Supporter Spotlight - Dr. Pickle

According to Joey, Dr Pickle’s energetic and personable representative at the Highland Park Farmers Market on Fridays, “We’re a third generation old school pickle company, traditional New York style pickles. Sometimes even people in New York itself can’t get them there the way we still make them. We use the old recipe.”

Pictured: Joey, Master Conqueror of All that is Good and Pickled

Based out of Paterson NJ, the company is featured at many street fairs and farmers markets in the tri-state area, but A Better World Café has good reason for having a soft spot for them (aside from the interesting history of pickling on their website, that is). They’re regularly generous in donating many a delicious pickled treat that we can include in the dishes for to our customers, whether it be that gorgeous green spear that we can supply with one of our sandwiches or some of their amazing olives that we can tuck on the side of a Mediterranean platter.Not only is does our resident Dr Pickle donate to our cause, he also likes what we have to offer him as well. According to Joey, “First of all, I like to eat more natural food, so the rawer it is, the more I like it. [The Better World Salad] tastes great. I love salad but I only love a good one and the salad that she makes is phenomenal, it’s the best I’ve ever had. It’s better than the ones I make at home.”

We appreciate that glowing endorsement and thank you from the bottom of our hearts (and our stomachs) for your support!

Cooking Demonstration with Chef Rachel

Would you like to learn how to make something tasty with greens?

If so, come visit Chef Rachel next Friday, September 16 from 11:30-2pm for a cooking demonstration actually held outside at the Highland Park Farmers Market.

When she inevitably gets you salivating and since it's happening at lunchtime, the Better World Cafe will still be open to make sure you don't leave hungry!

Friday Menu Sept 9

Lunch
Appetizer:
~ Grilled corn with ancho butter

Entrees:
~ Organic chicken quarter with a side of macaroni and cheese
~ Parmesan stuffed eggplant with side garlic bread

Soup:
~ Potato Leek

Salads:
~ Better World Salad
~ Beet with dijon vinaigrette
~ Grilled peach on greens

Sandwiches:
~ Eggplant falafel with yogurt tahini
~ Applegate Farms organic hot dog
~ Turkey with pesto

Dessert:
~ Chocolate chiffon cake with orange glaze
~ Walnut fudge brownie
~ Peach shortbread squares

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Dinner
Entrees:
~ Corned beef and oven braised cabbage
~ Vegetable lasagna prepared with organic noodles roasted zucchini, eggplant, carrot and tomato topped with a bechamel sauce

Special Dessert:
~ Chocolate cheesecake

Selections vary daily based on availability

Menu for week of Sep 6-9

Here's just some of the selection that we have to offer this week - keep an eye out at Facebook and/or Twitter for last-minute additions to tickle your tastebuds!

Lunch Specials:
~ Pasta carbonara
~ Roasted vegetable quiche

Sandwiches:
~ Grilled Mediterranean veggie wrap with feta cheese
~ Applegate Farms organic hot dog

Salads:
~ Better World Salad
~ Grilled peach on greens

Dessert:
~ Orange dreamsicle cake
~ Walnut fudge brownie

Selections vary daily based on availability

Menu for Friday, Sept 2

Lunch Specials
~ Stuffed eggplant parmesan with garlic bread
~ Broccoli and cheese quiche

Soups
~ Carrot ginger

Salads
~ A Better World Cafe (v)
~ Cherry tomatoes over arugula with sherry vinagrette
~ Roasted peach

Sandwiches
~ Turkey with pickled onions and mayo
~ Heirloom tomato with goat cheese on foccacia
~ Eggplant falafel wrap with yogurt tahini

Desserts
~ Peach upside-down cake
~ Light chiffon cake with pastry cream
~ Brownies

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Dinner Specials
~ Pasta carbonara with turkey bacon, cheesy sauce, tomatoes and greens
~ Grilled Mediterranean vegetable platter
~ Nachos with veggies and black beans

All the news that's fit to blog

Hope everyone is doing well post-Irene! Come on in today for tasty lunch selections such as stuffed eggplant, quiche, gorgeous heirloom tomato with goat cheese on foccacia and peach upside down cake (psst, there's also some watermelon agua fresca to drink that is to DIE for)

Friday's lunch and dinner menu will be up tomorrow morning and will be posted to Facebook and Twitter as well. As usual, any last-minute additions or announcements can be found on our Facebook page if you click here.

Important Upcoming Holiday Announcement
*A Better World Cafe will not be open this Monday, Sept 5, in observance of Labor Day.*

***CAFE IS CLOSED TODAY***

Even though Highland Park itself seems to still have power, it's dangerous for people to travel from nearby flooded areas so A Better World Cafe is closed today. We will post as soon as we know tomorrow if things are up and running again.

Stay home and stay safe!