First Time Ever-Restaurant Week During The Summer!
Sunday-Thursday, August 13-17th. Sunday-Thursday, August 20-24th.
Time: 11:00 AM – 11:00 PM
Location: At participating restaurants in Ridgewood, all through the Ridgewood business district
For these two days, participating restaurants and caterers are offering you the chance to “experience” dining in Ridgewood or in your home.Each chef is preparing a tantalizing 3-course, prie-fixe menu at $30.17.
Visit these participating restaurants. Call for reservations and details.
Ridgewood Chamber of Commerce presents …
First time ever –
SUMMER RESTAURANT WEEK –
Sunday-Thursday, August 13-17th. Sunday-Thursday, August 20-24th.
Offering a Pre-Fixe menu of a three course meal,
at $30.17 +tax and tip. Beverages not included.
This can be eating-in or take-out menu and/or catering.
Participating restaurant to date…more to come,
check back.
Blue Sushi-201-882-1700 (lunch/dinner)
Cravings-201-857-8533 (lunch/dinner)
Finca-201-444-1199 (lunch/Dinner)
Latour, JUST ADDED, 201-445-5056 (lunch/dinner)
Leon Mexican Cuisine-201-857-0297 (dinner)
Lisa’s Mediterranean Cuisine-201-251-8686
(lunch/dinner)
Park West Tavern & Loft 201-445-5400
Pearl Restaurant-201-857-5100 (dinner)
Piccolo Bistro-Italian-201-882-1111 (dinner only)
ROOTS Steakhouse 201-444-1922 (lunch only)
SMOKED2Go 201-447-6653 (dinner only)
Steel Wheel Tavern-201-882-1800 (lunch/dinner)
White Maple Café-201-201-857-0700
Specialty Foods
Orange Leaf Frozen Yogurt-201-857-3711
Offering a small party box at $30.17 ($45 value)
Chestnut Catering-201-445-3031
week of 8/13 only – pick up-eat at home.
For restaurant questions, call restaurant directly.
all other-Ridgewood Chamber 201-445-2600
back by popular demand RIDGEWOOD’S own RESTAURANT WEEK 2016! January 17-January 21, January 24-January 28, Sunday through Thursday, experience fine dining in Ridgewood for only $25.16. For these ten days, participating restaurants are offering you the chance to experience dining in Ridgewood like never before. Each business will prepare a 3course, (prix-fixe menu for you at $25.16 +tax/tip/beverage.
Please note: We have added a
Catering, Wine and Specialty offerings.
PLEASE NOTE THERE ARE A FEW EXCEPTIONS
WITH DETAILS,PLEASE READ CAREFULLY
ENJOY!
Visit the following participating businesses.
Call for details.
Fish Urban Dining
201-857-5151
It’s Greek to Me
201-612-2600
LaTour, A French-American Grill
201-445-5056 – lunch only
Mediterraneo Restaurant
201-447-0022
Memoire Restaurant
201-857-8899
Novo
201-444-4910
Park West Tavern & Loft
201-445-5400
Pearl Restaurant
201-857-5100
Planet Swirl FRO-Yo & Grill
201-857-455
Raymond’s
201-445-5125
ROOTS Steakhouse
201-444-1922
Sakura-Bana Restaurant
201-447-6525
The Office Beer Bar & Grill
201-652-1070
Village Green Restaurant
201-445-2914
Catering
Chestnut Catering
201-445-3031
From Scratch Ridgewood
201-981-8606
Specialty Offerings
Ben & Jerry’s
201-689-1122
Carlo’s Bake Shop
201-962-9080
Super Cellars Fine Wines & Marketplace
201-444-0012
The Wine Seller
201-444-3300
See you in Ridgewood!
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Free Parking after 6:00pm
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Visit historic “downtown Ridgewood”
NJ/NY Transit friendly
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DECEMBER 22, 2015 LAST UPDATED: TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2015, 10:51 AM
THE RECORD
North Jersey epicureans are in luck, therefore. In 2015, The Record’s restaurant critic Elisa Ung reviewed a number of first-rate formal restaurants that either opened their doors this year or experienced a significant change (for example, a new chef or new owners, new look) during the year. She also reviewed a few eating establishments that have been around for sometime and continue to dazzle.
AUGUST 28, 2015 LAST UPDATED: FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 2015, 12:31 AM
BY GLORIA GEANNETTE
MANAGING EDITOR |
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS
Walking into Latour by the train station in Ridgewood feels a lot like stumbling into a restaurant somewhere in Provence.
The walls are awash with cornflower blue with yellow highlights and decorated with paintings that evoke a beautiful day in the sun-dappled countryside. The updates were designed by village merchant Tony Damiano from Mango Jam.
And then there is the food, which is lovingly prepared by chef/owner Michael Latour and his chef de cuisine, Anders Carlson using modern French techniques. Much of it is sourced right from Latour’s garden in Ramsey, which is expertly managed by his sons Alexander, 13, and Michael, 18. Joining in the family operation is wife, Christine, who in addition to her own successful career, is the restaurant’s accounting wizard.
The current bounty includes zucchini flowers, the delicate yellow blossoms that Latour loves to feature on his summer menus. He explained the process with the kind of enthusiasm that any fellow foodie would understand.
Ridgewood NJ Restaurant Reviews
January 17, 2015 By Michael Shetler
Eight of Ridgewood’s Best – Ridgewood NJ Restaurant Reviews
If you’re looking for a sophisticated dining experience and are tired of the ordinary, you’ve come to the right blog post. We discuss some of the best restaurants in Ridgewood offering a pleasing atmosphere, great presentation and which are known for their excellent food and service.
LaTour
– LaTour is a high-end French-American Restaurant with which was presented with the Certificate of Excellent Award for fine cuisine in 2014. They have a reputation for putting customers first and serving food on platters fit for the gods. Eat your fill of gourmet and enjoy the almost regal atmosphere at Latour. https://latourridgewood.com
Pearl Restaurant
– Pearl in Ridgewood has the tagline, “Our restaurant is as unique as the pearl.” They market themselves as the kind of place you go for very special occasions, one that will be memorable for years to come. The food is 5-star gourmet and they focus a lot on the customer experience. https://pearlridgewood.com
Brick Lane Curry House in Ridgewood
– If you have a taste for Indian food and pristine service, Brick Lane is a great experience. They feature “spiced to order” Indian classics and a lunch buffet that features some of their best curry. They even offer a vegetarian menu and they make the dining experience an unforgettable one. https://www.bricklaneridgewood.com
Park West Tavern
– If you like an environment that is a bit less classic and formal, how about Park West? Complete with a full bar and wine list, Park West features some of the best American favorites, like steaks and seafood, for starters. You’ll feel right at home at Park West. https://www.bricklaneridgewood.com
Diwani Indian Restaurant
– Diwani is a favorite in Ridgewood due to its more casual atmosphere. When you enter, you will notice a TV playing Bollywood movies and the menu focuses on Indian curry and naan. If you like Indian cuisine in a casual atmosphere, with a slightly lower price tag than other high-end restaurants in our Ridgewood Restaurant Review, this is the place for you. https://www.diwaninj.com
It’s Greek to Me
– As its name implies, It’s Greek To Me serves great Greek cuisine in large portions with a simple atmosphere and patio seating. The menu offers both classic (traditional) and modern Greek food items and the atmosphere matches the setting nicely. https://itsgreektome.com
Raymond’s
– If brunch is your forte, try the delicious American upscale Raymond’s for a delicious brunch. Combining the best of breakfast and lunch foods for a savvy eating experience, Raymond’s is one of our favorites in our Ridgewood Restaurant Review. It’s also affordable and offers a fashionable look that will make you feel right at home. https://www.raymondsnj.com
Due
– Next on our Ridgewood Restaurant Review is a classy Italian eatery called, “Due.” Due features fine Italian dining with a truly authentic flair which they call, “a journey in flabor, aroma, and presentation.” Due encompasses the best of what we know of gourmet restaurants-that its about the presentation of food and the whole experience, not just the food. They make dining out an almost spiritual experience. https://dueridgewood.com
Natalie’s
– If you want a great place to celebrate, Natalie’s is a great choice. They specialize in gourmet veggie salads and unique menu items, and offer a great environment to celebrate any special occasion. https://www.nataliesofridgewood.com
Of course Ridgewood has more restaurants worth visiting. But we hope this sampling gives you a taste of what’s here – Ridgewood, New Jersey has many great restaurants which provide a memorable dining experience with great food and a unique atmosphere. We hope you enjoyed this Review. Now go out and enjoy a great meal at one of these memorable dining establishments.
About Michael Shetler
Michael Shetler is a real estate marketing professional and Bergen County Market Master. He has a particular expertise in internet marketing and real estate video. Michael is a full-time Realtor® residing in Glen Rock, NJ and recipient of the NJAR® Circle of Excellence Sales Award in 2009 , 2011 and 2013.
Michael Latour at Latour in Ridgewood on his favorite local restaurant and favorite knives
NOVEMBER 5, 2014 LAST UPDATED: WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2014, 1:21 AM THE RECORD
Michael Latour, 51, was no stranger to high-end cooking even before he opened Latour in Ridgewood in 1998 — the Ramsey resident had cooked at the Jockey Club at the Ritz Carlton, the Four Seasons Hotel, the Doral Park Avenue Hotel (all in New York City) and L’Auberge de France in Wayne before opening his own place. Latour, a French-American restaurant, received three out of four stars from The Record in 2010, when it was last reviewed.
Although he has a degree in culinary arts from Johnson and Wales University in Rhode Island, Latour says it was his on-the-job experience that was most valuable — in cooking, he says, everything is based on interpretation, and learning from others is critical to create one’s own style.
Here, Latour talks about convection ovens, his (negative) feelings for tilapia and his favorite local restaurant.
JULY 20, 2014 LAST UPDATED: SUNDAY, JULY 20, 2014, 1:43 PM BY ELISA UNG RECORD COLUMNIST THE RECORD
This summer, we’ll be spotlighting locally produced foods and drinks that have caught the attention of North Jersey’s chefs, bartenders and other tastemakers.
Where it’s on the menu
Moveable Feast provided this list of the local restaurants, caterers and clubs that serve its smoked salmon and other fish:
Alpine Country Club
Bareli’s, Secaucus
Bottagra, Hawthorne
Chakra, Paramus
Chef’s Table, Franklin Lakes
Fiesta Banquet, Wood-Ridge
The Elan, Lodi
The Graycliff, Moonachie
Latour, Ridgewood
Le Jardin, Edgewater
The Park Steakhouse, Park Ridge
Park West Tavern, Ridgewood
Rudy’s Inflight Catering, Teterboro
Village Green, Ridgewood
Alain Quirin has always been intrigued by how fresh-from-the-sea salmon can be transformed into the thin, silky, smoky slices that are twirled into canapés and draped onto buffet trays.
When the French-born chef ran the kitchen at the Greenwich Village restaurant Raoul’s, he often could be found spending afternoons on an outdoor terrace, tending to a few fillets of salmon in a small smoker, which he piled with ice to keep it from getting too hot.
“It was kind of like a game for me,” Quirin said. “It was interesting to go from A to Z on something that normally you just open a package.”
And eventually, he and his wife, Denise, turned that game into a family business. Their Moveable Feast, whose headquarters is in a Moonachie industrial complex, cold-smokes 5,000 pounds of buttery salmon a week, and customers say its quality is unrivaled.
“It’s just so much fresher,” said Chris Waters, executive chef of The Elan catering hall in Lodi, who serves platters of smoked salmon and also uses it in an avocado salad with apples and red onion. “You can smell the smoke as soon as you open the package. It takes over the room. People turn their heads.”
At Village Green in Ridgewood, chef-owner Kevin Portscher layers the salmon over warm potato pancakes, garnished with onions, capers and dill crème fraîche. “I couldn’t make it better myself — that’s why I buy it from him,” Portscher said. “There’s no chemicals, no crazy flavors. It’s fish, salt, hickory smoke. That’s the way they’ve been doing it for hundreds of years.”
Adds another Ridgewood chef, Michael Latour, who occasionally uses the fish in specials: “Some salmon can be a little too slimy. His technique is drier.”
– See more at: https://www.northjersey.com/food-and-dining-news/food-news/the-deans-of-smoked-salmon-1.1054271#sthash.Uh9A5QQR.dpuf
