Everything Old Is New Again What do you get when you mix the area's top chef with an ancient Long Branch tradition? You, my friends, get Nunzio's (230 Westwood Ave Long Branch ) . When I walk into this place its like stepping into a time warp. It 1956 and my family and I going to the “ pizza parlor” for a fresh “tomato pie”. I can almost hear the old men playing Bocce in the alleyway next door. The sites, the smells , the jukebox , the plastic seats are all the same or are they? Yes and no. The pizza is still thin and crispy with just the perfect char. The Antipast is still fresh and crunchy . But what's this? Just whipped house ricotta with honey from Trama's own beehive ? Homemade Focaccia with Robiola Cheese and Truffle Oil ? Pretty fancy for Nunzio’s. Yep , the digs are same , the...
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BREAKFAST BATTLES Hello my hungry friends, it is time again for my meaningless culinary words of wisdom. Actually, I almost didn’t get started this month because I was “Across The Pond “, doing some vital empirical research for you which can be summed up in one word ,“Shakshuka”. In case you don't know , “Shakshuka” is a North African -Style Poached Egg Dish in A Spicy Tomato Sauce which appears on every breakfast menu in the UK. That along with the second most popular offering , “The Full English Breakfast”, a dish that somehow elevates Heinz Vegetarian beans ,and Orang...