Community News: Egg Curry Now Open, Rosé & Cheese Pairing Class, Talde's New Prix Fixe, & More

Jersey City

• New vegetarian Indo-Chinese restaurant Egg Curry opened up this weekend at 280 Central Ave in the Heights. They will be closed on Tuesdays, but otherwise open from noon-10pm during the week and noon-11pm on Fridays and Saturdays. 

Community News:Talde celebrates Filipino Restaurant Week, Koro Koro Back Open & More

Jersey City

Photo from Talde

• Head to Talde any time through next Monday, 5/28 for their Filipino Restaurant Week with chicken adobo tacos, pork bbq, and mango pie for $35/person. 
• Congratulations to Light Horse Tavern on celebrating 15 great years in Jersey City over the weekend. 
• Komegashi Too is having a wine dinner this upcoming Wednesday, 5/23. There will be five different wines accompanying four courses. The dinner starts at 7:30pm and tickets are $75/person. 

Community News: Buffalo Boss Opening Soon, Frankie and Harry's Daughter Launch Brunch, and More

Jersey City

• Corgi Spirits is enhancing your brunch drinking experience. Beginning this Sunday, they will have a food truck on site all Sunday to cover your brunch dining desires while they handle the drinks. 
• Buffalo Boss, a wing spot owned by Jay-Z's cousin and financially backed by Jay-Z, is expanding into Jersey City. There are currently three locations open in New York and this will be the first New Jersey location. Buffalo Boss is known for their variety of 12 sauces which range in flavors and heat levels. It is scheduled to open at Newport Centre later this month. 

Community News

Jersey City

• FastBoy Delivery is now offering Wurstbar for delivery. 
• The next Jersey City Wine Fest has been scheduled for September 9th at the Harborside Atrium. Tickets are $60/each (designated driver tickets are $15) but they're offering a $20 off promo code EARLYBIRD through the the end of this week. 
• Talde has scheduled their next Kamayan date for Tuesday, August 1st and they'll be bringing back a lot of the Filipino classics. 

Project Eats 2017 Meet the Vendor: Talde

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.

Meet Talde, one of the biggest names in downtown Jersey City dining who will be bringing some of their most mobile eats to the event.

Photo courtesy of The Jersey City Project 

Memorial Day Weekend Specials 2017

If you're heading out of town for Memorial Day Weekend, enjoy! If you're staying in town, here's what's going on:

Events and Specials:

• Iron Monkey has food and drink specials running all weekend including a BBQ platter and a $10 brunch special
• Hamilton Pork will be open for their regular hours and will also be serving their brunch menu on Monday. 
• Wurstbar is offering $5 Haus Dogs for Memorial Day along with their regular menu.
• GP's is celebrating all weekend with brunch, lunch, and dinner every day from Saturday through Monday with a Memorial Day spin on their house specialty ricotta pancakes - served with blueberries, raspberries, and whipped cream. 

• LITM and Hendrick's Gin are hosting The Garden Party: A 1920's Jazz Shindig on Saturday night beginning at 6pm. There will be Prohibition-Era cocktails, live music, lawn and card games and much more. Dressing up is optional. 
• Left Bank Burger Bar has a variety of both food and drink specials all weekend including $5 sangria and margaritas, $5 burgers for take out, and $10 specials on Monday along with 10% off for veterans and civil service.
• Talde is hosting a Memorial Day Weekend Beach Party on Sunday from 12-8pm with a $30 All You Can Eat Menu featuring Jerk Chicken Wings, Lonaniza Burgers, and Hot Dogs with a ton of toppings, sides, and Filipino Coconut Fruit Salad and Funnel Cake for dessert. Tickets can be bought ahead of time or are $35 at the door. 

Special Hours

• The Farmers Markets at Van Vorst Park and Riverview Park are on as scheduled, but the Grove Street Market on Monday is canceled because of the holiday, so plan ahead and stock up on Saturday and Sunday. 
• Seven Sheep Coffee will be open until 3:30pm Friday & Saturday, closed Sunday, and open until 3pm Monday. 
• Squeeze'd will be closed on Memorial Day.
• Ani Ramen (both locations) will be closed on Monday, Memorial Day

Keep checking back for updates on special menus and hours. 

Happy Memorial Day Weekend Jersey City!

Get to Know JC Eater: Becca

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. If you'd like to be featured, please leave a comment below or email me directly.

This week's JC Eater is a fellow blogger who understands the value of a good bodega meal. 

Community News

• Talde has expanded their brunch menu with three new dishes.
• This Thursday, 8/25, is New Jersey Breweries night at Barcade. Join them beginning at noon for craft beers from all over New Jersey including Alementary, Magnify, Demented, and Jersey City's own Departed Soles. 
• Busy Bee Organics is now hiring for part-time kitchen positions. 

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.

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. 

Community News

• Congratulations to Liberty State Park on its 40th birthday. To celebrate, they'll be having a Bring Your Own Picnic celebration with cake, lemonade, and flags on Tuesday, 6/14 beginning at 5pm. 
• Congratulations to Bucket + Bay for their feature in New Jersey Monthly.
• Departed Soles is celebrating their first anniversary on Thursday, 6/16 with extended tasting room hours and the launch of a new beer, The Polish Goodbye. 
• Iron Monkey is hosting a Meet the Brewer night with Yards Brewing Co. this Thursday, 6/16 beginning at 7pm.
• Ozu Foods has restricted raw fish dishes to eat-in and take-out only during the summer months. 

Community News

• Congratulations to Razza on being named one of the best pizza places in New Jersey on Thrillist. 
• Satis Bistro is opening a new location in Bloomfield, NJ.
• Frequent market vendor, Squeeze'd, will soon be debuting their new food truck and with it, an expanded menu.
• Chef Ryan DePersio and The Kitchen Step were featured in an article about spring dishes on OpenTable.

Closing Rumors Surround Talde JC, The Kitchen at Grove Station, Orange and Olive

Over the past couple of years, Jersey City has seen a lot of growth and a lot of new restaurants open. With that rush of growth comes inevitable closings - not just of older spots being outpaced, but also of new restaurants that for various reasons just don't end up making it. Here's what is known and suspected to be closing around Jersey City.

Carrino Provisions No Longer

About three weeks ago, Carrino Provisions quietly shut down the market portion of their space. They stopped tweeting and closed off their Instagram. When asked on Twitter, all they'd say was there were some exciting changes to come.

BBQ at Carrino Provisions

Carrino Provisions, 8 Erie Steet, is hosting their first summer BBQ today, the kickoff to what will be a once weekly event all summer long.

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.

Community News

• Talde JC started offering brunch this weekend. They don't have an official menu posted yet, but so far, there have been pictures of filipino fried rice, kung pao chicken and waffles, and bacon pad thai amongst others.
• Park & Sixth has updated their lunch menu and is now also offering delivery from Seamless.
• modcup was featured on JerseyFYI.

Community News

• Congratulations to Talde JC and Carrino Provisions for this write-up from Tasting Table.
• Porta Pizza will be having their first Jersey City Dinner Party on March 5th. Featuring Australian wines from Mitolo Wines, it will be a five course diner with wine pairing and tickets are $60 each. Call now to reserve your seat. 
• On March 4th, join See Spot Rescued for their 3rd "Hair of the Dog" happy hour fundraising event from 7-10pm at Carrino Provisions.
• This Friday, The Iron Money is throwing a Clown Shoes Carnival to celebrate 1 year of the brewery distributing in NJ. There will be games, carnival food, and lots of beer. 

Valentine's Day in Jersey City

Valentine's Day is around the corner and whether you're celebrating an old, new, or friends only relationship or just ready for a night out to enjoy yourself, there's a lot to drink and eat around town.

You can start celebrating early with Sam a.m.'s "Hearty" Thursday Supper Club this week with a wine pairing provided by Cool Vines.

Zeppelin Hall is hosting Stupid Cupid! starting Saturday night at 9pm. Singles get a red wristband to help the mingling, free hors d'ouerves will be served from 10pm on, and there's $3 Coors Light and wine all night.

Carrino Provisions Officially Open!

Carrino Provisions, the Italian market and restaurant from Dale Talde and partners and Anthony Carrino and John Colaneri of Kitchen Cousins, has officially opened for business!