BY JILLIAN RISBERG
NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM
I don't eat out much, but when I do I am discerning about which restaurants I choose and always take a number of factors into consideration, including the quality of the food, type of ingredients used, atmosphere and staff.
You could say I know a thing or two about fine dining, having worked atop the 106th floor of the World Trade Center in the catering department of Windows on the World and I trained at the Rainbow Room in Rockefeller Center. I also love to cook and inherited that passion from my mother and grandmother.
Two weeks ago, when my birthday rolled around and I was choosing a place to indulge, a little research produced an unexpected gem in Teaneck called Amarone Ristorante. In Bergen County, where Italian restaurants are a dime a dozen, this 80-seat carriage house near the Municipal Green boasts superb food, impeccable service and a warm backdrop that will transport you to Italy.
If most people in the United States know anything about the Chinese New Year, the knowledge begins with fireworks, ends with food and is red all over.
Legislation that would allow New Jersey consumers to receive direct shipments from wineries was approved Thursday by a Senate committee.
