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A Hoboken pizzeria that night owls will be sure to recognize, Basile’s Pizza, is opening their second location after serving the community for over a decade. Earlier this week, the Historic Downtown Special Improvement District announced in an Instagram post that Basile’s Pizza is bringing their slice magic to 116 Newark Avenue. The effort is part...

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A new restaurant called Terra e Mare along Jersey City’s southern waterfront aims to become a “shrine” to aged steaks and premium seafood that has even bigger plans for the warmer months. Terra e Mare, which translates to land and sea in Italian, formally began dining service late last month. The new eatery is part of the Hudson House facility at 2...

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Restaurant veteran Michael Gondevas is known for his popular spots in Jersey City. In the Hamilton Park area, he has been operating two restaurants for years. In December, he opened Chickie’s, which serves Italian favorites such as pasta, pizza, meatballs and sandwiches, along with a lengthy cocktail, wine and beer list. “I’ve always loved Jersey I...

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Hoboken and Jersey City are both home to some amazing pizza joints. If you’re a pizza fanatic and want to support locals, there are plenty of options. But sometimes you’re in the mood for Sicilian-style pizza – a thick-crusted, rectangular slice. Sicilian pizza is often topped with sauce that goes right to the edges, herbs, and cheese. To help you...

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Monsignor James Turro is a man of a few words. Literally. His homilies are legendary for being excessively brief: about four or six sentences. So, don’t unwrap a piece of hard candy or gaze too long at your missalette. It’s over. Why? “I fought against making the pulpit a classroom,” Turro told me as we sat in the dining room of Our Lady of Mercy R...

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Does New Jersey need another Italian restaurant? Maybe not as much as all of the other states, but if you build it they will come. Our state is probably home to more Italian eateries per capita than any other place in the world, except for Italy. And even that contest would be close. People's appetite for Italian cuisine along with the expertise an...

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Art curator DK Johnston has combined two artistic forms in a group show featuring 14 exquisitely crafted D'Angelico Guitars -- each reimagined by a different artist. Each of the artists will be participating in the artist-in-residence at the Canopy, or is represented in the hotel's permanent collection. From acclaimed street-artists such as ABOVE, ...

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Nicholas Grillo was recently named the Dante Alighieri Society of Jersey City's Man of the Year for 2021. Celebrating its 112th year, The Dante Alighieri Society is intended to “protect and promote the Italian language and culture in the world, reviving the spiritual ties of compatriots abroad with the mother country and nurturing among foreigners...

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Veloce Specialty Sandwiches has officially opened in Jersey City. Located at 580 Montgomery Street, the third-generation deli operates out of a ghost kitchen and primarily functions as a pickup and food delivery restaurant. Delivering authentic Italian food with an American spin, Veloce’s owner hopes to make his own mark in the heart of Jersey City...

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For Carmine Testa, co-owner of Carmine’s Pizza Factory, pizza making is a family trade. Since his father opened a pizzeria when he was 13 years old, Carmine has been working in the kitchen. “I learned to cook the entire menu,” he said of his teenage years at his father’s restaurant. “I enjoyed doing it.” In 2000, he opened Carmine’s Pizza Factory w...

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