Rosie

Recently had panini at Cocco Bello Cafe, 155 S Livingston Ave, Livingston and thought it was very good.

Where should I eat?

Thanks for the report. I think I'll call before I go to be sure the chef is still there.

I had bear at the Perona Farm Game dinner a few years ago. It was made into a stew and tasted like chicken! Only kidding. Tasted greasy and like fatty bear. No need to have it again.

The steak sandwiches Lou made for us last time were fabulous. I'm interested.

All NJ eGullet get togethers are posted on the NJ board. You may need to go back a few pages to keep up to date.

Cafe Matisse, Rutherford (BYO)

Hamilton's Grill Room, 8 Coryell St, Lambertville 609-397-4343 BYO lovely courtyard

Not sure if it is still there but we had fabulous fish at Taboon on the pier in Jaffa Port.

I don't get it either. Why is a restauant that reminds me of an airplane hanger or high school cafeteria so popular? I was there once and never felt the need to return.

Health Checks from 7/6 can be found here: http://www.northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=e...2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk3

How did I miss this!!! Well we missed you also. You need to stay on eGullet 24/7 so it doesn't happen again!

Don't know. Ask on the NY board. I heard that the people who own Greek Delights used to work at It's Greek to Me.

NO, I did not speak with the manager. There were two waitress. Miss competent and Miss incompetent. I wasn't going to deal with either of them. Don't know if there was a manager or if it was one of the waitresses. The only other person working was an elderly female bartender.

Menus can be found here: http://www.ardore.com/listing.asp?r=villag...ergen&m=c&u=all Be sure to give us a report. How far in advance do you need to make a reservation for the weekend?

Lowell left a tip. Bill was $88 and he left $100. It was the easiest thing to do as we just wanted to leave the restaurant and not wait for change. Chances are the waitress wasn't going to come to the table to get us change. The restaurant has 30 seats. The bar was packed with people waiting for a table.

Memo to self: be sure to dine in Hoboken on or around July 4 and don't return to Augustino's, 1104 Washington Street, Hoboken where we met the waitress from hell. We drove down Washington St and there was not one car double parked and there were loads of parking spaces. We had a very good dinner at Augustino's but the service was horrendous. We sat for ten minutes and were finally asked what kind of water we wanted and we were given a wine list. The wine was brought to our table uncorked. When I told the waitress that she should have opened the wine at our table she confusedly said, "why." After explaining that the wine we ordered may not be the wine in the bottle and we didn't see the cork, she offered to get another bottle. We declined but could see that she was angry. So we weren't asked for our order for another 10 minutes while people who came in after us were taken care of. Everyone had bread and we had to ask for bread when our appetizers came. The broccoli rabe with extra garlic and Caesar salad were delicious. Lowell's plate was removed and we waited another 10 minutes until the waitress removed my plate. Meanwhile, another waitress who was on the ball was reciting specials and offering all sorts of food combinations to her tables that were not offered to us. When asked if we wanted vegetables or pasta with our dinner I asked if I could have pasta with garlic and oil. I was told yes but it would be an extra $4.50. While listening to the other waitress talking to another table we learned that the vegetable were actually potatoes with a few string beans. Specials were recited and the steak special was $30 which was significantly higher than the menu items. (My fault, I should have asked.) My lemon chicken was also delicious and juicy. After finishing our dinner we sat, and sat and sat and finally the other waitress removed our plates and asked if we wanted dessert. The answer was no. I have a feeling that our waitress just ignored us and was not going to come to our table at all. $100 with tax and tip-CASH ONLY--including a $24 bottle of wine. Augustino's is frequented by many regulars who are kissed by the competent waitress as they come into the restaurant. The incompetent waitress we had really ruined our meal. We will not go back.

An article about John Fox "the hot dog guy" is in Sunday's NY Times, NJ section, page 4. Great story John and thanks for the mention of eGullet. Keep posting!!

We bought some Jean Louis and Spring Frolic at the Millburn farmer's market today. WONDERFUL. Thanks Fat-Guy and Ellen for letting us know about these cheeses.

Will have more info in about 3 weeks on Table Hopping With Rosie.

Village Green Restaurant, 36 Prospect Street, Ridgewood (BYO) 201-445-2914.

Tell us more. Do you bake them? Where else do you sell your wares?

Check Here for Farmer's Market schedule. http://forums.egullet.org/index.php?act=ST...ST&f=5&t=22182&

Tried a new Greek restaurant in Montclair recently called Greek Delights at 14 Park St. It's an old diner with booths and a counter so don't go with five people. Started off with eggplant salad, stuffed grape leaves and spinach pie. All were very good and can be recommended. Entrees were a grilled seafood combination plate (shrimp, calamari & octopus) that came with rice and grilled zucchini ($12.95). Didn't taste it but it was reported to be very good. I had grilled calamari over Greek salad ($9.95). The calamari was delicious and not overcooked. The salad was ok--I didn't care for the feta cheese they used and there wasn't enough dressing. I would try this place again and if you are in the area they are open for lunch and dinner seven days. Prices for apps range from $4.25 to $7.95 and platters average $10.95. Didn't have dessert. You don't need reservations here. Phone 973-783-9100.

La Viet is upstairs and easy to miss.