buzzworthy
Upper Montclair
NEW GO-TO FOR
BREAKFAST AND LUNCH
Welcome to Upper
Montclair, MARCEL
BAKERY + KITCHEN.
The highly anticipated
eatery, which serves
breakfast, lunch and
catering, opened last
month in the space
formerly occupied by
the Cozy End. It serves
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as an uptown outpost
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to MishMish, which is also
MENY VAKNIN ,
owned and operated by
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Food Network star Meny
Vaknin. Marcel Bakery
+ Kitchen offers fresh
baked goods and breads
along with savory pastries, juices
and organic coffee available for eat-in and
take out. Savory items include 12-inch pizzas
and flatbreads, a selection of Middle Eastern
dishes, and sandwiches including lamb meat-
balls in pita and chicken schnitzel. Marcel’s
location a block from the Upper Montclair
train station and on the No. 66 bus route into
the city makes it ideal for hungry commuters.
631 ½ Valley Road, (973) 842-4088,
marcelbakeryandkitchen.com
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Montclair
VANILLAMORE FOREVERMORE
With an evocative name like VANILLAMORE DESSERT KITCHEN, you might think
that the new restaurant on Bloomfield Avenue serves only sweets such as chocolate and
vanilla “Charcuterie” boards, “dessert tapas” including seasonal dessert kebabs, and exalted
s’mores and spicy hot chocolate. Luckily, their imaginative menu covers lunch, dinner and
weekend brunch. Grain bowls, small plates and crostini add up to healthy, flavorful meals.
For heartier appetites, there’s roasted half-chicken and skirt steak for two. Brunch promises
blueberry pancakes, quiches, and a choice between sweet and savory pastry baskets.
Or…why choose? 349 Bloomfield Ave., (973) 707-5373, vanillamore.com
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Upper Montclair
FIND AFFORDABLE
STYLISH FASHIONS
STITCH BOUTIQUE is the second store by that name
to open in northern New Jersey. The first, in Madison,
is also owned and operated by Caitlin Rinaldi, an avid
fashion buyer with a fine arts background. Stitch offers
contemporary women’s clothing and accessories, personal
shopping and individual styling by appointment. And in an
area where residents love giving as well as receiving, there’s
this offer: Host an after-hours party at the store, and your
guests will receive 10 percent off their purchases.
598 Valley Road, (973) 746-6950, shopstitchnj.com
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HOLIDAY 2017 MONTCLAIR MAGAZINE
Montclair
FUSION ACADEMY
OPENS IN MONTCLAIR
FUSION ACADEMY, a network of private
schools for students in grades 6-12, recently
opened its fourth New Jersey campus in
Montclair. The schools operate with a
one-on-one teaching method that can be
beneficial to pupils diagnosed with ADHD,
learning disabilities and school anxiety, as well
as those who want to take advantage of an
accelerated program. Fusion maintains a “no
homework” policy — that is, students don’t
take work home with them at the end of the
school day, and instead focus on community
involvement and extracurricular interests after
school hours. 427 Bloomfield Ave., third
floor, (973) 744-3539, fusionacademy.com
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