Rosie

Badger Bread Company, 5 Railroad Pl, Hopewell is affliated with Rat's.

Shecky--Welcome to eGullet.

However, would you order pasta in a sushi restaurant? And I'm not talking about udon.

In all fairness there are only 3 sushi dishes as appetizers: spicy tuna roll; Philadelphia roll; and shrimp tempura roll.

I asked the hostess why they were serving sushi. She told me that they were a bistro and in Italy bistros serve sushi. ??????

Dolce Bistro, 77 Walnut Street, Montclair has “Inventive Mediterranean Cuisine” written on their menu. This confused us as some of their appetizers include spicy tuna roll, Philadelphia roll, and shrimp tempura roll. We didn’t try any of these Japanese dishes but can tell you that the best thing we had was the homemade tiramisu and the coffee. We shared an appetizer of zuppa di clams and mussels in a red sauce ($9) that contained 4 mussels and 5 clams in a ho-hum tomato sauce. The bread was not worth the carbs—disappointing since one of the best NJ Italian bakeries, Gina’s Pacificios, is two blocks away. The tilipia oreganato was so salty that it was inedible. The waiter offered to replace it but I opted for the arugula, mozzarella, roasted pepper salad which was a cold salad served on a hot plate. The grilled boneless chicken with seasonal grilled vegetables was also salty but not as bad as the fish. In any case it was a boring dish. As I already wrote--the best thing we had was the homemade tiramisu and the coffee.

Marinated Tomato Salad Serves 8 as Salad. This is a tasty do-ahead salad. 1 pt cherry tomatoes or 4 to 6 small tomatoes quartered 1 pkg package frozen artichoke hearts cooked 1 c large green or black pitted olives sliced 1/2 c sliced green onions MARINADE 2 T finely chopped garlic 2 tsp salt 1/4 tsp Dijon mustard 1/4 tsp black pepper 1/4 c fresh lemon juice 1/2 c vegetable oil 1/2 c olive oil 1 T chopped parsley If using cherry tomatoes pierce tomatoes with a sharp fork. Mix vegetabes together in a large bowl. For marinade combine garlic, salt, mustard pepper and lemon juice; mix. Add oils slowly beating with a whisk or fork. Stir in parsley. Pour over vegetables and mix. Cover and refrigerate at least 12 hours. Stir occasionally. Recipe can be doubled and other herbs can be added to your taste. Keywords: Easy, Salad ( RG1024 )

Marinated Tomato Salad Serves 8 as Salad. This is a tasty do-ahead salad. 1 pt cherry tomatoes or 4 to 6 small tomatoes quartered 1 pkg package frozen artichoke hearts cooked 1 c large green or black pitted olives sliced 1/2 c sliced green onions MARINADE 2 T finely chopped garlic 2 tsp salt 1/4 tsp Dijon mustard 1/4 tsp black pepper 1/4 c fresh lemon juice 1/2 c vegetable oil 1/2 c olive oil 1 T chopped parsley If using cherry tomatoes pierce tomatoes with a sharp fork. Mix vegetabes together in a large bowl. For marinade combine garlic, salt, mustard pepper and lemon juice; mix. Add oils slowly beating with a whisk or fork. Stir in parsley. Pour over vegetables and mix. Cover and refrigerate at least 12 hours. Stir occasionally. Recipe can be doubled and other herbs can be added to your taste. Keywords: Easy, Salad ( RG1024 )

Marinated Tomato Salad Serves 8 as Salad. This is a tasty do-ahead salad. cherry tomatoes or 4 to 6 small tomatoes quartered package frozen artichoke hearts cooked large green or black pitted olives sliced sliced green onions MARINADE finely chopped garlic salt Dijon mustard black pepper fresh lemon juice vegetable oil olive oil chopped parsley If using cherry tomatoes pierce tomatoes with a sharp fork. Mix vegetabes together in a large bowl. For marinade combine garlic, salt, mustard pepper and lemon juice; mix. Add oils slowly beating with a whisk or fork. Stir in parsley. Pour over vegetables and mix. Cover and refrigerate at least 12 hours. Stir occasionally. Recipe can be doubled and other herbs can be added to your taste. Keywords: Easy, Salad ( RG1023 )

Marinated Tomato Salad Serves 8 as Salad. This is a tasty do-ahead salad. cherry tomatoes or 4 to 6 small tomatoes quartered package frozen artichoke hearts cooked large green or black pitted olives sliced sliced green onions MARINADE finely chopped garlic salt Dijon mustard black pepper fresh lemon juice vegetable oil olive oil chopped parsley If using cherry tomatoes pierce tomatoes with a sharp fork. Mix vegetabes together in a large bowl. For marinade combine garlic, salt, mustard pepper and lemon juice; mix. Add oils slowly beating with a whisk or fork. Stir in parsley. Pour over vegetables and mix. Cover and refrigerate at least 12 hours. Stir occasionally. Recipe can be doubled and other herbs can be added to your taste. Keywords: Easy, Salad ( RG1023 )

Marinated Tomato Salad Serves 8 as Salad. This is a tasty do-ahead salad. cherry tomatoes or 4 to 6 small tomatoes quartered package frozen artichoke hearts cooked large green or black pitted olives sliced sliced green onions MARINADE finely chopped garlic salt Dijon mustard black pepper fresh lemon juice vegetable oil olive oil chopped parsley If using cherry tomatoes pierce tomatoes with a sharp fork. Mix vegetabes together in a large bowl. For marinade combine garlic, salt, mustard pepper and lemon juice; mix. Add oils slowly beating with a whisk or fork. Stir in parsley. Pour over vegetables and mix. Cover and refrigerate at least 12 hours. Stir occasionally. Recipe can be doubled and other herbs can be added to your taste. Keywords: Easy, Salad ( RG1022 )

Marinated Tomato Salad Serves 8 as Salad. This is a tasty do-ahead salad. cherry tomatoes or 4 to 6 small tomatoes quartered package frozen artichoke hearts cooked large green or black pitted olives sliced sliced green onions MARINADE finely chopped garlic salt Dijon mustard black pepper fresh lemon juice vegetable oil olive oil chopped parsley If using cherry tomatoes pierce tomatoes with a sharp fork. Mix vegetabes together in a large bowl. For marinade combine garlic, salt, mustard pepper and lemon juice; mix. Add oils slowly beating with a whisk or fork. Stir in parsley. Pour over vegetables and mix. Cover and refrigerate at least 12 hours. Stir occasionally. Recipe can be doubled and other herbs can be added to your taste. Keywords: Easy, Salad ( RG1022 )

Marlene--please post a link on this topic page as each segment of the story is released. Thanks.

Address? Phone #?? Is it BYO??

A NJ eGullet poster, employee X, has a very tantilizing story here about how an incompetent restaurant runs from its accountant's perspective. Tony Bourdain wrote the intro and called the series a samizdat Kitchen Confidential. http://egullet.com/?pg=ARTICLE-gluttony1 Great stuff.

May 9 http://www.northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=e...UVFeXk2NTI1OTI0

Not at all. Not a good time. Feel bad as I do try to make all of the eGullet dinners. And why would I want to miss your gracious company, good wine and lovely wife?

So sorry. Won't be able to make it.

Best restaurant in Ridgewood IMHO is Village Green.

Trattoria Fresco--Caldwell (BYO)

Wegmans in Woodbridge.

Posting on Ming here: http://forums.egullet.org/index.php?showtopic=12290&hl=Ming

Welcome to eGullet estragon and thanks for the information. Where do you like to dine in the Rockaway area?

An updated list of restaurants that will be open on Mother's Day is at: http://www.njmonthly.com/rosie/rnews.html Are you going out? Where?

Saw your posting HKDave. Thanks.