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6 Reasons Why #JerseyFresh Strawberries Are The Best Thing At The Farmers' Market

6 Reasons Why #JerseyFresh Strawberries Are The Best Thing At The Farmers’ Market

Everyone loves Jersey Fresh strawberries, especially when found at local farmers markets across the state, but many people don’t realize that strawberries love us back. There are so many reasons to love local strawberries, but here are six to get the conversation started.

Low In Calories.A cup of Jersey Fresh Strawberries, what could be called a very generous handful, is just 54 calories. What…

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SuzyQues Puts West Orange On The National BBQ Map

SuzyQues Puts West Orange On The National BBQ Map

Suzy Hoffberg, namesake and chief executive honcho of SuzyQues, draws on the flavors and techniques of Texas, the Midwest, and Carolina barbecue, then follows the three rules of barbecue (low, slow, and smoke) to create dishes that put West Orange NJ on any national BBQ tour map.

Ribs, Mac N’ Cheese and Collards

A recent visit resulted in big flavors, big portions, and big doggie bags. (Don’t…

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Nutley Farmers' Market Is Getting Social And You're Invited

Nutley Farmers’ Market Is Getting Social And You’re Invited

Just ahead of kick-off of its seventh season, the World Famous Nutley Farmers Market is getting social with the launch of a new Facebook page and Twitter stream. With the addition of a powerful social media presence, market patrons will be able to discover the arrival of local seasonal produce, special appearances at the market, as well as news about the much loved Nutley Food Fest late in the…

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Inside Montclair: Montclair Rotary Club's #TasteofMontclair 2016

Inside Montclair: Montclair Rotary Club’s #TasteofMontclair 2016

The Montclair Rotary Club‘s 5th annual “Taste of Montclair” was the largest to date. Held in The Manor in West Orange, the all volunteer charity event was presented by the MC Hotel, a joint development of the Pinnacle Companies and the Hampshire Companies. Wayne Robbins of Inside Montclair captured the highlights of the event.

As Montclair’s largest single-day all-volunteer charity event, 400…

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Inside Montclair: Wayne Robbins Sits Down For Coffee with Taste of Montclair Director

Inside Montclair: Wayne Robbins Sits Down For Coffee with Taste of Montclair Director

The Montclair Rotary Club hosts Taste of Montclair on Monday May 14th at the Manor in West Orange. Wayne Robbins of Inside Montclair recently caught up with Taste of Montclair Director John Lee:

Tickets can still be purchased for the event. Tickets are available on Eventbrite. Use the discount code “goodeats” to save 30% on tickets.

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Foodcrafter Discovery: Moonlight Marinades of Verona NJ

Foodcrafter Discovery: Moonlight Marinades of Verona NJ

What started as two gentlemen of Verona playing king of the grill on Father’s Day 2012 became an artisanal food company by the following Father’s Day. By 2016. Moonlight Marinades has become one of Essex County’s best kept food secret.

In the search for locally produced, locally grown goodness sometimes our journey is one akin to a suburban version of Allan Quatermain searching for King Solomon’s…

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With much encouragement from our friends at NJGreats, we dove into Instagram and we have no plans to get out. We’ve not posted much, (yet) but here are a few things we noticed:

We’re not vegan, but there is so much vegan food that is fantastic that we share our discoveries often. The most popular photo we ever shared is the stuffed avocado from Vital Dining in Montclair NJ.

Stuffed Avocado at @VitalDining

We love coffee, and it seems like a lot of people love it when we share that love. We also go local with coffee, except at Walt Disney World. There is a very strong possibility that many more coffee related photos will be shared.

Hot Black Coffee at @doyoulovejava Java Love in Montclair NJ

Our most popular photos to date:

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Black Tie And Flip Flops Caught The Instagram Bug | Follow Us With much encouragement from our friends at NJGreats, we dove into Instagram and we have no plans to get out.