editor’s letter
A
SOAR.
At MKA, we believe in forging understanding from curiosity,
fusing character into community and instilling balance and
joy in students. We believe that a great school can transform
young lives and help them
Start their journey by attending one of our upcoming
events this Spring.
INFORMATION SESSIONS
Primary School
Tuesday, 5/12 9:00–11:00 a.m.
224 ORANGE ROAD, MONTCLAIR
Upper School
Monday, 5/4 8:30–10:30 a.m.
6 LLOYD ROAD, MONTCLAIR
CINDY SCHWEICH HANDLER
Middle School update
MKA.ORG | 973.509.7930 Since we last spoke to JASON LEVINE (“H UMMUS
IN E VERY H OME ,” B ACK TO S CHOOL 2019), the chief
marketing officer of hummus-maker Sabra, the
company has opened (and closed) its first pop-up
restaurant. For six weeks in late fall, Manhattan’s
West Village restaurant Kish-Kash, whose dishes
incorporate lots of couscous, transformed into
Whirled Peas. The pop-up restaurant had its own
décor and a hummus-heavy menu — think Korean
bulgogi bowl with hummus and Hummus Thai Pho
— created by Kish-Kash’s Israeli-born chef-owner,
Einat Admony.
Tuesday, 5/5 8:30–10:30 a.m.
201 VALLEY ROAD, MONTCLAIR
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t a time when our area seems
to be changing at a faster
rate than any other in recent
memory, Montclair Magazine’s
annual Readers’ Choice poll
answers some interest-
ing questions. How are
older, more established
restaurants and busi-
nesses doing? What
food and shopping
trends did we say good-
bye to, and which ones
excite us now? Which
go-to places have stood
the test of time? To find
out how your neighbors feel, check
out the results of our 7th annual survey.
Online businesses are sometimes regarded
as competitors to local businesses, but
they’re often operated by area residents, too.
In this issue, we highlight three of them:
Women’s clothing site Audrey and Elle,
personalized bracelet-maker Little Words
Project, and Universal Yums, a successful
distributor of international snacks (purple
yam shortbread, anyone?) run by Montclair
residents who use a warehouse in Roseland.
There’s no shortage of creative talent in
these parts, as exemplified by Kelly Dillon,
a Verona resident and on-air traffic reporter
and podcaster who is also an online
influencer and voice-over artist.
Creativity is also on display in the cooking
at Allegory, the restaurant in the MC Hotel
on Bloomfield Ave. Read our food editor
Esther Davidowitz’s take on her experience
there.
And share your thoughts with us
any time: You’re an integral part of
Montclair’s ever-changing scene. ■
SPRING 2020 MONTCLAIR MAGAZINE