"I won't cry for you, see When you're gone, I'll still be…read moreBloody Mary" (Lady Gaga) We're friends, right? So let me be honest. I love Bloody Marys. When I'm out at brunch or some industry luncheon and it's time to do some day drinking, you'll find me with a Bloody Mary in my hand. Now, I've tried a slew of Bloody Mary mixes to use at home, and never really liked any of them. Many are very thin and watery, some are volcanic, and some have enough salt to replenish Utah's Great Salt Lake. But a few days ago, I finally found a good one at the Bristol Bazaar when I picked up a jar of Bloody Good Mud's Bloody Mary mix. It's not very impressive looking when you open the jar -it kind of looks like brown plumbing sludge. The instructions direct you to stir one and a half tablespoons into 8 ounces of tomato juice. Now, in full disclosure this is easier said than done because you really must stir long and hard to break down that sludgy mud of spicy goodness to incorporate it into the tomato juice. But your effort will be well rewarded, because I loved the finished product. The mud incudes Tomato Paste, Worcestershire Sauce, Horseradish, Mustard, Lime Juice, Olive Juice, Dill, Celery Salt, Pepper, Tabasco Sauce, Garlic, Old Bay, & Paprika. When all of that flavor breaks down, it transforms the tomato juice into a slightly thick glass of savory spicy goodness. You can find Bloody Good Mud at a few specialty stores and farmers markets in Connecticut and NY State. If you really want to get out of your culinary comfort zone, their website offers recipes to use their Mud in a Turkey dish, a Vegetable dish, a Pasta Sauce, an Italian Bread Dip, a Cocktail Sauce and a Sun-Dried Tomato and Roasted Garlic Focaccia. Looking forward to my future homemade Bloody Marys! Cheers.

There's a new buzz in town folks - move aside move aside…read more... It's the Montclair POP UP! Artists from around the area were carefully chosen to sell their goods here. Here you will find handmade: Hats Blankets Body Scrub Aprons Soaps Jewelry Lip balm Candy Clothes (for babies and adults) Pillows Paintings Body Butter Photos Gift Cards Mirrors Handbags Scarves Mittens ...... and so much more. Tons of goodies that you can grab for the holidays! The pop up is literally directly across from the Montclair Bread Co. Grand opening is 11/22 and will be open until 12/31. Come by and catch the buzz and support handmade!

Interesting. I love the concept so much, but to be honest it's very pricey and the items are rather…read moreodd (and not in a cool way). I would definitely come back here to see what changes, etc.

The Shaved Ice is so soft, and the flavors are delicious. Its a great place to take the kids on a…read morehot day to cool down. I saw several sports teams with their coaches getting Snow Cones. They have a really AWESOME drink called a Snowda you have to try. There are like 50 flavors to choose from. The kids working there are soooo cute, don't forget to tip them

This was a really cute pop-up! I should've wrote a review sooner, but my friend, me, and our…read morephotographer had a fun time here. We got some really dope beautiful shots and I'm guessing maybe the time we went help because we chose a Saturday Night after 8/9pm, so there was a fair amount of people but we were able to get great shots without worrying about other people. The people who work here were also really sweet and nice when we went, even when we stayed longer than we should have after they were closing up. I had a fun time here and wish I went earlier so I couldve had more time to enjoy it!

I haven't written 1 review in 2018, but this was so bad I HAVE to help you all out…read more First off - The staff, or lack thereof, won't acknowledge your existence. Second - we walked through in about 7 minutes. Tin foil all over the walls. Entire place just looked like a 5 year olds art project. I rarely write bad reviews, I'm easily entertained- but this?? On another level of awful. Don't waste your money.

Such a cute ideas for the 50th anniversary. Because videos said it was held at the Nordstrom…read moreFlagship store, I thought it was be a bigger shop. The Hello Kitty Pop-up was smaller than I expected. Lots of cute selections for accessories, stationary, clothes, and room decor. Prices were quite pricey. Lastly, service of the workers were very kind and gentle.

I came to this pop-up on the later end of its stay. When I went there was alot on sale which was…read moregreat. But not much to choose from unless you wanted to spend over 200.00 on clothes... There was a jacket there for over 1,000.00 and shirts and dresses from 100-600.00. No Thank you! But I did end up getting a 50th Anniversary little porcelain statue and two magnets and a keychain. Still spent kinda alot for these 4 items. The Hello Kitty section was one floor. And the wall paper was fun and brought you into the store. Its a spacious place just wish It was here for a longer time. It closes Sept 2nd 2024. The lady who rang me up was nice and she was nice enough to wrap my porcelain statue in paper so it would not break.