BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Garden State is the fifth largest producer of blueberries in the United States, but most people limit their blueberry experience to muffins or tossed atop breakfast cereals. Blueberries are at their peak in farmers markets from around Independence Day through mid-August, but many Jersey Fresh farmers markets still have local berries.

This blueberry balsamic ...

BELMAR, NJ — It was as if it happened overnight. Gone was Belmar Café, a breakfast destination for more than 30 years at 707 Main Street. And in came Comfi Breakfast & Lunch, with a colorful storefront sign that now welcomes the hungry and the curious to its doors.

Although the new eatery had a soft opening on Memorial Day, its new sign and new menu both didn't go live ...