KT Harrison

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Senior Dining Critic at New Jersey Monthly Magazine

I'm a NY-based writer, critic, & traveler. I run http://t.co/F8JUsKwTlu, an http://t.co/HVMqu0s6yK site celebrating our world's variety & mystery. Come visit!

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Plant and Prosper

1 week ago | industrym.com | KT Harrison

BY KT HARRISON PHOTOS BY ALEX BARRETOPeg Reynolds’ two toddler daughters were already acting up as she loaded two flats of wholesale flowers into her 1978 Honda station wagon, the first of two such trips. “Only half our daily order for our Manahawkin flower stand fit into the wagon,” she recalled. Flash forward almost four decades, and the family owns 40 trucks.
Bumblebee Bistro's Young Chef Aces Comfort Food

1 month ago | sevendaysvt.com | KT Harrison

click to enlarge Zoe Hoerner-LeVell of Enosburg Falls' Bumblebee Bistro is not your average early-career chef. She is unflappable and utterly consistent. Her from-scratch, farm-to-table comfort food is conceived, cooked and seasoned just right every time. You'd expect all of that from a culinary-degreed kitchen veteran, but Hoerner-LeVell is no mature master chef.
NJ Chefs Dish on Exclusive, Insider-y Tasting Dinners

Oct 24, 2024 | njmonthly.com | KT Harrison

Chef Antonio De Ieso hosts a seven-course chef's-table dinner at Fiorentini in Rutherford. Photo: Courtesy of FiorentiniWhat could be better than dinner at New Jersey’s best restaurants? We’ll tell you: a multi-course, up-close-and-personal meal at their exclusive, insider-y tasting dinners. Read on for details on the Garden State’s most fabulous chef-finessed feasts. Reservations—and an appetite are essential.
F1rst in Hawthorne Is a First-Class Dining Experience

Oct 17, 2024 | njmonthly.com | KT Harrison

Herb-crusted cod at F1rst in Hawthorne is served with wild mushrooms, string beans and cauliflower purée. Photo: Heather Willensky Most chefs are made, but some are born that way. Adam Weiss, the chef/owner of F1rst, is one of these food whisperers. His menu vaults to the skies from his amuse-bouche on and only builds excitement, like a Shore roller coaster. One taste of Weiss’s ethereal Parisienne gnocchi had me as breathless as Six Flags’ Jersey Devil.
How This NJ Chef Keeps the Peace Between Vegans, Vegetarians and Carnivores

Oct 7, 2024 | njmonthly.com | KT Harrison

Chef and Absegami High School cooking teacher Christina Martin shows off her vegan ratatouille. It spotlights zucchini from the school’s kitchen garden, cared for by her students. Photo: Courtesy of Christina MartinAs a longtime restaurant chef and now a cooking teacher at Absegami High School in Galloway, Christina Martin is adept in all kinds of cuisines. She’s a vegan, and every member in her family of four has their own dietary preferences. Somehow, she manages to keep them all happy.
Beyond Pot Brownies: NJ Cannabis Chef Makes Mood-Boosting Meals for Parties, Weddings

Sep 19, 2024 | njmonthly.com | KT Harrison

Meet Louisa Rodriguez-Diaz, cannabis chef of Durga’s Om Cooking and owner of Karmalife Holistic Wellness. She produces cannabis-enhanced, five-course group feasts, private dinners and catered events in Brick Township, where she lives, as well as throughout the tri-state area. Below, we chat about her mood-boosting meals. NJM: What does a cannabis chef do? Chef Louisa Rodriguez-Diaz: We do a lot! I create and serve food with small doses of cannabis that enhance both the meal and the mood.
NJ Entrepreneur's Healthy Juices and Smoothies Are 'a Pleasure, Not a Chore'

Sep 11, 2024 | njmonthly.com | KT Harrison

Arielle Cassidy opened her first Juice House at age 24. Photo: Lauren AnzevinoArielle Cassidy grew up knowing that “body-image pressure on girls and women is destructive,” she says. She opened her first Juice House location at age 24, and a decade later continues to churn out nutritious yet delicious juices, smoothies, bowls and more—all mostly made with local fruit and greens delivered the same day. How did she succeed in building her ever-expanding business?
NJ Entrepreneur's Healthy Juices Are 'a Pleasure, Not a Chore, to Drink'

Sep 11, 2024 | njmonthly.com | KT Harrison

Arielle Cassidy opened her first Juice House at age 24. Photo: Lauren AnzevinoArielle Cassidy grew up knowing that “body-image pressure on girls and women is destructive,” she says. She opened her first Juice House location at age 24, and a decade later continues to churn out nutritious yet delicious juices, smoothies, bowls and more—all mostly made with local fruit and greens delivered the same day. How did she succeed in building her ever-expanding business?
How Chef Tom Carlin Made Gladstone Tavern 'Almost Like a Clubhouse or an Extended Family'

Sep 4, 2024 | njmonthly.com | KT Harrison

Gladstone Tavern, built in 1847, has been a farmhouse, a stagecoach stop and a rollicking saloon. Photo: James WorrellSad but true: 18 years after opening, many restaurants are only a memory. But not Gladstone Tavern. Since chef Tom Carlin opened this inventive yet unpretentious spot in 2006, it has become deeply rooted in Peapack-Gladstone. Lunch, brunch and dinner tables are typically fully booked with locals.
Mike's Amazing Condiments Take Over New Jersey

Aug 28, 2024 | njmonthly.com | KT Harrison

How does a local condiment connoisseur get Jersey families to break up with their favorite brands of mayo and mustard? It’s not easy, but Mike Leffler has proved he knows how: with tip-top products, attractive pricing and humor. And if you’re wondering what’s funny about condiments, you haven’t seen the TV commercials for his Mike’s Amazing brand’s mayo and mustard. Leffler grew up in a condiment-making family.

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