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Rome: Two Gelato Picks

I just got back from Rome. While there, I went on a bit of a gelato tear. Well, maybe a mini-gelato tear since I only indulged at two hugely popular shops.
Giolitti, Via Uffici del Vicario 40, tel. 06-6991243; www.giolitti.it. Open every day from 7 a.m. to 2 a.m. This shop has been [...]

Upper West Side: Seven’s Turkish Grill is First Rate

We were looking for a place to grab a bite before the movies and settled on Seven’s Turkish Grill on 72nd St. Don’t go for the atmosphere. The decor is spare, verging on coffee shop barren. But the food is first rate.
There’s an extensive menu of hot and cold appetizers. Being an eggplant freak, I [...]

Wine: I Am A Woman, Hear Me Pour

Spivak on Wine has just posted a terrific article on women and wine. Growing numbers of women are becoming sommeliers and running wineries, the article finds.
Women, says the author, are very sophisticated wine drinkers. Not surprisingly, they exhibit are more personal and social approach to consuming wine than do men:

An industry publication called Marketing Matters [...]

New Jersey: The Jefferson Diner

There’s nothing like a good New Jersey diner. And The Jefferson Diner in Lake Hopatcong, NJ located on Route 15 on the way to the Delaware Water Gap measures up in nearly every way.
The place was bustling the Sunday of July 4th weekend when we made a pit stop there. As befits a family-owned [...]

Edgewater, NJ: Tsukiji Market comes to New Jersey

Fresh seafood will be flown in from Tokyo’s Tsukiji Market to Mitsuwa Marketplace in Edgewater, NJ for an event July 11-13.

Here is a partial list of expected seafood (but it will depend on what is fresh at the Tsukiji Market).
Red seabream (farmed)
Amberjack (farmed)
Flounder (farmed)
Striped Jack (farmed)
Yellowtail (farmed)
Banded Rockfish
Flathead
Japanese Seabass
Mitsuwa Marketplace595 River Road,Edgewater, NJTEL: (201) 941-9113Open [...]