Finally, as the New Year dawned, I decided it was time to publish. But not until I did a late 20th century wrap up of the restaurants that launched the city s food culture. Think Al Forno and Panache and Amara s.
My big takeaway: I can t imagine how many women ran these places. In the early 2000s, it was hard to find a handful of women who were executive chefs or owning restaurants. But that wasn t the case in the 70s.
After I handed the story off to my editor, he asked about all those James Beard nominees of the past 10 years. Where were they? They certainly run the restaurants that have cemented Providence s culinary reputation. So another story began.
20 great N.J. food towns no one knows about
Updated Jan 13, 2021;
Did we leave anyone out?
But what about the cities and towns that never get mentioned in restaurant roundups? That’s what this list is all about. Here are the 20 best under-the-radar dining destinations in New Jersey places that deserve to be on the culinary map, where you can eat as well as, and often cheaper than, those much-heralded cities and towns.
I did an initial list in 2018, then updated it for 2019, but this one is all new. You may never have even heard of these towns, and that’s a good thing: It gives you more places, and restaurants, to explore.
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