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What are your Favorites of 2005?

Rosie

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Rosie

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Another year is almost over. What were your favorite restaurants this year? Where do you hope to dine next year? Here are mine in alphabetical order.

Amanda’s, Hoboken

An American Grill, Randolph

Blu, Montclair

Cucharamama, Hoboken

David Drakes, Rahway

Dining Room at Anthony David’s, Hoboken

Epernay, Montclair

Fascino, Montclair

Fortunato, Lyndhurst

Frog and the Peach, New Brunswick

Hunan Cottage, Fairfield

Lorena’s, Maplewood

Morton’s, Hackensack

Nicholas, Red Bank

Origin, Somerville

Park Steakhouse, Park Ridge

Sammy’s, Mendham

Table 8, Montclair

Zoe’s By the Lake, Sparta

Zen, Livingston

Rosalie Saferstein, aka "Rosie"

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Curlz

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My favorite NEW finds of '05 are definitely Blu and Fortunato. :wub:

Then again, I'm going to StudioKitchen in Philly next week, so stand by!

"I'm not eating it...my tongue is just looking at it!" --My then-3.5 year-old niece, who was NOT eating a piece of gum

"Wow--this is a fancy restaurant! They keep bringing us more water and we didn't even ask for it!" --My 5.75 year-old niece, about Bread Bar

"He's jumped the flounder, as you might say."

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Blu, Montclair

Due Nicola, Little Falls

Osteria Giotto, Montclair

Sesame, Montclair

Dai Kichi, Montclair

Belmont Tavern, Newark

Tony de Caneca, Ironbound

"My rule of life prescribed as an absolutely sacred rite smoking cigars and also the drinking of alcohol before, after and if need be during all meals and in the intervals between them." ~Winston Churchill

Morels- God's gift to the unworthy human species

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2005 Favorites

Il Forno - Montclair

Blue Point Grill -Princeton

Boat House - Beach Haven when you can get a table on the bay at sunset

Dai Kichi - Montclair On Monday and Wednesdays

Epernay - Montclair in Spring and Fall when their menu changes

Zen - Livingston for Lunch

That Little Tuscan Place on Route 10 West before Whippany Road

Legal Seafood - Short Hills - Because I like their wine list

Cafe Sultan - Montclair

Greek Delights - Montclair

Raymonds - Montclair especially for Sunday Brunch

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Mano A Vino Montclair Food and Wine Blog

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Who nows? Maybe that's "No annoying, spoiled kids" night. Gotta check it out. ;)

"My rule of life prescribed as an absolutely sacred rite smoking cigars and also the drinking of alcohol before, after and if need be during all meals and in the intervals between them." ~Winston Churchill

Morels- God's gift to the unworthy human species

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