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Hot Grill Has Serious Weiners
If you’re serious about your hot dogs — and I’m talking about the heart-burn-inducing-nothing-healthy-here variety — you have to check out Hot Grill in Clifton. It’s an institution. The place has been sitting on Lexington Street right at the entrance to RT-46 since 1941 and it doesn’t look like they’ve changed their signage or decor ever since.
A World of Food in a Day
January 27, 2011
What would you say if I told you that you could sample a bevy of authentic Spanish Food products from an exclusive importer and distributor, purchase those products if you like, and then shop at an incredibly reasonable Asian Food store? Would I be enticing you further if I told you that you could bring your kids and expose them to these two distinct cultures with only a few minutes distance between them? Would it be the icing on the cake to tell you that you could then feast at a delicious and family friendly Vietnamese restaurant in the same plaza or a Thai one down the street? Well, this is your lucky day.
A Day In: New Jersey Children’s Museum
January 20, 2011
Although The New Jersey Children’s Museum in Paramus, NJ was packed to the gills the day we went, there was plenty to do and enough distractions to please the whim of any kid.
Summit Indoors
December 30, 2010
I’ve always been a sucker for brunch. It gives the family a weekend morning excursion and no dishes! But now that you’ve got the kids out of the house and fed, what do you do with them? Here’s my plan for a trip to Summit, NJ.
Winter Day Trip: Lambertville
December 23, 2010
Here’s one way to keep the cabin fever at bay during the holiday break: pack the kids in the car and head to Lambertville, NJ for the day. It’s definitely worth the hour’s drive as there are plenty of winter activities to keep you warm and the kids entertained.
Eating Your Way through Clifton
December 16, 2010
It’s holiday shopping time but we still need to eat, right? Well, if your holiday shopping list takes you through Clifton, there are some delicious options for lunch (and groceries) while you’re there.
A Day in Belleville… Yes, Belleville
November 18, 2010
Belleville is close to us. It is a historically Italian City in New Jersey and the restaurant that will be your main destination will make you want to return to Belleville again and again.
Discover Little India in Edison, New Jersey
October 21, 2010
Edison, NJ didn’t have much meaning to me as a former New Yorker until I found out it was the Indian Food Shopping mecca of the universe! I so miss my East 6th street in Manhattan for all my Indian shopping needs but Edison makes me feel like I am back home, hitting the incredibly cheap food shopping and lunch and dinner spots.
Chester Madness
October 11, 2010
We went to Chester on Sunday to check out the harvest festival and, apparently, we weren’t the only ones with that idea. I’ve never seen Chester so crowded. We actually never made it to the festival, but we did end up puttering around historic downtown Chester and even with the crowds, it was fun.
How to Eat Out for Cheap
October 5, 2010
Restaurants don’t come cheap, and lately I’ve found family night at a restaurant is a rarity. But I talked to Mike Allen, a frugal dining expert, and got some awesome tips from him that I wrote about on momlogic
March 3, 2011
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