The OFFICIAL Towns in North Jersey Discussion Thread ...

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Wed Oct 08, 2014 8:34 am

rass wrote:I can probably still do Friday, but it would definitely be after 8PM.

Friday works for me.

rass · Post by **rass** » Fri Oct 10, 2014 4:59 am

And....

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Fri Oct 10, 2014 7:23 am

I'm out guys. Maybe next time.

rass · Post by **rass** » Fri Oct 10, 2014 7:28 am

You'd think we could take a hint after all of these years, huh?

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Fri Oct 10, 2014 7:52 am

rass wrote:You'd think we could take a hint after all of these years, huh?

I just appreciate the invites. Schedule just so messed up.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Fri Oct 10, 2014 9:23 am

Last night I found out I have to go to a wake. I hate wakes, the open casket thing is so bizarre and morbid. Is it a Catholic thing, or do all Christians do this?

How about next week?

rass · Post by **rass** » Fri Oct 10, 2014 12:11 pm

I guess I picked the wrong week to stop drinking alone!

rass · Post by **rass** » Fri Oct 10, 2014 8:19 pm

I have to thank you guys for your complacency tonight (especially you AB). I had some great chicken tonight. I do what to blame cerrano for not quite being convincing enough when he told me how fucking great the place was.

cerrano · Post by **cerrano** » Sat Oct 11, 2014 4:37 pm

rass wrote:I have to thank you guys for your complacency tonight (especially you AB). I had some great chicken tonight. I do what to blame cerrano for not quite being convincing enough when he told me how fucking great the place was.

#sorryyou'rewelcome?

rass · Post by **rass** » Sat Oct 11, 2014 4:48 pm

sooo gooood

My wife said the bedroom was a little garlicky this morning, but I was otherwise free of any fried chicken, hot sauce or kimchi side effects today (oh man I'm old).

rass · Post by **rass** » Wed Oct 15, 2014 10:25 am

mister d, in the cookbook thread wrote:Soul food is great.

At least the second time you've expressed this recently. Have you found a good place in Jersey yet? When we first moved, there was a place downtown, sort of buffet-ish, but they did greens better than I ever could and were very convenient. They're long gone at this point. For a long time there was a more upscale place on the Fanwood/Plainfield border that was pretty good, but I haven't been there in years (and looking for them now it looks like they may have closed in the past year or two, though their website is still being paid for by someone).

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Wed Oct 15, 2014 10:39 am

I have not. Any time we get to really go out to eat (which means "not Stirling Hotel"), we tend to head into the city.

cerrano · Post by **cerrano** » Wed Oct 15, 2014 7:03 pm

for the soul food, try church's in the vauxhall section of union. i absolutely love their fried chicken, and they do a great job with hush puppies. mac and cheese could be better, but just about everything else is great.

rass · Post by **rass** » Wed Oct 15, 2014 7:27 pm

cerrano wrote:for the soul food, try church's in the vauxhall section of union. i absolutely love their fried chicken, and they do a great job with hush puppies. mac and cheese could be better, but just about everything else is great.

Shit. I've had their menu forever but haven't ever gone.

And yeah, mac and cheese is one thing I'm comfortable enough making myself that it takes a really great one to make it worth ordering out.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Wed Oct 15, 2014 9:35 pm

Oh shit. So basically if I'd ever driven past the Whole Foods I go to weekly, I'd see it.

rass · Post by **rass** » Thu Oct 16, 2014 5:55 am

I drive past that Whole Foods daily. Next Swamp-up at the Corner Table!

cerrano · Post by **cerrano** » Sat Oct 18, 2014 5:27 pm

as the fall begins in earnest tomorrow, you should make a trip to the pie store in montclair. the steak, ale and mushroom pie is the tits, but they have a lot of other savoury pies (shepherds, chicken madras , as well as pastys, sweet pies, and scones. plus they stock snacks and sauces straight outta south central uk.

and a dispute regarding the allocation of the potato, cheese, and onion pie almost caused a divorce tonight.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Sat Oct 18, 2014 8:30 pm

rass wrote:I drive past that Whole Foods daily. Next Swamp-up at the Corner Table!

Corner Table is the 2nd place I've convinced to go on BeerMenus so I can plan shopping trips around getting a good beer.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Sat Oct 18, 2014 9:33 pm

cerrano wrote:as the fall begins in earnest tomorrow, you should make a trip to the pie store in montclair. the steak, ale and mushroom pie is the tits, but they have a lot of other savoury pies (shepherds, chicken madras , as well as pastys, sweet pies, and scones. plus they stock snacks and sauces straight outta south central uk.

and a dispute regarding the allocation of the potato, cheese, and onion pie almost caused a divorce tonight.

Next Arsenal Newcastle game, let's go for pies.

rass · Post by **rass** » Thu Dec 18, 2014 8:31 pm

Office party today, and my (not so) secret Santa (whose daughter lives in Montclair) got me a steak, ale and mushroom pie. Holy crap. I was full from lunch and still ate two pieces.

Note the little cow shaped crust.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu Dec 18, 2014 10:18 pm

Speaking of Montclair, anyone been to Montclair Bread Company? The doughnuts got great reviews somewhere recently and great doughnuts are pretty much the best thing in the world.

rass · Post by **rass** » Fri Dec 19, 2014 4:09 pm

mister d wrote:Speaking of Montclair, anyone been to Montclair Bread Company? The doughnuts got great reviews somewhere recently and great doughnuts are pretty much the best thing in the world.

Nope.

Heading to this place for dinner tonight. It's not too far from the bakery above, but we're eating late and I don't think I can make a side trip.

This place makes my favorite donuts in (not North) NJ.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Fri Dec 19, 2014 4:57 pm

Are they regular donuts or the clever kind? I want the clever kind and I want it closer than 23rd St.

cerrano · Post by **cerrano** » Fri Dec 19, 2014 5:55 pm

rass wrote:Office party today, and my (not so) secret Santa (whose daughter lives in Montclair) got me a steak, ale and mushroom pie. Holy crap. I was full from lunch and still ate two pieces.

Note the little cow shaped crust.

i fuckin' love that place. mrs. cerrano and i were talking about possibly picking up something from them tomorrow, and this post just might have sealed the deal.

rass · Post by **rass** » Fri Dec 19, 2014 5:57 pm

mister d wrote:Are they regular donuts or the clever kind? I want the clever kind and I want it closer than 23rd St.

They are made to order, but I'd say more regular than clever.

rass · Post by **rass** » Fri Dec 19, 2014 5:58 pm

cerrano wrote:
rass wrote:Office party today, and my (not so) secret Santa (whose daughter lives in Montclair) got me a steak, ale and mushroom pie. Holy crap. I was full from lunch and still ate two pieces.

Note the little cow shaped crust.
i fuckin' love that place. mrs. cerrano and i were talking about possibly picking up something from them tomorrow, and this post just might have sealed the deal.

As mentioned up thread, I'm going out to dinner tonight, but I'm haunted by the leftover pie in my fridge. Knowwhatimean?

cerrano · Post by **cerrano** » Fri Dec 19, 2014 6:32 pm

rass wrote:
cerrano wrote:
rass wrote:Office party today, and my (not so) secret Santa (whose daughter lives in Montclair) got me a steak, ale and mushroom pie. Holy crap. I was full from lunch and still ate two pieces.

Note the little cow shaped crust.
i fuckin' love that place. mrs. cerrano and i were talking about possibly picking up something from them tomorrow, and this post just might have sealed the deal.
As mentioned up thread, I'm going out to dinner tonight, but I'm haunted by the leftover pie in my fridge. Knowwhatimean?

if you need me to check on gus tonight while you're out tonight, just let me know.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Fri Dec 19, 2014 9:35 pm

1. Where did that pie come from? I need to check this out

2. What is a clever donut?

cerrano · Post by **cerrano** » Fri Dec 19, 2014 9:41 pm

cerrano wrote:as the fall begins in earnest tomorrow, you should make a trip to the pie store in montclair. the steak, ale and mushroom pie is the tits, but they have a lot of other savoury pies (shepherds, chicken madras , as well as pastys, sweet pies, and scones. plus they stock snacks and sauces straight outta south central uk.

and a dispute regarding the allocation of the potato, cheese, and onion pie almost caused a divorce tonight.

replace fall with winter.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Fri Dec 19, 2014 9:50 pm

Clever is Doughnut Plant or Voodoo or something like that where its not just the standard glazed or cider. Nothing wrong with the latter, but that's easier to find.

rass · Post by **rass** » Sat Dec 20, 2014 8:19 am

Plain or cinnamon sugar are my favorites, so perhaps I don't appreciate the potential complexity of donuts enough. Fresh out of the fryer though. Yum.

Fantastic fucking steak last night. Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ale on draft. House made Irish cream in my wife's Espresso Martini(s) and doled out with the bill for everyone at the table. Highly recommended, especially on someone else's dime.

rass · Post by **rass** » Sat Dec 20, 2014 10:15 pm

If you all Union County residents get one of those calendars from your town with a bunch of adds and pictures from all over the county, check out May before you toss the thing. If it's a cute little girl standing in front of a Veteran's memorial, it's my kid. She's excited.

rass · Post by **rass** » Sat Dec 27, 2014 9:25 am

rass wrote:The place in Clark is quite literally right off exit 135...

Speaking of GSP exit 135!

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Sat Dec 27, 2014 11:37 am

I sent that out to my friends as the second time in a year plus that I've had some jersey pride. (First being the discovery of Kane.)

And that's aweskme about the calendar. I'm technically a grown-up and I'd still be fired up about being in a local calendar.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Wed Apr 08, 2015 10:08 am

Anyone want to try this out again? Total Wine in South Orange has tasting classes on Thursdays. Thursday, April 16 is a Scotch class. It is $10, the beer events tend to be $5. Who's with me?

rass · Post by **rass** » Sat Apr 18, 2015 10:26 am

Yo, Mr Dick!

Pre-game detente at the Corner Table this afternoon? I'll probably be bringing at least one kid to act as a mediator. Need to be in the 'wood from 3:30 to 4:30, so can do 2-3 or after 4:30.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Sat Apr 18, 2015 12:39 pm

I'm goddamn working this afternoon.

rass · Post by **rass** » Sat Apr 18, 2015 1:39 pm

Aw. Inside? Good thing this just the nicest day of the year to date, and not THE nicest day of the year. Though there are no mosquitoes yet. And the allergens really haven't kicked in full force yet. And it isn't too hot, and no humidity. Have fun!

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Sat Apr 18, 2015 2:01 pm

Started at 2:00, so we got some park time. And when I'm done, I'm grilling the fuck outta some burgers.

(Also, real bad list there last Tuesday. No IPA option, not even just a bad one.)

rass · Post by **rass** » Sat Apr 18, 2015 2:21 pm

Blue Moon White!

Nice. I just got back from about 2 hours at the dentist with kid #1, which I took on because kid #2 was laying a guilt trip on my wife for not attending her first soccer game of the season, and my wife was clearly falling for it. Now I need to go drop kid #2 off at choir practice for an hour. Plus I feel like I have a bit of a cold and may end up just making soup for myself for dinner/game tonight. So enjoy your beautiful grillable day, asshole.