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“I’ve been treated like I don’t know what I’m talking about,” says Women in Wine NJ founder Victoria Reader, a vineyard manager and assistant winemaker.

In his new cookbook, Zacchary Bird offers a guide to transforming vegetables into flavorful meat-like meals.

Author Shanna Farrell wants more people to care about the agricultural aspects of whiskey, tequila, rum, brandy and other liquors.

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We’ve reached that point in late summer when my pepper plants are producing more than I can keep up with. There are only so many stuffed peppers, fajitas and stir fries one can eat. If your garden is also pumping out a bountiful amount of peppers right now, here are six different ways to preserve them to enjoy during a later season. Remember: If you’re working with hot peppers, be careful when handling them. Wear gloves to protect your hands from the capsaicin (the compound that gives hot pepper…

In his garden, Danny Childs tends to a host of different plants that he uses to make a bevvy of drinks. There’s wormwood, rhubarb and artichoke, which he transforms into vermouth, absinthe and amaro, a bitter herbal liqueur with ancient roots. There’s also an abundance of flowers and herbs such as b…

We Are What We Eat: A Slow Food Manifesto A longtime champion of the Slow Food Movement, renowned chef Alice Waters tackles how food defines us. In her new book, Waters looks at how food has negatively impacted people and the environment but also how it can help heal and replenish. As she writes in the book’s introduction, “How we eat is how we live.” Through her own lived experiences, Waters charts America’s various food eras—from World War II’s victory gardens to frozen dinners and fast food,…

So you have a batch of newly-hatched chicks, but don’t know whether they’ll become hens or roosters. While it’s easy to tell the difference between the two when mature chickens strut across your yard, it’s nearly impossible to identify the gender—otherwise known as sexing—of a young chick. You won’t be able to determine with certainty whether they are cockerels (male chickens under one year old) or pullets (female chickens under one year old) until they’re at least 16 weeks old. Here’s what to l…

There are a lot of pets that need feeding in the United States. Around 67 percent of households own at least one. Companion animals lead the pack, as 63.4 million households have dogs and 42.7 million own cats, with some overlap for those that have both. While people continue to rescue and adopt cats and dogs, many farmed animals face a different fate as a result. Pets aren’t included as consumers in the calculations for overall US meat consumption, but animal-derived products make up a signific…

Kohler, who was farm-to-table before it was cool, brought warmth and culinary panache to northern Bergen County.

The decision to close the restaurant, an NJM Top 30, was not made by the operators but by the investors.

After testing positive earlier this month, the Indian-born chef has reportedly died from complications caused by the coronavirus.

Craig Polignano, leaving Jockey Hollow to take “a little time for myself,” will be replaced by A.J. Capella, recently executive chef of A Toute Heure in Cranford.

Over the last decade, Asbury Park’s restaurant scene has become one of the most dynamic in the state. Here are our top picks for where to eat.

A novice gets his feet wet (literally) on the canning line at New Jersey Beer Co. in North Bergen.

Mindful eating is the practice of paying careful attention to all the sensations, emotions and thoughts that accompany the consumption of food.