Edison Restaurants Nominated For Garden State Culinary Award

EDISON, NJ — Edison's very own Skylark Diner and Swagath Gourmet have been nominated for the Best Neighborhood Food Establishment award in the 2018 Garden State Culinary Arts Awards.

The Skylark Diner serves classic New Jersey diner fare, while Swagath Gourmet serves Indian food from the Gujarat, Punjab, and southern regions of India. To be nominated in this category, a restaurant must be an "informal, moderately priced, independently owned eatery with high-quality food that reflects the character of New Jersey and/or its surrounding community," and must be in business for at least five years.

Here are all of the nominees for Best Neighborhood Food Establishment, Central:

• The Buttered Biscuit Café, Bradley Beach; Liz and Dave McAllister, owners
• El Tule, Lambertville: Egoavil and Anguiano families, owners
• Lovin' Oven, Frenchtown: Julie Klein, chef-owner; Mike Quinn, owner
• Mustache Bill's Diner, Barnegat Light: Bill Smith, chef-owner
• Papa's Tomato Pies, Robbinsville: Nick Azzaro, owner
• Rocky Hill Inn, Rocky Hill: Evan Blomgren, chef-owner
• Shumi, Somerville: Kunihiko “Ike” Aikasa, chef-owner
• Skylark Fine Diner and Lounge, Edison: Constantine Katsifis, owner
• Swagath Gourmet, Edison: Iyengar family, owners

Uncle Vinnie's Clam Bar, Raritan: Lois and Chris Ricci, owners

The Garden State Culinary Arts Awards are given out by the Garden State Awards Committee, which consist of over 150 independant food writers and critics from around New Jersey. Members will vote in all categories, and the top three will be named as finalists. Winners will be awarded on April 29.

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