A spot of tea

by | Jan 16, 2008

Last month, six of us met for lunch at The Upper Crust, a not-too-cutesy, British-European-American tea house in Morris County, New Jersey, located right off Rt. 287 in Boonton.The Upper Crust is the lifetime dream of owners and chefs Susan and Andrew Chappell, who...

Crock Pot: Fifth Installment

by | Dec 5, 2007

I organize an in-house book club at my company and it’s pretty neat, if I do say so myself. In a little over a year-and-a-half, we’ve gone from a four-person quiet discussion to a 20-person roundtable which, at our last two meetings, included authors...

Do you Dijon?

by | Nov 12, 2007

Welcome, class, to today’s Fresh Pick: DIJON MUSTARDHailing originally from Dijon [dee-ZHOHN], France, this pale, grayish-yellow mustard is known for its clean, sharp flavor, which can range from mild to hot. Dijon mustard is made from brown or black mustard...

Nummies.

by | Nov 8, 2007

Ain’t nothing better after spending entirely too many unpaid hours on a Sunday at work than ordering the Coco Shrimp Plato at Boca Chica, located at 1st Ave & 1st St (aka “the nexus of the universe”). A yummy bonus is the plate of free plaintain...