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FUN FOOD NEWS

A 105-Pound Burger: Are These NJ's Most Extreme Food Challenges? Once you finish reading about these New Jersey food challenges you may be: A) Feeling nauseous; B) Extremely hungry; C) A little bit of both, if that's possible. MORE.

Olive Garden Now Offering A Lifetime Pasta Pass: This year, 50 lucky (?) people will score a Lifetime Pasta Pass at Olive Garden, which grants them unlimited pasta, soup, salad and breadsticks. MORE.

World's First Candy Department Store Announces NJ Opening: The three-floor store will feature over 10,000 choices of candy, showcasing brands such as Sour Patch Kids, Oreo, Nerds, Reese's, Peeps and Starburst. MORE.

Hillsborough Ice Cream Shop Ranks 9th Most Allergy-Friendly In US: Super Sundaes Ice Cream was the only New Jersey shop to be ranked by AllergyEats. MORE.

3 Princeton Restaurants Under New Management: Cargot Brasserie is currently closed for interior renovations and will reopen this fall as Roots Ocean Prime. MORE.

OPENINGS

Uncle Julio's Plans To Open 1st NJ Location

Chopt Creative Salad Co. Opens In Paramus

Thai Chili House Opens In Hillsborough

Ramen Place Coming To Main Street Metuchen

Lacey's ALDI To Open Sept. 10

Axes And Ale Opening In Matawan This Fall

New Soul Food Restaurant Opening In Morristown

Moe's Southwest Grill Opening In Garwood

Shake Shack Opens At Monmouth Mall

Godiva Café Coming To The Shops At Riverside

Bridgewater Dunkin' With Drive-Thru Now Open

Dairy Queen Is Returning To Washington Township

CLOSINGS

Addy's Barbeque In Teaneck Closes

FESTIVALS/EVENTS

Hillsborough Restaurant Week

Union Township's Hispanic Heritage Celebration

Red Bank Food & Wine Walk