Yesterday I returned from my monthly food shopping trip to New Jersey and decided to share all the places I love to visit. Shoprite in Englewood is near the top of the list. Prices are so much better than in Brooklyn, and if you spend $100, just show your NY driver’s license and you’ll get back $6.00 towards the toll.

Balthazar’s Bakery is also located in Englewood. It is an outlet to purchase their products at the source. What breads and pastries! Baguettes, Brioche, Sourdough Rye, Pullmans, Croissants, cookies, cakes, tarts and pies are just a sampling. I always leave with a bagful. Most everything freezes well. 

Mitsuwa Market Place, in Edgewater, is an expansive Japanese grocery store which also includes a food court, a bookstore, Japanese ceramics, a Daiso “100-yen shop” (similar to our dollar stores, but better) plus much more. If you want to shop for “a wide variety of unique Japanese products that are fresh, safe, and reliable”( from their website), definitely visit.

No trip is complete without first stopping for a bacon and egg sandwich on an everything bagel (with or without cheese or on a buttered bagel, my favorite) at Celebrity Bagels in Tenafly. The bagels are fluffy, chewy, and crunchy, and then I’m fueled to shop! Best of all, if you need to fill ‘er up, New Jersey gas station attendants pump your gas! It’s the law!

• NEW POST: BIANCO NERO GELATERIA in Englewood, NJ.

This is an experience not to be missed!! Not only is the gelato delicious, but there are over 100 flavors of this authentic Italian gelato and sorbet to choose from!

 

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