Food and Wine Corner

           THESE ARE A FEW OF MY FAVORITE THINGS ( PART DEUX)                                    LOCAL EDITION Hello  my hungry friends. Harry here. I know it hasn’t been long but it is seriously  hard for me to contain myself.  I was really not done with the list of “My Favorite Things” , which have pathetically changed my world. You know I always thought that it takes a bit of talent to find  the best takeout and dining spots , if you ask me, which you didn’t. But as usual , I feel compelled to tell you anyway. Besides, life and happy hour is short and I just can’t live with the fact you might miss something. After all, that is what I am here for. So without further ado or additional loquaciousness (another good SAT word) here it is : Tremendous Takeaway ( Market Items ) Egg ET Bagels ( ask for well done)- Hot Bagel Bakery (65 Monmouth Rd , Oakhurst .Great with Scallion Cream Cheese. Lobster Roll , Uncle Giuseppe's (990 Shrewsbury Ave, Tinton Falls) - Full of nothin but lobsta

                                        TAIL OF TWO BIRDS    Hello my fellow bargain seeking omnivores, did I hear you asking me  what's new? Well I can’t really hear you , but I am still pretty sure  you asked. Coincidentally , there just happens to be two new Avian named restaurants that you should flock to sorta speak, competing for the best new spot. This begs the question: Why  birds?” Did you know that there are almost 100 million birdwatchers ( 35% of the population) in the US alone. Last year they spent $250 billion on their hobby. That is not chicken feed . Anyway where was I? Oh, Yes. Are you looking for a cool new spot on the water with finely crafted pizzas?  Look no further my friend and meet me at Catbird (1215 Sunset Ave, Asbury Park) This is the former location of what locals called “The Canoe Place”, essentially a cabin perched on Sunset Lake.  Curiously  the name does not refer to a cat that eats a bird, or a bird that eats a cat but rather a bird that sounds like