Community News

• Today is the last day to sign up for the Milk Sugar Love pint club. If you get a friend to sign up, you receive a free pint of Designated Driver, a red wine ice cream that was created in collaboration with Madame Claude Wines.
• This Tuesday, 10/7, Roman Nose is having a wine tasting of 6 wines from the Veneto Region for $30 to be served with complimentary bruschetta. It will run from 5pm-10pm and no reservations are necessary.
• Sam a.m. started offering a new fall menu this weekend.

Food Events This Week

Tonight is the night for Liberty House's Laird's Applejack Cocktail Class. It begins at 7pm and runs until 9pm. It's $40pp and includes appetizers. Call 201.395.0300 to reserve your spot.

Weekend = Autumn Activities

This Saturday, Iron Monkey is hosting a pumpkin pie bake-off! You can submit your pie beginning at 2:00pm, judging will take place beginning at 3:15pm and winners will be crowned at 4:00pm!

Flavors of Fall at 6th Borough Market

This past Sunday was the second occurrence of the 6th Borough Market and it was once again packed with stalls full of gorgeous, creative household goods, art, and jewelry. I loved being able to walk around, looking at everything and seeing the amazing things other people create and/or find.

However, I was really there for the food. Both Jersey City Veggie Burgers and Milk Sugar Love had tweeted that they would be there with some new items and I couldn't wait to check them out.

Community News

My apologies, but I was away at an absolutely amazing wedding this weekend so this week's Community News is a bit brief.

• Satis Bistro started a new fall menu! http://www.satisbistro.com/menu/dinner-menu/
• La Conguita is now offering daily Happy Hour specials with food and drink combos. Check out the schedule here: http://www.laconguita.com/happyHour.php 
•  A new store called My Pretzel opened up in Journal Square! There isn't a lot of information about it currently but I can't wait to find out more!

Jersey City Weekends are Great Weekends

It's supposed to be a beautiful weekend out and it is packed with tons of awesome activities in Jersey City!

Please check the Jersey City Eats Calendar to see more details, but as examples:
Friday, you can enjoy National Taco Day at Orale with a free shot of tequila when you order the taco trio or celebrate Oktoberfest at Zeppelin Hall.

Event Recap: 4th Annual Hamilton Park BBQ

This past Saturday was the 4th Annual Hamilton Park BBQ. There was live music, beer, games, and of course, a lot of BBQ!

BBQ vendors included Dinosaur BBQ, Soul Flavors, Union Republic, Delaney Barbecue, and Jimmy's Barbecue from Pennsylvania and everything was priced around 7-10 dollars. Desserts included Andy's Italian Ice Truck, Torico Ice Cream, and Sophie Sophia with drinks being provided by NJ Beer Co. in conjunction with the Hamilton Inn and Lizzmonade!

 

I got there a little after 6pm and the crowd seemed like it was in full-swing. The lines for Dinosaur BBQ were really long and they didn't diminish until the very end of the night. Unfortunately, shortly after I got there, Soul Flavors started packing up so I'm not really sure what they had on offer, but there were plenty of other options to choose from.

Community News

• Tomorrow is the last day for Jersey City Veggie Burgers' Start Something NJ challenge so watch the video and help support their efforts, veggie burgers, and small business in Jersey City! http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=vs6jYrMa3iU
• Hound About Town and GP's are hosting a happy hour tomorrow with a portion of the proceeds going to help support See Spot Rescued:  https://twitter.com/SeeSpotRescued/status/384427875899682816/photo/1
• The 10th Annual 4th Street Arts Festival (and the last one) is next weekend. Get ready for arts, comedy, fun, food, and the Jersey City Homebrew Competition:  http://jerseycityeats.blogspot.com/p/ca.html

Iron Monkey Kicks Off October!

On Saturday, Oct. 5th and Sunday, Oct. 6th, Iron Monkey will be hosting a fun-filled weekend of pumpkin events and seasonal activities including pumpkin painting, carving, giveaways and drink specials!

The Fall Menu at Orale

Last week, Orale debuted their fall menu so I went to check it out. I was wondering if the fall menu would display more seasonally dependent ingredients, and it did to a degree, but it seemed like the idea was to bring in more typically fall flavors and create a slightly heartier menu and I would say they succeeded.

I decided to try a drink that seemed very appropriate for their new menu: the Otono (Autumn). Made with apple cider, tequila, citrus, clove syrup and topped with a sprinkle of cinnamon, it was very festive and indeed, autumnal. I didn't taste much citrus or clove but it was a good, very apple-y drink. One of my friends ordered the Marlee Ahumado (Smoky).It was basically a classic margarita with the addition of chile de arbol and grapefruit, rimmed in a chile/pepper salt which really upped the spicy/smoky factor. Be prepared for some heat if you order this even with the strong citrus as a counter. Another friend ordered the Nuestra Casta (the house margarita) and it's a classic, well-made version. I also tried the Granada which is a pomegranate margarita. It was very good, heavy on the pomegranate so it was fruity but not light.

My one complaint about all the drinks across the board is that they were a bit light on the tequila. I don't want to taste nothing but alcohol, but I do want to feel a little heat after every sip and I was really just tasting the juice. Price-wise, the drinks aren't outrageous. Specialty cocktails cost $10 and most margaritas come in at 7 or 8 dollars. They also serve beer, wine, sangria, specialty house-made non-alcoholic sodas (really good), and some classic cocktails with a Mexican twist. I love the variety and that they have something to appeal to everyone.