NYC Summer 2016 Restaurant Week

  It’s time for the Summer edition of NYC Restaurant Week.  Visit the Big Apple for a memorable meal at a participating restaurant from Monday, July 25 through Friday, August 19. ‬Reservations are currently being accepted. The three-course prix-fixe dining‬ options feature either a $29 lunch or $42 dinner. Some restaurants also include a cocktail or beverage with […]

Museum of Early Trades and Crafts

The Museum of Early Trades and Crafts in Madison is currently closed in preparation for their next exhibit “Good Earth: Pottery and Terra Cotta Industries in New Jersey”.  The upcoming exhibit focuses on the New Jersey clay industry from the earthenware jugs of the colonial kitchen to the terra cotta masterpieces that shaped American skylines […]

Learn the art of preparing Italian Risotto

Learn how you can prepare homemade Italian Risotto  In downtown Madison, Healthy Italia’s new cooking school is now offering a variety of classes.  In this Saturday’s HANDS ON CLASS you will learn how to make risotto from scratch! Risotto with mushrooms and Healthy Italia truffle sauce and risotto with radicchio and balsamic vinegar are the two dishes that you […]

Morris County Fireworks Schedule

MORRIS COUNTY FIREWORKS SCHEDULE FOR 2016 If you happen to miss the Fourth of July fireworks in your community this year, have no fear.  Below is a list of several dates and locations throughout Morris County where you can oooooh and aaaaah to your heart’s content! Wednesday, June 29: Hanover Township, Veteran’s Field, Whippany. Activities beginning at 6:30pm […]

Madison Author Hosts Book Signing

Rendezvous with Death – Book Signing Saturday, June 25 at 2:00PM Barnes and Noble, Livingston Mall, Livingston NJ  David Hanna, a local Author and Historian who lives with his family in Madison, released a new book on Monday, June 22, entitled ‘Rendezvous with Death’. Before America joined World War I, a small group of Americans, consisting mainly […]

5 Affordable Father’s Day gifts

Here are 5 affordable gift ideas to let Dad know just how special he is this Father’s Day! For the resident barbecue king… let him showcase his grilling expertise with a little help. “The Barbecue Lover’s Big Book of BBQ Sauces: 225 Extraordinary Sauces, Rubs, Marinades, Mops, Bastes, Pastes, and Salsas, for Smoke-Cooking or Grilling” is an ideal gift for […]

Carli Lloyd appearance at Fishawack Festival

Carli Lloyd appearance Chatham Fishawack Festival Saturday, June 11 from 3:00pm to 6:00pm  Soccer fans will have the opportunity to meet New Jersey native, World Cup Champion and 2X Olympic Gold Medalist Soccer star Carli Lloyd at this year’s annual Fishawack Festival. In what is scheduled to be the 2015 FIFA Womens Player of the Year’s […]

Healthy Italia Grand Opening

Healthy Italia Grand Opening Healthy Italia La Buona Cucina, 55 Main Street, Madison Saturday, May 21 from 10:00am to 5:00pm Join Healthy Italia – La Buona Cucina in downtown Madison as they celebrate their Grand Opening on Saturday, May 21. Although the Specialty Italian Market had a soft opening in early March, finishing touches were still […]

Fresh Guacamole Recipe

Guacamole Recipe Now that I make homemade guacamole, I can no longer bring myself to eat a store bought version.  Besides, there is no reason to with a simple, fresh, and tasty 7-ingredient recipe like this.  Only tweak I make is to add more cilantro. Some people have an aversion to cilantro, but I can never […]

Local picks for Mother’s Day fun

Mother’s Day Pop-Up Shop: The Chocolate Path Short Stories Community Book Hub, 32 Main Street, Madison Friday, May 6 from 1:00PM to 5:00PM Susan Fine brings her mobile chocolate shop to Short Stories with products from the best chocolatiers using the finest dark chocolate and freshest spices and ingredients.  The last time Susan was there […]