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Objective & honest Restaurant & Wine Reviews by F. Scott, AKA "Jersey Foodies!" Thanks so much for stopping by my blog!

Saturday, August 2, 2008

El Meson - Freehold, NJ

Full review to come!

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NJFoodies: Princeton, New Jersey, United States; Born in Illinois, I spent my younger years as a local Chicago Foodie checking out restaurants in the city, and working as a waiter at many of the finest restaurants in the suburbs of Chicago. Look for me visiting a restaurant near you, or at one of the many local wine offlines throughout New Jersey

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(fōō'dē) Pronounced - foo-dee

Definition: a person keenly interested in food and drink, especially in eating or cooking.

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Pronunciation: \ˈē-nə-ˌfī(-ə)l\ Function: noun
Etymology: French œnophile, from œno- (from Greek oinos wine) + -phile -phile. Date: 1930
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New Jersey Blogs We Visit

Caviar and Cod Fish
Jersey Bites - Quest for Food with Attitude
John and Lisa Are Eating in South Jersey
New Jersey Nick
South Jersey Wine and Dine
The Blog That Ate New Jersey
The Food Chain - Lois Heyman

Local Resources

Bucks and Montgomery County Living
Carousel Farms - Great resource for Lavender Honey
Griggstown Quail Farm - Local Free Range Poultry
Hidden Trenton
Jersey Menu's
NJ Tea Houses
State of NJ Department of Agriculture
The Trentonian
Trenton City Museum - Ellarslie Mansion in Cadwalader Park
Trenton Style

F. Scott and Zelda's Favorite Wineries

Alma Rosa
Andrew Murray Vineyards
Antica Terra
Aubert
August West
Auteur Wines
Brewer Clifton
Carlisle Winery
Clos Pepe
Congruence
Core
DeBiase Wines
Fiddlehead Cellars
Foxen
Kistler
Kosta Browne
Kutch Wines
Lillian
Loring
Maybach Family Vineyards
Melville
Rhys - Alesia
Rivers Marie
Scarecrow
Sea Smoke Cellars
Shane Wines
Siduri
Stefania Wines
Tercero
Williams Selyem

Wine Resources We Frequent

CellarTracker
Chowhound Wine Board
Grape Stories - A Cellar Tracker Company
Richard Jennings Wine Blog
Robert Parker Forum
Wine Berserkers
Wine Depot Message Board
Wine Library Forum
Wine Searcher
Wine Spectator Forum

Favorite Online Wine Merchants

Benchmark Wine Group
Bottle Shop of Spring Lake
CoolVines
Grapes - The Wine Company
Hart Davis Hart Wine Co
JJ Buckley
K&L Wine Merchants
Liquor Outlet Wine Cellars
MW Sales
Premier Cru
Vinfolio
Vins Rare
Wine Commune
Wine Legend
WineBid.com
Zachys Auctions

Restaurants We Look Forward To Reviewing

Belford Bistro - Belford, NJ
Bell's Tavern - Lambertville, NJ
Blackfish - Conshohocken, PA
Blue Danube
Brother's Moon - Hopewell, NJ
Dish - Redbank, NJ
Drew's Bay Shore Bistro - Keyport, NJ
Eno Terra - Kingston, NJ
Franklin Mortgage & Investment Co. - A Drinking Establishment - Philadelphia, PA
Hamilton's Grill Room - Lambertville, NJ
Jake's Restaurant - Manayunk, PA
Lobster House - Cape May, NJ
Lorena's - Maplewood, NJ
Matt's Red Rooster Grill - Flemmington, NJ
Pluckemin Inn - Bedminster, NJ
Posillipo - Asbury Park, NJ
Rick's - Lambertville
The Frog & Peach - New Brunswick, NJ
Thyme Square - Red Bank, NJ
Tinto - Philadelphia
Trinity - Keyport, NJ

Burger Reviews Coming From:

Anton's At the Swan - Lambertville, NJ
Barnacle Bill's - Rumson, NJ
Boom - Belmar, NJ
Frankly Burgers -Freehold, NJ
Half Moon Restaurant and Saloon - Kennett Square, PA
Old Homestead Steakhouse - NYC
Pop Burger - NYC
Rossi's - Trenton, NJ
Ted's - Meriden, CT

Restaurant, Food, & Cooking Resources

A Food Comma Blog
All Recipes
Chowhound
Copy Kat Recipes
Epicurious
Food Network
Friends Eat
Open Table
Recipezaar
Top Secret Recipes
Yelp
Zagat

Gourmet, Cooking, and Kitchen Resources

Crate and Barrel
Dean & Deluca
Global Knives
Gourmet Delights
Kitchen Kapers
Le Creuset
Pottery Barn
Riedel Glasses
Spiegelau Glasses
The Frenchy Bee Gourmet Shop
Trader Joe's
Williams Sonoma

Local Cheese Shops

Andre's Wine and Cheese - Doylestown, PA
Carriage Trade Cheese Shoppe - Medford, NJ
Côté & Co - Doylestown, PA
Wine Concierge - Allenhurst, NJ

NJ Winemaking Schools

Bacchus Winemaking Club
Grape Beginnings - Freehold
Grape Escape - Dayton
Wine Room - Manalapan

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