Some notables from the latest list of health inspection results, which will be published on Friday in the Better Living section:
Zeytinia Fine Foods in Oakland was fined $500 on Oct. 1 for displaying potentially hazardous foods out of temperature and in a non-functioning refrigerator.
A few noteworthy events coming in the next few weeks:
Italian wine dinner at Amanda’s: The restaurant will host a five-course wine dinner with five pairings from David Vincent Selection at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. The wines will be introduced by David Vincent Selection founder David Servello. The price is $65 and reservations are required. 908 Washington St., Hoboken; 201-798-0101; amandasrestaurant.com. Menu here.
The New York Times is reporting that Gourmet magazine will cease publication in November.
Its notable names include Ruth Reichl, the editor-in-chief, and Sara Moulton, the executive chef, but the contributions I most looked forward to every month were by Paterson's Romulo Yanes, who handled all studio photography.
Finkel, one of 50 finalists chosen to meet Duff at a luncheon at The Boathouse in Manhattan, had her essay selected by Duff as the best. She received a $3,000 gift certificate for a custom cake from his Charm City Cakes in Baltimore.
That said, if you're heading out this weekend and don't have a favorite place, here are some recommendations:
"Two Angry Moms," a documentary made by a filmmaker and mother fed up with her children eating highly processed food at school, will be shown at 8 p.m. Sept. 21 at the Ringwood Public Library, 30 Cannici Dr., Ringwood. Admission is free. For more details about the movie, contact Eat Local at eatlocal@optonline.com.
(201) magazine is seeking residents' opinions on, among other things, the best food spots in Bergen County. The online ballot can be found on the magazine's Web site.
As for my votes, I'm staying out of it because I'm the kiss of death.
Butterflake Bakery in Teaneck is scrapping nuts for good.
After an overwhelming response from customers after the prominent kosher bakery went nut-free for the summer, owner Richard Heisler decided to stay that way. "Customers come in crying" with gratitude, Heisler said. "As a a businessman, you can't say no to a customer."
He said positive remarks have outnumbered complaints 10-1. He's been able to use a "nut crunch" substitute for most items, and plans to bring in pre-packaged pecan pies for Thanksgiving.
Sheila Lukins, who co-founded the SIlver Palate specialty foods company and visited with us last year after the release of her "Ten" cookbook, has died.
The New York Times reports that Lukins, 66, died Sunday of brain cancer. Her company, which she sold more than 20 years ago, is now based in Cresskill.
BILL PITCHER is an editor in the Features department of The Record and Herald News and previously was a freelance food writer and restaurant reviewer. He was born in New York's Hudson Valley and was raised in the southern Adirondacks.
E-mail: pitcher@northjersey.com
ELISA UNG has been the restaurant reviewer and dining columnist for The Record since 2007. She's a native of Southern California and a graduate of the University of Southern California, and she spent eight years writing for the Philadelphia Inquirer.
E-mail: ung@northjersey.com
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