re. CAP: YELP Wine & Tapas at Spuntino

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Last Tuesday night, Spuntino Wine Bar & Italian Tapas in Clifton was brimming with Yelp Elites and their plus ones. 

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The yelpers were treated to yummy light bites like a fresh beet watercress salad, ahi tuna with watermelon, and yellow tomatoes topped with house-made mozzarella.

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We sampled sinful pork belly, garlicky spaghetti pomodoro, and hot pizza with an assortment of toppings. Each offering representing the eatery was delicious and paired delightfully with an adult libation (read: wine and beer). 

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A little bourbon tasting including three different varieties was also available for the yelpers. The night culminated in four flavors of gelato and strong espresso. It was good food and a yelping time.

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7.20.15

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photo op: RECENT eats

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Even amongst a sea of changes, one thing remains constant in my life— eating. So when things shift, opportunities arise, and feelings fade, food brings comfort and familiarity.

So, I let it.

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Making stir-fry with Mommie kept me on my toes, but I was excited to eat the crispy veggies and tender meat drenched in sweet and spicy sauce blanketing sesame scented rice.

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I indulged in sweet things that made my teeth quiver with happiness while allowing a warmth to rush over me and a smile to bend. Like chocolate Mini- Course Cupcakes strewn with all of the imagination of children and soft chocolate chip cookies, bedazzled with rainbow sprinkles and sunshine.

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At the Alumni- Faculty BBQ that I helped to plan, somehow, in the warm air heavy with smoke, the food was bright and refined, exceeding my cookout expectations. Beautiful vegetables gleamed in the afternoon light while burgers hissed and sizzled on the lazy big jon grill.

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Yelp events really know how to make a girl happy, whisking her away to eat her memories of a simpler time at Johnny Rockets in Hoboken. Fries and onion rings quickly brought me back to elementary school field trips and failed first days of work. But burgers and buns and Oreo milkshakes made the present worth it.

A pasta moment of appreciation warmed teachers’ bellies and the company made it delicious.

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6.18.17

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re.CAP: STAYcation

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We are not so great at planning. We got as far as whoot whoot, Spring Break! and that’s about it. So we hung out around the homestead and grazed all along (click the links for more of the dets). We tried and re-tried spots during our scrumptious staycation.

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While close to home in Jersey City, we visited Brightside Tavern for a greasy brunch

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 Downtown Yogurt for frozen treats,

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The Bistro at Grove Square  for a mid-afternoon munchie 

 

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and Porta for an off-time pizza.

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We ventured into the City for a re-do at Asellina,

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a second dessert at Max Brenner, 

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and an international auto show.

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And in Hoboken, we indulged in favorites like too delicious La Isla for lunch 

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and burger bold Bareburger for an almost too late dinner.

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We had a good time tasting new things and making things up as we went along… nomnomnom!

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4.13.15

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