Lehigh Valley Food Magazine

Lehigh Valley

ISSUE

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APRIL

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2022

FOOD

WHERE COMMUNITY AND FOOD COME TOGETHER

On The Cover

Spring

The Green Vida Co. in Forks Township is a Lehigh Valley favorite for health enthusiasts

Easter Edition

THE LEHIGH VALLEY'S RESTAURANT GUIDE

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610.829.1404 56 S 3rd St, Easton thirdandferry.com 2

Contents

APRIL

The Filet Mignon from Ocean 235 in Easton, comes with truffle mashed potatoes, wild mushrooms in a beef and red wine demi sauce

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The Hottest Events Around the Valley

PHOTO BY: AUSTIN JAMES

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Our Latest Tasting: Daddys Place

Don't miss a beat, get to your favorite Valley events

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LVF Podcast

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Check Out Green Vida Co.: The Valley's Healthy Favorite

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Check Out An Editor's Exclusive Recipe: A Comforting Classic

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Cheers From

Pat's Pizza & Bistro. Jay's Local, and Kings Gambit Coffe Co

Our exclusive drink guide will have you bar hoping all weekend

Chris & Austin A WORD FROM

TOP TREATS AROUND THE VALLEY Here's what Chris and Austin indulged in this month.

"The cookies from Duchess Cookies in Easton are out of this world good. These cookies were a special treat for a baby reveal we had the honor of capturing."

The Lehigh Valley Is Your Foodie Destination!

We have so many amazing restaurants, bakeries and dives all over the region. From Allentown, Easton, Bethlehem, New Jersey and beyond. Our area is the one of the hottest and fastest growing food economies in eastern Pennsylvania. We're both from New York and New Jersey, both of our families have restaurants and food manufacturing in our roots, so we know good food. Follow us as we eat and drink our way through your favorite restaurants.

Instagram saw it first! Follow @LVFOODMAGAZINE for all our foodie adventures.

"Spring is here! That means I want some homemade Italian ice. DAT'S outside Nazareth hit the spot after lunch on a beautiful day"

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610.419.8100

1426 W Broad Street, Bethlehem

www.patsbethlehem.com

Pasta Flights at Pat's Bistro

(484) 298-0400

336 Northampton St, Easton, PA 18042

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MEET THE TEAM

Lehigh Valley

ISSUE 2 | APRIL 2022

FOOD

PRESIDENT Christina Russo SALES | MARKETING Austin James PRODUCTION Times Live Media Group Rum Runnas Podcast Network CONTENT CREATORS Cassi Lelko Bailey Marie TriState Traveling Mamas CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS Bailey Marie PROOFREADER Angi Mozeko

PARTNER

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH

@LEHIGHVALLEYFOOD LEHIGHVALLEYFOOD.COM

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Times Live Media Group | Times Live Radio Studios | Rum Runnas Podcast Network 25 S Main Street, Nazareth PA | www.timeslivemediagroup.com

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Bethlehem:

Wind Creek Events Center: Chris Rock April 20th & 21st Chris Young April 23rd Chris Distefano April 29th

SteelStacks:

April Events

in the Lehigh Valley

The Slackers April 1st My Dad isn’t Danny DeVito April 1st Synced Up April 2nd Emma Willmann April 8th Luke Mones April 23rd The Linda Ronstadt Experience April 23rd Stephen Lynch April 28th

Easton:

State Theater: Friends! The Musical Parody April 10th Hairspray April 13th, 14th & 16th Blue Man Group April 14th B Underwater Bubble Show April 22nd

Allentown: PPL Center:

2022 Stars on Ice Tour April 28th

Poconos: Penns Peak:

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Live Wire April 1st America April 2nd Asleep at the Wheel April 8th Trace Adkins April 22nd Leonid & Friends April 23rd Herman’s Hermits ft Peter Noone April 29th

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Porker Pierogie Bowl

Porker Pierogie Bowl

Chris & Austin We're invited to Iron Pigs "Media Tasting" to debut Loaded Bavarian Pretzel the new menu items they have for the 2022 season.

Bacon Cannoli

Carmel Turtle Pretzel

Cuban Burger

Pork Racer Dogl

Turkey Barbeque Parfait

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Easter Is Here!

Customize ize Your Next Orde r

610.365.2244

64 East Lawn Road, Nazareth naz0nut@gmail.com WWW.NAZONUTSHOP.COM

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Podcast

PARTNER

STREAM a few of OUR LATEST SHOWS

LISTEN TO US ANYWHERE YOU STREAM YOUR PODCASTS

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(610) 365-2495

700 Main Street Stockertown, PA

Do you remember Easter at Hess's?

Easter Day, Hess's Department Store 1968

Max Hess made Hess brothers a shopping destination in Allentown, often with flamboyant and exciting displays and events. Some prominent events included the annual May flower show in which the store was decorated overnight with thousands of fresh flowers. It was reported that Max had the air conditioning turned as low as it could go to keep the flowers fresh through the night.

Easter was a big performance every year. Including a big Easter parade throughout Allentown with thousands in attendance.

Afterwards, attendees would go to The Patio for a slice of strawberry pie, a fond memory of many Lehigh Valley residents to this day.

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Behind The Scenes with

Lehigh Valley Food

Lehigh Valley BBQ 154 Northampton Street Easton | 484.541.9686

We debut "Everything but the Kitchen Sink" to the Lehigh Valley for the team at Lehigh Valley BBQ.

Duchess Cookies 247 Northampton Street, Easton | 484.666.3211

We were honored to catch a special moment at the delicious Duchess Cookies in Easton

Nonna Sulina's 5000 Bath Pike Bethlehem | 610.419.1051

Wants us at your next event?

Want us to debut a new dish to the Lehigh Valley?

Contact us!

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The Parmesan Wheel was an instant hit in the Valley once we debut it for this Sicilian family. We had so much fun in this shoot.

"Meat" Your Best Dining Experience

127 S Broad Street, Nazareth www.riosbr.com

Book Your Next Reservation!

Catering & Takeout Available

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Both Locations Open For Indoor Dining

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Spotlight

$5 of every Love Ukraine Smoothie will be donated to the CARE Ukraine Crisis Fund

610.438.4112

1800 Sullivan Trail Suite 330, Easton GREENVIDACOMPANY.COM

A Lehigh Valley Health Food Favorite!

Made with love and transparency. A health focuses cafe and cold-pressed juice bar.

Located in Forks township and downtown Easton at the Easton Public Market.

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After two years of minimal progress made through conventional therapy, we decided to start our non-verbal autistic son, Santi, on a preservative-free, gluten-free, and dairy-free diet we read about. Just two weeks after beginning the diet, Santi said his very first word. His mental and physical health improved, and a beautiful life changing journey of healing began. Every business has a story.

This journey is our “why” and how Green Vida was born. Experiencing how the consumption of certain foods can change a life first-hand, we discovered our passion for creating wholesome, healthy meals, and providing this for our community. Green Vida Co. is a health-focused cafe and juice bar dedicated to making real food with love and transparency with two locations in Easton, Pa. We specialize in 100% raw and organic cold-pressed juice, juice cleanses, nut milks and wellness shots.

We are currently the Lehigh Valley’s only cold-pressed juice bar. Our hydraulic juice presses squeeze every colorful, nutritious drop of juice while keeping their health-giving properties intact.

It uses hydraulic pressure to extract liquid from plants without denaturing enzymes or damaging nutrients with high levels of heat or oxidation. Nutrients like vitamins and minerals, soluble fiber, living enzymes, antioxidants, and phytonutrients are all contained in the juice. You’ll be naturally energized and nourished by the two pounds of fruits and vegetables contained in every bottle of juice. Now more than ever we need to be mindful of what we put in our bodies, which is why our menu was carefully crafted to include only the highest quality, fresh, whole, organic, non-GMO, locally sourced, and minimally processed ingredients.

All without sacrificing flavor or satisfaction. We are a home for people of all dietary preferences. We offer vegan, vegetarian, antibiotic-free meat, gluten-free, and allergy friendly menu items. Everything on our menu is handcrafted to taste as good as they make you feel.

Enjoy a farm fresh Colombian cup of coffee, where we tell you not only it’s roast date but it’s harvested date.

We proudly offer made to order organic superfood smoothie, smoothie bowl, salad, gourmet sandwiches and so much more.

Being a sustainable business is very important to us. Our bottle return program has kept over 3,300 glass bottles out of landfills since it’s been implemented in July 2021.

Receive store credit for each glass juice bottle you return to any of our locations.

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Local Mama Catering offers private chef services, cooking classes and catering for all occasions

267-280-3699 localmamacatering@gmail.com

"My Favorite Kind of Food...Is food that's ready"

CHEF AND OWNER

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Beth Raynock

Tastings Daddy's Place | March 22th What an amazing night of great food and lots of laughs with our members and their families.

Don't Miss The Next One!

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We had a blast with all of our fellow Lehigh Valley Food families!

We enjoyed custom cupcakes from Virella’s Sweets & Treats in Easton.

Our printing partners at M.S. Techz in Bath provided us with a beautiful backdrop for members to take photos for their social media!

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"Simply the best homemade Italian food and Italian specialty items around. Original subs & sandwiches, meatballs, sauce, roasts and of course sausage!!

Great service, personable & friendly staff." - Anna

700 Cattell St, Easton

610.438.1945 giacomositalianmarket.com

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Cash Only

610.759.6600 307 S Broad St, Nazareth

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MON - FRI 11am–6pm | SAT 11am–4pm | SUN Closed

Cassi Lelko Fitness

In Home Fitness | Sustainable Nutrion Plans & Accountability

@cassi.lelko.fitwifefitlife @facebook.com/cassi.lelko

GOT GUT issues??

Bloating Gas Diarrhea Stomach pains Indigestion Low energy Poor skin/bad acne Mood swings…

Until just recently, I never realized how much having a food sensitivity contributes to the above. And never realized that the bloat at the end of the day was NOT NORMAL. Bringing you…GUT PROTOCOL. A 4 week comprehensive nutrition program that will help you identify your own trigger foods and the changes you can make in order to avoid the everyday issues you face.

Grab the info here.

Fill out the form within the link & join us as we start as a group on April 4th.

I will be running a private Facebook group of 25+ women who are ready to tackle these everyday bothersome issues: www.cassilelkofitness.com/4-week-gut-health

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Want to work with me?

Fill out this form & I will send you back some information & we can connect: Customer Interest Entry (cassilelkofitness.com)

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610.360.4373 32 Murray Street, Bangor

"We finally made our way here and we were not disappointed! Delicious brisket, sweet chili chicken and sausage with rice. We will be back for more! Thank you." - Jessica

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Favorite

Italian Wrap

Everything Made From Scratch!

908.689.3019 486 Route 57 West Washington, NJ Pick up and Drop off available

Custom Cupackes

Double Grilled Cheese Cheeseburger

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Cannoli Eclair

Hot Crazy Bacon Cheese Cheeseburger

Where to get your

Easter Sweats In The LEHIGH VALLEY

62 Centre Square, Easton, PA 18042

53 Bridge ST Milford NJ 08848

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Where to get your

Easter Sweats In The LEHIGH VALLEY

1208 US-22 Suite A, Phillipsburg

3620 Nazareth Pike, Bethlehem

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154 Northampton Street Easton, PA 18042 (484) 541-9686 lehighvalley-bbq.com "I have ordered from Lehigh Valley BBQ several times... and everything has always been delicious! My personal favorites are the pasta salad and bbq wings! I love their homemade sauce so much, I have asked to buy a bottle!

The owners are very gracious and I can tell quality matters to them. And they single handedly made me love smoked turkey!"

Erin Koczur

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Menu's & Catering

Kyle's Comforting Grilled Cheese Recipe By Kyle of the Rum Runnas Podcast Network @RumRunnas and Lehigh Valley Food Production Crew

INGREDIENTS 1Tbs olive oil 4 Tbs unsalted butter 16oz Smoked Gouda 16oz Sharp White Cheddar

DIRECTIONS

SERVES 4

Spring means warm days and cold nights. What better way to enjoy it then with some warm, comforting, melty cheese.

Salt to Taste (Optional: Quality Whole Grain Mustard for dipping)

Shred Cheddar and Gouda in to a bowel and mix evenly.

Butter 2 pieces of sour dough bread.

Preheat Pan on medium high heat, with olive oil.

Place 1 slice of bread butter side down and add a healthy handful of cheese top with the other piece of bread. Toast for approximately 3 minutes per side or until golden brown.

Salted as soon as you pull it out of the pen.

Slice admire the cheese pull and enjoy with some grainy mustard or tomato soup.

Ready to try it? Tag @lehighvalleyfood #lehighvalleyfood

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Spring Coctails

1 1/4oz blanco Tequila 1 oz lime juice 1 oz grapefruit juice 1/4 oz grenadine slice of Grapefruit Fresh cherries grenidine Sugar Muddle cherries and grenidine in shaker.

Mix the rest of the ingredients in a shaker with ice and shake well. Pour into a martini glass rimmed in sugar and garnish with a slice of grapefruit!

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McCarthy's Red Stag Pub holds a whiskey tasting every month!

534 Main St, Bethlehem | 610.861.7631

"The Millionaire Bar" paired with Writers Tears

"Bairin Breac" paired with Method & Madness Single Pot

"Irish Colcannon paired with a limited 18 year old jameson

"Corned Beef & Cabbage" paired with teeling single grain

Chris & Austin were invited to come out and join the Whiskey Clan at their monthly tasting and had a blast with everyone.

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"Moscow Motivator"

420 CBD Lounge & Cafe "The Hemp-ito"

436 Northampton Street Easton |484.548.1408

Joey B 638 Delaware Avenue, Palmerton |610.826.6620

Lavender lemonade

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Mango Faux Mo-Jito

Grapefruit Rosemary Spritz

Sunshine Sparkler

(610) 683-9275 257 W Main St, Kutztown, PA Open @4pm Daily

APRIL FOOD TRUCK EVENTS: APRIL 2: -HISTORY OF THE FOOD TRUCK PRESENTATION. BRANDYWINE COMMUNITY LIBRARY. TOPTON 2:30-3:30 -BEAR SWAMP BEVERAGE, MACUNGIE 4-8 APRIL 4: ADULT EASTER EGG HUNT. SETTER RIDGE VINEYARDS, KUTZTOWN 12:30-4 APRIL 6 MUHLENBERG COLLEGE, ALLENTOWN 11-4:30 APRIL 9: RETRIEVER BREWING CO, OREFIELD 12-8 APRIL 14: MUHLENBERG COLLEGE, ALLENTOWN 11-4:30 APRIL 15: RISING RIVER BREWING CO, EAST TEXAS TIME TBD APRIL 22: EARTH DAY CELEBRATION CLOVER HILL VINEYARDS, BREINIGSVILLE, 2-5 APRIL 23: EARTH DAY CELEBRATION RODALE INSTITUTE, KUTZTOWN 10-4

www.ktownpub.com

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We are the largest and fastest growing food brand in the region. We use the best equipment on the market to create our food experiences for our readers. Our media services are like non other when it comes to quality and conversion. Let us help you manage your digital presence throughout the Lehigh Valley.

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Eating Healthy When Eating Out

Shiitake Mushroom Toast at Green Vida Co in Forks

Featured Restaurant

Green Vida Company greenvidacompany.com 1800 Sullivan Trail Suite 330, Easton

By: Cassi Lelko

Shiitake Breakfast Toast

Organic sprouted toast Locally grown shiitake mushroom Poached pastured egg Organic red onion Locally grown sunflower sprouts Himalayan salt & pepper Truffle oil.

Gluten free toast available upon request

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5150 Game Preserve Rd, Schnecksville, PA 18078

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Easter at the Zoo on the 17th and Party for the Planet from the 22nd to the 24th.

My kids love the free themed scavenger hunts but tokens can also be purchased for extra fun (crafts, games, activities). (Be sure to check out their other events throughout the year!) They also have a Geakers Taco inside the zoo with great food for a super reasonable price. When we go to the zoo we always bring cousins, friends, and more.

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For the month of April, the Lehigh Valley Zoo has two special events taking place.

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We are usually only there for about an hour or two but you can easily make it a longer outing. As you are leaving the zoo there is a river (we like to pack swimsuits, towels, buckets and butterfly nets to try and catch crayfish), trails for walking, and spots for picnicking if you would rather bring your own food. The family membership is a pretty good price and gives us something to do throughout the whole year.

Bonus: There’s a nice scenic spot at the top of the mountain too with a great view.

Kid approved ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️5 star rating for fun, activities, exploring, and yummy food

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Parent approved ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️5 star rating for price, activities, learning, and great food

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One of our favorite things to do in the beginning of spring is visit Klein Farms Dairy and Creamery. Located in Easton, PA and open year round! It is the perfect place to get the family together and back outside in the fresh air.

Enjoy walking around the farm, petting or feeding various farm animals, and playing at the playground. Afterwards make sure to get some of their delicious homemade ice cream or Italian ice! And while inside, don't forget to check out their store for some gourmet cheese, fresh yogurt, raw milk and honey, eggs, farm raised beef, and more! You won't be disappointed!

Kid approved ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️5 star rating for fun, activities, and delicious food!

Parent approved ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️5 star rating or prices, activities, delicious food, and wearing our kids out! (Or getting some kid energy out while parents can relax a little)

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April 9th- Health Fair in the Park (Bushkill Parks Roller Skating Rink) 10 am to 2 pm, free kids eye screening, see the inside of an ambulance, blood pressure checks, home safety, first aid, and diabetes screening and education. AND Spring Celebration in the Park (Bushkill Park) 10 am to 3 pm; free bunny bags, music in the park, crafters, vendors, basket bonanza, breakfast and photos with the Easter Bunny.

April 16th- Adult Easter Egg Hunt @ Blue Mountain Vineyards, Hunt begins at 9 am, Live performance by The Groove at 10 am, $15 per person (includes egg hunt and light snack bar catered by The Good Egg) April 16th- Board Gaming @ The Emmaus Public Library, 1pm to 3pm April 23rd- Annual Earth Day/Historic District Cleanup, 8 am to11am, volunteer to help beautify Bethlehem by picking up litter, cleaning the storm drains, planting flowers, and more! (sign up @ https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B48A5E2AAB9historic1 April 23rd-1 pm EST Free Virtual Spring Birdhouse Paint Night on Youtube Live (No sign up necessary) https://Youtu.be/2f65DSVXsmk April 24th- Autism Acceptance Day @ The Philadelphia Zoo 10am to 4pm with sensory fun, autism resources, fun activities, and more!

April 28th- Card Creation Night @ Palmerton Park, 5pm (supplies provided to make cards for Teacher Appreciation)

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April 2nd- Bunny Palooza @ The Saucon Valley Promenade Shops Starts at 9 am with DJ, games, bubbles, special Easter bunny appearance, special story and craft time at Barnes and Nobles, and more!

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Easter Brunch in the Lehigh Valley

Blue Grillhouse 4431 Easton Ave Bethlehem, PA 18020 610-691-8400

Full menu + Easter Features View full menu at www.bluegrillhouse.com

The View At Morgan Hill 100 Clubhouse Dr Easton, PA 18042 610-923-8480

Breakfast, Salads, Carving stations, Entrees & Dessert Reservations and pre-payment required www.theviewatmorganhill.com

Woodstone Country Club Reservations Require 3777 Dogwood rd Danielsville, PA 18038 610-760-2777

Reservations required

Springtown Inn 3258 Main St Springtown, Pa 18081 610-346-7262

Easter Buffett serving Appetizers, main course, Bobbies homemade desserts, & seasonal drinks

Shepherd Hills Golf Club 1160 S Krocks Rd Wescosville, PA 18106 610-391-0644

Reservations Required www.shepherdhillsgolf.com

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