1.0Waz Wuhttps://www.wazwu.com/blogrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="a98cDk9GEW"><a href="https://www.wazwu.com/blog/2014/02/24/skinners-loft-valentines-day-2014/">Valentine’s Date Night at Skinner’s Loft, Jersey City</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.wazwu.com/blog/2014/02/24/skinners-loft-valentines-day-2014/embed/#?secret=a98cDk9GEW" width="600" height="338" title="“Valentine’s Date Night at Skinner’s Loft, Jersey City” — Waz Wu" data-secret="a98cDk9GEW" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://www.wazwu.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/photo-53.jpg12801280Valentine’s Day just isn’t complete without a proper date night. We made a reservation at Skinner’s Loft, which is right by LITM near the Grove St PATH. I fell in love with the ambiance as soon as we stepped inside. A beautiful mix of warm wood, exposed brick, and salvaged furnishings. The 2nd floor was intimate and cozy. I’d love to have brunch on the rooftop during the summer! The tables were set with adorable Puggle plates that were just right for shared dishes and the biscuits that they brought out. Beer and biscuits make me happy. I know… kind of weird to be snapping a photo in the bathroom, but the yellow walls were just so cheerful. Walking in from the dimly lit dining room was quite a transition. This is the first time I’ve seen a vegetable charcuterie platter ($12) on the menu at a restaurant. It include mushroom pecan pate, buttercup squash and carrot rillete, house pickled vegetables, dijon mustard, cranberry chutney, and assorted toast. This was much more filling than we expected. The mushroom pate was obviously just for me, and I barely ate a quarter of it. So delicious, but so rich. The pickled veggies […]