by TT on October 28th, 2011 | Restaurant News
Our final Harvest Dinner event is not simply one event but an entire week of dining. Hosted by the
SJ Hot Chefs (AKA South Jersey Independent Restaurant Association),
Fall Harvest Week will take place from October 30th through November 4th. With more than thirty independently owned restaurants participating, it is sure to be an amazing week of food.
Each restaurant that participates will serve a four-course dinner, which will include a variety of locally sourced ingredients. Some of the menu items available from these restaurants include:
- Stuffed Bell Pepper- sweet sausage, fontina cheese, roasted tomato
- Fall Harvest Vegetable Misto Fritti- mushrooms, eggplant
by TT on May 25th, 2011 | Restaurant News, Summer Restaurants
Depending on whom you ask, summer has a different starting point. For some, the summer solstice is considered to be the start. According to meteorologists, it is June 1st. For children, it's the day that school is done for the year.* For others, it's Memorial Day weekend. Regardless to which date you observe, summer is approaching rapidly.
Summer brings longer days and warmer temperatures. Even those who work year 'round look forward to a slower pace and weekend cookouts. Fresh produce is readily available, and lemonade stands can be found in neighborhoods everywhere. Another reason to look forward to summer
by TT on May 2nd, 2011 | Restaurant News
This week many restaurants and bakeries in the Greater Boston area will be participating in
2011 Boston Bakes for Breast Cancer. In partnership with Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston Bakes for Breast Cancer has a sweet goal in mind: sell baked good with profits being given to breast cancer research.
This year over 270 restaurants and bakeries will be participating in this week-long event. Starting today, May 2nd, and continuing until May 8th, you can know that one hundred percent of the profits from select sweets will be given to research. Who could resist eating a little treat, especially knowing that
by TT on September 7th, 2010 | Regional Best, Restaurant News
Moving south from the Central Plains region,
Think Tasty now heads to the Southwest region. Covering Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana, we will share our top ten picks from the many that were submitted. For the next ten days, readers will have the opportunity to vote for their favorite place. Voting will end at 5:00 pm EDT on Friday, September 17th, and the winner will be announced at that time.
1. Andrea's Italian, Dallas, TX
This a quaint restaurant hidden in a small strip center. The outside is un-preposessing, but
by TT on September 3rd, 2010 | Recipes, Simple Solutions
In the past few months I have posted several recipes that I don't consider to be true recipes. Although they require some cooking or kitchen skills, they usually contain only one or two ingredients and involve a minimal number of steps. However, I do believe that all of them are useful. Sometimes a reduction, which has only one ingredient, may be what makes an entrée a shining star.
To deliver these helpful hints to Think Tasty readers, I have created a new category of recipes- Simple Solutions. Approximately once a month, a new, yet uncomplicated, recipe will be featured. All of
by TT on September 1st, 2010 | Regional Best, Restaurant News
Earlier this month,
Think Tasty readers had the opportunity to choose the best restaurant in the Central Plains region. With ten fabulous restaurants in the mix, deciding wasn't easy. Until the last moment, fans shared their votes and left comments praising their restaurants. When voting ended, the restaurant that earned the most votes was
Eden Alley in Kansas City, Missouri.
I spoke with the husband and wife team of Greg Clootz (co-owner) and Sandi Corder-Clootz (co-owner/chef) to learn more about their fabulous and well-loved restaurant.
TT: I noted on your website that you’ve run the restaurant for
