This just in from Church Street! The ideally located, and strikingly cavernous space at 32 Church Street will be the new home of Café Amici Montclair.
The restaurant is owned by Carmine Fanco, and operated by his son Albert Franco, who has been in the restaurant business for ten years. If the name Café Amici rings a bell, that’s because the Franco family also operates the thriving, Italian influenced, Café Aminci in Ho-Ho-Kus.
Albert Franco also owned Café Amici in Wyckoff, since 2002, and has recently sold the spact to his nephew, to open this location in Montclair. They are confident and optimistic about opening shop in Montclair. According to Albert, “We look forward to the cultural diversity that Montclair has to offer, and I think our menu appeals to many tastes.”
Café Amici Montclair is due to open the week before Labor Day, and will essentially be a duplicate of the Ho-Ho-Kus location, offering an eclectic menu in a sleek, contemporary, urban atmosphere.
The kitchen will be headed up by Montclair resident, Chef Marco Damico.
The space was formerly occupied by 32 Church, which papered its door and windows this past May.
Indian food lovers have been waiting with bated breath for the opening of the highly acclaimedBrick Lane Curry House (BLCH) at it's new location, 540 Valley Road, Montclair. Good News: the wait is over!
According to Ritesh Patel, Director of Communications for Brick Lane Curry House, this weekend Brick Lane will launch their soft opening.
Of all the big food holidays, from Thanksgiving and Christmas, to Easter, I find Father’s Day to be the most daunting in the culinary sense. So this past weekend I was under considerable epicurean stress. Up until Saturday morning, I had no idea what I was what I was going to cook for Father’s Day – but then I visited the extraordinary Montclair Farmers’ Market!
The wonderful thing about the Montclair Farmers’ Market is that they’ve really got it covered – from produce, to pesto, to pickles! The Montclair Farmers' Market abounds with products and produce from authentic artisans and local farmers. I was able to procure everything I needed for a fresh and very satisfying Father’s Day meal all in one spot in less than 30 minutes.
The Montclair Farmers' Market, which is as much a mecca for fresh local produce as it is for local conversation and socialization, opened today. Gorgeous peonies and live music played by local musicians, including John Ehlis with Cham Rand, set the scene!
I was there to pick up some produce and snap a few pics. Take a look!
Here's a quiz for the produce proficient: Name that produce pictured (at left) next to the scallions?
About a year ago, I shot a tasteless - but somehow strangely flavorful - video known as "Weenie Fest."
The anniversary of that infamous video got me thinking about Hot Dogs. New Jersey has lots of famous hot dog stands, locally, of course, there's Rutt's Hut and Jimmy Buff's. Then there's the Hot Grill in Clifton, and Hank's Franks in Bergen County, our buddy Maui at Maui's Dog House in Wildwood, and Bourdain's favorite, Hiram's.
This just in from Church Street! The ideally located, and strikingly cavernous space at 32 Church Street will be the new home of Café Amici Montclair. 
