ASBURY PARK, NJ – (March 9, 2022) – Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore and 175 guests gathered in person to support the Third Annual TopCookie Competition. Seven local chefs came together to compete for the coveted title of TopCookie Champion and People’s Choice Award, and created a special dessert…...

Mixologists Share “Perfect Pairings” National Cocktail Day is Thursday, March 24 and we have interviewed expert Mixologists to find out what they recommend as a perfect pairing for a cocktail and culinary selection. Their answers may surprise you. However you celebrate this special day that pays homage to cocktail culture,…...

Excerpt from NorthJersey.com It was tough. It was scary. It was devastating. Still, despite the hardships, the many restrictions, the ongoing labor shortage and ongoing supply chain issues — many restaurants last year did good, if not gangbuster, business. Take Antonio Trovato, chef-owner of Trovato's Due, an elegant, white-tablecloth Italian restaurant in Oakland, for example. Although…...

From Asbury Park Press Chef David Burke has done it again, expanding his list of Monmouth County restaurants by purchasing the former Piero’s Italian Restaurant & Banquet Hall in Union Beach,  with an unnamed partner. Burke plans to open an all-American dining experience by April of this year, complete with a…...

THE STORY BEHIND MY AWARD WINNING PORK SHANK, AND A CRISPY VERSION YOU CAN MASTER AT HOME BY CHEF DAVID BURKE For this month’s recipe I chose my Peking Pork Shank served at David Burke Tavern in NYC and VENTANAS in Fort Lee to honor the upcoming Winter Olympics. I…...

David Burke has successfully operated restaurants for several decades and has a stockpile of smart ideas to share.  David Burke has been in the restaurant business for over three decades, introducing guests to a number of unique menu and dining ideas. He was the first to serve grilled beef on…...

Chef David Burke Kicks of 2022 NYC Restaurant Week at the Empire State Building. Launch of NYC Winter Outing and Lighting of the Empire State Building in January 2022. CLICK HERE to view on Chef David Burke's YouTube....

Excerpt from NorthJersey.com. There's just enough time to squeeze in one last decadent meal in 2021. Many restaurants are offering special prix-fixe menus on New Year's Eve. At these relaxing meals, you'll be leisurely served course after course while you sip champagne and reflect on the past year. Here are North…...

To help rebuild the lives of those impacted by the tornadoes that ravaged Western Kentucky on December 10 and 11 (including members of his extended business family), world renowned chef / restaurateur David Burke will orchestrate simultaneous Kentucky-themed dinners benefitting the Team Western Kentucky Relief Fund on Thursday, January 13…...

Red Horse, David Burke's new restaurant in Rumson named one of NJ.com's best New Jersey restaurants of 2021.  New Jersey restaurants spent 2021 battling to rebound from a catastrophic 2020, a year in which the COVID-19 pandemic created a series of crises unseen in our lifetimes, closing eateries around the state and putting the…...