Hackettstown Restaurant Nominated For Garden State Culinary Arts Award

HACKETTSTOWN, NJ— A new addition to the Hackettstown food scene has been nominated for a Garden State Culinary Arts Award.

James on Main might have just opened this past year, but it has been nominated for the Best New Restaurant Award by the Garden State Culinary Arts Awards. Nominees are restaurants that "display excellence in food and service, already has established a distinctive voice and promises to set high standards for years to come," according to the awards description.

The nominees are:

• Barrio Costero, Asbury Park
• Common Lot, Millburn
• Cooper House, Pennsauken
• Graze, Little Silver
• James on Main, Hackettstown
• Kimchi Smoke, Westwood
• The Kitchen Step, Jersey City
• Sanook Thai, Haddonfield
• Shamone Bites + Wine, Cape May
• Viaggio Ristorante, Wayne

The winners will be selected by 100 independent judges, including journalist, food writers, cookbook authors and other experts. Finalists will be announced in April, and winners will be announced in May.

You can read more about the awards here.

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