Community News: Modcup Opens New Location, Women's History Month Cookie, Chili Cook-Off in Hoboken

Photo from Choc O Pain Bakery

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• Stop by Choc O Pain anytime this March for their special black and purple cookie honoring Women's History Month. A portion of all proceeds will go to I Am That Girl, an organization dedicated to providing empowerment opportunities, tools, and a community for girls everywhere. 
• Modcup has opened a pop-up counter in Plaza 5 of Harborside. It opens at 7am every Monday through Friday. They also currently have the truck serving coffee in the atrium between Plazas 2 & 3. 

Community News: Dark Side of the Moo Celebrates 2 Years, Choc O Pain offers classes, and more

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• Last weekend, Cool Vines launched their second collaboration with Transmitter brewing, CV2 - a bottle conditioned saison aged for a year and then conditioned on top of bluberries. They'll only have 348 bottles available for sale. 
• New Caribbean-inspired restaurant Harry's Daughter has opened in the former Nu Bar space at 339 Communipaw. They're still in the soft open phase, but expect to be open permanently soon. 
• Dark Side of the Moo is celebrating their second anniversary on Saturday, 11/25 with $2 deluxe cheeseburgers and veggie burgers and $2 off any game burgers or the alligator sausage sandwich. 

Project: EATS 2017 Meet the Vendor: Dark Side of the Moo

The Jersey City Project's Project Eats 2017 is back on 6/24 and 6/25 with new vendors and returning favorites, all ready to serve up some delicious, indulgent eats. To help get you ready, I'm excited to be collaborating with The Jersey City Project to spotlight some of the vendors from this year's Project Eats, learning more about their business, their food, and what they love about Jersey City.

This week, we're focusing on some favorite Jersey City vendors. Find out more about Dark Side of the Moo, a long time food truck and favorite neighborhood spot who will be bringing some extreme variety to Project: EATS

Photo provided by The Jersey City Project

Community News

• Pint decided to donate all their proceeds last Sunday night to Orlando survivors and they were able to raise over 3,000 dollars. 
• The former Sushi Tango space is being taken over by Wurstbar and they're hoping to open in August. 
• For the remainder of June, all proceeds from Yoga in the Park at Riverview Market will be donated to the One Orlando Fund. 
• Modern Banh announced that they're now offering matcha banana pudding from Baonanas. 

Community News

• Congratulations to Departed Soles Brewing Co. for taking the bronze at the World Beer Cup this weekend with the gluten-free A Dark Night. 
• On Wednesday, May 18th, Third & Vine is hosting their first wine dinner featuring two Spanish winemakers for $65/person
• Congratulations to Taqueria Viva Mexico for being named on NJ.com's list of 20 Great Authentic Mexican restaurants in Jersey City. 
• Gusto Latino will be closed on Sundays for the summer. 
• Congratulations to The Archer and Dullboy for being named as two of the best cocktail bars in New Jersey by NJ Spotlight. 

Community News

• Congratulations to The Grind Coffee Shop in Bergen Lafayette who started their soft opening this past Saturday and will be officially open beginning tomorrow (12/14).
• Thirsty Quaker has put together a special Christmas Gift Guide showcasing great gift items from their store.
• Cocoa Bakery has officially released their holiday menu and have started taking orders.

Community News

• Sam a.m. is celebrating the holidays with 12 Days of Donuts and there are still 11 days left.
• Greene Hook updated their website and added their menus.
• Congratulations to Satis Bistro who are celebrating their 5th anniversary with a special 5 course tasting menu for $55/person and optional wine tasting
• The Big Straw has announced two new flavors for winter - Ginger Honey Jujube and Red Bean Black Sesame.

Pre and Post Thanksgiving Events

Now that your Thanksgiving plans are all set, time to plan around the holiday!

• O'Leary's is having a pre-Thanksgiving fest with $2 fireball shots, Dos Equis bottles, and Departed Soles drafts and 50 cent wings.
• Miss Wong's is hosting a special Le Vibes party Wednesday evening.
• Porta is celebrating one year in Jersey City the night before Thanksgiving with a champagne toast and $8 boilermakers.

Who's Open Around Town

Not long ago, I did a construction round-up of a lot of the places in progress around town, and since then, a few of those places have opened, a few more have made significant progress, and a few others not mentioned have also opened.

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Bwe Kafe, a coffee shop with a social mission founded in Hoboken, opened their Jersey City location at 140 River Drive South.

Dark Side of the Moo, well-known for their exotic meats, opened their first brick and mortar location in the Heights this past weekend at 52 Bowers Street. They're still in the process of the soft opening and will be closed Wednesday and Thursday, but will be having their official Grand Opening this Saturday