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

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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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Melange Cafe to close in Cherry Hill

Cherry Hill's Melange Cafe, serving an Italian-Louisiana mix, is closing after 15 years on Chapel Avenue.

Chef Joe Brown has made the decision to focus more on his spin-off restaurant, Melange@Haddonfield, 18 Tanner St. in Haddonfield.

The Haddonfield location is bigger, newer and has more parking, Brown notes in the release.

Visit www.melangerestaurants.com for more information.

via Melange Cafe to close in Cherry Hill | courierpostonline.com | Courier-Post.

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.

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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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Let comfort food warm you up

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It's been the kind of weather that calls for a trip for the Caribbean.

But if you can't afford the flight, at least treat yourself to a nice bowl of soup or chili.

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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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Cherry Hill resident to open steakhouse in Collingswood

Collingswood’s shuttered Word of Mouth restaurant on Haddon Avenue will be replaced in early February by El Sitio, a South American-influenced steak and seafood restaurant.

It’s the first U.S. venture for Ecuador native Francisco Cabrera, who has two restaurants in his native country. The Cherry Hill resident, 53, has lived in this country for a year and a half and says he chose Collingswood for its proximity to Philadelphia and its small-town feel.

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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.

What’s a weekend without belly dancing?

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Catch a live belly dancer then stick around to do some dancing of your own at Cous Cous in Cherry Hill tonight and Saturday.

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Mikado renovates Cherry Hill location

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Restaurant news in South Jersey:

Mikado Japanese Cuisine in Cherry Hill is undergoing a renovation. It will reopen later this month. Locations in Maple Shade and Marlton remain open. Visit www.mikado-us.com.

Potbelly Sandwich Works at the Marketplace at Garden State Park is closed. The Moorestown Mall location remains open.

Tuesday is gnocchi night at Joe Palombo's Mirabella Cafe. Choose from nine different types for $13.95. Call Mirabella at (856) 354-1888,

-- Christina Mitchell

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Pho So 1 fills void in Cherry Hill restaurant selection

Located on Route 38 near the Cherry Hill Mall, Pho So 1 brings Vietnamese food to the suburbs. The modest restaurant located in a strip mall offers a variety of Pho soup including ox tail, shrimp and beef. Perfect for the winter, the soup usually comes with meat, noodles, basil, lime bean sprouts and pepper. Expect hardy portions and friendly service.

Photo courtesy of The Sun Blog

The restaurant, which also has a New York location, is located at 2442 Route 38 Suite 5 in Cherry Hill. Open daily, 8 a.m.-10 p.m. call (917) 361-8694 for more information.

Restaurant news in the township

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Joe Brown has tweaked his menus a bit at Melange restaurants in Cherry Hill (856-663-7339) and Haddonfield (856-354-1333). Small plates are back, as well as more lunch items and healthier choices on the dinner menus. Visit his Web site at www.melangerestaurants.com.

Joe Palombo's Mirabella Cafe will host a healthy eating class with nutritionist Tammy Hughel at 6 p.m., Nov. 10. Cost is $40 for a three-course tasting. Call for reservations at (856) 354-1888.

Florida Joe's Famous Stone Crabs are available through May at Caffe Aldo Lamberti in Cherry Hill. They're sold by the pound. Call (856) 663-1747.

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Restaurant news in the township

Restaurant news in South Jersey:

The Treehouse Cafe in Audubon has opened a second branch at 2201 Route 38, Cherry Hill, Suite 111. Call (856) 667-7070.

Chef Emeril Lagasse will be at the Barnes & Noble in Cherry Hill Nov. 4 at 7 p.m. to promote his new book, "Fresh Food Fast" (pictured), due next month. Call the store at (856) 486-1492.

Iron Hill Brewery in Maple Shade will team with Flying Fish Brewing Company in Cherry Hill for a reserve tasting event, Saturday Oct. 24, from 1 to 5 p.m. Call Iron Hill at (856) 273-0300.

Frozen yogurt purveyor Tutti Frutti is now open at Cherry Hill Mall food court. The self-serve retailer is the last tenant in the mall's relocated court, outside J.C. Penney.

Sustainable Cherry Hill (SCH) will host an Oktoberfest fundraiser 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at P.J. Whelihan's on Route 70 in Cherry Hill. Children are welcome. Forinfo or tickets, call Lori Braunstein at (609) 238-3449.

via Treehouse opens second coffee shop | courierpostonline.com | Courier-Post.

Amenities a plus at Capital Grille. Beef’s not bad either

By ADAM ERACE
For the Courier-Post

It started with a handshake.

The waiter, impeccably attired in the Capital Grille uniform of an ivory coat and ankle-skimming apron, stuck out his palm and introduced himself with a mega-watt smile. I like servers. I was one. But a handshake?

Really?

The Capital Grille chain is about excess -- big beef, big knives, big wines -- and nowhere is it more evident than in the service at the steakhouse's swanky new location at Cherry Hill Mall.

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