Skip to content
Brian Donohue
Editor Brian Donohue
Long Live Local News
Get "The Blast" Newsletter

A town square for an unsquare town

redbankgreen

Standing for the vitality of Red Bank, its community, and the fun we have together.

Author Archives: Susan Ericson

WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? BRUNCH, AT GAETANO’S
090316gaetanos1-220x165-6463067
RED BANK: New Gaetano's owner adds brunch to menu. PieHole is gobsmacked.
Post a comment
September 9th, 2016 @ 10am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
redbankgreen Classics
WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? A TABLEFUL AT TEMPLE
082616temple1-500x289-5315939
RED BANK: What's for Lunch tries the lunch specials at Temple Gourmet.
Post a comment
September 2nd, 2016 @ 11am
WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? BOLI KNOTS AND PASTA
082216mangia6-500x276-5593822
WHAT'S FOR LUNCH? PieHole tries the brand-new Mangia Brick Oven Pizza in Shrewsbury.
Post a comment
August 26th, 2016 @ 11am
WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? BURGERS, FRIES & A VIEW
081216barnacles5-500x384-1496782
RUMSON: What's For Lunch bellies up to the bar at Barnacle Bill's to watch its burger get grilled.
Post a comment
August 19th, 2016 @ 11am
WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? SHRIMP, WITH BIG VIEWS
080916rumrunner6-220x127-7004794
WHAT'S FOR LUNCH? Shrimp and salad, both exquisite, at McLoone's Rum Runner.
Post a comment
August 12th, 2016 @ 10am
WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? SUSHI DELIGHTS
072616sakura3-500x314-7769694
WHAT'S FOR LUNCH? A tidy takeout lunch from a tiny sushi bar in Lincroft.
Post a comment
August 5th, 2016 @ 10am
WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? A RED LIGHT SANDWICH
072616redlight3-500x288-9128729
WHAT'S FOR LUNCH? "Culinary genius" in a sandwich from a Lincroft coffee shop.
Post a comment
July 29th, 2016 @ 11am
WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? A BODEGA SPECIAL
071916linares5-500x355-1104734
Chuleta de puerco en salsa pasilla, or pork chops in a spicy gravy with cactus, is a daily special at Linares Grocery and Restaurant. (Photo by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge)Continue reading "WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? A BODEGA SPECIAL"
Post a comment
July 22nd, 2016 @ 9am
WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? TACOS ON THE RIVER
071216beachwalk7-220x148-8311126
WHAT'S FOR LUNCH? Fish tacos and million-dollar views at the BeachWalk Tiki Bar in Sea Bright.
Post a comment
July 15th, 2016 @ 9am
WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? A WHOLE MEZZE FLAVORS
070516bayroot5-500x270-6100496
WHAT'S FOR LUNCH: A feast of "mezze,"from Bayroot, a new Lebanese restaurant in Shrewsbury.
Post a comment
July 8th, 2016 @ 10am
WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? A HEADFUL OF ACAI
062816melonhead6-220x127-1433131
WHAT'S FOR LUNCH? Fill your noggin with healthy fruit at Melonhead.
Post a comment
July 1st, 2016 @ 10am
WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? CREPES WITH A TWIST
062116whippedbites5-500x254-6114450
RED BANK: What's For Lunch goes for a savory crepe at Whipped Creperie.
Post a comment
June 24th, 2016 @ 10am
WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? WINDWARD DELI, HO!
061416windward1-220x124-2060371
WHAT'S FOR LUNCH? Everything's made from scratch at the Windward Deli.
Post a comment
June 17th, 2016 @ 9am
WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? SMOKIN’ NEW BBQ
060716localsmoke1-220x205-1564928
RED BANK: Locally smoked goodness.
Post a comment
June 10th, 2016 @ 12pm
WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? A LITTLE FRANCESE
060116palumbos6-500x341-2477773
WHAT'S FOR LUNCH? A little something French in a little Italian place in Little Silver.
Post a comment
June 3rd, 2016 @ 10am
WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? CHINA MOON SHINES
051616chinamoon3-500x316-9664418
From the lunch special menu: beef with black bean sauce. The artwork, below, is by the delivery guy. (Photo by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge) By SUSAN ERICSON If it’s notContinue reading "WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? CHINA MOON SHINES"
Post a comment
May 27th, 2016 @ 10am
WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? BODEGA TACOS
051616towncountry2-500x348-8420827
Bistek tacos chosen from the “Spanish” lunch menu at Town and Country Deli, a convenience store selling more than food, seen below. (Photos by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge) By SUSANContinue reading "WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? BODEGA TACOS"
Post a comment
May 20th, 2016 @ 8am
WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? CREATIVE BAGELRY
051016hotbagels3-500x306-3384328
A bacon cheeseburger deluxe on an everything bagel, above, and a chocolate chip bagel with a schmear of Nutella cream cheese, below, at Hot Bagels Brooklyn’s Finest.  (Photos by Susan Ericson. Click toContinue reading "WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? CREATIVE BAGELRY"
Post a comment
May 13th, 2016 @ 10am
WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? MR. PIZZA’S SLICE & DOG
050416mrpizza7-500x264-2635864
An original-recipe pie fresh from the oven. Carlos Rosas tosses dough for a pizza, below. (Photos by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge) By SUSAN ERICSON Self-styled devotees of Mr. Pizza Slice raised quite an uproar whenContinue reading "WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? MR. PIZZA’S SLICE & DOG ...
Post a comment
May 6th, 2016 @ 10am
WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? GLOBAL CONCEPTS
042616globaleatery5-500x409-9807528
Global Eatery’s mix-and-match international choices include Mexican enchiladas, Korean beef in a cabbage wrap and Italian meatballs. Below, a customer fixes a salad to go.  (Photos by Susan Ericson. ClickContinue reading "WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? GLOBAL CONCEPTS"
Post a comment
April 29th, 2016 @ 11am
Partyline
9/11 TRIBUTE
Bailey Bryce Holiday and her father Bobby Holiday Jr. paint the lawn at Riverside Gardens Park Tuesday in preparation for the upcoming comme ...
PILGRIM BAPTIST TO JAMAICA
Recently, Pilgrim Baptist Church of Red Bank traveled to Trelawny Parish of Jamaica on a Relief & Recovery Mission Trip.  The Mission T ...
SNAIL WEATHER
Overnight rains and warm humid temperatures brought out a parade of snails along the access path to the Red Bank Primary School near Locust ...
ECHOES OF THE PAST IN TILE
Next to Playa Bowls. Always fascinated how this has stood here this long. (Submitted by Joseph Jakub)
VIVA LA ELSIE’S
redbankgreen Partyline captures French visitor enjoying a pickle sub from Elsie's.
Truck strike downs pole
A truck struck a utility pole at the intersection of Catherine Street and Shrewsbury Avenue at about 8 am Monday morning. The pole wss compl ...
THRONGS FLOCK TO RED BANK STREET FAIR
redbankgreen Partyline: Thousands fill the streets of Red Bank for street fair.
PORTA POTTY X-ING
redbankgreen Partyline captures porta johns moving down the railroad tracks.
(G&G) DOG DAYS OF SUMMER
A solid lunchtime line at the G&G hot dogs truck on Shrewsbury Avenue on Monday afternoon. Driving this stretch of road when  G&G i ...
RBG CUB SIGHTING
A Partyline contributor positioned on the dais at Thursday's meeting of the Zoning Board of Adjustment captured redbankgreen reporter intern ...
DOWNPOUR STRAINS DRAIN
Partyline captures video of a flooded intersection during Tuesday's afternoon thunderstorm.
STILL ‘OPEN’ SPACE
Next to Fins and Feathers, very surprised to see an overgrown parking lot that still sits there…overgrown and with blacktop. (Photo and te ...
DARK COMEDY BY JERSEY DIRECTOR OPENS FILM FEST
Indie Street Film Festival kicks off with "In Memoriam," a dark comedy about an actor with six months to live.
Indie Street Film Festival Kicks Off
Indie Street Film Festival kicks off.
KUDOS FOR RBCS FINANCE WHIZZES
Monmouth County Board of Commissioners and Borough Council honor Red Bank Charter School students who took second place in a national financ ...
MARINE PARK HOT DOGS
Red Bank's newly remade Marine Park also has a new lunch option, a newly licensed hot dog cart.
MATCHA CLOSE UP
Partyline captures a photographer working for Aura Coffee Roaster angles for the perfect shot of two iced matcha lattes on Broad Street Mond ...
SOUTH STREET AUTHOR TO READ AT LIBRARY SATURDAY
South Street resident Scott Robertson will read selections from his book, Contents of a Curious Mind, Saturday, Aug. 8, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 ...
EARTH SPIRIT FOUNDER DIES
Jocelyn Ruth Midose, longtime owner of Earth Spirit New Age Center has died.
A PERFECT NATIONAL NIGHT OUT
The annual National Night Out event organized by the Red Bank Police Department drew hundreds to frolic amid the green grass and cotton cand ...