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DINE IN • TAKE OUT • CATERING
1982 Washington Valley Road
Martinsville, NJ 08836
732.667.5588 • 732.667.5587
Happy Holidays!
($15.00 min. & $2.00 surcharge)
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5.00
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50.00
or more
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Any Purchase
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30.00
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Sushi, Thai & Chinese Cuisine
BYOB
Hours:
Monday Closed • Tuesday-Thursday 11:30am - 9:30pm
Friday & Saturday 11:30am - 10:00pm
Sunday 12:00 Noon - 9:00pm
Online Ordering Available
www.panasianbistronj.com
(formally The Meyersville Inn)
632 Meyersville Road • Gillete, NJ 07933
908-647-6302
longhilltavern.com
Serving Sunday Brunch
from 11am - 2pm
Don’t forget your
Meyersville Tree Lighting
Reservation for Sunday, December 3rd
We will be serving a 4 course traditional
Thanksgiving Dinner
& our regular menu
Christmas Eve Brunch Buffet
from 11am - 2pm
$30 Per person
Christmas Eve Dinner
from 3pm - 7pm
Including Seasonal Italian Favorites
Party with us
this New Years’ Eve!
Friends
& Family
Gather Here
Check our Facebook
page for details on all
our special events
TRATTORIA
BIAGIO
239 Main Avenue
Stirling, NJ
908-350-8064
By: Rachel Ricucci
You no longer should battle traffic,
pay hefty tolls or even travel far to enjoy
an upscale, Manhattan-style restaurant.
All you must do is venture over to
Trat-
toria Biagio
in Stirling, NJ. With its ultra-
modern and romantic interior, crystal
chandeliers, high leather backed booth
seats, copper coffered ceiling and roman-
tic music in the background, it’s a great
place for date night, family outings or any
group party or occasion. This Italian food
focused eatery opened on July 19, 2017
with the intention of bringing something
chic and new to the neighborhood.
Under the leadership of Chef/Owner
Biagio Iuliano and General Manager, Rikki
Arale, it is off to a wonderful start!
Trattoria Biagio
is taking a seasonal
menu approach, so every three months
their featured seasonal menu will
change. This season they are featuring
autumn dishes to warm the heart. These
dishes include butternut squash ravioli
with rum and date cream sauce, grilled
baby lamb chops with pear and gor-
gonzola granotto, sunflower seed risot-
to, warm beet and fennel salad with
mandarin vinaigrette and homemade
fusilli with wild boar ragu. They recog-
nize that there are people who prefer the
old favorites, so they have opted to
include an entire page of these favorite
dishes which will remain on the menu
throughout the year. So, you will always
be able to get a great chicken parmi-
giana, beef short rib with pappardelle
pasta or rigatoni Bolognese here too.
With a wide range of diverse offerings,
there is something on the menu that will
appeal to everyone. Diners may note that
they have gluten free items for entrees
and desserts and for the “foodie” types,
it’s an exciting place to stop by and try
something different.
There are a few things besides the
fabulous food that they serve that really
set
Trattoria Biagio
apart from other
places. First, one of the best things fea-
tured at this restaurant is the fresh baked
bread that they get from their own bak-
ery located right next door. Breads like
Italian white bastone, multigrain with
cranberry and walnut, olive and parmi-
giana baguette, rosemary focaccia, seed-
ed semolina, ciabatta and panella are
some of the delicious varieties of artisan
breads you will get on your table. Sec-
ond, Biagio makes his own pastas and
sauces, which he can cook for you in the
restaurant or you can purchase separate-
ly in their store and bring them home
with you. Third, Biagio’s Bakery and Deli
makes delicious cookies, cakes and pas-
tries which you can order to your table
for dessert or take home with you any-
time. Fourth, they feature Lavazza cof-
fee, espresso and cappuccino which is
great way finish your meal.
Biagio Iuliano (owner of both busi-
nesses) was born in Italy and trained as a
chef in Salerno, Italy. He is also a master
in the art of bread making. When he is
not working at his bakery or in his
restaurant’s kitchen, he enjoys bee-keep-
ing and spending time with his family at
their Berkeley Heights home. Together
with an associate bee-keeper and Long
Hill resident, Craig Tuma, they have
formed the Long Hill Bee Company and
their honey is currently sold at Biagio’s
Bakery and Deli. If you haven’t already
had the opportunity to stop in and grab
some, be sure to go and try it out. Get a
baguette or sandwich too, you won’t be
disappointed!
Biagio and his family contribute a
great deal to the community and local
churches. Aside from their community
involvement, they advertise their business
through word of mouth, cooking demos
and social media. Specifically, they’ve
been featured on New Jersey 101.5 with
Dennis & Judi and have a healthy cooking
series featured on their website that cus-
tomers can view and get recipes with step
by step instructional guidance.
Trattoria Biagio
offers private parties
and gatherings and can make anything
to order for catering in-house or to-go.
Be sure to call 908-350-8064 to make
reservations for dinner or to book your
next party. For more information or to
download the dinner or catering menus
please visit www.biagiosbakery.com
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