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Ta v e r n 5 K e e p s i t i n t h e Fa m i l y

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THIS POMPTON PLAINS RESTAURANT IS A NEIGHBORHOOD GATHERING PLACE WITH AN UPSCALE TWIST.

FOR YEARS, THE CARBONE FAMILY DREAMED OF OPENING THEIR OWN RESTAURANT. In the decades the family lived in Pompton Plains, every time they drove down Newark Pompton Turnpike, they kept thinking they saw a terrific restaurant space that wasn’t living up to its potential. It was the perfect spot to make their dream reality. “It was a cute little place on the turnpike,”

cumbersome, round bar was replaced by a new

Tavern 5 owner Debbie Carbone says. “I always

bar area designed to facilitate lively and neigh-

said if that place goes up for sale we should get

borly conversation. By the time Tavern 5 opened its doors to the

Sure enough, the restaurant, then called

public in June of 2016, it looked and felt like the

Gilly’s, went up for sale and the Carbones made

restaurant the Carbones always wanted to open:

the space their own. The Carbone family bought

an upscale neighborhood tavern with a warm,

the space in 2015 and set to work making it

welcoming dining atmosphere for the entire fam-

match their vision for their restaurant. Out went

ily and an outdoor dining experience you can’t

the old restaurant’s dated decor and fish tank.

find anywhere else in the area.

In came wood tables, leather seats, Edison

Just over five years after it opened, Tavern 5

lights and exposed brick. The old restaurant’s

is still going strong. They weathered the storm of COVID thanks to the loyal customer base and their food’s ability to travel well in takeout containers. This fall, the Carbones and their staff are excited to get back to business as usual and do what they do best: serve simple, well-crafted food in a friendly neighborhood environment. The secret to Tavern 5’s success is simple. The Carbones made a restaurant where families feel at home. And that keeps them coming back. It’s a place people from the neighborhood walk or ride bikes to, knowing they are gathering in a place where they feel comfortable. The second you walk in the door at Tavern 5, it’s obvious it’s family-owned. The atmosphere, service and menu display the warmth and familiarity that wouldn’t be possible at a chain restaurant. Many of Tavern 5’s employees have been with the restaurant for a long time and have forged strong relationships with all the familiar faces

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who’ve come to love Tavern 5’s signature atmosphere. Tavern 5 servers know the food and drinks regular customers like and can recommend new things based on what they’ve enjoyed in the past. But staff and customers talk about more than food or drink orders. In fact, those interactions frequently feel closer to conversations at a dinner party between close friends, with customers sharing things that are going on in their life, from weekend plans to vacations. Tavern 5’s design is rustic industrial with a warm and inviting atmosphere. It mixes tried and true comforts with modern touches, creating a perfect place to catch up with friends over sought-after craft beers and creative seasonal cocktails. The bar’s square design keeps conversation flowing by giving bar patrons access to comfortably talk to people next to or across from them. While the Carbones keep the emphasis on family dining, beer aficionados and cocktail enthusiasts won’t be disappointed when they stop in for a drink. Tavern 5 keeps 12 beers on tap, with three of them constant and the rest rotating out to make way for craft and locally brewed drafts that often can’t be found anywhere else. And lovers of bourbon, vodka and other spirits rave about Tavern 5’s changing menu of mixologist-designed seasonal cocktails. While Tavern 5 is the Carbone family’s only restaurant, it’s far from the family’s only business. Entrepreneurship runs in the family, with one business rolling into another. Tavern 5 patrons dining in Tavern 5’s lush, green outdoor space are sure to notice the influence of the Carbone family’s landscaping, irrigation and lighting business. The restaurant’s outdoor greenery and live wall are precisely manicured and maintained with expertly engineered irrigation systems. Careful thought clearly went into the trees and hedges, which foster a sense of privacy without making patrons feel closed-in. With Tavern 5’s outdoor area’s greenery, overhead Edison lights, and tasteful pergola, it’s easy to forget you’re sitting outside a restaurant. Aside from the tables of happy diners and the neon sign with the restaurant’s name, the experience of the outdoor dining area feels like you’re enjoying a meal in a neighbor’s backyard.

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With its family-friendly feel, it’s no surprise that kids love Tavern 5. The restaurant is a local favorite

Debbie Carbone, Owner

for casual family meals and birthday parties. And don’t take our word for it. The kid critics are raving about Tavern 5. The Carbone family shared that a third grader wrote about how much she loved Tavern 5 in an elementary school essay assignment about favorite restaurants. Parents love Tavern 5 as much as their kids. While other restaurants get caught up in creating overly complicated culinary creations and forget how much people embrace well-crafted straightforward food, the Tavern 5 menu is made to be accessible to everybody. All of the dishes are simple and delicious, made from ingredients that don’t require an advanced degree in Top Chef studies to understand. Looking for something tasty but not-too-fancy to pair with a beer or a martini? Tavern 5 offers home-

Luckily, you don’t need a special occasion to

made seasonal American favorites like burgers, salads

enjoy Tavern 5. They’ll welcome familiar faces any

and sandwiches along with stone fire oven-cooked

time, a fact that keeps their loyal customers coming

pizza. The Tavern 5 burger is a signature dish, with avo-

back again and again.

cado, bacon and pepper jack cheese topping a special

“They’ll come on a Tuesday, they’ll come on

blend of meat freshly delivered from superstar butcher

a Saturday,” Carbone says. They’ll bring their

Pat LaFrieda. In the mood for Italian? Pasta dishes like

friends. And everybody has that same feel of that

linguini bolognese are regular features on their menu.

family atmosphere.”

Everything on Tavern 5’s menu is made from

Tavern 5 is located at 710 Newark Pompton Turnpike

scratch, with hand-selected, freshly prepared ingre-

Pompton Plains and can be reached by phone at 973-

dients, from their arancini and spring roll appetizers

835-1426 and found online at tavern5.com.

to their entrees’ freshly cut vegetable sides. It’s the kind of place people return to weekly—or sometimes twice or three times a week—to keep trying items from the menu or enjoy Tavern 5’s weekly and seasonal specials. Tavern 5’s sandwiches, salads and pizzas are perfect fits for families looking to enjoy a straightforward meal. But if you’re out for a special occasion and want a meal to match, Tavern 5 has got you covered, too. Their scallops, short rib and pork chop entrees are surefire hits to mark celebrations like birthdays, anniversaries, and more. Speaking of special occasions: there’s some good news and bad news. With COVID over, Tavern 5’s backroom—which opens right to the outdoor area—is again open for baby and bridal showers on Saturday afternoons but bookings are going fast.

“ Taver n 5’s de si g n i s r u st ic i ndu st r i a l w it h a wa r m a nd i nv it i n g at mo s pher e. It m i xe s t r ie d a nd t r ue com for t s w it h mo der n t ouche s , cr eat i n g a p er fe ct pl ac e t o c at ch up w it h f r iend s .”

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“NO TWO PEOPLE ARE THE SAME, AND NO TWO CASES ARE THE SAME.”

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HEALING THROUGH CONNEC TIONS AT THE SPECIALTY HOLISTIC MEDICINE PRACTICE SEES PEOPLE AS MORE THAN JUST THEIR SYMPTOMS.

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Singer treats a host of physical issues ranging from stomach pains to

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THAT IT’S A DIFFERENT KIND OF MEDICAL PRACTICE.

other types of doctors, Singer looks beyond his patients’ symptoms to

“When people first come to the office, it’s a much different

see the person as a whole and find the real cause behind the problem.

feel,” Integrative Holistic Center owner and holistic chiro-

“A typical visit with me could be anywhere from 20 minutes to

practor specializing in Holistic Medicine Matt Singer says.

50 minutes to an hour,” he says. “It’s completely individual. No two

“They’re not going to get that window in the face, give me

people are the same, and no two cases are the same. Everyone’s

your insurance card. They are treated like individuals.”

going to have a very boutique type of experience.”

The Wayne native and father of two has practiced holistic

Integrative Holistic Center is located at 2035 Hamburg Turnpike, Suite

medicine for 15 years, helping patients live their best and

D, in Wayne It can be found on the web at www.drmattsinger.com and

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reached by phone at 973-628-1870

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“ T he key word i n what we do is v i bra nt,” says Steve McEl f resh, Execut ive Di rector of Br ig ht v iew Way ne sen ior l iv i ng com mu n it y. “We look at that as f u l l of l i fe. T hat ’s how we approach ever y th i ng i n the com mu n it y.”

AT BRIGHTVIEW WAYNE, EVERY DAY IS AN OPPORTUNITY

pubs, a salon with pedicure chairs, a courtyard with a putting

TO FIND NEW POSSIBILITIES.

green, a Bocce court, and fire pit. And Brightview’s shuttle service

“The key word in what we do is vibrant,” says Steve McElfresh, Executive Director of Brightview Wayne senior living community. “We look at that as full of life. That’s how we approach everything in the community.”

is available for off-site trips ranging from concerts to errands and Brightview’s volunteering opportunities. “We are working in their home,” McElfresh says. “That’s how we approach it every day.”

Make no mistake: Brightview is not a nursing home designed

At Brightview, residents’ lives open up with new possibilities

for people who can’t care for themselves. While Brightview offers

for learning, moving and enjoyment. Residents have time and

robust amenities and a range of options for care, the goal is to

opportunity to pursue oil painting, crafts, or gardening. We have

help residents discover ways to help themselves.

multiple residents in other communities that have started new

Joining a Brightview community unlocks freedom and possibilities for incoming residents. It’s not a hospital setting filled

hobbies, even exercising twice a day where they never did that before,” McElfresh says.

with medical equipment and intrusive, constant care. It’s a

Brightview’s SPICE in Motion wellness program illustrates how

home setting, where seniors can live active lives and make their

Brightview’s prioritizes residents’ growth. With SPICE, Brightview

own choices while enjoying whatever level of care they need.

pulls in five elements of wellness—Spiritual, Physical, Intellectual,

Brightview Wayne residents live in home-like, comfortable set-

Cultural, and Emotional—and creates programs around them that

tings while enjoying resort-style amenities like restaurants and

promote meaningful, active, and positive lifestyles.

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“Ou r com mu n it ies

ta ke on the cu lt u re of thei r residents,”

McEl f resh says. “I f they wa nt to sta r t a cook i ng clu b, a

ca rd clu b, whatever thei r i nterests a nd hobbies a re, we

create act iv it ies a rou nd that.”

“We’re going to do for you what you need us to do,

best actor, and then see how it plays out in the actual

and then you’re going to make decisions yourself,”

award ceremony and we have a dress-up night for that.”

Mcelfresh says. The philosophy gives space to freedom

Since opening in 1999, Brightview has expanded to

and fun, with daily opportunities including exercise

eight states: Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New

programs designed by top-notch physical therapists to

Jersey, New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and

mani-pedis at the spa or enjoying drinks and company at

Rhode Island. Brightview Wayne, their eighth New

Brightviews’ pubs’ nightly happy hours.

Jersey community, has 195 apartments, with just over

“It’s about being social,” McElfresh says. “Whether you drink or not, it’s about the social interaction.”

half devoted to fully independent senior living and others are dedicated to assisted and enhanced care

In addition to nightly socializing opportunities,

for residents with high levels of need while residents

Brightview residents get chances to shine at spe-

with dementia live in Wellspring village, a separate

cial events. “We make a big deal out of the Oscars,”

neighborhood with its own courtyard, restaurant,

McElfresh says. “Residents vote on the best movie or

cafe and pub.

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Brightview empowers its residents to make their own

“We ask how they met their spouse, about their kids, their

choices about food, exercise, and learning. “We bring in

grandkids, what are those special things that really outline

people for lectures and education seminars, based on

their life, and what’s important to them.”

the interests of our residents,” McElfresh says.

While amenities like putting greens and pubs are

“Our communities take on the culture of their resi-

impressive, McElfresh says that Brightview’s greatest

dents,” McElfresh says. “If they want to start a cooking

asset is its energetic and engaged staff. FORTUNE

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to work, McElfresh says, and that enthusiasm shows in the quality of care Brightview provides to residents.

puts in time with residents to learn what they value in their

“If you take business 101, you know that if you take

lives. “We really get to know that resident, what they like,

care of your employees, they’ll take care of your cus-

what they don’t like, their whole life story,” McElfresh says.

tomers,” McElfresh says.

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It’s Always a Smooth Ride at German Motors MOE JAFFAL’S PASSION FOR HIGH-END AUTO MAINTENANCE MAKES SURE LUXURY CARS STAY LUXURIOUS.

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"I like doing t his. I t 's not bec ause of t he money. I t 's not bec ause I want t o be popul ar or anyt hing like t h at. I do it wit h a passion."

MOE JAFFAL’S PASSION FOR CARS

replace a component on an engine. The

WAS OBVIOUS EARLY. As a boy, the

hard part is actually diagnostics and elec-

future owner of Wayne’s German Motors

trical repairs. I was told that if you could fix

would take apart every toy car he could

any electrical repair, you can pretty much fix

get his hands on. And from the moment he

anything on the car. So that’s my specialty.”

started tinkering with his first real engine, it

After two years at Volkswagen Gensinger, he moved up the chain of command at Audi,

was obvious he was a natural. “I started turning wrenches when I was 14

BMW, and Mercedes dealerships, graduat-

with my father,” Jaffal says. “He taught me

ing from technician to team leader and then

how to do regular maintenance on the car,

shop foreman. But dealerships couldn’t con-

oil changes and stuff like that. I picked up on

tain his ambitions. “I always wanted to open up my own

it at an early age.” After tuning up engines at a Clifton auto

shop,” Jaffal says. “I like doing this. It’s not

shop, Jaffal’s passion for high-end German

because of the money. It’s not because I

automotives pulled him towards Volkswagen,

want to be popular or anything like that. I do

Audi, BMW, and Mercedes Dealerships.

it with a passion.”

“I specialize in these cars because I’ve

For two years, he worked 16-hour days,

worked around them my whole life,” Jaffal

splitting time between a Mercedes deal-

says. “I’m very comfortable working on them.”

ership’s garage and his own shop in South

Today, Jaffal puts his passion for precision automotives and 20-plus years of

Hackensack

before

opening

German

Motors in 2017.

experience with Volkswagens, Audis, BMWs

While German Motors isn’t Wayne’s only

and Mercedes to work at German Motors,

automotive shop, Jaffal says it offers service

Wayne’s premiere destination for repairs

that’s unique for the area. “I’ve worked for

and performance upgrades on BMWs and

dealerships and brands,” he says. “I have

other high-end European vehicles.

all their experience and that’s hard to come

Working at dealerships, Jafall had ample

by. You can’t open up a shop and just know

time to spend with the cars he loved the

about these cars. This takes years of experi-

most. Seizing the opportunity, Jafall mas-

ence, let alone the software that you need to

tered

use on these cars,”

high-end

maintenance,

including

notoriously complex automotive systems.

Jaffal prides himself on offering dealer-

“I’m really good with electrical repairs,”

ship-level car care while charging a fraction

Jaffal says. “I was told that anybody could

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a better price with the same quality of work, if not better,” he says. But the low rates don’t reflect lack of service. Jaffal stresses that German Motors goes the extra mile. “I treat every customer here the same,” he says. I give them a lot more attention than the dealer would give them. And then the price is so much better.” Jafall takes a personal approach to automotive care. After working alone at the shop, he hired Miguel, Carlos and Adrian, technicians who know BMWs and Mercedes well enough for Jafall’s comfort. “I had a hard time trusting other people working on my customers’ cars,” he says. “I was very particular about that, but I finally found a couple of people that can help me out.” German Motors goes the extra mile for customers, from complimentary detailing cars that have undergone major repairs or filling up a customer’s gas tank. Jaffal says the goal is bigger than giving a customer a working car. It’s about providing peace of mind. “I’ve never had a customer leave upset,” Jaffal says.

German Motors is located at 536 Alps Road in Wayne. They can be reached by phone at 973-706-7196.

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recipe Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Add all ingredients (except crab meat) into a mixing bowl and + Fresh Crab Meat (Colossal) 1 lb + Hellmann's Mayonnaise

ingredient s

120 grams + Old Bay Spice 4 grams + Spanish Paprika 4 grams + Cayenne Pepper 2 grams + Fresh Squeezed Lemon Juice 7 grams + Dijon Mustard 30 grams + Chopped Chives 10 grams + Panko Bread Crumbs 110 grams COATING: + Panko Bread Crumbs 125 grams

fold together using a rubber spatula. Gently fold crab meat into the mixture. Cover and refrigerate for one hour. Remove from refrigerator and mold mixture into four, 5 oz cakes. Wrap with plastic, and refrigerate until ready to cook. Place panko crumbs on a plate and dredge both sides of the crab cake with the panko crumbs. TO COOK: Heat 10 grams of vegetable oil in a medium sized sauté pan. Pan sear crab cakes on both sides for 3 minutes until golden brown. Finish crab cakes in a preheated 350 degree oven for 3-4 minutes. Remove from pan and place on a plate with a paper towel to absorb excess oil. Serve with your favorite condiment. Recipe and Photos Courtesy of Rails Steakhouse, railssteakhouse.com.

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