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eat+ drink<br />
EDITED BY ERIC LEVIN<br />
Canal House Station<br />
m i l f o r d<br />
COMFORT<br />
ZONE<br />
Two women, old friends,<br />
endow classic American<br />
with fresh appeal.<br />
By Jill P. Capuzzo<br />
Twilight pours through the tall windows,<br />
lending a glow to the wood wainscotting<br />
and our table. Covered in butcher paper,<br />
it’s set with a vase of peony blooms and<br />
dishes of bright-green olives and luscious<br />
roasted pecans.<br />
The ambient light matches the muted buzz from the<br />
tables around us. As we make our way through the fourcourse<br />
prix-fixe dinner at Canal House Station, a 3 1/2 hour<br />
Sunday dinner unfolds enchantingly.<br />
If you make the journey to the remote town of Milford<br />
on the banks of the Delaware River to eat at this restaurant<br />
in an 1870s former train station, you will be in the capable<br />
and artistic hands of co-owners and co-chefs Christopher<br />
Hersheimer and Melissa Hamilton. The two women, who<br />
have been collaborating in various food ventures for close<br />
to 30 years, take that responsibility seriously.<br />
“The restaurant is in a small, quiet town where no one<br />
is walking around on the streets looking for a place to eat.<br />
TOWN Milford<br />
FOOD <strong>New</strong> American<br />
AMBIENCE Vintage<br />
train station; tables set<br />
with cloths and flowers<br />
SERVICE Gracious and<br />
responsive<br />
DRINKS BYO<br />
PRICES Lunch: appetizers,<br />
$9-$10; entrées,<br />
$13-$17; sides, $10;<br />
desserts, $8. Dinner:<br />
prix fixe: $69<br />
OPEN Dinner, Thursday-Saturday;<br />
lunch,<br />
Thursday-Sunday X<br />
F2 Bridge Street, 908-<br />
995-7200; canalhousestation.com<br />
120 SEPTEMBER <strong>2022</strong> NJMONTHLY.COM