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Our Foodie Issue!
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WHAT'S SELLING IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD? Morris/Essex/Union
THE AREA CONTINUES TO BE A STRONG SELLER’S MARKET WITH LOW INVENTORY AND HIGH DEMAND! IF YOU HAVE BEEN THINKING ABOUT MAKING A MOVE, NOW COULD BE THE IDEAL TIME!
ROBERT NORTHFIELD MILLION DOLLAR SALES REPORT NEIGHBORHOOD
ADDRESS
LIST PRICE
SOLD PRICE
%SOLD/LIST
DOM
BDRMS
Chatham Boro
28 Red Rd*
$1,100,000
$1,240,000
113%
15
5
BATHS 3.1
Chatham Boro
23 Elmwood Avenue
$1,234,000
$1,300,000
105%
8
4
2.1 4.1
Chatham Boro
298 HILLSIDE AVE*
$1,739,000
$1,720,000
99%
6
5
Chatham Boro
175 N PASSAIC AVE*
$1,369,900
$1,350,000
99%
182
4
3.1
Chatham Twp.
16 Westminster Rd*
$1,195,000
$1,425,000
119%
17
3
2.1
Chatham Twp.
4 Robert Drive
$980,000
$1,085,000
111%
13
4
2
Chatham Twp.
4 Runnymede Rd*
$999,000
$1,059,000
106%
14
4
3
Chatham Twp.
2 Willow Way*
$1,039,000
$1,100,000
106%
29
3
2.1 4.1
Chatham Twp.
21 Lenape Trl*
$1,550,000
$1,620,000
105%
6
5
Madison
40 Crestview Avenue
$1,089,000
$1,219,000
112%
9
4
3
Madison
19 Rose Ave*
$995,000
$1,051,000
106%
8
4
2.1
Madison
241 Kings Rd*
$1,425,000
$1,500,000
105%
14
5
3.1
Madison
28 Stafford Dr*
$1,339,000
$1,400,000
105%
15
5
2.2 2.2
Maplewood
10 Madison Ave*
$850,000
$1,117,000
131%
12
4
Maplewood
2 Euclid Ave*
$1,075,000
$1,250,000
116%
19
4
3
Maplewood
595 Prospect St*
$1,050,000
$1,201,000
114%
15
4
2.1
Short Hills/Millburn
11 Myrtle Ave*
$1,195,000
$1,400,000
117%
9
4
3.1
Short Hills/Millburn
6 Meadowbrook Rd*
$1,029,000
$1,200,000
117%
12
4
2.2 3.1
Short Hills/Millburn
12 Taylor Road
$1,475,000
$1,705,000
116%
10
4
Short Hills/Millburn
377 Hartshorn Dr*
$1,439,000
$1,655,000
115%
10
5
4
Short Hills/Millburn
75 Hemlock Rd*
$2,395,000
$2,610,000
109%
9
6
5.1
Short Hills/Millburn
50 Montview Ave*
$2,295,000
$2,500,000
109%
9
5
4.1
Short Hills/Millburn
50 Greenwood Dr*
$1,050,000
$1,142,500
109%
11
4
3.1
Short Hills/Millburn
36 Watchung Rd*
$1,995,000
$2,150,000
108%
11
5
7.1
Short Hills/Millburn
75 Woodfield Dr*
$1,849,000
$1,935,589
105%
10
4
5.1
204 Long Hill Dr*
$2,350,000
$2,425,000
103%
4
6
4.1
668 Brentwood Dr*
$899,000
$1,155,000
128%
12
5
2.2
Short Hills/Millburn South Orange South Orange
163 Irving Ave*
$1,195,000
$1,351,000
113%
12
6
3.1
179 Mountain Ave*
$1,195,000
$1,400,000
117%
7
5
4.1
Summit
43 Locust Dr*
$1,249,000
$1,410,000
113%
11
5
3.1
Summit
93 Pine Grove Ave*
$1,350,000
$1,485,000
110%
14
5
3.1
Summit
90 Larned Rd*
$1,545,000
$1,681,000
109%
14
4
3.2
Summit
51 Rotary Dr*
$1,325,000
$1,410,000
106%
0
4
3.2
Summit
Data shown reflects select and not all home sales and is subject to error and omission exceptions. Source: GSMLS
*SALES DATA WAS PROVIDED BY GSMLS NOTE: MARKETING REPORT PER ATTACHED FILE SALES 9/1/20 -10/22/20
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LIFESTYLE LETTER
OCTOBER 2021 PUBLISHER
John Meyer | john.meyer@lifestylepubs.com Ana Meyer | ana.meyer@lifestylepubs.com
October: Our Foodie Issue OCTOBER – FEAST WITH YOUR EYES Hey, foodies—we hope you’re hungry! October brings us our most delicious issue of the year, full of the most craveable dishes and creative culinary choices our area has to offer.
EDITOR
Ana Meyer | ana.meyer@lifestylepubs.com SOCIAL MEDIA COORDINATOR
Ben Meyer AD DESIGNER
Matthew Endersbe L AYO UT DESIGNER
We had the pleasure of dining at one of our community’s top restaurants, La Pergola serving freshly made upscale northern Italian cuisine and the best thin crust award-winning pizza made by Calabrias’ and boy, are you in for a treat! The photos alone are enough to have you licking your chops. We also brought you a new, fun, and unique way to upgrade any event and enjoy
Randah O’Doherty CONTRIBUTING WRITERS
Ana Meyer, Sue Baldani CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS
Chris Jorda, Provided
Oysters, with Red Oyster’s Oystertainers that will engage your guests, shucking and bringing delicious oysters from all over the country to you! We can’t forget that October is Breast Cancer awareness month, and we are fortunate to have the best medical diagnostic and care in our area! We highlighted this very important topic in a story for you as well. Food brings us all together, and we couldn’t be luckier when it comes to the amazing dining options we have right here in our local community. We think you’ll enjoy these stories when you flip through these pages!
CORPORATE TEAM CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Steven Schowengerdt CHIEF SALES OFFICER Matthew Perry CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER DeLand Shore ART DIRECTOR Sara Minor OPERATIONS DIRECTOR Janeane Thompson
If you have interesting, fun, and meaningful stories to share or are a business look-
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INSIDE THE ISSUE OCTOBER 2021
FEATURES 20 Indulge Your Guests Let Oystertainment® make your next event unforgettable
26 October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month Don’t forget - get checked
30 Fall for La Pergola! Upscale Northern Italian Cuisine offering the best local Farm to Table seasonal ingredients.
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36 Calabria’s AwardWinning Pizza! Bar Stool Sports awards their crunchy thin pizza a score of 8.9 making it top 3 in NJ!
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20 Culinary Creations 26 Healthy Lifestyle 30 Food & Wine 36 Local Limelight
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PEOPLE WHO HAVE NEVER EATEN OYSTERS ARE OFTEN INTIMIDATED ABOUT TRYING THEM. They may think they’re slimy or taste like seawater. But that is not the case, especially when dealing with high-quality oysters. For those in the know, these small shellfish are an absolute indulgence.
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an oyster, where an oyster is from, and why a
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particular oyster from Maine tastes different
raw bar, Oystertainers, clad in their signature oys-
than one from Prince Edward Island. They can
ter-shucking uniform and bucket, will individually
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shuck oysters for each guest.
and the condiments that go well with them.
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Northeastern waters, such as those found in
Angelique van der Made, vice president of Red
Massachusetts and Maine and up to Prince
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Edward Island in Canada. “The oyster farmers ship to New York every night to a supplier in Brooklyn, and we get our oysters from there so they are always fresh,” says Angelique. Red Oyster provides oyster catering and oyster shuckers in New Jersey and New York, and have also done parties in Philadelphia, on Cape Cod and the Hamptons. Have them come to your next event; it will be an incredible experience! https://red-oyster.com/. CONTINUED >
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fresh. The sooner they are eaten after catching,
have a strong shell and a nice combination of salinity
the better they will taste.
and brininess, which gives them much more flavor.
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October is Breast Cancer
Awareness Month DON’T FORGET - GET CHECKED ARTICLE SUE BALDANI PHOTOGRAPHY PROVIDED
THE STATISTICS ARE FRIGHTENING. According to cancer.org, 1
The breast center also has a high-risk monitoring
in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime. In
program. Patients are given a history sheet to com-
2021 alone, almost 300,000 new cases of breast cancer will be diag-
plete which determines their risks of breast cancer. If
nosed in women in the U.S. But, if diagnosed at a localized stage,
the percentage is 20% or higher, they will recommend
meaning it hasn’t spread to the lymph nodes or other parts of the
further imaging with breast MRI.
body, there is a 5-year relative survival rate of 99%.
“You want to catch your in situ cancer before it becomes
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ment centers nearby. The Center for Breast Health and Disease
spreads to your lymph nodes; and you want to catch can-
Management at Barnabas Health Ambulatory Care Center in
cers that have spread to your lymph nodes before they
Livingston has the most updated equipment and care available.
spread to the rest of your body,” says Dr. Sanders. “You
“We have digital mammography with tomosynthesis,” says Dr. Linda
want to catch it at the earliest stage since your prognosis
Sanders, the medical director of the center, “This allows radiologists to
will be better and the treatment less harsh. So, you might
see in more detail possible masses that may be hiding.” She adds they’ve
need less surgery, less chemotherapy and less radiation,
also just received funding to upgrade to 3DQuorum tomosynthesis,
or none of the above, if you catch it early enough.”
which enables the reduction of radiation during screenings. This new tool is expected to be available sometime this fall or shortly thereafter. The breast center also has a dedicated MRI, so instead of patients having to go to another department or building, it can be done quickly right there.
She says women need a mammogram every year starting at age 40. Men would only need a mammogram if they are at risk or feel a lump. But, younger women are at risk too, which Stephanie Quinton knows all too well. When she felt a lump on her
For diagnostic mammograms where there is a suspected issue,
breast a few years back at the age of 28, and was told by her
patients are always given their results before leaving. Or, if a patient
primary doctor not to worry about it, she went to the Center
is elderly or lives far away and would have difficulty returning if a
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sequently diagnosed with breast cancer. She worked with
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Breast cancer is the most common
At the time of diagnosis, approxi-
If the cancer has spread to
cancer in American women, except
mately 63% of breast cancer patients
the regional lymph nodes, the
for skin cancers. It is estimated that
have local-stage breast cancer, 27%
5-year survival rate is 86% and
in this year, approximately 30% of
have regional stage, and 6% have
if the cancer has spread to a
all new female cancer diagnoses
distant (metastatic) disease.
distant part of the body, the
will be breast cancer.
(cancer.net)
5-year survival rate is 28%.
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the seasonal ingredients available. For example, in the
AT THE BEAUTIFULLY LIT, FULL SCALE, FLOOR TO
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and loyal frequent diners who go to La Pergola to dine
hardier dishes like Pappardelle with wild boar, steaks,
before attending a show at the Papermill Playhouse,
cold water mushrooms…etc. We serve dishes that are
celebrate special events or simply to enjoy a wonderful
typical of Florence, Italy. Our Tuscan soup is made with
evening out with family or on a date. Well wonder no
cannellini beans, kale, and no pancetta so it is vegetar-
more! If you’ve never been to La Pergola in Millburn,
ian friendly. We can add pancetta to make it a heartier
you are missing out on authentic freshly made Northern
soup.“ Driola also mentioned.
Italian cuisine, where they offer indoor elegant dining,
“We handmake all of our pastas, gnocchi and desserts.
BYOB, and a serene outdoor dining garden area in the
Our Risotto with Ossobuco is a very popular dish in the
back. You will always feel welcomed as part of their
fall and our Rack of Lamb as well.” said Driola. Figs are a
family with the genuinely caring owners and attentive
traditional Italian fruit and for the fall, La Pergola serves
staff during your dining experience.
freshly made fig tarts and figs stuffed with gorgonzola
Since 2011, owners Driola (Executive Chef) and
cheese and walnuts and a chestnut cake that is gluten
Agron Kaloshi, have been bringing the freshest and
free. They also make a delicious Chicken Rollatini made
most authentic taste of Northern Italy to Millburn, New
with prosciutto, spinach, and wild mushrooms.
Jersey. They pride themselves on using the finest ingre-
When you get to know Driola and Agron, you will
dients to make authentic and fresh seasonal dishes
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while you’re there, say hello to the owners Driola
daughter stated that it was her favorite restau-
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Calabria’s Award-winning Pizza! FRESH INGREDIENTS, HAND MADE CRUNCHY THIN PIZZA RATED 8.9 BY BARSTOOL’S ONE BITE MAKING IT TOP 3 IN NJ! ARTICLE ANA MEYER PHOTOGRAPHY PROVIDED
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" W e use t he best quality ingredients and our sauce is a f amily recipe for 41 years. W elcome t o our f amily!" -G abriell a O t t ai ano
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More than pizza, the owners are kind and
Livingston can truly boast of having the best
giving people who have been featured on the
pizza in our area! Dave Portnoy, founder, and
Today Show and GMA for their generosity and
president of Barstool Sports, has a strong
support to those that needed help the most.
following with over 180 million views on
During Covid, Gabriella Ottaiano, one of the
YouTube, and a pizza connoisseur who trav-
owners, posted on Facebook, “If you haven’t
els the country tasting and reviewing pizza.
found a job today, and can’t feed your family,
Dave’s “One Bite” review selected Calabria’s
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as his 1,000th pizza review and gave their
asked, just pick up or we can deliver to you.”
delicious “crunchy thin” pizza a whopping
The response gives me chills and tears of
score of 8.9, making Calabria’s top 3 in the
happiness. Local folks stepped in and donated
state! Dave’s post drew followers for seven
checks, some up to $1,000 to help Calabria’s
consecutive days as far as Pennsylvania
mission. They’ve successfully donated 16,150
with a line of cars that wrapped around
meals and set a new goal of 20,000! Thank
and filled all adjacent parking lots! You can
you everyone for your kindness and support.
experience this delicious thin crust pizza
Thank you, Calabria’s, for your giving heart and
for yourself in three different ways. You can
delicious food. We love supporting local busi-
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while you share a cheesy warm pie, order
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I invite you to try Calabria’s “crunchy
What makes their pies so delicious? The
thin” pizza. If you stop in, say hello to the
selection of fresh toppings will make your
owners, who are working in the kitchen,
mouth water. They handmake every pie.
giving you your curbside orders, and walk-
Their sauce is a secret family ingredient that
ing around greeting you making sure you
transcends you to Italy. You can select from
have a great experience! Share with them
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what you think of their 8.9 Barstool rated
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