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Portuguese Chef Draws On Family Recipes At New Jersey Shore Restaurant 'Lita' Portuguese Chef Draws On Family Recipes At New Jersey Shore Restaurant 'Lita'
Portuguese Chef Draws On Family Recipes At New Jersey Shore Restaurant 'Lita' A new restaurant featuring Portuguese fare is coming to the Jersey Shore this winter. At Lita, Chef David Viana says he plans to draw on his family recipes. The modern Iberian restaurant will be located at 1055 Route 34 in Aberdeen Township. Steeped in tradition, influenced by the French and the Mediterranean, and inspired by the spices of the East Indies, the food of Portugal can be beautifully described as simple and satisfying, the restaurant says on its website. Chef David is excited to use his talents and perspective, "to bring new life to a cuisine that has suffered years of neglect…

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by Jon Craig
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Wine Dating Back To 1700s Found In Union Wine Dating Back To 1700s Found In Union
Wine Dating Back To 1700s Found In Union Bottles of centuries-old wine were recently found at a Colonial-era home in Union that also houses the Liberty Hall Museum, museum officials said. The home -- built in 1772 by the state’s first governor, William Livingston -- is affiliated with Kean University. During a recent renovation, 25 bottles of Madeira wine dating from 1796 were discovered in the wine cellar. Also found were dozens of demijohns -- a type of large, bulbous container -- dating from the 1820s. It is considered one of the largest collections of 18th-century Madeira wine in the United States, the museum said. The discov…

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by Paul Milo