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The best holiday dinners are often with friends and friends of friends. You have a good heart. l'shanah tovah tikatevu to you too!

They all have huge catering businesses, selling yummy foods for holiday dinners at home; either phone in your order and pick up or just come into the store and buy. My favorite is Maadan in Teaneck. Very expensive and very delicious food. Wow, open and serving on Rosh Hashana, that's something all right.

I'd be surprised if there are any. Synagogues frequently host break fasts and seders. I doubt any host Rosh Hashana dinners. I'll be curious to see if anyone comes up with something.

ANOTHER VOTE HERE FOR PARK & ORCHARD!! THE BEST!!!

Sounds WONDERFUL!!!!! Will definitely add this to my "gotta get there" list. Thanks for the great review and good info! Marge

A very picky and jaded friend went to Matisse on Monday night and ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT, gave it a 10, ate outside in a lovely garden setting, loved the food and loved the nice little bargain they give on certain nights: http://www.cafematisse.com/ Check out this page for the deal: http://www.cafematisse.com/dinner.html The 3-course grazer was perfect for each of them. They just L O V E D it and I say you should go there. It's a perfect place for a special occasion. It's a BYOB, too!! Report back! Marge (I was there once and loved it. ) P.S. Big mistake to never come back here for ideas. Just because of one testy person? Forget the one and concentrate on all the friendly and APPROPRIATE responses you got.

When I read the article, I (as a huge fan of the Fort Lee Fairway) said GOOD FOR THEM!

I hope it's not too late and that you see this message. My favorite restaurant in all the world and the one I've gone to more times than any restaurant (they opened in 1977 and I've been going ever since), Park & Orchard. Park and Orchard East Rutherford 201 939 9292 Turnpike, Exit 16W to Rt. 3W to 17N. 2nd light, Union Avenue West, 1 block to stop. R at stop; 3rd building on R. www.parkandorchard.com One of a kind. Mom 'n pop always crowded despite no reservations & 50 tables fabulous food

sounds like a great day!! too bad Trader Joe's hasn't opened in Edgewater. You could have stopped in there, too!!

Bob, such an interesting review!! you should post it on amazon, too! thanks for sharing this great info. Enjoy your good coffee! Marge

I'm very pleased with the Cuisinart. But I'll admit I have pedestrian taste! If I lived near you, I'd check our your coffee place! Marge

Sounds great, Bob! Yeah, definitely let us know! Enjoy!

Great review, Bob. It would have made me discard that Amazon reviewer's opinion, too. Boy, sounds like a great machine. Let us know if you agree with Mark Prince of Coffee Geek!!

Thanks for the good info, Bob. I just read the reviews on this machine at Amazon and one review would have made it a deal-breaker for me: "The first cup is good but the carafe isn't even an insulated one! Your coffee has gone cold within 20 minutes even after the hastle of running the hot water to preheat the carafe prior to making the coffee every morning. For $150 you think they'd at least provide an insulated carafe!!!" Let us know if that critique is correct! Marge

Thank you all for your thoughts and suggestions. This made for an interesting thread and I learned a lot. I got this: Cuisinart DCC-1200 12-Cup Brew Central, Black and Stainless Steel $80, free shipping ordered it from Amazon and had it 4 days later. I like it a lot because: 1. the coffee is good 2. it looks nice 3. the pot does NOT dribble 4. I can program the coffeemaker to shut off from zero to 4 hours after brewing. 5. I can adjust the temperature of the coffee after brewing by setting the heater plate control knob to high, medium, or low. It has a self-clean function for removing calcium build-up. I'll see how that works when the time comes. It has a charcoal water filter (good for 60 days or 60 uses) and maybe that improves things. A pack of 12 replacements costs $20. The only thing I don't like so far is it's impossible to tell how much water is in the reservoir. You have to look inside to see the cup markings but I just can't tell where the water is. So if I want 8 cups, I have to carefully put 8 cups in the carafe and then dump the water in the reservoir. But if I get distracted and don't remember how much water I dumped in, there is no way to tell how much water is in the reservoir. I have to dump all the water out and start again. That is annoying. But not annoying enough to ruin the enjoyment I'm having with this coffeemaker. Thanks again, everybody, for all your good info! Marge

Thank you, onocoffee, for your informative answer. For someone who really enjoys coffee (me), you'd think I'd be a little less pedestrian but this thread has maybe helped me see the light. I will keep my eyes and ears open about Technivorm and hopefully get to experience a cup and see if my pedestrian palate notices a difference. I also love the aroma that the flavored coffees produce. Do you own a restaurant or a coffee place?

I forgot about Braun I think. will keep that in mind. thank you!

great to hear you liked it. what do you have now??

Thanks a lot, Judy, for the interesting tip. Those are some good-looking coffee machines! I ordered the Cuisinart and I'll report back what I think. I clearly have less sophisticated coffee demands than y'all but I'll post my thoughts nevertheless! Cuisinart DCC-1200 12-Cup Brew Central Coffeemaker, Black and Stainless Steel http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00005IBX...=UTF8&s=kitchen The black & stainless was $80 with free shipping yesterday (when I ordered) and today it's $63.44 + shipping. The white stainless is $80 with free shipping today. Marge Marge

← Thanks, Jack Sprat, for taking the time to answer. I cheaped out and clicked "buy" for the Cuissinart at Amazon. I'll post my thoughts on it when I get it. Marge

Thank you, Jay, for your interesting thoughts. I do enjoy coffee so I should take more care, like you outline, but I'll probably stick with the easy. The greatest coffee, for those who love the flavored coffees, is TM Ward, http://www.tmwardcoffee.com/ My latest favorites: caramel nut, English toffee. I order decaf whole beans. their stuff is wonderful. call them and get free shipping with an order of $50: 973-623-1202 Marge

I had a Krups 12-cupper for a long time, 10 years maybe. It was working fine when I gave it away and bought a blue Cooks (Penney's) 12-cupper which is just OK. It cost $30 and I bought it because it's a pretty blue. However, 10 months later it is dead. Amazon reviewers like these two (both free shipping): Cuisinart DCC-1200 12-Cup Brew Central, Black and Stainless Steel $80 Hamilton Beach 43253 Ensemble 12-Cup Coffeemaker, Red $50 My requirements: 1. 12 cups 2. stand-alone and no grinder attached (I use a separate) 3. Would love one that doesn't dribble with each cup of coffee poured. Any thoughts out there? Marge

TRADER JOE'S COMING TO EDGEWATER!!! WOOHOO!!! I didn't see it but a friend did, right at the Binghamton, "TRADER JOE'S COMING SOON"!!! YIPPEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[[ White Balsamic Vinegar from Modena. Sweeter than the dark variety, and under 2 bucks a bottle! Haven't seen this vinegar anywhere else outside of Italy. Great stuff!! ]] A friend of mine, a real foodie, asked me to get 4 of them for her, so I figured she must know what she's doing and I bought 4 for me, too. I kept one (haven't used it yet) and gave away 3. the recipients were DELIGHTED. Great throw-in when going to someone's house! marge

Hey Tommy, Your blog is GREAT, so interesting. Mrs. Tommy is one lucky girl! TJ review, very fair. I love the pics & your bill! haha!! you're a riot! interesting reviews of a few restaurants I'm interested in (Legal, Silver & Bistro-en, which I only know about from David Corcoran's review). Like your style! I'll tell you my favorite TJ stuff in another post. thanks for sharing your terrific blog! Marge