Around Town
COMPILED BY JAIMIE WINTERS
CLIFFSIDE PARK
EAT
FRESH FRUITS AND VEGGIES
From June through November, just outside the Trinity Episcopal Church with the
big red doors, shoppers can peruse for
local seasonal fresh fruits and vegetables.
Shopping at the farmers market will allow
you to help support local farmers, protect
the health of the environment and, most
importantly, eat really good, quality food.
Connect with the community too – local
groups pop up throughout the summer,
including the Cliffside Public Library that
occasionally hosts cooking demonstrations. While at the market, walk the
beautiful labyrinth, located in the back
of the church. Trinity Church, 555
Palisade Ave., (201) 370-0513
SHOP DICKENS EMPORIUM
E L E C T I C A C C E S S O R I E S S TO R E
Looking for a gift for that hard-to-buy person? Dickens Emporium offers antiques, art
and vintage accessories. Shoppers will find a unique variety of fine gifts and decorative
accessories for the home, and accessories for women. From candles and jewelry boxes,
to small accent pieces of furniture and clocks, to lamps and paintings, owner Palma
Willms has carefully selected each item with an old-world or European antique design.
Worth noting are the French country signs and ceramics for the kitchen or dining area.
For the ladies, Dickens also offers an amazing selection of handbags, belts, photo
albums, sterling silver and marcasite jewelry designed in Italy. 741 Anderson Ave.,
(201) 943-8593, dickens-emporium.com
DISCOVER
ARMENIAN CUISINE
ARENIE ARMENIAN GOURMET
FOODS AND BAKERY
Since 2014, Arenie Armenian Gourmet Foods and
Bakery has been offering the finest in Armenian and
Middle Eastern cuisine. The chefs at Arenie are passionate about preserving the traditional recipes from
their grandmothers’ kitchens, while also catering to
the palates of contemporary foodies. Only the freshest ingredients are used to make specialties passed
down to the chef’s through generations. Specialties
of the house include Armenian pizza or lahmajoun,
tahini and zaatar bread, choreg, Sou Boureg and
Armenian baklava. Arenie will also ship UPS for nextday delivery. 575 Anderson Ave., (201) 945-4300,
arenie.com
WEAR
ONE FOR
GOOD LUCK
MATIMOO
The Matimoo brand is a boutique jewelry collection that is mostly comprised of evil-eye bracelets,
featuring a simplistic design that is fully adjustable
– fitting a large range of wrist sizes. The core
Matimoo bracelet retails for $8.95 and is offered
in 17 different color combinations. “The premise
of wearing an evil-eye bracelet is to ward off any
bad vibes and bring a little luck to one’s life,”
says Stacey Taileres, a Cliffside Park native who
founded the brand in 2015. (201) 605-1432,
matimoo.com
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MAY 2016 (201) GOLD COAST
VEGGIES: BERNADETTE MARCINIAK; FOOD: COURTESY OF ARENIE ARMENIAN GOURMET FOODS AND BAKERY; BRACELETS: COURTESY OF MATIMOO
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