Section: Business
Verona Cooks: Ariane Duarte’s Fresh Beet Salad
Ariane Duarte’s week is one long Quickfire Challenge. If you watched the Verona-based chef compete in season 5 of “Top Chef”, you know the drill: An impossible mix of ingredients, limited time and a lot of people to please. In her daily life outside the world of reality television Duarte juggles the cooking at CulinAriane, [...]
Party Planning? Think Local
With First Holy Communion and graduation season approaching as quickly as the warm weather, it is time to get planning–party planning. I love to cook and host a party, but even I know my limitations. There are only so many hours in a day and until I grow that third arm I’ve been needing since [...]
VHS Car Wash Fundraiser
Verona High School Project Graduation 2010 is partnering with a Verona car wash for a fundraiser next week. Bring your car to Quality Car Care on Tuesday, April 27 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and the business will donate a portion of the proceeds to VHS Project Graduation, which creates a drug and alcohol-free [...]
Saturday Sale At Alex The Shoe Man
Alex Gelfenbeyn, better known as Alex The Shoe Man, has been back at work for two months now since suffering a stroke in January. So to thank everyone who sent cards and wishes during his recovery, Alex is offering 10% off the purses, wallets and other merchandise he stocks (but not repair services) for one [...]
Viva Tortilla Sunrise
Four words: Chile Relleno Tortilla Sunrise. The last two indicate where your next meal should be. The first two are what you should order when you get there. And yes, this is a Mexican restaurant in Verona. With chile heat that would be described with a colorful phrase that begins with the word “kick” were [...]
Allergy Tips From Verona’s Sneeze Doctor
You didn’t need the weather report to know that the pollen levels are really high in town today. You also know that, given the activity level of the average week in Verona, you won’t be able to stay home until the pollen dies down. “How are you going to tell someone who loves Verona Park [...]
Lakeside Awarded Pool Contract Again
One more piece of your summer just fell into place. At tonight’s town council meeting, the council voted to award Lakeside Delicatessen a two-year contract to run the concession stand at Verona Pool. Bagelwich Bagel Bakery had been the concessionaire for the previous two seasons. Lakeside’s bid amount was $16,295.01 for the 2010 season and [...]
Did You Have An Affair At The Richfield?
No, not that kind. The Richfield Regency is turning 45 and it’s calling on anyone who booked an event there over the years to come help it celebrate its milestone on Wednesday, April 28 from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. The Richfield is promising complimentary cocktails, passed hors d’oeuvres and live entertainment, as well as door [...]
Starbucks, Do We Have A Spot For You
Lack of caffeine makes people do strange things. Like be grumpy. And drive badly. And start Facebook groups. To weather the recession, Starbucks has closed some 900 stores in the past two years, like the one next to the Whole Foods store in Montclair, its closest location to Verona. That may be good for its [...]
Chili For Charity
Plan a trip out to the Montville area at the end of this month: The Fruited Plain Caterers is throwing “Chili For Charity”, an event to benefit the Community FoodBank of New Jersey. Stop in the store from March 20 to April 1 and buy a quart of chili and 100% of the proceeds will [...]