The Culinary Education Center of Monmouth County is a collaborative effort between Brookdale community College and the Monmouth County Vocational School District. The school is located at 101 Drury Lane, Asbury Park, NJ 07712.  732-988-3299
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Conventional wine wisdom often highlights young, fresh white wines with plenty of crisp acidity for summertime, but reds can make their mark for summer too. They work best especially around the grill with red meat.
If …

It’s suppertime at the shore! Long, lazy days and hot nights seem to ring the dinner bell in all our minds, calling us away from the kitchen and into the tableau of restaurants that are …

Where can you see lobsters fly and clams roll? The New Jersey Seafood Festival in Belmar, June 11 – 13, 2010 is the place to go. “The amount and variety of seafood that will be …

For anyone who enjoys the flavor and aroma of freshly baked bread, nothing beats the convenience of a bread machine. And for those who are managing gluten intolerance or food allergies, a bread machine makes …

Books For Cooks
The Vegetarian Slow Cooker: Great Recipes, Exceptional Flavors.
More and more people are reducing their consumption of meat and replacing it with a diet more rich in vegetables, legumes, whole grains and fruit.   In …

Whether it’s a party or a park bench, dining outdoors is a simple pleasure.  Make the most of your backyard restaurant with just a little creative planning.
First, make it comfortable and convenient.  It’s no fun …

To many gardeners, zucchini is like the Don Rickles of the veggie plot; it just don’t get no respect. Like Don Rickles, it can make an “oversized impression”  in one’s garden…taking up …

The grills are heating up and so are the combinations of flavors and ingredients that make this one of the tastiest times of the year.  Top chefs have suggested some delicious flavor combos that …

Article by: Cheri Scolari
Cheesemonger at Sickles Market
www.SicklesMarket.com
When you do find a combination that works, the flavors blend beautifully and one partner amplifies the finest qualities of the other
Wine and cheese are, in many respects, like …

Currents Magazine’s food editor Jimi Hilton starts us off with what we hope will be a regular feature — a tale of his “best wine drinking experience — ever.”
Wow, it’s hard to single out the …

Seasonal Eating on the Horizon
The Jersey Shore is coming into its own. Fresh coats of paint, awnings, tables and chairs are coming out of their winter hibernation and getting ready for outdoor diners and snackers. …

Have you ever wondered where chefs eat on their nights off? We trust a chef’s palate when it comes to preparing our food, so it only follows that when they eat out, they go for …

Local New Jersey
At Its Food Finest
It should come as no surprise that a place called the Garden State should know what to do in the kitchen. New Jersey is home to some of the …

Wine Pairing Tips & Simple ‘BYO’ Rules of the Road
This month we explore the joys of BYOB. BYOB most commonly means “bring your own bottle”. Most generally recognize that the more modern usage of the …

“What a great place to go on a cold winter’s night.”
Are you as sick and tired of all the dark and wintry days we’ve been having as Jimi has been? Looking for a nice, warm …

Jimi Hilton, food editor to Currents Magazines works his way through the culinary alphabet — and finally gets to X — with Xichuan Pepper. And he has another, very spicy “X-named ingredient” still in reserve.
We’ve …

We invite you to join us for a superb Alpha Omega wine dinner at Branches Catering on March 17,2010 and meet the winery’s talented young winemaker, Jean Hoefliger.

We invite you to join us …

“Wine I Like It”  Wine Tasting Experiences
Have you ever read a wine review and wondered, “Where do they get those descriptors…it tastes like wine to me.” Or, have you ever purchased a wine …

Jimi Hilton, food editor to Currents Magazines works his way through the culinary alphabet…and finally gets to X…with Xichuan Pepper…And he has another, very spicy “X-named ingredient” still in reserve…
We’ve been itching to get to …