A WATCHUNG COMMUNICATIONS, INC. PUBLICATION The Westfield Leader and THE TIMES of Scotch Plains – Fanwood Thursday, July 15, 1999 Page 19 ArtsArts andand EntertainmentEntertainment nnnnnnnnnn SSTATE OF THE AART The Dining Table nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn Music Fantasy Discussion Group will con- vene on Thursday, July 22, at 7:30 LA GRIGLIA RESTAURANT Shirley Alston Reeves, original p.m. to discus fantasy novel, “Ship 740 Boulevard, Kenilworth, (908) 241-0031 lead singer of The Shirelles, will of Magic,” by Robin Hobb. perform with Who’s Johnny on Barnes & Noble in Clark will Wednesday, July 21, at 7:30 p.m. at host a Cooking Demonstration and By DR. JOSEPH P. DE ALESSANDRO chicken and veal, headed up with Echo Lake Park. The Vivian Panham Tasting with cookbook authors Specially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times Chicken Arrabiata (which means an- Quintet will hold a classical concert Marvin and Walter Rosen of “Wel- If it swims, you’ll find it at LaGriglia! gry chicken), boneless breast of chicken on Wednesday, July 21, at 7:30 p.m. come to Juniors” on Thursday, July A great seafood gem in the middle of sauteed with garlic, fresh oregano and at Memorial Park in Berkeley 15, at 7:30 p.m. Teresa of Spiritual Heights. Big Band Music will be COME TO THE CABARET... Jody Karin Applebaum and Marc-André Hamelin Union County, the menu boasts of more balsamic vinegar with a touch of demi- Communications will host a work- will present an evening of cabaret music on Friday, July 16, at 8 p.m. in the than 12 seafood entrees. The restau- glace; Chicken Giambotta, breast of featured on Tuesday, July 20, at 7:15 shop on Angels, Dreams and Intu- Nicholas Music Center, George Street, Douglass Campus in New Brunswick. rant is owned by brothers Chris and chicken with sausage, onions, vinegar, p.m. at the Gazebo in Cranford on ition on Tuesday, July 20, at 7:30 Tickets are $24. For more information or to purchase tickets, please call the John Tocci, aged 31 peppers, mush- Springfield and North Union Avenues. p.m. The Westfield Summer Work- Rutgers Art Center ticket office at (732) 932-7511. and 34 respectively. rooms, artichoke Andy the Clown will offer a children’s shop will perform “Rock the Juke- John is the executive RATING: hearts and pota- show and reggae band, Verdict, will box” on Thursday, July 22, at 10:30 chef. toes. Just think- perform on Thursday, July 15. Satur- a.m. Singular Sensation Slated The partners ing of these day Night Fever, a disco band, will started LaGriglia two dishes makes one hold a concert on Thursday, July 22. Art and a half years ago long to return to Both events will be held at 7:30 p.m. At Paper Mill Playhouse and have made it a this fine restau- on the Municipal Grounds in Scotch Children’s Mini Art Camp- roaring success. They Highest Possible Rating: 4 chef hats rant. Plains. The Music Studio Wind En- Cycle 2 will be held on Tuesdays, MILLBURN – Single theatergoers seph and four members of the Osmonds- previously owned The prices are semble & Jazz Band of The New Wednesdays and Thursdays, July are invited to attend a presentation of 2nd Generation. Toscana Restaurant moderate, far be- Jersey Workshop for the Arts will 20, 21, 22, 27, 28 and 29 from 10 Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s Joseph and The Amazing in Upper Montclair, which was also a low the quality and care that these perform on Thursday, July 22, at 8 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. at The Watchung musical, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat will run great success. dishes would call for. The seafood en- Arts Center. Drawing, painting, p.m. in Mindowaskin Park. ceramics, sculpture, watercolor, Technicolor Dreamcoat on Thursday, through Sunday, July 25, at Paper LaGriglia is a very quaint establish- trees range from $15 to $16.50; steaks The Crossroads in Garwood will July 22, at 8 p.m. Mill. For ticket information, please ment with three dining rooms, a main and chops are up to $21; appetizers pastels, multi-media art, indoor welcome Mordechai Dov Adaptor, and outdoor activities will all be A specially-priced ticket will include call (973) 376-4343. dining room on the right, a bar dining from $6 to $7.50 and soups at $3. Spastic Colon, 8 Ohm Driver on Thurs- the performance as well as a post-show area on the left and a large room in the Extremely moderate prices for the great featured. day, July 15; The Voodudes on Friday, American Folk Craft Day will reception. Special A&E Notice: rear. White tablecloths are in place with feast available. July 16; The Rocking Horse on Satur- The reception will be held in the Renee fine stemware and a bottle of Colavita There is a shortage in this country of be held at Waterloo Village in day, July 17 and Cup of Joe and One Stanhope on Sunday, July 18, from Foosaner Art Gallery at Paper Mill imme- If you are especially tal- Olive Oil ready for the excellent bread extremely fine seafood restaurants and, Eyed Jack on Thursday, July 22. diately following the performance. that arrives shortly. I repeat, LaGriglia is probably the best 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The event is free. ented in art, music, dance, Literature Folk craft demonstrations, puppet A complimentary two-week pass to theater or any other form of As a departure from my normal re- kept secret. On an off-night at 7:30 Bally Sports Club in Short Hills will be shows, magic, mountains music art and entertainment, we view, I would like to first announce a p.m., the restaurant was filled to capac- Barnes & Noble in Springfield will given to all singles night theatergoers in most extraordinary dessert – ity with a waiting line outside. hold a Discussion/Signing by co-au- and Early American games will be addition to a sampling of various food would like to feature your tal- Marsciponi Cheesecake. I have to men- The wait staff were courteous and featured. For more information, ent in our section. You must thor of “Thunderhead,” Lincoln Child and drink. tion it first because if you are dining at knowledgeable of the menu and the on Thursday, July 15, at 7:30 p.m. The please call (973) 347-0900. Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor be a resident of Westfield, LaGriglia, reserve your piece of cheese- various dishes. Service was prompt and book was also written by Douglas Dreamcoat is a musical that retells the Scotch Plains, Fanwood or cake in advance. This cheesecake is I am proud to say that there were no Preston. Poetry Out Loud, a forum for Biblical story of Joseph and the coat Mountainside. For more in- without a doubt the most delicious I errors. I truly recommend that you visit up and coming poets, will be held on that his father, Jacob, presents to his formation, please call have ever tasted. It is firm, yet velvety this restaurant and I guarantee you will Sunday, July 18, at 7:30 p.m. A Sci-Fi favorite son, inspiring the wrath of his Michelle H. LePoidevin at smooth and flavored to perfection – be a regular. jealous brothers. (908) 232-4407. something that one should not miss at The production stars Deborah Gibson this restaurant. as The Narrator, Patrick Cassidy as Jo- Onto the regular menu. The restau- Sarah Mugavero rant offers several choices at their raw POPCORN bar, including Oysters on the Half Shell, Marinated Seafood Salad, Named Recipient Summer of Sam Grilled Jumbo Shrimp with Cocktail Sauce, Little Neck Clams and an in- triguing Raw Bar Sampler for two. Of Theatre Award Spikes Mean Streets The clams and oysters are chilled, By Michael S. Goldberger fresh and of top grade quality. You SCOTCH PLAINS One Popcorn, Poor • Two Popcorns, Fair • Three Popcorns, Good • Four Popcorns, Excellent don’t see this too often in New Jersey. Sarah Mugavero, a student at Union 3 popcorns mer Of Sams sexually inarticulate crowd is The appetizer list offers Crab Cake, which I think is the premier dish. This Catholic High School (UCHS) in Overwhelmed by their passions and ruled Adrien Brody as Ritchie, a thoughtful, spike- Scotch Plains, was recently rec- by their prejudices, the bulk of director haired musician. The films oddly salient very ample portion features the best Spike Lees characters in Summer Of Sam choice for a moral center, he is Lees most crab meat, marinated with butter and ognized at the 1999 Paper Mill are humorously clueless, sadly thickheaded sympathetic and least Neanderthal-like male. just enough bread crumbs on the out- Playhouse Rising Star Awards and dangerously provincial. They have Dabbling in what will come to be known side to make it a cake. It was a great with the best Outstanding Perfor- hardly a complete brain among them. as punk rock, he also leads a secret life, a tempting dish that could be an entree. mance by an Actress in a Sup- Yet they are oddly entrancing, an enter- notion which the director upgrades to a One of the signature dishes of La YOUNG THESPIANS…For three months this spring, 32 seventh graders from porting Role. taining source of both amazement and curios- universal theorem and then applies to sev- Griglia is the Cajun Calamari – the Park Middle School in Scotch Plains wrote and rehearsed original plays during, Sarah appeared in the UCHS ity. And how no great harm has befallen them eral members of the cast.