Stone House Restaurant featured on "The Food Chain": A+ Patio

A+ Patio

Here’s another example of a great outdoor wining and dining space: the new Star Room Patio at the Stone House at Stirling Ridge in Warren. Owners Jeanne and Frank Cretella have enhanced their already spectacular venue with a multi-sectioned outdoor space that offers landscaped gardens with individual tables, marble benches, hideaway cabana booths and an 18-foot-long water table with floating candles, nestled under a gently lit pergola. Guests also may toast after-dinner marshmallows around the fire-pit table (especially on National Marshmallow Toasting Day, Aug. 30).

As work proceeded on the patio earlier in the season, guests clamored to be seated in the new space, with its Watchung Mountains backdrop, even while it still was being built by Frank Cretella’s Black Dog Construction Company. At the recent launch party, more than a hundred people enjoyed passed hors d’oeuvres from executive chef Jerry Villa, cookies that sprang from “garden” platters, sangria punches, paella and Stone House’s newest cocktail, the Orange Fennel Martini.

Stone House at Stirling Ridge is part of Landmark Hospitality’s group of restaurants that also includes Liberty House, Crave Caterers and Snug Harbor Cultural Center. Stone House is at 50 Stirling Road, Warren. For more information, visit http://www.stonehouseatstirlingridge.com/

Source: http://blogs.mycentraljersey.com/foodchain/2010/07/28/a-patio/

New Jersey Monthly - Breaking News: Chef Craig Shelton teams up with Landmark Hospitality

Chef Craig Shelton has been named Culinary Director for Landmark Hospitality, owned by Frank and Jeanne Cretella.

Landmark Hospitality is the parent company for Stone House at Stirling Ridge in Warren, Liberty House Restaurant in Jersey City, Crave Caterers, the Valiant (a 97-foot yacht available for catered private events) and several other holdings.

source: http://njmonthly.com/blogs/tablehopwithRosie/2010/7/28/breaking-news-craig-shelton.html

Frank & Jeanne Cretella featured in Staten Island Advance article!

On the same page, at work and in marriage

Business partnerships and marriages are stressful all on their own, with the former often ending in acrimony and the latter, many times concluding in a bitter divorce.

So, what happens when your business partner is also your spouse?
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An intertwining of interests is also what makes both their work partnership and marriage flourish, say successful restaurateurs Jeanne and Frank Cretella.

The Lighthouse Hill couple tried several different types of enterprises, finally settling in their current careers when they fell in love with food.

That love, combined with their natural propensity for hospitality, led them, after owning restaurants in many locations in the city, to their two New Jersey restaurants, Stone House and Liberty House, and their latest catering venture, Celebrate at Snug Harbor.

“If it’s just a job, you’re working every day,” Cretella said, “but if it’s a job you love, you never work a day in your life.”
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Read the entire article here: http://www.silive.com/relationships/index.ssf/2010/07/on_the_same_page_at_work_and_in_marriage.html

Visit Landmark Hospitality: http://www.landmarkhospitality.com/

Art in the Park in full bloom this summer at Liberty House Restaurant

Art in the Park is in full bloom this summer at Liberty House Restaurant. Landmark Hospitality congratulates, Artist Delva Borno, who showcased his work on Sunday, July 11th in the Garden and sold two pieces. It was his first time showing ever and he did great!

For more information on this talented artist visit:

xbornx.deviantart.com
facebook.com/delvaborno
myspace.com/delva

Why not come out and see some of the fine local talent and enjoy all that Liberty House has to offer this summer.

Stone House at Stirling Ridge: A Chic Retreat... with Good Eats!

The STAR ROOM PATIO opened to rave reviews last night at the Stone House at Stirling Ridge. Lucky guests sipped Orange Fennel Martinis and Champagne Sangria while nibbling on tempting bites of polenta with shredded pork, lobster salad and paella. Hosts Jeanne and Frank Cretella, of Landmark Hospitality, know how to please the palate and create a stunning backdrop.

The handsome space features an 18-foot water table with floating flowers under a wooden pergola, day beds for relaxing and a park-like perimeter for strolling. An ideal spot for drinks and dinner al fresco.

Stone House at Stirling Ridge
50 Stirling Road
Warren, NJ
908.754.1222

source: http://njsavvyblog.blogspot.com/2010/07/chic-retreat-with-good-eats.html

Sangria - Classes in Cocktail at Stone House

Sangria - Classes in Cocktail at Stone House Restaurant at Stirling Ridge
Last week Stone House hosted a fabulous Cocktail Class featuring three varieties of Sangria. With temperatures nearing the 100 degree mark participants cooled off while learning to mix red, white and blueberry Sangrias. A good time was had by all including a special group of friends that came to celebrate Randi's birthday. Randi and her friends also have participated in Cocktail classes at Liberty House. What a great way to celebrate with old friends while making new ones too.

David Tutera - My Fair Wedding - Liberty House Restaurant

Celebrity wedding expert David Tutera features Liberty House Restaurant as his venue on My Fair Wedding.

Landmark Hospitality

Landmark Hospitality gets mentioned in New York Magazine!

Art In The Park

Art in the Park is an ongoing summer event held in Liberty House's Garden.This free event offers local artists the opportunity to showcase their work. Art in the Park is a great opportunity to discover some of the areas hidden talents and a chance to explore Liberty House's gardens and outdoor dining areas.

Experience The Valiant

Inspired by the magnificent yachts of the 1920's the Valiant is one of Landmark's most intimate venues. The Valiant is available for weddings, elegant dinner parties, corporate team building events and a host of special gatherings. It's pure luxury at sea... come aboard and turn your moments into memories.