A famous Jersey bar pie, "never-before-seen" crêpe and more 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.

There's something to be said about when you order jalapeño poppers and they come filled with the gooey, drippy nacho cheese sauce.

I mean, sure; house-made, artisan poppers with cream cheese and bacon are good , but (nine times out of 10) I prefer the diner-style, Restaurant Depot variety.

Call me unsophisticated, unhealthy or just plain wrong; I don't care.

When the crispy bites hit the table and they ooze with molten cheddar lava, it's a cause for celebration — not a time to complain the kitchen "didn't make them from scratc

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