FOOD & DRINK
Jersey Cash 5 ticket worth $617K sold at N.J. liquor store
A Jersey Cash 5 lottery ticket sold at a liquor store in Essex County hit the $617,241 jackpot on Monday night. The lucky winner bought the ticket matching all five numbers at White Oak Liquors on Union Avenue in Belleville, the New Jersey Lottery said. Monday’s winning numbers were: 11,...
Chili’s and Applebee’s woo inflation-weary diners as fast food prices continue to climb
It’s a soar point. Fast food lovers have been watching helplessly as the price of a burger and fries climbs ever higher — combo quaffers in NYC are now paying as much as $13.89 plus tax for a Big Mac pack, not to mention a whopping $13.99 for a Whopper meal at some local Burger King locations. Are they looking for their fix at the wrong restaurant chains? Chili’s seems to think so. The Dallas-based home of the baby back (baby back, baby back, baby back) rib may traditionally have been considered a pricier sit-down upgrade over the usual quick and...
Legendary N.J. hot dog stand sold at auction for $850K
The owner of a Clifton restaurant specializing in BBQ-style Halal meats is the highest bidder in the auction for Libby’s Lunch, the iconic hot dog stand that did business at Paterson’s Great Falls for 84 years before it closed in 2020. Sal Washah submitted a final bid of...
What to know about the NYC Cannabis Parade and Rally
NEW YORK (PIX11) – Marijuana enthusiasts will parade down Broadway on Saturday to celebrate the annual NYC Cannabis Parade and Rally. The parade and rally is one of the longest-running marijuana legalization events in the world, organizers said. It started as a “smoke-in” at Washington Square Park in 1973, according to the parade’s website. A […]
'Bullied Into Sitting Down:' Dave Portnoy's Back In Town — With Visit To Harrison Pizzeria
The Barstool Sports CEO dropped by Nino's on Bergen Street in Harrison for the first of many "One Bite" pizza reviews. "Soupy in the middle," he said outside the restaurant biting into a slice. "Good, solid. Football pizza. I'd like it a little tighter." Ultimately, he gave it a 7.4.
Enjoy a delicious Mother's Day Brunch at these seven North Jersey restaurants
When my sister was in first grade, she went to a "Mother's Day Market" at her elementary school. One of those giant, yard-sale reminiscent gymnasium bazaars, the event required each kid to bring a dollar in exchange for which they'd be allowed to pick one item from the local upper class's second-hand trash-to-treasures. She handed in her single bill, and found (she told me later) what she was looking for immediately.
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