I ate so much Italian food this week, you’d think I was from New Jersey.

Oh, wait.

Hello, Garden State eaters. @karanicolev here, we are back with another glimpse into the life of a professional food writer. And this week? Fall menus are the name of the local culinary game (as are pumpkin spice protein powder, seasonal bagels and vodka-infused whipped cream, but I wrote another story on those).

According to http://dailyrecord.com every few months, Jersey’s finest restaurants change their menu offerings to reflect the produce of the season. Over the past seven days, therefore, I spent most of my time in the state’s top dining destinations tasting the highest-end fall dishes the area has to offer. I spent the remaining time, characteristically, in hole-in-the-walls.

https://www.dailyrecord.com/story/entertainment/dining/2023/09/28/best-food-eat-north-jersey-dishes-we-loved-restaurants/70983491007/: The five best things we ate in North Jersey this week (featuring insanely cheesy lasagna)