Study: Tri-county residents make too few healthy choices

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If residents across the region don't start making healthier choices, South Jersey could see higher mortality rates and increased risk to chronic diseases, such as adult-onset diabetes, heart disease and certain cancers.

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What’s on S.J.’s menu? Check our Dining Guide

Douglas M. Bovitt/Courier-Post

No matter what type of cuisine you're craving - from American to Thai, from fast food to fine dining -- you'll find it in the Courier-Post Dining Guide.

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News from area restaurants

Caffe Aldo Lamberti in Cherry Hill will host a Calera wine dinner Feb. 24 at 6:30 p.m. Cost is $80 per person for a prix-fixe dinner. Call (856) 663-1747 to reserve.

Joe Palombo's Mirabella Cafe in Cherry Hill will host opera night with three tenors performing March 3 at 6:30 p.m. A four-course dinner will feature wine from Admiral Wine Merchants. Cost is $55 per person. To reserve, call (856) 354-1888.

via Savor This: News from area restaurants | courierpostonline.com | Courier-Post.

Costco and Wegmans top foodie poll

Though the closest Costco is a few towns away, in Mount Laurel, Cherry Hill is home to supermarket giant Wegmans.

Courier-Post reporter and blogger Eileen Smith featured a story today on her Shop 'Til You Drop blog, which said that Wegmans and Costco were chosen as the top grocery retailers.

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Show good taste: Book Valentine’s dinner

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It's a cold, snowy week, but you can still melt your Valentine's heart this weekend.

Just make a reservation for Valentine's Day dinner at a restaurant in South Jersey or Philly.

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Light bites at California Pizza Kitchen | Shop ‘Til You Drop

By Eileen Smith, Courier-Post Staff

Following the lead of Cheesecake Factory and other casual dining destinations, California Pizza Kitchen has launched a new "Small Cravings" menu featuring smaller dishes — with smaller prices.

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10 percent of New Jerseyans use food banks

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According to reports from the state's food banks, 10 percent of NJ residents used food banks in 2009.

Click here for more information about Cherry Hill Food Pantry.

Do you know of any other local efforts to collect and distribute food to those in need? Post a comment below.

Read the Courier-Post's "10 percent of New Jerseyans use food banks" article after the jump...

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Soul-satisfying meals

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Comfort food recalls the consoling dishes we loved as children

By BETH D'ADDONO
For the Courier-Post

Comfort food is the security blanket of the gastronomic world, one of the primary ways most of us seek consolation, calm and relief.

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Healthy marks for lunchrooms

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By JOSEPH GIDJUNIS
Courier-Post Staff

New Jersey school lunchrooms offer some of the most nutritious options in the country, according to a school health profile report compiled by the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Find kosher eats in the Courier-Post dining guide

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If you keep kosher, dining out can be a challenge.

But if you search the Courier-Post Dining Guide, you'll find tasty options such as the newly opened Cherry Grill in the Barclay Farms shopping center in Cherry Hill.

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Spoon-ful of delicious

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Cherry Hill woman's cookies take top prize in annual awards

By STEVE WOOD
Courier-Post Staff

From a collection of cookies that would've made Santa proud and hungry, Allison Stange's Holiday Spoon Cookies stood out from the rest in the fourth annual Courier-Post Holiday Cookie Exchange and Contest.

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Cici’s Pizza in Cherry Hill: Strike 1 | Mondo Zero

Photo courtesy of: twitter.com/keithallen1.

By Mark Correa, Courier-Post Staff, via Mondo Zero blog.

I decided to give the new Cici’s Pizza in Cherry Hill a try today. I’m always looking for a new place to add to the lunch rotation. But Cici’s got a big, fat strike against them almost immediately.

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Latest restaurant news in Cherry Hill

A Chipotle Mexican Grill will open Thursday at 818 Haddonfield Road in Cherry Hill. The chain also has locations in Marlton and Moorestown. Call (856) 661-1761.

Nagoya Japanese restaurant recently underwent a renovation. The restaurant is on Route 70 in Cherry Hill. Call (856) 429-5555.

The South Jersey Hot Chefs will offer holiday gift certificates through Dec. 20. Buy $50 gift certificate at participating restaurants and receive a $10 one free. Guests must mention the promotion to receive a certificate. For a list of participating restaurants, visit www.sjhotchefs.com.

Doughnuts to drinks

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Hanukkah is time for deep-fried, festive foods

BY KIM MULFORD
COURIER-POST STAFF

After opening Perlin's Kosher Vegetarian on Route 38 in Cherry Hill two years ago, Sharon Merhavi introduced the area to authentic Israeli sufganiyot, otherwise known as jelly doughnuts.

But you can only get the deep-fried treats during the Hanukkah season.

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Less expensive holiday food: Something to be thankful for

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By EILEEN SMITH
Courier-Post Staff

This year, grocery shoppers can enjoy a little leftover cash along with their turkey sandwiches.

The price of a typical Thanksgiving dinner for 10 people is $42.91, a 4 percent decline from 2008, according to a price survey by the American Farm Bureau Federation.

"Consistent with the retail food price declines seen throughout the year, consumers will pay just a bit less for their Thanksgiving feast this year," said Jim Sartweile, a federation economist.

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