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A Night Out at the Newly Revamped The Office Tavern Grill — Ridgewood

April 8, 2018 by Lisa Pisano 17 Comments

A Night Out at the Newly Revamped The Office Tavern Grill — Ridgewood

When Mike and I were first dating, one of his favorite places to go in North Jersey was this bar/restaurant called The Office. He liked the Morristown and Montclair stops for lunch with his Arthur Andersen coworkers and then Ridgewood location for drinks with his buddies and, well, his girlfriend 😉 Fast forward to 2018, […]

Filed Under: Food, Product Reviews & Giveaways, Uncategorized, Wine & Cocktails Tagged With: Bergen County bar grills, new jersey restaurants, Ridgewood restaurants, The Office Tavern Grill Ridgewood

Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza is Truly Pizza Well Done!

July 22, 2016 by Lisa Pisano Leave a Comment

Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza is Truly Pizza Well Done!

mom a la mode guest contributor, Jackie Martoccia, shares her experience at the latest Bergen County, NJ opening of popular pizza restaurant, Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza.  (Good luck not being hungry after you read this post xo)   I love pizza. It’s my go-to comfort food. So, when the chance to attend the grand opening […]

Filed Under: Food, Kid & Family Friendly, Wine & Cocktails Tagged With: anthony's coal fired pizza, bergen county pizza, Bergen County restaurants, pizza

Guest Post: A Taste of Gourmet Fare from Everywhere with St. Joseph’s Hospital’s Cooking for Kids

April 23, 2016 by Lisa Pisano 2 Comments

Guest Post: A Taste of Gourmet Fare from Everywhere with St. Joseph’s Hospital’s Cooking for Kids

Don’t you just hate it when you’ve been looking forward to a night out to sample amazing food, drink and mingling with some fantastic folks….and then the tummy troubles hit and you’re completely sidelined?! Oye. Thankfully, my friends, Eric and Christen Gross were willing and able to share their firsthand account of the fun, food […]

Filed Under: Food, Wine & Cocktails Tagged With: Anton Testino, Axton, charity event, Chef Jesse Jones, Cooking For Kids, foodie events, nico, Park West Tavern, St. Joseph's Children's Hospital, Villalobos, Westmount Country Club

Coming Up: St. Joseph’s Hospital 9th Annual Cooking for Kids Event

April 4, 2016 by Lisa Pisano 1 Comment

Coming Up: St. Joseph’s Hospital 9th Annual Cooking for Kids Event

St. Joseph’s Hospital is hosting its 9th annual “Gourmet Fare from Everywhere: Cooking for Kids” event at Westmount Country Club in Woodland Park, New Jersey — an event I’ve attended the past few years and look forward to heading back on April 19th. An evening complete with exquisite cuisine, food and wine tastings, assorted brews, a student […]

Filed Under: Food, Fun, Things To Do, Wine & Cocktails Tagged With: Cooking For Kids, foodie events, new jersey restaurants, St. Joseph's Children's Hospital, St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center, Westmount Country Club

Cooking with Goya

May 4, 2015 by Lisa Pisano 2 Comments

Cooking with Goya

Back in early April, my family and I enjoyed a much-needed getaway to la isla bonita, Puerto Rico. Not only did we take in a few days of sun, pool and sand — but we sampled delicious Latin flavors, which inspired mom a la mode to cook a bit out of her comfort zone upon […]

Filed Under: Food, Wine & Cocktails Tagged With: adobo seasoning, chipotles in adobo, cinch de mayo, fish taco recipe, goya, homemade margarita recipe, kings food market, latin cooking, mexican chicken salad

Snapshots from St. Joseph’s Hospital’s Cooking For Kids: Gourmet Fare From Everywhere 2015

April 19, 2015 by Lisa Pisano Leave a Comment

Snapshots from St. Joseph’s Hospital’s Cooking For Kids: Gourmet Fare From Everywhere 2015

Earlier this week, The Hubs and I had the chance to attend St. Joseph’s Hospital’s 8th Annual Cooking for Kids: Gourmet Fare from Everywhere event at Westmount Country Club in Woodland Park, New Jersey.  As you read in previous posts, it’s an event that we enjoyed last year very much and this year was equally […]

Filed Under: Everything Fabulous, Food, Wine & Cocktails Tagged With: Ariane Duarte, Bergen County cupcakes, Cooking For Kids, Empanada Mania, Fitzgerald's 1928, Gary's Wine & Marketplace, Glaze Artisan Donuts Ridgewood, Gourmet Fare From Everywhere, Marc's Cheesecake, St. Joseph's Children's Hospital, St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center, Villalobos, Westmount Country Club

Save the Date for St. Joseph’s Hospital 8th Annual Cooking for Kids Event

March 29, 2015 by Lisa Pisano 1 Comment

Save the Date for St. Joseph’s Hospital 8th Annual Cooking for Kids Event

For those of you who are foodies in the North Jersey/NYC Metro area, mark your calendar for April 14th: St. Joseph’s Hospital is hosting its 8th annual “Gourmet Fare from Everywhere: Cooking for Kids” event at Westmount Country Club in Woodland Park, New Jersey — and let me tell you: it is FANTASTIC. The hubs […]

Filed Under: Food, Fun, Wine & Cocktails Tagged With: charity event, Cooking For Kids, foodie, North Jersey foodie event, St. Joseph's Children's Hospital, Westmount Country Club

Sampling Italian Tapas at Spuntino Wine Bar {$50 Giveaway}

November 23, 2014 by Lisa Pisano 5 Comments

Sampling Italian Tapas at Spuntino Wine Bar {$50 Giveaway}

The Hubs and I had Spuntino Wine Bar & Italian Tapas on our radar for some time now and were looking forward to the opportunity to try out “Italian Tapas.” Our babysitting plans, however, had another idea. So on a recent Thursday night as a party of 3, off we ventured to the Clifton, New […]

Filed Under: Food, Wine & Cocktails Tagged With: clifton, clifton commons restaurant, Italian, new jersey restaurant, nj restaurant good for groups, small plates, spuntino, tapas, wine bar

Wordless Wednesday: A Night Out with Wine Women & Shoes for St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital

September 24, 2014 by Lisa Pisano 3 Comments

Wordless Wednesday: A Night Out with Wine Women & Shoes for St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital

It was an evening of fashion and compassion in support of St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital on September 18, 2014 at the Wine Women & Shoes event, The Rockleigh Country Club.  I attended with my friend, Christen, and was happy to also see other blogger pals, Angeline and Jude of Macaroni Kid Northeast Bergen and Macaroni […]

Filed Under: Blogs & Blogging, Everything Fabulous, Fashion, Wine & Cocktails, Wordless Wednesday Tagged With: Cake Boss, druzy accessories, rockleigh country club, St. Joseph's Children's Hospital, wine women shoes event

Wine, Women & Shoes: A Night Out for a Good Cause with St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital

September 1, 2014 by Lisa Pisano 3 Comments

Wine, Women & Shoes: A Night Out for a Good Cause with St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital

Back in April, the hubs and I had a chance to attend a charity event for St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital focused on the culinary masterpieces of celebrity chefs and local restaurants — it was a flawlessly executed event (and a tasty one at that!) benefitting a wonderful, wonderful cause. And now in September, St. Joseph’s […]

Filed Under: Everything Fabulous, Fashion, Things To Do, Wine & Cocktails Tagged With: event, fundraiser, New Jersey, shoes, St. Joseph's Children's Hospital, St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center, wine, women

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