Thankgiving in Jersey City

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The season has started and Thanksgiving is upon us! I hope everyone's prepared with gravy recipes and bottles of wine in hand, but if you've decided to skip it this year or need  a back-up plan in case your deep-fried turkey goes up in flames, here are some restaurants that will be open for Thanksgiving:

Casa Dante - they will be serving a prix fixe menu for $49/person
Vu Restaurant - located in the Hyatt at Exchange Place, Vu has beautiful views to be thankful for along with your meal.

Closing

In some unfortunate news, I've received information of two storefronts in Jersey City closing.

Community News

• Congratulations to LITM who celebrated their 10 year anniversary this weekend!
• Jersey City Veggie Burgers has launched a new recipe blog featuring vegetarian recipes made with her veggie burgers. Check it out: http://jerseycityveggieburgers.wordpress.com/
• Skinner's Loft has put together a new winter menu. It doesn't appear to be on their website yet, but they listed some excellent sounding menu items on twitter: https://twitter.com/skinnersloft

Brunch at Madame Claude's

Sitting on the corner of 4th and Brunswick with a tree-canopied sidewalk on one side and tables and chairs surrounding, Madame Claude Cafe immediately gives off a corner bistro feel that is only amplified by going inside where the gleaming wood floors and colorful walls and windows will make you forget you're in the middle of Jersey City. Tables are packed closely together and art covers the walls creating an intimate experience.

On this particular visit, I went for brunch (although there's never a bad time to go here), and we were lucky enough to arrive before it become crowded (it's rare that it's not). The first order of business was to order a cafe au lait. I love Madame Claude's coffee, particularly the cafe au lait; the milk is steamed perfectly to create a slight foam and in combination with the dark coffee, it creates a rich, smooth, intensely satisfying morning coffee that you linger over instead of gulping down. Be careful though - if you order the large, you will get a bowl of coffee and if that's what you're after, fantastic, but otherwise it can be a bit much.

Union Republic Opening Saturday Night!

Union Republic, located at 340 Third Street, is opening tomorrow night (11/23) and will be open beginning Sunday for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. They call themselves a progressive American Cafe with a focus on Ramen and they support and incorporate the use of local, natural, sustainable, and organic practices whenever possible.  The cafe will be serving La Colombe coffee and there will be a specialty grocery area.