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In the list of NJ Monthly’s Top 25 Restaurants, two New Brunswick restaurants were recognized. Daryl’s that opened last year and the New Brunswick mainstay, Frog & The Peach.
“DARYL (New Brunswick) This sexy boite is the hip new hang-out of the year. David Drake’s small plate delectables, when paired with wine and passed among friends, make the socializing even more fun.”
“THE FROG & THE PEACH (New Brunswick) Few restaurants last a quarter century. Fewer still navigate the shifting winds of public taste and the unforgiving shoals of the business to emerge—as the Frog and the Peach has—still on top and on course.” More about F&P review
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posted on: July 25, 2008
categories: restaurant, New Brunswick
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July 31, 2008 5:30 pm - 10:30 pm
When: July 31, 2008
Time: Happy Hour 5:30 PM @ Daryl Wine Bar
movie 6:30 PM @ Crossroads Theatre
Cost: $9
Movie: Some Like It Hot
Date Night: First 25 women will receive a rose compliments of Redwood Florists
5:30 PM Happy Hour with appetizers provided
Music provided by Sir Dam Street Band
Some Like it Hot; staring Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis and Jack Lemon — where two struggling musicians witness the St, Valentine’s Day Massacre and try to find a way out of the city before they are found and killed by the mob. The only job that will pay their way is an all girl band so the two dress as women.
If you bring a non-perishable food item to the event you can take $1.00 of your ticket order.
To order tickets email citymarket@newbrunswick.com or call 732.545.4849.
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posted on: July 25, 2008
categories: Film Festival, New Brunswick, Events
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In place of Gaebel’s will be 85 Steakhouse
Steakhouse 85 is expected to open this fall with chef/owner Brian Karluk manning the stoves. The menu will feature prime, dry-aged, hand-cut, Angus beef, plus pork, veal, seafood, NJ produce, handmade pastas, classic desserts, and a children’s menu.
85 Steakhouse
(formerly Gaebel’s)
85 Church Street
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
www.steakhouse85.com
posted on: July 24, 2008
categories: Coming Soon, steakhouse, dining, restaurant, New Brunswick
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Rutgers football coach Greg Schiano can walk away from his contract without penalty if the university does not complete a major expansion of its stadium by next year, a newspaper reported Wednesday. Schiano’s 10-year contract calls for him to pay $500,000 if he leaves following the 2009 season. However, an addendum to that contract not divulged by Rutgers waives the buyout fee if the construction is not completed on time, The Star-Ledger reported.
The paper reported earlier that Rutgers had guaranteed Schiano $250,000 on top of the $2 million annual contract he signed in February 2007. The extra money was channeled through the Nelligan Sports Marketing firm and does not show up on the school’s books.
Rutgers is being criticized over the lack of disclosure of the various incentives. State Sen. Loretta Weinberg asked the state inspector general and state comptroller to open investigations. “The taxpayers deserve to know the total price tag that comes with the hiring of a prominent and sought-after football coach,” said Weinberg, referring to the side letters as a “covert operation.”
Schiano earned bonuses last year of $50,000 for the Scarlet Knights’ bowl appearance, $100,000 for reaching a ticket sales benchmark and $25,000 for the team’s academic progress rating. The university also sold land to the coach and gave him an $800,000 interest-free loan that is being forgiven at a rate of $100,000 a year while he remains at Rutgers.
McCormick said the school included a stadium clause as an incentive to retain Schiano, who has been courted in recent seasons by college powers Miami and Michigan. The $102 million renovation, which will add 14,000 new seats, is over budget.
University officials say the first phase, adding approximately 1,000 “premium” seats, will be ready by the end of August, but bids for the addition of 13,000 more seats came in $18 million higher than anticipated.
posted on: July 24, 2008
categories: Rutgers, Rutgers Football, New Brunswick
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July 26, 2008 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
When: July 26
Time: 9am-3pm
The Rutgers Gardens of Rutgers University will present its 44th Annual Open House Festival and Wine Tasting from 9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m.
The Open House will feature lively and informative tours of the Rutgers Gardens and The Donald B. Lacey Display Garden and the opportunity to sample the wines of five New Jersey wineries.
The wineries, Auburn Road Vineyards and Chestnut Run Farms, both of Pilesgrove, Bellview Winery of Landisville, Heritage Winery of Richwood and Plagidos Winery of Hammonton, will host the wine tasting and sales from 11 am until 3 pm. in the Sun and Shade Garden. Admission for the tasting is $5 at the gate and includes the opportunity to try more than 50 wines grown in vineyards in New Jersey.
Persons attending the festival will have the opportunity to visit The Donald B. Lacey Garden and its wide array of spectacular plantings of annuals, tropicals and perennial flowers as well as herbs and vegetables, grown and tended by volunteer gardeners. The theme for this year’s open house is “Color My World”. The Gardens features “All American,” award-winning plant selections and many new and unusual varieties of annuals, tropicals, vegetables and herbs.
This year’s festival will also include a Garden Market featuring local produce vendors and artisans as well as garden seminars including “Ponds 101” presented by Grounds Keeper, Inc., “Root Invigoration” by Bartlet Tree Experts, “Composting” by the Monmouth County Master Gardeners and the popular “Ask the Expert” Clinic.
More info: http://rutgersgardens.rutgers.edu/openhouse.html
posted on: July 23, 2008
categories: New Brunswick, Events
