Red and Fields of Fire wines. According to Unionville: “In 1773, Thomas Jefferson also famous for his love of wine invested in Italian winemaker Fillipo Mazzei’s new [...]

Chili season has really kicked in, and kicked up the heat (which we can certainly use on these deep-freeze days). In the past week, Middlesex County College’s series of community cooking classes opened with a chili-cooking demonstration by Skylark Fine Diner [...]

Tickets are on sale now for the 15th annual Lambertville-New Hope Chili Cook-Off , the finale food event in the Twin Rivertown Projects’ yearly Winterfest . Other food and beverage, musical, artistic and community-oriented events in the festival run Jan. 22 through 30 , with the Chili Cook-Off held 1 to 4 p.m. Jan. 30 , at Memorable Affairs-Occasions at Union Square, 560 Union [...]

A new public television series on NJN will focus on NJ farmers markets, beginning next Tuesday with the Hunterdon Land Trust Farmers Market in Flemington and some of its vendors, including Comeback Farm and Bobolink Dairy, as well as Matt’s Red Rooster Grill . But you don’t have to wait for NJN — right here and now you can see highlights of [...]

It’s always a good thing when there are more places to find good pizza close to home. The news that Il Forno in Warren is now making its pies in its woodburning oven with only authentic Neapolitan ingredients is very good news. HERE are the details, as well as info on the newest pizza outpost in Hunterdon [...]

On Wednesday, anyone who aspires to a career in the food world can have a chance to learn about educational opportunities at one of the country’s leading cooking schools, the Culinary Institute of America . The CIA will be holding an admissions reception [...]

The first Sonic Drive-in restaurant in Hunterdon County will begin sending car hops skating out to customers parked in individual drive-up stalls at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 31. Sonic is known for its ice cream shakes, sundaes, tater tots and hot dogs known as coneys, and will celebrate the grand opening with specials on loaded burgers and [...]

The Milford Oyster House is holding “Tiki Thursdays” throughout August, beginning at 6 p.m. Outdoor seating, live entertainment until 10 p.m. and food and drink specials will be the hallmarks of this weekly summer celebration. This Thursday , local musician and WDVR DJ Ted Lyons [...]

The Hunterdon Medical Center Foundation will hold its annual “A Culinary Affair” tasting benefit at a new venue, Hunterdon Hills Playhouse, from 6 to 9 p.m. Sept. 20. The event supports Hunterdon Hospice [...]

It’s been made official by the most official officials in the agricultural world: the secretaries of agriculture, state [...]

From the Hunterdon Land Trust Alliance about its biweekly farmers’ market, on the Route 12 circle in Raritan Township, at 111 Mine Street: This Thursday at 3 p.m ., NJ Dept of Agriculture Secretary Doug Fisher is visiting to promote National Farmers’ Market Week (Aug. 1 – 7) and encourage people to shop at farmers’ markets for entire meals–which he will [...]

Two new purveyors of homemade ice cream specialties made their debut this month: the unique flavor combinations in Chef Matt Sytsema’s ice [...]

Three new coffee varieties are making their debut at Quick Cheks throughout Central Jersey this summer. The Whitehouse Station-based chain of food stores has introduced Coffee House Dark Roast, a blend from Central and South America, Ethiopian Yirgacheffe , a single origin coffee from the famed coffee region and Blueberry Muffin , a new flavored coffee from Colombia, Brazil and Central America. [...]

The Rosemont Café , a quaint and rustic dining room at the corner of routes 604 and 519 in the village of Rosemont in Delaware Township, is continuing its international-style dinner menus on “Global Wednesdays,” and has added summer Friday and Saturday dinner menus as well as Tapas Tuesdays and Thursdays. The restaurant is BYOB. The a la [...]

Unionville Vineyards in Ringoes recently won an international gold medal for its 2008 Single Vineyard Chardonnay, Pheasant Hill. The “Best in Class” medal for the total Dry White Wine Class was awarded by the International Wine and Spirit Competition (IWSC), which involves a rigorous two-stage judging process of professional blind tasting and detailed technical analysis. Unionville [...]

Three of Hunterdon County’s favorite chefs will be hosting special Farm to Table dinners featuring fresh local foods from the Hunterdon Land Trust Farmers’ Market at the historic Dvoor Farm.  Seasonal menus will be prepared by Ron Rittenhouse of [...]

Loralei A. Verba , the manager of Baker’s Treat of Flemington, Lambertville and soon to open in Hillsborough, has been named Somerset County Vocational and Technical Schools’ 2010 Successful Graduate. She is a 1986 graduate of the VoTech Culinary Arts Program. Verba manages the business that is “not just a bakery,” but also a cafe, catering service and [...]

Lean, tasty burgers, ribs and steaks: it’s the best of all worlds for meat-lovers… meat that’s even lower in fat, calories and cholesterol than chicken. And it’s in Hunterdon County, Readington River Buffalo Company , the only seller of buffalo meat in New Jersey. Those who aren’t already familiar with the family farming operation can get a good [...]

In the ever-evolving “eat local” and sustainable food movement, new relationships and dynamics are continually being formed, and some of the most beneficial to all parties in New Jersey — farmers, chefs and eaters — [...]