Monday, December 24, 2012
Grilled foods are just part of the broad menu at Blue Fig Cafe in Moorestown.
Two Middle Eastern restaurateurs are capitalizing on their knowledge of the Mediterranean and have opened a modest-priced BYOB in a corner storefront in the shopping center across from Wegmans. Blue Fig Cafe (200 Young Ave., Moorestown, 856-638-5186), which opened in September, partners Sam Jadalla, of Mount Laurel, and Jim Osman, of Burlington, in a completely redone eatery decorated primarily by the duo. Countless treasures from several Mediterranean countries are on display throughout the restaurant: Egyptian floor bluffs for resting feet, Syrian hookahs and handmade wooden drums and lutes. A giant backsplash made of two-foot wooden blocks in bold colors surrounds the back wall toward the kitchen. Colorful images of Greek Islands and …
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200 Young Ave, Moorestown, NJ
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Monday, August 8, 2011
Bacio's farm market is a delicious unfussy bistro on Moorestown's Main Street.
As with any large endeavor, there were no doubt moments of great soul-searching when Robert Minniti opened his popular Bacio restaurant nearly seven years ago in Cinnaminson. Bacio, a master chef graduate of the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, N.Y., had sharpened his cooking skills working in Atlantic City, where high rollers seek out quality food. “After graduation, I worked at the Taj Mahal and Harrah’s Casinos,” says Minniti, who graduated culinary school in 1997. At Harrah’s, he worked at the white-tableclothed Florentino’s restaurant, now closed, with top-notch cooks and talented food preparers, leading the restaurant to a plethora of raving reviews. While working at Florentino’s, Minniti, with an eye for business and …
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Bacio Catering and Marketplace
75 E Main St, Moorestown, NJ
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Monday, June 6, 2011
A hamburger place for gourmet taste buds.
It’s a breezy, sunny afternoon on Main Street, far from the noisy, congested South Philly neighborhood where Drew Renzi, an up-and-coming 26-year-old restaurateur, was raised. As grills get fired and the wait staff readies tables, Renzi and his manager, Joe Gilligan, 31, are hard at work in Maxx's Burgers, Shakes & Ice Cream, the new fast-casual eatery that opened nearly two weeks ago. “The first week we opened we were cooking 150 burgers a day,” says Renzi. “It was incredible.” Adds Gilligan, “As fast as the food was being prepared, more people were walking in the door. Using numbers was a big help, instead of calling out the customers’ names.” Every operation works out the kinks in the beginning and, it’s more than obvious, Renzi is …
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37 E Main St, Moorestown, NJ
Maxx's Burgers, Shakes and Ice Cream
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Anna Kurzeja
2:21 pm on Tuesday, August 9, 2011
So glad I read this article...my family and I have always walked by and thought we'd stop in one time. Now that I know what they offer my husband and I are planning on going there this weekend for our "date night!" more ›