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Montclair's Ariane Duarte racks up another win on 'Top Chef,' gets 'Today Show' exposure
by Vicki Hyman/The Star-Ledger
Thursday December 04, 2008, 11:51 AM
Ariane Duarte in the kitchen of CulinAriane, the Montclair restaurant she and her husband opened in 2006Ariane Duarte, the Montclair restaurateur competing on the current season of Bravo's "Top Chef," capped a remarkable comeback in the culinary competition by clinching the win in Wednesday's night episode, which earned her a spot on the Today show this morning.
Duarte, a Culinary Institute of America-trained chef who lives in Verona and owns CulinAriane with husband and pastry chef Michael, was nearly ejected from the show in the first two challenges. But she earned raves last week for her Thanksgiving turkey and turned around the win Wednesday with her Jersey-fresh tomato, watermelon and feta salad and a winning cooking demonstration full of Garden State pride.
She says on the Bravo website that she's only ever done one demo in her entire career, and "it was a disaster."
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Excellent baked goods at Sugar + Sunshine in Plainsboro
by Peter Genovese/The Star-Ledger
Thursday December 04, 2008, 2:24 PM
Co-owner Gigi Burton holds a tray of coconut cupcakes at Sugar + Sunshine Bakery in Plainsboro. Sugar + Sunshine Bakery, 6 Market St., Plainsboro. (609) 936-3777. 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesdays-Thursdays; 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sundays. Closed Mondays. sugarandsunshinebakery.com.
I am sitting in my car behind 1st Constitution Bank in Plainsboro, pondering the next step in a daring daylight heist.
The loot is spread across the passenger seat -- two boxes and two bags of unmarked, untouched goods.
Continue reading "Excellent baked goods at Sugar + Sunshine in Plainsboro" »Kilkenny House: A modern twist on a '70s favorite
by Teresa Politano/For The Star-Ledger
Thursday December 04, 2008, 2:19 PM
Kilkenny House Restaurant and Pub, 112 South Ave. Cranford. (908) 276-3414. 11:30 a.m.-2 a.m. daily. thekilkennyhouse.com. Area: Union County. TWO AND A HALF STARS
When did you last have a baked artichoke and brie dip? Hot dips were tres chic as an hors d'oeuvre in the'70s, and ubiquitously appeared on restaurant menus for many, many years. You don't often discover them on today's menus, but, if you do, and if they're done right, you'll remember why America fell in love with them in the first place. Oh sure, their occasional reappearance doesn't quite reach the level of sophistication of, say, the comeback of the'70s Diane von Furstenberg wrap dress, but still.
Port from Oporto warms the soul
by John Foy/For the Star-Ledger
Tuesday December 02, 2008, 5:09 PM
With winter's weather already here, a glass of Sandeman's Late Bottled Vintage Port 2000 will soothe the shivering.
Holidays feature flavor and flair of fennel
by Mary Ann Castronovo Fusco/For the Star-Ledger
Tuesday December 02, 2008, 5:02 PM
Aromatic and crunchy, fennel makes its most abundant appearance in local supermarkets at this time of year.
Thanksgiving at the Alexis Diner
by Pete Genovese/The Star-Ledger
Monday December 01, 2008, 1:36 PM
Alex Stavros, Lou Isihos and the crew at the Alexis Diner in Denville prepare meals for the Thanksgiving Day dinner hosted by the diner to benefit St. Peter's Orphanage in Denville.
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