If you live in southern New Jersey you know that we are all very lucky to have countless restaurants which are BYOB—and many of them are incredibly good. We are also lucky to have the lion’s share of the state’s 49 wineries in the vicinity. On Saturday (National Pumpkin Day) my wife, Carol, and I celebrated this fortuitous intersection of food and wine and pumpkins with two dear friends.

We have been coming to Femmina, in Medford, for several years now. While this restaurant boasts an extensive menu of equally well-done options to choose from, the Pumpkin Feast in the fall (from Labor Day until they run out of pumpkins) is one of my favorite meals of the year.