Wayne Magazine Holiday 2017 | Page 8

editor’s letter T hanksgiving is so close, you can almost smell the turkey browning in the oven. Or maybe it’s just us. At Wayne Magazine, we’ve been focusing on food, glorious food, as our holiday issue theme. While in past issues, we’ve written up many of the area’s great eateries, in “Tastemakers,” we focus on three chef-owners — Robbie Felice of Viaggio in Wayne, Cynthia Pacillo of Cyndia’s in Totowa and Anton Testino of Axton’s by Chef Anton Testino in Pompton Lakes — who stand out from the crowd. Learn why they love what they do, what’s unique about their food, and the advice they have for family chefs during the holidays. We also review Wayne’s Seafood Village (“Asian, Cajun and Casual”), where the menu is fun and flavorful, and dining on the “seafood boiling” entrees can be, in a word, immersive. We’ve tucked other treats into this issue as well. In “Home for the Holidays,” owners of a Kinnelon home welcome their three adult children and extended family back to enjoy rituals that have remained unchanged over decades. To keep sports-related aches and pains from marring your festivities, we offer “Get Yourself Off the Disabled List,” in which experts in sports medicine share the latest techniques for staying fit and active. And “So History Won’t Repeat Itself” tells the story of Ernesto Diaz, a teacher at Passaic County Technical Institute in Wayne who traveled to Eastern Europe to study the Holocaust, including the righteous gentiles who saved Jewish lives there. His efforts remind us that often, the most valuable gift we can give each other is our time. Thanks for giving us yours. ■ CINDY SCHWEICH HANDLER [email protected] POLLS OPEN NOW THROUGH DECEMBER 13 Vote for your local favorites today by visiting 6 HOLIDAY 2017 WAYNE MAGAZINE 2018 njersy.co/votewayne RESULTS WILL BE REVEALED IN OUR SPRING 2018 ISSUE