Chicago Comes to NJ

Self-described as the “rock and roll band with horns,” the legendary group Chicago is heading to bergenPAC in August as part of their 2016 Heart and Soul tour with co-headliners Earth, Wind & Fire. Chicago’s recent induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame was...

Discover Almayass Restaurant

What better way to celebrate the introduction of DiningOut New Jersey’s new “Across the River” section than by profiling a Manhattan restaurant known for creating the kind of exotic Armenian culinary experience described in our inaugural “Food Culture”...

Food Culture: Armenia

Growing up in New Jersey in the 1950s and ‘60s, I had some explaining to do whenever I opened my lunchbox. Everyone else had ham sandwiches or tuna salad, while I had lamb and rice wrapped in grape leaves, or little onion-filled pies that looked like flying saucers...

Glass Bottles, Glass Ceilings

In 2005, New York City-based tech marketing guru Deborah Brenner took a trip to Napa that would change her life—and the role of women in wine—forever. During her tour of the area’s famous wineries, she discovered how male-dominated the wine industry is. She even...

Grape Ideas from Make Wine With Us

Making wine is any wine lover’s dream—the perfect blend of tasting and crafting. Luckily for New Jersey oenophiles, Make Wine With Us in Wallington offers both experiences in one location. All it takes to get started is a passion for good wine and a desire to learn....

Doggie Bag

Longtime residents of New Jersey, Marge and Mark Dabakian are foodies through and through. “We love to eat out,” Marge says. Which works out for both of them, since she hates cooking. “There are lots of places we love to go, but we’re regulars at Jersey Boys...

Cold Weather Comforts

When the holidays are over, many of us start to feel the winter blues. That’s when we crave comfort foods—the rib-sticking goodness that invariably boosts our mood. DiningOut asked three New Jersey chefs what their most popular comfort food items are this season. When...

PAC’ing Full Houses for 13 Years and Much More

Natalie Cole, George Benson, Barry Manilow, Elvis Costello, Paul Anka, Brian Setzer, and Joan Rivers are just a few of the many big names that have performed at the Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC) since it re-opened the doors in fall of 2004. Formerly known...

Chase ‘N Our Face

When Chase Bailey was just 11 years old, he started his own cooking show: Chase ‘N Yur Face. Working with his hands in the kitchen, interviewing chefs, and acting in front of the camera have helped him conquer the challenges of his autism diagnosis. Together...