I'm Back!! Wishing all my Jewish Friends A Happy and Healthy New Year & An Easy Fast. After the holidays, I will be anxiously awaiting the arrival of another grandchild (my fourth!). I will keep you posted. In the meantime, I have accumulated so much information that I had to write all of you just in case you felt like trying a new restaurant, seeing a movie, or strolling through a craft show.
RESTAURANTS I NEED TO TRY:
1) Wooden Spoon Southern Kitchen and Saloon-285 Glenwood Ave., Bloomfield.
Smoked meats, fried chicken, shrimp and grits. Fun menu and a Bar!
2)Double Zero-103 U.S.46, Fairfield.
16 Varieties of Pizza, 18 varieties of Pasta and many Italian entrée options. Sounds yummy.
3)Dozo Sushi-163 S. Livingston Ave., Livingston. Sushi, Sashimi, and Asian Entrees.
4)Kimchi Mama-691 Bloomfield Ave., West Caldwell. Counter seats or Take Out.
Korean food.
5)Prime 94-94 Fairfield Road, Fairfield.
Upscale Steakhouse. Fabulous Varied Menu with burgers, steaks, seafood and pasta.
6) Kai Yang-345 Bloomfield Ave., Montclair. Owners of Boon Thai in Livingston
and Spice II in Montclair (which will be closing when Kai Yang opens).
Specialties will be Thai Rotisserie Chicken and Thai Street Food.
7)Shan Shan Noodles-333 Rte. 46 East, Parsippany. Hand Pulled Noodles
8)Tierney's Copperhouse-4 Little Falls Rd., Fairfield. Upscale Entrees and fun bar. Pricey
9)Sayola-38 Valley Rd., Montclair. Spanish Cuisine-tapas.
10)La Famiglia-359 Bloomfield Ave., Caldwell.
Recently expanded and supposedly service and food have not kept up with the crowds. BYO
11)Don Juan-55 Kingsley Street, West Orange. Mexican/Latin food. Amazing menu. sounds
delicious. BYO.
12)Coimbra-637 Market St., Newark. Portuguese. Great seafood, chicken, and beef options.
Known for suckling pig if that's your thing. Open for lunch and dinner.
13) Pucciarello's-34 Ridgedale Ave., East Hanover. Owners of the former Cielo (of which I was
not a fan). However I am told their inside out meatball is delish: spaghetti on the outside!
14) Ellen's Stardust Diner-1650 Broadway, NYC. This is a place I want to bring my grandchildren.
Open all day with a staff that breaks into show tunes throughout your meal. Food is not why you
would go! It's just fun for the kids.
15)Belle Harlem-2363 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd., NYC. Recommended by my foodie friend.
Beautiful table in their kitchen. They take reservations and serve small and large plates.
Limited menu. Sounds lovely.
UPCOMING FALL TELEVISION PROGRAMS: SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE
1)I Feel Bad-About a mom/boss/wife/friend/daughter. 9/19 at 10:30 NBC.
2)Forever-American Comedy about marriage. Starring Maya Rudolph and Fred Armisen. Love them. Airing on 9/14 on Amazon Video.
3)The Cool Kids-Comedy about three friends in a retirement community. Vicki Lawrence, Martin
Mull, and David Alan Grier. Airing 9/28 at 8:30 on Fox.
4)Manifest-Drama that is about a turbulent flight that when it finally lands, the passengers discover
the world has aged 5 years! 9/24 at 10:00 p.m. on NBC.
5)Ozark-Season 2 drama about a family and a money laundering scheme that goes bad. Stars
Laura Linney and Jason Bateman. Very good! On Netflix. Worth watching.
6)The Mayans-Next Chapter of Sons of Anarchy. Son of a Latino family and golden boy tries to
lead a productive life but encounters border violence. 9/18 at 10p.m. on FX.
7)Single Parents-Sitcom about a group of parents that form a support group, 9/26 at 9:30 on ABC.
8)Jack Ryan-Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan is in the CIA and leaves his desk job to solve crime through-
out the Middle East and Europe. Staring John Krasinkski. Amazon Prime.
9)The Ranch-Football player returns home to run the family ranch. Ashton Kutcher and Sam
Elliot. In the 3rd season. On Netflix.
MOVIES I WANT TO SEE
1)Bohemian Rhapsody-Biopic of Freddy Mercury, lead singer of Queen. Release 10/24.
2)A Simple Favor-Thriller about a mommy blogger(!) seeking to uncover the truth about her
best friend's disappearance. Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively. Release 9/14.
3)White Boy Rick-Matthew McConaughey. True story about a single father struggling to raise
two teens during 1980's in Detroit. Release 9/13.
4) Life Itself-Multi generational love story spanning decades and continents and all are connected
by one event. Great Cast: Olivia Wilde, Oscar Isaac, Samuel Jackson. Antonio Banderas, Mandy
Patinkin, and Annette Bening. 9/21 release date.
PRODUCTS THAT PIQUE MY INTEREST
1)Aviation Gin-I'm not a gin drinker, but Actor Ryan Reynolds is the owner. So I'd like to try it!
2)Cauliflower Gnocci-Made with 75% cauliflower, cassava flour, olive oil and sea salt. No wheat,
sugar, dairy or eggs. 12 ounce bags for $2.69 at Trader Joe's.
3)Kelsey Nixon Popcorn Popper-Heat-safe glass container that microwaves 8 cups of popcorn.
Comes in clear or four other colors. Available from HSN for $29.95. Fun house gift!
SOME OF THE NEW WORDS WEBSTER HAS ADDED
1)GOAT-greatest of all time.
2)Salty-feeling or showing resentment towards a person. Bitter.
3)TL;DR-too long; didn't read.
4)Hangry-my grandsons and I suffer from this! Irritable or angry due to hunger.
5)Woke-aware of and attentive to important facts and issues: especially racial and social injustices.
UPCOMING EVENTS IN THE AREA
9/15&9/16-Craft and Art Show in Anderson Park. Corner of Bellevue and N. Mountain Ave.
Upper Montclair. 10 a.m.-5p.m.
9/23-Millburn Street Fair. Rides, Music, Food, etc. Millburn Ave. 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
9/29-Food Truck and Craft Beer Festival! My kind of day! 8 Yogi Berra Drive in Little Falls.
It is on the campus of Montclair State University. 12 p.m.-7 p.m.
May I remind all of you to REGISTER TO VOTE by 10/16 if you live and have not registered in New Jersey.
And Then PLEASE VOTE in the general election on November 6th!
And, if you are a snowbird, you may request an Absentee Ballot in person until Monday, Nov. 5th!
No matter who or what you believe in, I encourage you to get out and ROCK THE VOTE!
Finally, I leave you with a quote I recently heard about marriage.
"Marriage is like a deck of cards. At first you need a heart and a diamond.
Years later, you wish you had a club and a spade."
Peace Out-One B
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