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Kinchley's Tavern, with bar pies and retro charm, an essential North Jersey restaurant
I see a horse on the roof and so I know I'm there: Kinchley's Tavern in Ramsey, the next stop on my journey to the 25 most essential restaurants in North Jersey, as determined by you, dear readers. Many of you recommended Kinchley's, and I've always heard it in conversations about the best bar pie in the state. Yet where one stands in that debate is based on gustatory preferences and personal associations and histories with the establishments that serve them; that is, it's hard to name a winner when so many subjective factors are in play. Nonetheless, with a table full of said pies, a house red ale and some meatballs, I was eager to enter the fray. A fellow diner eyed my spread on his way out and said, "That's an amazing order," and I asked where he'd put these pies in the North Jersey pizza hierarchy. He thought for a moment and said, "Some people think they're overrated, but I've been coming here for 50 years and they've always worked for me." Picking up a wafer-thin slice of Kinchley's fra diavolo bar pie and folding it in half with an audible snap, I wonder: Is this pizza going to be worth all the fuss? But then, I look around the wood-paneled dining room to the tables packed with families. I think of the guy eating lunch here 50 years after his first visit, and the value of familiarity and consistency. I consider the dining's quirky accents collected over nine decades and the totem of the rooftop Clydesdale, and think: Oh, there's much more to Kinchley's than pizza. Kinchley's opened in 1937, making it one of the oldest pizzerias still running in the state. Although it's had three owners in its run, current owner George Margolis says the bar pie recipe hasn't changed since 'Mrs. Kinchley' created it some 80 years ago. The bar pie has racked up accolades over the years; readers have named it their favorite pizza in Bergen County in our annual (201) Magazine Best of Bergen poll each of the last six years. Barstool's Dave Portnoy graded the bar pie a respectable 7.5 upon his 2018 visit, and quick Google search reveals just how popular Kinchley's is for the influencer/pizza bro crowd. Beyond the menu of familiar Italian-American dishes and pub grub, Kinchley's charm is rooted in the marriage between nostalgia and peculiarity. That roof horse is a life-sized Clydesdale replica named Great Scott placed there in the '80s, and Kinchley's does indeed encourage diners to use it as a north star, but it's just the first of many throwback tchotchkes and accents at the tavern. In the dining room, you eat in booths on tables perma-matted with spill-proof red and white checker tabletops. Walls are dark wood panels with the occasional mirror branded with a major American brewery producer — and if you didn't get the hint that you're supposed to drink here, the chandeliers are a hodgepodge of stained-glass fixtures bearing old-school beer logos. You'll also find memorabilia like various cars of an old model train behind a glass display, artifacts from a time when Mountain Dew was just a quirky soda pop from the mountains and not jet fuel for preteen gamers, and placards with quaint, boozy sayings like 'The truth comes out when the spirits go in.' The bar, partitioned off from the dining room, features a long, slim tabletop with TVs and a giant mirror on which the Kinchley's logo — Clydesdales pulling a horse — is displayed. Taplists, drink and food specials and words of wisdom are etched in colorful chalk onto framed boards throughout the space. All of it — the story, the decor, the vibe — primes you for a good experience and echoes the culinary approach: comfort Italian food and pub grub. So much has been said about the bar pies at Kinchley's that I wasn't expecting the bar itself to be notable. My mistake. With so much of the decor heralding Big Beer brands, I was pleasantly surprised that the tap list (which rotates) included some craft bangers: Allagash White, Dogfishhead 60 Minute IPA, Franziskaner Weissbier and their own Red Checkered Ale, brewed by the folks at Toms River Brewing. It's a red ale, which you seldom see these days, and was an excellent representation of the style: malty but crisp with a touch of sweetness. Though the food menu includes burgers, sandwiches and entrees like coconut shrimp and a roast beef platter, I stuck with some Italian American staples and, of course, the bar pies. The meatballs were the best thing I ate at Kinchley's (and, to spoil it a bit, I liked the bar pies). Pillowy soft and oozing with moisture, they're some of the best I've had in recent memory. The sauce helped; chunks of meat in balance with bright tomatoes and a citrus zip to liven everything up. The veal parm sandwich I'd classify as 'fine.' The veal was pounded thin, heavily breaded and topped with mozzarella and sauce; all the components are there, it just didn't move me. The bread, however, was stellar: a halved ciabatta loaf, singed with char spots on the outside. It kept the sub's innards intact and actually added the biggest pop of flavor to each bite. With those out of the way, I headed into the culinary main event at Kinchley's — a bar pie flight of their three most popular pies: original, vodka and fra diavola. People can disagree in good faith about whether they like the crust of Kinchley's bar pies. For some, it might be too thin; for others, there's no such thing as that. I fall into the latter camp, and so I was pleased at how each slice — as thick as maybe a dozen sheets of printer paper — snapped like a cracker. I liked how the crust bubbles made for even thinner, even roastier bites. As for the varieties, the fra diavolo stood apart in large part because of the sauce. This wasn't just marinara with red pepper flakes; Kinchley's manages to extract both the spice and the red fruit flavor from the pepper, so you end up getting a sweet-spice experience, which blends with the bitter char on the crust and the fat and salt from the cheese for a balanced bite. As a counterpoint, the vodka pie was just a little too sweet for my liking. If I were to order it again, I'd cut it with a topping like hot peppers, black olives or maybe anchovies. To round out the meal, I ordered one of Kinchley's New York-style vanilla egg creams. Now, egg creams have never been a part of my life, so you'll have to excuse me that once the server plopped down a full liter glass of frothy white liquid on the table, I stealthily Googled what one was: neither egg nor cream (as I'd assumed), it's made of milk, seltzer water and vanilla syrup. So voluminous was it that I barely finished half of this sweet, creamy, fizzy concoction, but so pleased by the experience was I that I can certainly see a day when I crave it again. I won't weigh in on whether it is indeed the best bar pie in the region; that's a choice for only you and your maker. But I'd certainly go out of my way to get another and would recommend it to those who haven't been. And kudos to Kinchley's for keeping the prices low; everything I mentioned in here totaled to under $70. I left Kinchley's enamored with its charm; its affinity for quirky historical flourishes and its commitment to comfort. It bucks change in the broad sense but it's not stubborn in the details; the quality of the food, the modern taplist and the quick service are testaments to that. But I'm also left thinking there's something unique about North Jersey that fosters the continued presence of old-school restaurants like Kinchley's, Rutt's Hut, Holsten's, Patsy's and others; something in between the notes in every Springsteen song, something earnest, something like: If it ain't broke, don't fix it. In other words, something essential. Go: Kinchley's Tavern. 586 Franklin Turnpike, Ramsey; 201-934-7777, Matt Cortina is a food reporter for Record. If you have recommendations for other essential North Jersey restaurants for him to visit, go here or email him at mcortina@ This article originally appeared on Kinchley's Tavern in Ramsey one of most essential restaurants in NJ
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29-05-2025
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PRINZ Unveils Supreme Award At The 2025 PRINZ Awards – Pead Brought The Haka Home
Press Release – PRINZ Pead took home the coveted Supreme Award at the annual PRINZ Awards for their campaign, Restoring Mana: The World's Largest Haka for Raukatauri Music Therapy Trust. 180 PR Professionals gathered last night to celebrate excellence and achievement in Aotearoa's public relations and communications sector, which resulted in over 75 award winners. The categories ranged from Best Use of Digital and Social Media to PR In-House Team of the Year to Marketing Communication. This year, five campaigns went head-to-head to take away the final award of the evening, the Supreme Award. Each campaign, submitted by Acumen New Zealand, Pead, Hamilton City Council, Great Scott and Special PR, received gold awards in their respective categories, making them eligible for this award. Ultimately, Pead was unveiled as the Supreme Award Winner for their work with the Raukatauri Music Therapy Trust. Pead's campaign was born when the Raukatauri Music Therapy Trust was faced with funding cuts. After looking into Aotearoa's most marked act of unity, they found that the Guiness World Record for the World's Largest Haka was held by France. They created a nation-wide call to action, reclaim the World's Largest Haka title from the French and raise funds for RMTT. Their efforts resulted in 6467 New Zealanders performing the Haka at Eden Park Stadium and over half a million dollars raised for RMTT. Furthermore, their campaign led Guinness to revise its rules ensuring only Māori can lead future haka records. The judges noted that their campaign 'brought all of New Zealand and the world on an exciting journey to create positive change'. It was described as joyful, insightful, creative and a truly inclusive communications campaign. Chief Judges Nikki Wright APR FPRINZ and Andrew Pirie FPRINZ comment 'This bold, nation-building campaign showcased some of the best qualities of public relations as it harnessed the power of haka to unite New Zealanders and reclaim the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title for the World's Largest Haka. It aptly combined cultural pride with a charitable purpose.' Other notable gold awards of the evening were awarded to One Plus One Communications for PR Consultancy of the Year (Large), Scope Communications for PR Consultancy of the Year (Small to Medium) and ProCare for PR In-House Team of the Year. The Public Relations Institute of New Zealand were thrilled to have celebrated another year of incredible mahi in Aotearoa at the PRINZ Awards Gala Dinner last night. The calibre of campaigns this year was extremely high and represents just how valuable the public relations and communications industry really is. See the full list of winners below: Telum Media – Best Use of Media Relations Bronze Award Winners: • The Shine Collective for One in Five – A Transformative Shift in Māori Data. • Great Scott for The new apartment on the block – The opening of Christchurch's Rānui apartments • Quantum Jump for Campaign for Greater Wellington Silver Award Winners: • Blackland PR for A new household name in building: NZ Certified Builders • One Plus One Communications for RMHC NZ: Not every family will be at the beach this Christmas • Development West Coast for Putting the West Coast back on the map • One Plus One Communications for NZFN: Pitching in to feed Aotearoa Gold Award Winner: • Special PR for KFC Gravy Train Isentia – Best Use of Digital and Social Media Bronze Award Winners: • Ngai Tahu for Kauraka e Mataku kia Takatū! Don't be scared, be prepared • Breakout Room (MBM) for Unpro – Sport New Zealand Ihi Aotearoa Silver Award Winners: • Hamilton City Council for The cost to run a city • One Plus One Communications for The Team Talk that Rarked Up a Nation Government Relations and Public Affairs Bronze Award Winner: • Auckland Transport for Tackling Drink Driving in Auckland – An evidence based, partnership approach Silver Award Winners: • ProCare for Patient Voice – giving power back to the people • Employers and Manufacturers Association for Change the Act – EMA's campaign to simplify holiday pay Gold Award Winner: • Acumen for Advocating for Food Security: How Ingham's secured a policy change for poultry farming in New Zealand Streem – Corporate and Business Public Relations Silver Award Winners: • Acumen for Taking Animal Health forward with Boehringer Ingelheim • One Plus One Communications for Lifting the lid on 2degrees' books to show NZ they mean business Robert Walters – Internal Communications Bronze Award Winner: • Summerset Group Holdings for From gratitude comes greatness: transforming Summerset's employee recognition programme. Silver Award Winners: • Fonterra for From Indifference to Inspiration: Sharing Fonterra's revised strategy • Port Marlborough for Portsafe – Empowering our people through internal communications Gold Award Winner: • Great Scott for Connecting the dots to protect lives – Methanex's process safety campaign Community Relations and Engagement Bronze Award Winners: • Auckland Council for Last Call: Tackling alcohol harm head on in Auckland • Coastguard Tautiaki Moana for Coastguard Bar Awareness Roadshow • Ashburton City Council for 5 for our future – Kia Rima Mō te Anamata Silver Award Winners: • Palmerston North City Council for Shaping Palmy together: the Long-Term Plan that listened • Pead for Restoring Mana: The World's Largest Haka for Raukatauri Music Therapy Trust Gold Award Winner: • Hamilton City Council for A rose amongst thorns – the challenging evolution of Hamilton Gardens Issues, Crisis or Reputation Management Silver Award Winner: • Common Ground PR for Strength After Scrutiny: The Ārepa Rebuild Marketing Communication Bronze Award Winners: • ACC for Turning Critics into Champions: Redesigning ACC's Sensitive Claims Service with Empathy and Trust • Māia Studio for Step Into your place • Hamilton City Council for Manu with Mana • Anthem for Driving Omoda Jaecoo's entry into the New Zealand market • Special PR for Cold Call Back Service Silver Award Winners: • Development West Coast f or The Coast Calls: how we made New Zealand listen • Acumen New Zealand for Streets, Eats and Snow-Capped Peaks: Celebrating a decade of Uber in New Zealand • One Plus One Communications for NZFM – Pitching in to Feed Aotearoa • Bay of Plenty Regional Council for Baybus On Demand: Smarter public transport, on your time Gold Award Winner: • Pead for Restoring Mana (prestige): The World's Largest Haka for Raukatauri Music Therapy Trust Celebrity Speakers – Experiential and Activation Bronze Award Winner: • Special PR for Pou-o-kai Silver Award Winner: • Acumen New Zealand for Streets, Eats and Snow-Capped Peaks: Celebrating a decade of Uber in New Zealand Truescope – Sally Logan-Milne Young Practitioner of the Year Award • Highly Commended – Hannah Powell • Winner – Fiann Blackham Isentia Prize for Excellence in Research, Measurement & Evaluation • Winner: Great Scott for Connecting the dots to protect lives – Methanex's process safety campaign PR In-house Team of the Year • Silver Award Winner: Development West Coast • Gold Award Winner: ProCare PR Consultancy of the Year – Small to Medium Silver Award Winners: • Blackland PR • Brainchild Gold Award Winners: • Scope Communications PR Consultancy of the Year – Large • Silver Award Winner: Special PR • Gold Award Winner: One Plus One Communications PRINZ Supreme Award • Winner: Pead for Restoring Mana: The World's Largest Haka for Raukatauri Music Therapy Trust
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28-05-2025
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PRINZ Unveils Supreme Award At The 2025 PRINZ Awards - Pead Brought The Haka Home
Pead took home the coveted Supreme Award at the annual PRINZ Awards for their campaign, Restoring Mana: The World's Largest Haka for Raukatauri Music Therapy Trust. 180 PR Professionals gathered last night to celebrate excellence and achievement in Aotearoa's public relations and communications sector, which resulted in over 75 award winners. The categories ranged from Best Use of Digital and Social Media to PR In-House Team of the Year to Marketing Communication. This year, five campaigns went head-to-head to take away the final award of the evening, the Supreme Award. Each campaign, submitted by Acumen New Zealand, Pead, Hamilton City Council, Great Scott and Special PR, received gold awards in their respective categories, making them eligible for this award. Ultimately, Pead was unveiled as the Supreme Award Winner for their work with the Raukatauri Music Therapy Trust. Pead's campaign was born when the Raukatauri Music Therapy Trust was faced with funding cuts. After looking into Aotearoa's most marked act of unity, they found that the Guiness World Record for the World's Largest Haka was held by France. They created a nation-wide call to action, reclaim the World's Largest Haka title from the French and raise funds for RMTT. Their efforts resulted in 6467 New Zealanders performing the Haka at Eden Park Stadium and over half a million dollars raised for RMTT. Furthermore, their campaign led Guinness to revise its rules ensuring only Māori can lead future haka records. The judges noted that their campaign 'brought all of New Zealand and the world on an exciting journey to create positive change'. It was described as joyful, insightful, creative and a truly inclusive communications campaign. Chief Judges Nikki Wright APR FPRINZ and Andrew Pirie FPRINZ comment 'This bold, nation-building campaign showcased some of the best qualities of public relations as it harnessed the power of haka to unite New Zealanders and reclaim the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title for the World's Largest Haka. It aptly combined cultural pride with a charitable purpose.' Other notable gold awards of the evening were awarded to One Plus One Communications for PR Consultancy of the Year (Large), Scope Communications for PR Consultancy of the Year (Small to Medium) and ProCare for PR In-House Team of the Year. The Public Relations Institute of New Zealand were thrilled to have celebrated another year of incredible mahi in Aotearoa at the PRINZ Awards Gala Dinner last night. The calibre of campaigns this year was extremely high and represents just how valuable the public relations and communications industry really is. See the full list of winners below: Telum Media - Best Use of Media Relations Bronze Award Winners: • The Shine Collective for One in Five - A Transformative Shift in Māori Data. • Great Scott for The new apartment on the block - The opening of Christchurch's Rānui apartments • Quantum Jump for Campaign for Greater Wellington Silver Award Winners: • Blackland PR for A new household name in building: NZ Certified Builders • One Plus One Communications for RMHC NZ: Not every family will be at the beach this Christmas • Development West Coast for Putting the West Coast back on the map • One Plus One Communications for NZFN: Pitching in to feed Aotearoa Gold Award Winner: • Special PR for KFC Gravy Train Isentia - Best Use of Digital and Social Media Bronze Award Winners: • Ngai Tahu for Kauraka e Mataku kia Takatū! Don't be scared, be prepared • Breakout Room (MBM) for Unpro - Sport New Zealand Ihi Aotearoa Silver Award Winners: • Hamilton City Council for The cost to run a city • One Plus One Communications for The Team Talk that Rarked Up a Nation Government Relations and Public Affairs Bronze Award Winner: • Auckland Transport for Tackling Drink Driving in Auckland - An evidence based, partnership approach Silver Award Winners: • ProCare for Patient Voice – giving power back to the people • Employers and Manufacturers Association for Change the Act – EMA's campaign to simplify holiday pay Gold Award Winner: • Acumen for Advocating for Food Security: How Ingham's secured a policy change for poultry farming in New Zealand Streem - Corporate and Business Public Relations Silver Award Winners: • Acumen for Taking Animal Health forward with Boehringer Ingelheim • One Plus One Communications for Lifting the lid on 2degrees' books to show NZ they mean business Robert Walters - Internal Communications Bronze Award Winner: • Summerset Group Holdings for From gratitude comes greatness: transforming Summerset's employee recognition programme. Silver Award Winners: • Fonterra for From Indifference to Inspiration: Sharing Fonterra's revised strategy • Port Marlborough for Portsafe – Empowering our people through internal communications Gold Award Winner: • Great Scott for Connecting the dots to protect lives – Methanex's process safety campaign Community Relations and Engagement Bronze Award Winners: • Auckland Council for Last Call: Tackling alcohol harm head on in Auckland • Coastguard Tautiaki Moana for Coastguard Bar Awareness Roadshow • Ashburton City Council for 5 for our future – Kia Rima Mō te Anamata Silver Award Winners: • Palmerston North City Council for Shaping Palmy together: the Long-Term Plan that listened • Pead for Restoring Mana: The World's Largest Haka for Raukatauri Music Therapy Trust Gold Award Winner: • Hamilton City Council for A rose amongst thorns – the challenging evolution of Hamilton Gardens Issues, Crisis or Reputation Management Silver Award Winner: • Common Ground PR for Strength After Scrutiny: The Ārepa Rebuild Marketing Communication Bronze Award Winners: • ACC for Turning Critics into Champions: Redesigning ACC's Sensitive Claims Service with Empathy and Trust • Māia Studio for Step Into your place • Hamilton City Council for Manu with Mana • Anthem for Driving Omoda Jaecoo's entry into the New Zealand market • Special PR for Cold Call Back Service Silver Award Winners: • Development West Coast f or The Coast Calls: how we made New Zealand listen • Acumen New Zealand for Streets, Eats and Snow-Capped Peaks: Celebrating a decade of Uber in New Zealand • One Plus One Communications for NZFM – Pitching in to Feed Aotearoa • Bay of Plenty Regional Council for Baybus On Demand: Smarter public transport, on your time Gold Award Winner: • Pead for Restoring Mana (prestige): The World's Largest Haka for Raukatauri Music Therapy Trust Celebrity Speakers - Experiential and Activation Bronze Award Winner: • Special PR for Pou-o-kai Silver Award Winner: • Acumen New Zealand for Streets, Eats and Snow-Capped Peaks: Celebrating a decade of Uber in New Zealand Truescope - Sally Logan-Milne Young Practitioner of the Year Award • Highly Commended – Hannah Powell • Winner – Fiann Blackham Isentia Prize for Excellence in Research, Measurement & Evaluation • Winner: Great Scott for Connecting the dots to protect lives – Methanex's process safety campaign PR In-house Team of the Year • Silver Award Winner: Development West Coast • Gold Award Winner: ProCare PR Consultancy of the Year - Small to Medium Silver Award Winners: • Blackland PR • Brainchild Gold Award Winners: • Scope Communications PR Consultancy of the Year - Large • Silver Award Winner: Special PR • Gold Award Winner: One Plus One Communications PRINZ Supreme Award
Axios
30-01-2025
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- Axios
Boston's Great Scott set to reopen as mixed-use project
The Great Scott is coming back. Developers filed new plans for the mixed-use building in Lower Allston that will be home to the revived music venue and dozens of apartments. Why it matters: For more than four decades, Great Scott was a legendary venue for local acts and national tours of artists on the brink of making it big. Superstars like Charli XCX and Phoebe Bridgers appeared there early in their careers, and local acts like Hallelujah the Hills and The Shills played regularly while the 'Gansett and PBR flowed like water. The big picture: Along with resurrecting the beloved venue, the development increases the land use at a central Allston intersection a block from the old site by replacing the current low-rise structures with a multistory mixed-use building. Zoom in: The project brings together the owner of the Great Scott and O'Brien's brands, which developed the popular Raffles hotel in the Back Bay and operates Vanyaland, one of the area's top music websites. By the numbers: 300-person capacity for the new Great Scott club. The old club on Beacon Street held 240. 105-foot building height at the corner of Harvard Avenue and Cambridge Street. 139 residential units in 97,300 square feet of total space. Zero resident parking spaces. The developers are encouraging residents to use bikes or public transit. Three car-sharing parking spaces for a program like ZipCar or Getaround. The details: The new building is set to relocate the existing O'Brien's Pub, the 75-person barroom venue that absorbed some of the Allston rock scene when the original Great Scott closed in 2020. The development team says O'Brien's will stay open during construction. Also back will be Great Scott's signature green awning that for years invited patrons in to hand cash over at the door, get their hand stamped and have a good time in the tight-quartered club. Between the lines: The plan secured regulatory approval from the Boston Licensing Board in August. The board also okayed the transfer of O'Brien's liquor license to the new site. Inside: Plans call for "small, economically efficient" apartments with acoustic barriers to keep the sound from the stage to a minimum. Two retail or restaurant spaces will be on the ground floor alongside the two clubs. The bottom line: The project is a win for local music lovers still mourning the loss of the old club and for proponents of denser, car-free housing in Lower Allston. There's no reopening date set, but developers expect an 18-month construction phase.
