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Table Hopping with Rosie
Rosie Saferstein is a food writer for njmonthly.com, the Web site for New Jersey Monthly magazine. Her column "Table Hopping With Rosie" features New Jersey restaurant news, food event listings, information about New Jersey chefs, and a list of New Jersey restaurants that have recently opened or closed. The page is updated Tuesday through Friday

• Food Events
  

  12/27: A five-course Andre’s Birthday Dinner will be celebrated at Andre’s Restaurant & Wine Boutique, 188 Spring St, Newton; $55. For reservations call 973-300-4192.

  1/7: An Italian Regional cooking class will be held at the Cooking School at La Campagne, 312 Kresson Rd, Cherry Hill. 7 to 9 PM; $45. Call 856-429-7647 for more information and reservations.
  
  1/13: An Argentine tapas-style dinner featuring live tango music and free tango dance lessons will be held at Mirabella Cafe, Barclay Farms Shopping Center, Rt 70, Cherry Hill. 7 PM; $60 plus tax and tip; BYO. For reservations call 856-354-1888.
  
  1/14: A five-course Spanish wine dinner will be held at Pleasantdale Chateau, 757 Eagle Rock Ave, West Orange. 6:30 PM; $150 all inclusive. For reservations call 973-731-5600.
  
  1/15: The Annual Burns Dinner hosted by High Street Grill, Mount Holly, will be held at the Mount Holly Public Library. 7 PM; $50; cash bar. For more information and reservations call 609-265-9199.
  
  1/18: A five-course Paul Hobbs dinner will be held at Stage Left, 5 Livingston Ave, New Brunswick. 7 PM; $225 plus tax and service. For reservations call 732-828-4444.
  
  1/18: A sake tasting dinner will be held at Komegashi Too, 99 Town Square Pl, Jersey City. 6 to 9 PM; $85 including tax, gratuity, and four hours of parking. For reservations call 201-533-8888.
  
  1/19: A Healthy Quick Dishes cooking class and three-course tasting will be held at Mirabella Cafe, Barclay Farms Shopping Center, 210 E Rt 70, Cherry Hill. 6 PM; $40. For reservations call 856-354-1888.
  
  1/21: A Caribbean cooking class will be held at the Cooking School at La Campagne, 312 Kresson Rd, Cherry Hill. 7 to 9 PM; $45. Call 856-429-7647 for more information and reservations.
  
  1/22: A Graceful Winter's Supper cooking class taught by Walter Leffler, executive chef at the Olde Mill Inn and Grain House Restaurant, Basking Ridge, will be held at Kings Cooking Studio, 450 Rt 206, Bedminster. 6:30 to 9:30 PM; $60. To register call 908-719-4966.
  
  1/23: Michael Giletto, executive chef at the Cherry Valley Country Club, 125 Country Club Dr, Skillman (609-466-4464), will be at the James Beard House, 167 W 12th St, NYC. 7 PM; $165, James Beard Foundation members $125. For reservations call 212-627-2308.
  
  1/25: A Cooking for Your Sweetheart class taught by Scott Snyder, executive chef at Boulevard Five72, Kenilworth, will be held at Kings Cooking Studio, 778 Morris Tpk, Short Hills. 6:30 to 9:30 PM; $50. To register call 973-258-4009.
  
  1/25 to 1/28: A four-course Homestyle Classics dinner will be featured at Blackbird Dining Establishment, 619 Collings Ave, Collingswood; $30. For reservations call 856-854-3444; BYO.
  
  1/27: A Wines of Chile & Argentina class, with wines paired with traditional tapas, will be held at High Street Grill, 64 High St, Mount Holly. 6:30 to 9:30 PM; $30. For reservations call 609-265-9199.
  
  1/28: An Italian Regional cooking class will be held at the Cooking School at La Campagne, 312 Kresson Rd, Cherry Hill. 7 to 9 PM; $45. Call 856-429-7647 for more information and reservations.
  
  1/30: The Second Annual Winter Beer Fest will be held at High Street Grill, 64 High St, Mount Holly. Sessions at 1 and 3 PM; $25. For reservations call 609-265-9199.

• Restaurant News
  

  This week Rosie tells us about Alice’s in Lake Hopatcong, Montclair Restaurant Week, dining options for New Year’s Eve, and much more news about NJ restaurants.

  YOU CAN GET (ALMOST) ANYTHING YOU WANT…
  Alice’s Restaurant, 24 Nolan’s Point Park Road, Lake Hopatcong, with executive chef David Drake manning the stoves, offers casually elegant food, innovative specials, and stunning lake views. The menu is available throughout the restaurant, so options include stopping by for a drink and dining at the bar upstairs, on the outside deck, or in the downstairs lounge. Reclaimed wood barn walls and comfortable booths create a relaxed atmosphere. Our recent dinner here started with corn muffins with a lime honey glaze, a most delightful change from bread and so good we would have taken them home for breakfast the next morning if we hadn’t eaten them all. Apps were squash soup, mushroom soup (it will be on my list of the best dishes of 2009, coming out at the end of December), mac and cheese served in a cast-iron frying pan that gets an extra nod from thick smoked bacon, addictive fried onion rings served with spicy homemade ketchup, and a light chopped salad made with assorted lettuces and veggies.
  
  You can eat simply or hardily at Alice’s. Sandwiches and a burger are available, as are vegetarian choices. Or opt for fresh grilled swordfish; grilled Atlantic salmon topped with steamed asparagus and microgreens and surrounded by red onion marmalade; grilled skirt steak; or the ultimate comfort food, homemade meat loaf. Each entrée is visually pleasing and is accompanied by vegetables such as al dente haricots verts or baby carrots and/or a starch such as garlic mashed potatoes. With an eye for freshness and the use of local seasonal produce whenever possible, Chef Drake receives many of his vegetables and herbs in season from a farm on Halsey Island, which is located in the middle of the lake. The food that he will prepare that day is taken off the boat each morning. Try the Granny Smith apple tart, hot chocolate cake, or white chocolate bread pudding, or any dessert that is topped with creamy “don’t miss” locally made Jefferson Dairy ice cream.
  
  Kudos to Chef Drake and owners Alice and Bela Szigethy for keeping prices so reasonable; Alice’s is a place where people can return often. A hamburger with steak fries is $10; crispy fried chicken with garlic mashed potatoes, green beans, and coleslaw is $14; and most glasses of a generous pour of wine are $5. Mixed drinks won’t set you back either, as they cost from $6 to $7.50, and beer ranges from $3 for a glass of draft to $6 for a sixteen-ounce draught can of Guinness.
  
  Alice’s serves dinner daily starting at 5 PM and lunch on Saturdays and Sundays from noon to 3 PM. The Big Fish Lounge and Bar is open until 1 AM, and breakfast and lunch are offered daily in season. Boat docking available. For more information and reservations call 973-663-9600.
  
  
  
  Alice’s mushroom soup.
  Photo courtesy of Lowell Saferstein.
  
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  LOOKING AHEAD
  
  Watch for the opening next month of Hat City Kitchen, 459 Valley Street, Orange, where executive chef Patrick Pierre Jerome will be manning the stoves. Some of you may remember Chef Jerome from Yves, Montclair. The restaurant is located in the Valley district of Orange, an arts district where affordable housing and loft space for artists and musicians will also be developed.
  
  Bringing charity to the table is the theme of Montclair Restaurant Week, which will be celebrated from January 25 through February 7, with participating restaurants offering multi-course prix-fixe meals for $31 or less. A dollar from each meal will be donated to local food charities through the Montclair Rotary Foundation. Restaurants wishing to participate can contact montclairrestaurantweek@gmail.com for details. Further information and a list of participating restaurants can be found at:
  www.gotomontclairnj.com/rest-week10/restaurantweek.htm.
  
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  The following restaurants will be open on New Year’s Eve and/or New Year’s Day:
  
  Andre’s Restaurant & Wine Boutique, 188 Spring Street, Newton, will serve a ten-course dinner for $100 on New Year’s Eve. For reservations call 973-300-4192.
  
  Alice’s Restaurant, 24 Nolan’s Point Park Road, Lake Hopatcong, will have live music and an all-you-can-eat New Year’s Eve hoedown on Lake Hopatcong, featuring a bountiful buffet with ribs, chicken wings, sliders, chili, mac and cheese, salads, brownies, and more, with a complimentary sparkling toast at midnight. Seating starts at 6 PM; $34.99 plus beverage, tax, and gratuities; children under twelve are half price. For reservations call 973-663-9600.
  
  Anton’s at the Swan, 43 South Main Street, Lambertville, will serve a six-course tasting menu on New Year’s Eve; $95. For reservations call 609-397-1960.
  
  A Toute Heure, 232 Centennial Avenue, Cranford, will offer two multi-course New Year’s Eve dinners at two seatings: a five-course tasting menu for $80 at 6 PM and a seven-course chef’s grand