Community News

• Hudson Kitchen is holding the next Table Talk Live event on Wednesday, September 21st at 6:30pm. It will be a Speed Networking event with food industry experts in everything from operations to branding to funding.
• Koro Koro will be temporarily closing for necessary repairs, but in the meantime, they're opening a second location in Hoboken and working on launching a food truck.
• Dark Side of the Moo is reopening this Tuesday after some recent minor renovations.

Community News

• Congratulations to Just Beclaws who celebrated their one year anniversary this weekend. 
• Both Hamilton Pork and The Hamilton Inn are now hiring. 
• Congratulations to Martha's who celebrated their Grand Opening/Ribbon-Cutting last week. 
• As a reminder, Third & Vine is hosting their first winemaker dinner on Wednesday 5/18 with two Spanish winemakers. Tickets should be reserved ahead of time, $65/person.

Community News

• Ben & Jerry of Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream will be at Zeppelin Hall on Monday to help register voters and campaign for Bernie Sanders from 6:30-8pm - and they will be giving away free ice cream. 
• Beginning Monday, Milk Sugar Love will start summer hours. The shop will be open every day from 11am-10pm. 
• After some renovations and menu revamping, Raval started serving brunch again this weekend. They will be offering it every Sunday between 12pm and 4pm.
• The Archer has launched their new spring menu for both cocktails and food. 

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• Hudson Kitchen is looking for food vendors for the 4th Annual Riverview Jazz Festival on Saturday, June 11th. 
• Congratulations to Ahri's Kitchen on their one year anniversary. To celebrate, they're offering a dollar off every item until 4/27 and will be having their ribbon cutting on 4/28 with free seaweed soup and a gift certificate with every purchase. 
• As part of their ongoing article series highlighting food in New Jersey, Saveur recently explored Jersey City's Filipino food. 
• Bone In Food is moving their kitchen back to Jersey City this week. Because of the move, they are only offering provisions this week and no prepared meals, but they'll have them ready again in time for next week's deliveries.

Community News

• Congratulations to Dullboy for being named one of the 10 Best New Bars in NYC by The Village Voice and for being the only bar listed outside of Manhattan/Brooklyn.
• Dark Side of the Moo is now carrying Jersey City Veggie Burgers and soy chorizo tacos in addition to their other vegetarian and vegan offerings and they're also accepting Stevens' duckbills.
• Congratulations to The Archer which was featured in The Village Voice this week.
• Third & Vine is introducing some new desserts to their menu like this s'mores souffle cake.

Jobs in Jersey City

Hoping to get started in the restaurant/food industry? Jersey City has options for you.

White Star Bar recently took over the former La Conguita space and as part of their expansion, they've started looking for help in multiple kitchen and FOH roles.

Madame Claude Wine is looking for a part-time sales clerk. While wine experience is helpful (beyond drinking it), it's not necessary.

Razza is searching for an experienced prep cook to join their kitchen team.

Bucket & Bay is looking for an experienced pastry cook who loves working with fresh, seasonal fruit and ideally, has gelato experience, but if not, would be willing to train.

Community News

• Torico Ice Cream is going to be featured on The Food Network's new series, Great American Food Finds. It will premiere Monday, August 3rd at 9:30pm
• Carrino Provisions has started a Monday night prix-fixe of two courses plus cannoli for $25 or $30 with a glass of wine and this week's Tuesday BBQ theme will be Thai Street Food.
• You can now order Milk Sugar Love for delivery through Fastboy Delivery! They even have special coolers and ice to prevent melting.
• Milk Sugar Love has also started offering the August sundae, a collaboration with Third & Vine. Made with blue cheese ice cream, blueberry chutney, bourbon caramel, and bacon candy, the sundae will be available every weekend through August. 
• Noches de Colombia will be moving into Jersey City Heights on Central Ave.

Job Search In Jersey City

Lately, I've noticed a lot of restaurants and market vendors in Jersey City putting up posts that they're looking for extra staff and help so I decided to do a quick round-up of the job postings. If you're interested in learning the ropes of vending at a market or of working in a restaurant, or if you're experienced and looking for a change, check these out!

Taproot Organics, local organic soap makers, are looking for someone to help them out at the markets around town. Ideally, someone with restaurant or acting experience who is comfortable discussing the products, happily social, willing to work rain or shine, and has a reliable means of transportation. If interested, please DM them on twitter.

Community News

• Congratulations to White Star who celebrated 10 years in business this weekend and had a good time doing it!
• Every Tuesday, Hamilton Inn is hosting a special lobster feast from 5pm-11pm
• Milk Sugar Love launched their special June Sundae, a spin on traditional Filipino dessert Halo Halo, this weekend in collaboration with Eighty Mag. A portion of the proceeds will help fund the third issue.
• LITM has started offering desserts from Chilltown Kitchen, local catering company, including some gluten-free options.

Community News

• White Mana, local diner, was recently visited and written up by Robert Sietsema of Eater.
• The Hamilton Inn is hiring. Apply in person Monday - Friday between 4pm-7pm and also check in with The Kitchen, hiring for FOH positions.
• Jersey City Ties is planning their annual Spring Pub Crawl for May 2nd, beginning at 2pm.

Construction Updates #2 (Downtown)

Jersey City just keeps on building! Since there's been some pretty significant progress on a number of the restaurants opening around downtown and several announcements of new places, I figured it was a good time to do a run-down of what's going on.

Ahri's Kitchen, the family-run Korean spot opening at 227 7th St. (off Erie), has been hard at work for the past several months and it looks like they're at the point of finishing touches and final logistics. They've had a couple of preview diners in and the latest rumors are that they expect to be open within the next two weeks.

Raval, Satis Bistro's tapas restaurant, is opening at 136 Newark Ave. They still appear to be doing some minor construction work, but the majority of the inside appears done and they're predicting a late spring opening (hopefully around May).

New Restaurant Alert: Just Beclaws

A new seafood restaurant, Just Beclaws, is coming to downtown Jersey City at 280 1st Street between Jersey Ave and Coles St.

Community News

• Congratulations to The Kitchen for their great review in the Star-Ledger.
• Congratulations to 9 Bar Cafe, modcup, Smith & Chang, Brewshot, Dames, and Legal Grounds for being named as Best Coffeehouses in North NJ by NJMonthly.
• The Journal Square CSA is now open for early-bird registration and they've added some new options this year. 
• Busy Bee Organics is looking for part-time helpers interested in growing with the company.

Community News

• Congratulations to 9 Bar Cafe who had their soft opening this week. To learn more, check out this article from the Jersey Journal.
• Tea NJ is looking for an experienced barista to join their team
• Thirsty Quaker is holding a DuClaw Brewing tasting next Thursday beginning at 6pm.