This bucolic vineyard, winery, and restaurant pours on the rustic charm with European-style wines that partner beautifully with Italian food. We Love Amid the many premise-made pastas, wood-fired personal pizzas, and traditional Italian entrées vying for attention, Mama Lidia’s Lasagna sings the most seductive aria. Luscious baked layers of ricotta and mozzarella, homemade... »
A warm atmosphere sets the tone for casually refined dining and stellar sipping with a local focus. WE LOVE Cashew Crusted Chicken — one of the stars on the seasonally revamped menu for spring and summer—represents the quintessence of warm weather fare. The toasty, nutty coating provides this mild, tender meat with an appealingly crunchy texture, and a house-made mango sal... »
This revamped retreat on the lower level of Shepherd Hills Golf Club scores with both sports fans and families. WE LOVE A table filled with assorted apps makes group grazing fun, but you might not feel inclined to share the luscious Poke Tuna. Claim a plate of these freshly crisped wonton chips piled with tender Ahi tuna chunks and a crunchy spiced slaw—then drizzled in a ... »
Put this authentic Italian restaurant on your must-try list–and get ready for leftovers. We Love It’s never too early—or too late—for pumpkin, especially when it’s wrapped up in a dish like this Pumpkin Ravioli. Filled with pumpkin and mascarpone cheese, these heavenly pasta pillows are sauteed with potatoes, green beans, sausage, and golden delicious apples for a rich ce... »
Seated along Hellertown’s main drag is 1774 Grille & Tap, a lively haven for foodies that offers fresh, local sourcing and casual fine dining. Purchased in 1747 by Frederick Scholl, the historic spot was owned by the Heller family from 1774 until 1821, later becoming the Pennsylvania Hotel in 1872. Today, the landmark has a new focus—foodies—and it certainly doesn’t di... »
There is a small island in the Philippines called Boracay that I have been fortunate enough to visit. The sand is pure, white, seemingly untouched; the water is so vibrantly turquoise that it looks as though it has been dyed with food coloring. It is a place that is worlds better in person than in even the most flattering of postcards, a place where everything seems “right... »
There is a place on a corner of Easton’s residential College Hill called Giacomo’s Italian Market and Grille. Colloquially, it is known as Giacomo’s, as in, “Want to go to Giacomo’s?” This is a sentence frequently overheard on Lafayette College’s campus and throughout the neighborhood, and I’d wager that there is only ever one answer: yes. If you are not from Easton or Col... »
Surrounded by winding roads and lush foliage, coming to Savory Grille feels like a homecoming, no matter where you’re from. Perhaps that’s because it once was a home, and the warm ethos of comfort and hospitality are etched into every inch of the restaurant: Owner and Chef Shawn Doyle and his wife, Dorothy, lived on the second floor a decade where they raised their two chi... »
It has been several weeks since I had dinner at Top Cut Steakhouse, but morsels of the evening have been permanently inscribed in my memory. The velvety finish of my wine, the vibrant color of my steak when I cut into it, the dreamy lighting of the dining room after the sun went down, the last bites of icing on my cake. What I keep coming back to more than anything, though... »
“Have you tried House & Barn yet?” has worked its way into regular rotation on my list of small talk topics, less as a conversational filler and more as a civic duty. Hyperbolic, perhaps, but unnecessary, no. (Let it be known that I am on a mission to have as many people try the Barn B Q Nachos as possible.) When I think of House & Barn, I think of Thanksgiving din... »
