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Milkweed Table & Market in Pitman is every brunchers dream

BY LAUREN LAMANTIA

One thing sister-in-laws Alexandra “Alex” and Elena Convery have always loved is the joyful experience of brunch. So much so that the duo decided to take matters into their own hands and open their own restaurant in August of 2021. Milkweed Table & Market, located in the heart of Pitman, takes the brunch experience to a whole other level with its stylish chic interior, rooftop and a garden-like back patio to sit back and enjoy the spring season.

The idea to open the restaurant originally sparked when Alex Convery, a local realestate and Elena Convery, an occupational therapist, wanted to bring the brunch experience closer to the South Jersey area. In August of 2019, the two co-owners bought the property, in which the space was renovated and completed in the late summer of 2021, just in time to be open to the public after the pandemic.

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continued from page 6 Market came alive with the help of Elena Converys’ brother and Alex Converys’ husband Robert Convery, who helped bring in specific designs the owners pictured, such as the crafted white flooring of the outdoor space.

“We were really just gunning for the garden, and very bohemian, very natural and just pulling things that made sense,” Elena Convery

said. With their own personal flairs and style incorporated into the design of the restaurant, the name of the restaurant “Milkweed” also follows the garden theme. The name came from the flower which is commonly associated with caterpillars and butterflies, in which Elena Convery heard about for the first time from one of her patients.

“I just liked the meaning. The butterfly means growth, new chapter, new beginning from a caterpillar to a butterfly,” Alex Convery said. “It had a lot of layers, but more so it was something new for us, it was something we always wanted to do, it was like a new chapter in our lives.”

The Milkweed Table & Market menu was also developed with the co-owners favorites in mind, with iconic brunch dishes and farm-to-table flair, some of the dishes include homemade cherry pierogies, chicken and waffles, western omelet and banana blueberry pancakes. The executive chef also changes the menu seasonally.

Along with the menu food options, Milkweed Table & Market also has custom drinks such as iced or hot coffee lattes, macchiatos, matcha lattes, vanilla bean macaron tea and mandarin mimosa tea for guests to pair with their meals that are around all year. Flavored options to add to your favorite drink include cookie butter, cinnamon bun, gingerbread and lavender with milk options available.

“We have so many flavors of lattes,” Elena Convery said “You can kinda be as creative as you want.”

With gluten-free, vegetarian and vegan options for everyone too, the experience at Milkweed Table & Market is more than simply sitting down to eat. “I would describe it as a unique brunch experience where you can come relax and enjoy yourself and try something different.” Elena Convery said.

Despite the small space, with a limit of 40 guests inside, guests do have the option to rent out the restaurant and hold events at Milkweed Table & Market. These events can be held during normal restaurant hours, or after hours from 4p.m. to 7 p.m.. One of their most recent events included a baby shower.

Milkweed Table & Market’s future looks bright as the co-owners are currently in the works to partner with Cedar Rose Winery in Millville, so that Milkweed Table & Market will be able to sell champagne and wines to guests. Milkweed Table & Market is also looking to open another location down the shore in Wildwood NJ, in 2023.

“Our design for this [Pitman] one is more garden and boho, and I think that one will be a little more beachy-boho,” Elena Convery said.

To follow Milkweed Table & Market on their journey visit milkweedtable.com ■

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