Newark Makes Space for Elbow Room
New restaurant specializes in the ultimate comfort food – macaroni and cheese – with a twist
Halsey Street in Newark has made way for Elbow Room, a restaurant that got its start in comfort food concoctions right across the Hudson River. The casual corner joint, near Bleeker Street, recreates down-home macaroni and cheese using kicked-up flavors, like fiery buffalo chicken macaroni with Black River blue cheese and Frank's hot sauce, and heart-stopping poutine mac with short rib gravy, Yukon french fries and fresh cheese curds. Restaurateur Joel Bolden celebrated Tuesday the grand opening of Elbow Room's second location in Newark, after opening the first at the new Barclays Center in Brooklyn. "I wanted to be at the forefront of the Newark food renaissance," said Bolden of opening a location in Brick City. "I love the history of the…
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Lia Eustachewich
8:34 pm on Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Thanks for the feedback. We don't "promote" restaurants, we write about them when it's newsworthy, like yesterday's grand opening. I'd be happy to consider writing about other restaurants in Newark if you had some in mind, Diane. more ›