Community News: Paisano's Opening Jersey City Outpost, FM Reopens as Live Music Venue, and more.

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Get to Know Eater: Ariel

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 (and her dog) are newcomers to Jersey City who are looking forward to finding all the best vegan eats. 

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

• Jersey Girls Food Tours is celebrating their two year anniversary with a special Chef's Table event at Hudson Kitchen on Wednesday, July 13th beginning at 6:30pm featuring chefs from around Jersey City. The event will feature a nine course tasting menu, wine tastings from Mana Wine, and cooking demonstrations and interviews. 
• Beginning Sunday July 10th, Whealth & Co. will be serving up brunch every Sunday at Transmission. They'll have two seatings, one at noon and one at 2pm with limited walk-in seating at the bar. The menu and tickets can be found here. 
• Congratulations to Milk Sugar Love, Torico's, and Luigi's ice cream truck for being named as semi-finalists for NJ's Best Ice Cream Shop by Pete Genovese/NJ Advance Media. 

Community News

• Congratulations to Milk Sugar Love on being named one of the Best Ice Cream Shops in NYC by the Food Network.
• LITM has introduced a new brunch menu
• This weekend, Talde JC opened up their new underground speakeasy and lounge, Miss Wong's
• Starting June 1st, modcup will be parking their truck at the Hyatt Regency in Jersey City
• TeaNJ has started serving vegan ice cream and they've begun using FastBoy Delivery for extended delivery through Jersey City, Bayonne, and Hoboken

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.

Tea NJ

Last week, Tea NJ announced they would be starting delivery service! They began their trial run on Saturday, and have now officially confirmed they will deliver within a 1.5 mile radius of the shop.

Weekend Events

Although one of the major events of this weekend is JC Project:Eats, there's lots more happening in Jersey City!

On Saturday, Zeppelin Hall is holding a Masskrugstemmen contest beginnging at 11pm. What is a Masskrugstemmen contest, you ask? Well, according to Zeppelin Hall, Masskrugstemmen literally means “beer-stein holding” and it has been a fixture in German Beer Gardens for generations. The rules are simple - Contestants must hold a 1-liter stein filled to the top with beer at arm’s length for as long as possible.

The winner of the competition wins a free night in New York City and will compete in the National Championship at the Steuben Day Fest in Central Park on Saturday, September 20th where the first prize is an all expense paid trip to Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany. 

New on Newark Food Tour

A couple of months ago, I joined what was Garden State Food Tours for a tour (full disclosure: it was a trial run and I paid a discounted price).Since then, Garden State Food Tours has evolved into Jersey Girls Food Tours and while the name has changed, the tours are staying!

The one I went on is called New on Newark and it focuses on several of the new restaurants and cafes that have opened up along Newark Avenue in downtown Jersey City. While the locations can be subject to change depending on availability, you can count on hitting several major spots like Union Republic, Left Bank Burger Bar, Tea NJ & more.

Picnic Baskets Now Available from Sam am & other events!

Today, Sam a.m. announced they were ready to start offering the picnic basket service they announced a few weeks ago!

They will provide all the essentials including a basket, a blanket, a trash bag (which is a nice touch) and of course, the food! To reserve a basket, email samamcafe@gmail.com with the date and your menu choices. Please note that they may not be able to accomodate your request based upon availability for that date, so book early.

Check out the menu below:

Community News

• Congratulations to Razza, Madame Claude's Cafe, and Liberty House Restaurant for being named in CBS New York's "Best Romantic Restaurants in Hoboken and Jersey City"!
• This weekend, Battello officially started offering brunch on the weekends! While there is no official menu up yet on the site, there is a waffle  you can start ogling. 
• If you want to know more about Battello before checking it out, Ryan DePersio, executive chef, was recently featured in NJ.com's dining section. 
• According to The Jersey City Life, Eric Girerd of L'Atelier du Chocolat is planning to open a shop in Jersey City near the Grove Pointe Apartment Complex. This would be the second location for the shop which focuses on high-end truffles and filled chocolates.

Tea NJ Comes To Jersey City!

On Saturday, Tea NJ held their soft opening, and while they started a little late, they quickly had a full house. Located at 262 Newark Avenue by Monmouth in the Village, next to Tachair Bookshoppe, the space is intimate but with room for about 10 tables and the counter. It's got a cozy, relaxed feel with an eclectic collection of art, figurines, and other decor placed all around the store including an art wall where Jersey City artists will be welcome to post their work for free.

Walking in, we were told to pick anywhere we wanted to sit down and menus were brought over to us while drinks to go were being ordered at the counter. The tea list is extensive, listing green, black, oolong, white, and many more as well as specialty beverages including tea ciders, bubble tea, different tea lattes and a number of coffee drinks with coffee from Red House Roasters in Union City. Each of the teas listed comes with a caffeine rating and a thorough description to help guide your decision and they offer a variety of milks and sweeteners so this is about as personalized as it gets.