Tender duck breast, glazed sticky ribs and a classic Jersey dish most impressed food writer Kara VanDooijeweert this week.

This column publishes on Saturdays, and typically features standout eats from Morris, Essex, Bergen, Hudson, Passaic and/or Sussex counties.

Good morning, North Jersey!

This weekend, I'll be heading off to Mexico for my first destination wedding. Though the cost of attending the event was high (as all in the genre are, I was warned), I'm super excited to paddle board off the coast of Jalisco, attend cooking demonstrations on the beach, and, of course, watch my friends tie the knot.

I'll also be flying first class, catching a fire show and — similarly for the first time — be a member of the wedding party (as a "groomsmaid," which I didn't realize was a thing until i

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