ARAN WINE PAIRING DINNER AT MADO RESTAURANT

ARAN WINE PAIRING DINNER AT MADO RESTAURANT

A sommelier from Sarafian Vineyards wines will be on hand to educate guests on the history of the vineyard, the Sereni grape and Aran Wines. He will guide diners with a different varietal of wine paired with each delicious course. Mado Restaurant has a great...
LONG BEFORE PIZZA, THERE WAS LAHMAJUN

LONG BEFORE PIZZA, THERE WAS LAHMAJUN

The history behind the popular Middle Eastern treat and tips on how to prepare it Growing up in the 1960s, there was always lahmajun in my kitchen. Typically made by a few local Armenian bakeries, we would always have a reserve in our refrigerator. This delicious...

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...