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The restaurant industry has paid a heavy price during the COVID-19 pandemic. There were some longtime and beloved eateries that permanently closed their doors, because they could no longer survive during this time. The New Jersey Restaurant & Hospitality Association predicts that at least 40% of restaurants in the state will close due to the pandemic. According to Rep. Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5), more than 23% of independent restaurants in New Jersey have closed. For some that have survived, they h...

2020 in review: The restaurant and dining stories we feasted on this year Normally, covering a restaurant beat is a mix of trying to get the scoop on new places coming in, sharing the stories of independent business owners and what inspires their offerings, and the delicious food itself — whether its South Jersey’s best cheesesteak, vegan cream or gnocchi as soft as a cloud. But nothing is normal in 2020. So even though we did our best to write about new places coming in (and new ones are s...

Auberge Resorts Collection Names Michele Evans as Vice President of Food & Beverage Share Article Evans Will Guide General Managers, Executive Chefs and Food & Beverage Teams Across The Auberge Resorts Collection Portfolio MILL VALLEY, Calif. (PRWEB) December 21, 2020 Auberge Resorts Collection, a portfolio of award-winning hotels, resorts and residences, today announced that Michele Evans will join the company as Vice President of...

Icepack | Dec. 10-17 Philadelphians set many records of which we all can be proud. Certainly, the names of “Molly Schuyler” and “Joey Chestnut” will go down in the annals of competitive chicken part dining as members of the elite Wing Bowl crew. Have the Eagles yet to have set records as to how far down a championship team can fall yet? I bet it’s close.  Near the weekend, however, we just discovered that Philadelphians felled by fatal drug overdoses rose in the first half of 2020, h...

Plus: your picks for to-go cocktails, fancy carryout, and more. December 10, 2020 Share Season’s Eating The kitchen bounty at the Dabney, one of our readers’ favorite restaurants. Photo by Scott Suchman We’ve been doing this survey—a chance to celebrate our readers’ favorite restaurants—for 43 years. This, of course, has been a year like no other. So while we still wanted to know who you think slings the best burger and breakfast, we also had some only-in-2020 questions. What are ...