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Yahoo
29-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Hunterdon County is holding its first-ever wine festival. Here's how to attend
With six wineries throughout its bucolic rolling hills, Hunterdon County is a New Jersey wine destination. And now, it's getting its first wine festival. The UNCORK Summer wine festival will offer wine tastings from 10 Garden State wineries from noon to 5 p.m. on Saturday, June 7, and Sunday, June 8, outdoors at the Red Mill Museum Village in Clinton, rain or shine. The Hunterdon County wineries in attendance will be Angelico Winery in Lambertville, Federal Twist Vineyard in Stockton, and Old York Cellars in Ringoes. Wine news: 'New and fresh' Hunterdon County winery opens indoor tasting room Festivalgoers will be able to sample wine, buy wine by the bottle and meet winemakers. The event will also include two food trucks, nearly a dozen vendors and live music. G'Day Gourmet, which serves Aussie-style meat pies, and Meat Wagon BBQ, which serves barbecued meats, will be the onsite food trucks. Vendors will include The Kind Vine, which makes wine-related gifts like coasters and wine charms; hot sauce maker Tia B's; Sweet Stuff Bakery; and Odd Jobs Salvage, which makes home decor items using live edge wood. Things to do: Eat, drink and be merry at these Central Jersey food festivals in 2025 Tickets are $25 in advance at $30 at the door (cash only). Non-drinkers over 18 can purchase $10 tickets, only available at the door in cash. Non-drinking tickets for those under 18 are free. The event is held by GPS, INC., an event production company that has held over 250 wine and beer tasting events over the last 20 years, in collaboration with Explore Hunterdon, the official tourism initiative of Hunterdon County. "The Red Mill is a great backdrop for an event for like this," said Marc Saluk, economic development and tourism director of Hunterdon County. "Not only can people enjoy local wine, they can stay and shop Clinton's main street and dine there that evening." Go: noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, June 7, and Sunday, June 8, at the Red Mill Museum Village in Clinton, $25 advance, $30 at the door; purchase tickets at Contact: JIntersimone@ Jenna Intersimone has been a staff member at the USA TODAY NETWORK New Jersey since 2014, although she's a lifetime Jersey girl who considers herself an expert in everything from the Jersey Shore to the Garden State's buzzing downtowns. To get unlimited access to her stories about food, drink and fun, please subscribe or activate your digital account today. You can also follow her on Instagram at @seejennaeat and on Twitter at @JIntersimone. This article originally appeared on Hunterdon County NJ UNCORK Summer wine festival debuts June 7
Yahoo
08-03-2025
- Yahoo
This town on the Delaware River near New Hope was named one of the best in the US by HGTV
Every Bucks County resident knows that it's easy to spend a day winding along the river towns along the Delaware, where one can find a plethora of quaint towns, including New Hope and Point Pleasant. But according to HGTV, one of its most popular destinations is just across the river from New Hope, and is one of the best in the U.S. The lifestyle channel named Lambertville, N.J., set along the Delaware River, as no. 30 in its recent list of the 50 most charming small towns in America. HGTV noted Lambertville's mix of Zagat-rated restaurants, one-of-a-kind shops, award-winning hotels and bed and breakfasts, and storied history as reasons behind its ranking. Lambertville day trippers are surrounded by historic digs on their visits, as the city − which dates back to 1705 − is full of federal townhouses, Victorian homes and a restored 19th-century train depot. Firing up grill in Point Pleasant: This new brewery, barbecue joint in Point Pleasant gives a nod to its firefighting past Plus, said HGTV, Lambertville is the antique capital of New Jersey. It's home to The People's Store Antiques and Design Center as well as other antique shops, plus artisan-owned stores and art galleries. Contact: JIntersimone@ Jenna Intersimone has been a staff member at the USA TODAY NETWORK New Jersey since 2014, although she's a lifetime Jersey girl who considers herself an expert in everything from the Jersey Shore to the Garden State's buzzing downtowns. To get unlimited access to her stories about food, drink and fun, please subscribe or activate your digital account today. You can also follow her on Instagram at @seejennaeat and on Twitter at @JIntersimone. This article originally appeared on Lambertville NJ named one of the best small towns in the US by HGTV
Yahoo
30-01-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
One of the biggest Korean BBQ chains in U.S. just opened its first NJ restaurant in Edison
With an interactive, grill-at-your-table experience surrounded by stacks of sweet and savory plates, Korean barbecue has exploded in popularity across the United States in recent years. In Central Jersey, there's no better place to get it than Edison, which has several Korean barbecue restaurants, as well as other Asian restaurants and grocery stores. Apparently, that word has spread, as one of the biggest Asian casual dining chains in the country just opened its first New Jersey location in the township. A new addition: 'Modern and sexy' restaurant and bar opens in Rahway amid city's renaissance GEN Korean BBQ, a Korean barbecue chain with 40 locations across the country, recently opened at 1763 State Route 27 in Festival Plaza, the former home of Picnic Garden. Founded in 2011 by two Korean immigrants in Los Angeles, GEN Korean BBQ serves authentic Korean and Korean-American fusion food including meats, poultry, seafood and vegetables. Customers can choose from a long list of fare including beef belly with Korean spicy sauce, pork cheek, honey chicken marinated in a sweet and savory sauce, and calamari steak with green tea salt to be cooked on grills at the center of their tables. Food news: An upscale steakhouse is opening in downtown Metuchen GEN Korean BBQ's chic, lounge-like ambiance gives the cuisine a modern kick with exposed ceilings, color-changing orb lighting, plush black and white seating, and neon-lit walls. The new Edison eatery is open 11 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. Monday to Thursday and 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday to Sunday. Go: 1763 State Route 27, Edison; Contact: JIntersimone@ Jenna Intersimone has been a staff member at the USA TODAY NETWORK New Jersey since 2014, although she's a lifetime Jersey girl who considers herself an expert in everything from the Jersey Shore to the Garden State's buzzing downtowns. To get unlimited access to her stories about food, drink and fun, please subscribe or activate your digital account today. You can also follow her on Instagram at @seejennaeat and on Twitter at @JIntersimone. This article originally appeared on GEN Korean BBQ opens first NJ restaurant in Edison
