About Us
Welcome to the heart of downtown Westwood, NJ, where culinary creativity and global flavors converge at our beautifully renovated modern space. Craft Dinning is more than just a dining destination; it's a celebration of innovation, a scratch kitchen where every ingredient is handpicked, every dish is a work of art, and every meal tells a story. Here, we serve up unique dishes alongside a curated selection of globally inspired street fare, offering a taste of the world through a lens of local freshness and flair.
Who is Chef Michael Merida?
Craft Dinning is an American concept with globally inspired from scratch gourmet dishes from Chef Michael Merida. The menu has evolved from the world travels of Chef Michael hand crafting the ever popular street foods into a new sensation one dish at a time! At Craft Dinning, we source only the freshest and sustainable products to create our cultural melting pot menu. We incorporate the skill set of chef Michael that sets forth to provide a unique dining experience Authentic flavors, made to order, boundary pushing tacos in a high- energy all inclusive atmosphere. A dish is a blank canvas, how do you want to paint it? Chef Michel Merida is the Executive Chef who specializes in modern American cuisine. He was trained at the Culinary Institute of America and has worked in some of the world’s most prestigious restaurants which include: El Bulli - Spain,
The Fat Duck -England, Ryu Gin –Tokyo- Le Bernardin-NYC and Le Regence- Paris.