Community News

• Next Sunday, August 7th, Scott of Nature's Own Farm will be hosting a Customer Appreciation Day cookout with help from Dark Side of the Moo at the Riverview Farmer's Market.
• On Sunday 8/13, Whealth and Harborside By Mack-Cali are joining together to host a jazz brunch from 11am-4pm.
• Grove Square has introduced a new sushi bar.
• Lafayette Corner Store has started stocking fresh seasonal produce from Ort Farms and will carry it throughout the growing seasons. 

Get to Know JC Eater: Aman

Welcome to "Get to Know JC Eater" where every week I post a profile of a local resident sharing where and what they love to eat in Jersey City.  This site is meant to be useful to the community so what better way to do that than involve the community itself? If you'd like to be featured, please leave a comment below or email me directly.

This week's JC Eater is a banh mi fan who loves checking out the local street fairs and weekend markets.

Pet Shop Opening Soon

(image via FB)

Pet Shop, 193 Newark Ave, will be celebrating their soft open beginning this Thursday, 7/28 through Saturday 7/30.

Taste of Poland Pop-Up

Three days a week, Legal Grounds stays open late and quietly changes from local coffee shop to a dinner pop-up run by Taste of Poland. Familiar from their food truck days at 6th Borough Market, Taste of Poland found they were getting positive reactions and return customers so decided to look for more ways to get their food to customers and formed a partnership with Legal Grounds.

Community News

• Uncle Bud's Catering & Hot Sauce will now be selling fresh-grilled chicken wings at the Lincoln Park and Riverview Park Farmer's Market.
• Dark Side of the Moo has posted a special menu for Eat Drink Local Week.
• Surf City is starting Movies on the Beach every Wednesday and beginning Thursday 7/28, they'll have Shrimp Tsunami running through 8/14.
• Congratulations to Hudson Kitchen on making it to the Top 10 in the Start Something NJ Challenge.
  

Get to Know JC Eater: Gabriela

Welcome to "Get to Know JC Eater" where every week I post a profile of a local resident sharing where and what they love to eat in Jersey City.  This site is meant to be useful to the community so what better way to do that than involve the community itself? If you'd like to be featured, please leave a comment below or email me directly.

This week's JC Eater is an adventurous eater living in Jersey City Heights who knows where to get  a good martini.

Hudson Restaurant Week and Eat Drink Local Week

Two great local food events, Hudson Restaurant Week and Edible Jersey's Eat Drink Local Week, are starting soon.

The Annual Newport Beach Party Recap

Recently, I was invited* by Quinn PR to attend the Annual Newport Beach Party as their guest. After a few years of having to miss it, I was especially excited to be able to attend this year and check out the event first-hand.

(photo from Quinn PR)

Fastboy Delivery Discounts

Fastboy recently added five more restaurants to their delivery roster and they're offering a discount in celebration.

Community News

• Porta has launched all new menus including a new vegan option. 
• La Festa Italiana has put out a call for two new or in good, working condition refrigerators ahead of the festival after two of the parish refrigerators broke.
• Milk Sugar Love and Torico's were featured on NJ.com this week as part of the search for NJ's best ice cream. 

The Complete Jersey City Ice Cream Guide

Today is National Ice Cream Day and Jersey City has plenty of options to celebrate today and all summer long.

Here's your full guide to Jersey City ice cream & gelato with every store in Jersey City listed, complete with a map, recommended flavors, and JC Eats favorite spots to get some help cooling down this summer.

Get to Know JC Eater: JC Muddy Sidewalk

Welcome to "Get to Know JC Eater" where every week I post a profile of a local resident who wants to share where and what they love to eat in Jersey City.  This site is meant to be useful to the community so what better way to do that then involve the community itself? If you'd like to be featured, please leave a comment below or email me directly.

This week's JC Eater is a neighborhood Twitterer who loves checking out new places and like so many of us, has a deep love for Second Street's cinnamon bread.

Weekend Events

There are festivals and food galore this weekend starting today! Check out your list of food events for the weekend:

Vote Milk Sugar Love & Torico for NJ's Best Ice Cream

Congratulations to Milk Sugar Love and Torico's on being named Top 10 Finalists in NJ.com and Pete Genovese's search for Best NJ Ice Cream Shop!

(black sesame from Torico)

Wonder Bagels In JC Heights Now Open

The newest location of Wonder Bagels is now open!

Annual Newport Beach Party

Tomorrow 7/13, is the Annual Newport Beach Party with live bands and a mini food festival!

Baozi Brew To Open

(photo from Baozi)

New bar and dim sum spot Baozi Brew is planning to launch their soft open this week beginning Wednesday, 7/13.

Start Something Challenge - Jersey Girls Food Tours & Hudson Kitchen

Congratulations to local businesses Jersey Girls Food Tours and Hudson Kitchen for advancing to the next round in Rising Tide Capital's Start Something Challenge!

Graze & Braise/Modern Banh Expand Delivery

Graze & Braise and Modern Banh, owned and operated by Ayaz Adiguzelli, have recently expanded their delivery hours to include weekends.

Community News

• Lucky 7's Annual Rock 'N Roll BBQ is next Saturday, 7/16 beginning at 1pm.
• The painting that was stolen from Two Boots last weekend has been returned and no charges are being pressed. 
• Tea NJ has announced that beginning this Tuesday, there will be vegan burgers on the menu. 
• Talde JC is hosting another Kamayan dinner this Tuesday, 7/12 and tickets are $55/person.
• Lafayette Corner Store has announced they'll begin offering delivery to parts of the Lafayette Area. 

Get to Know JC Eater: Lorna

Welcome to "Get to Know JC Eater" where every week I post a profile of a local resident who wants to share where and what they love to eat in Jersey City.  This site is meant to be useful to the community so what better way to do that then involve the community itself? If you'd like to be featured, please leave a comment below or email me directly.

This week's JC Eater is a local home renovation specialist and nacho expert. 

Weekend Events

It seems like as soon as the temperatures start rising above 75 degrees, the weekends in Jersey City start filling up fast and this one is no exception. See what's going on and everywhere you can be eating and drinking this weekend:

Bucket & Bay Anniversary Party

This Sunday, join Bucket & Bay as they celebrate their one year anniversary.

Latham House Preview

Last night, Latham House held a Family & Friends night in preparation for their opening this Thursday, 7/8. While any new restaurant will have a few rough patches and issues to work out, it seems like Latham House is off to a good start.

Milk Sugar Love MiniCone Madness

Milk Sugar Love is having a party this Sunday, 7/10, from 2-6pm!

Community News

• Congratulations to Golcanda Chimney for their rave review and three stars from Robert Sietsema of Eater NY.
• Cholita Paletas is returning to vend at Pacific Flea beginning this Saturday, 7/9
• Ozu Foods will be closed for a week beginning tomorrow, 7/4.
• Departed Soles has launched skateboard tasting flights.
• Jersey Digs has reported that Tender Shoot Farm, a long-time staple on Newark Ave, is closing. 

Freshy Freeze Now Open

Freshy Freeze, 512B Jersey Avenue, opened their doors today for the first time and to celebrate the occasion, they're giving out free samples of ice cream.

Get To Know JC Eater: Amy

Welcome to "Get to Know JC Eater" where every week I post a profile of a local resident who wants to share where and what they love to eat in Jersey City.  This site is meant to be useful to the community so what better way to do that then involve the community itself? If you'd like to be featured, please leave a comment below or email me directly.

This week's JC Eater is a long-time Jersey City resident who gets some of her favorite neighborhood dishes at the local farmers' market.