Zanya Restaurant Partner - Tortuga's Cocina

If you haven't been to 11 1/2 Church Street in Lambertville, NJ to dine at Tortuga's Cocina, you need to get that on your calendar, STAT.  Owner Erin Keyes has established a delightful haven for authentic, gourmet Mexican cuisine using the freshest local ingredients in traditional ways.  There is also an extensive offering of vegetarian and vegan dishes, so there is something for every palate.

Tortuga's Cocina Mural

Situated symbiotically behind Mitchell's Cafe, you can enjoy a delicious margherita or wine, beer or a mixed drink with your meal.  And, you have the option to dine indoors or outside on their beautifully adorned patio, complete with a full scale, hand painted mural.

Some of our Zanya Spa Salon menu favorites are the beef tacos, vegetarian flautas, huevos rancheros, and the ginormous California burrito and....super yum!...the chiles rellenos pabalnos: 2 fresh pablano peppers roasted and stuffed.  One with sweet pork and the other with melted cheese.  Each is then dipped in egg batter and baked in a mild sauce and covered in cheese.  Served with rice and beans.

Check out some of the reviews:

“Tortuga's is excellent! It is definitely the best restaurant in Lambertville. The food is consistently fantastic and the service is superb. I have never had a bad meal there and recommend them to anyone looking for a good place to eat in Lambertville. Their lunch specials are a great deal and they have lots of vegetarian and vegan options. They are close to the center of town and in the summer they have a great patio. If you're looking for a great meal that's not going to break your budget, Tortuga's is it!”

“Tortugas is a quaint little restaurant tucked in Lambertville. They have the best Mexican food in the area. The guacamole is made from scratch and it's the best I've ever had. I have never had a bad meal here.”

As our restaurant partner for May and June 2011, every client making a retail purchase at Zanya Spa Salon will receive a coupon for "Buy One Entree, Get the Second One Half Off".  In turn, patrons of Tortuga's Cocina will receive a coupon for $20 off any service at Zanya Spa Salon.

Open Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 5 to 9pm, Friday and Saturday 5 to 10pm, with a lunch service beginning at noon on Saturday.  Sunday hours are noon to 9pm.  Reservations are recommended, so call 609-397-7272.  Enjoy!

Meet Jena Zegarski, Medical Esthetician

Cheerleader, SkinCare Junkie, Medical Esthetician and Speed Waxer....we'll get to her basement later.

Growing up in Trenton and attending Notre Dame High, Jena was the cheerleading Captain. That skill set has served her well throughout her career in esthetics. With energy abundant, Jena made a change in her life direction in 2004 when, instead of attending FIT for Fashion Merchandising as originally planned, she enrolled at Rizzieri AVEDA School. She met the love of her life earlier that year and decided to build a life and a future with Mike decidedly NOT in the bustle of NYC.

Jena was drawn to skin care as a professional calling because she enjoys helping people to look their best, have healthy skin and through that, feel great about themselves. At Rizzieri, Jena sped to the top of her class driven by her passion for the industry.

She began her professional esthetics career at Amber Spa in Pennington. While there, she trained, and trained, and then, when that was done, she trained some more under a European esthetician with 30 years experience. Her intense interest led her to a hands-on knowledge of many skincare brands including Obaji, Decleor, Dr. Gross, Nuxe, SkinCeuticals, Dr. Hauschka, Peter Thomas Roth, Bare Escentuals...and more. Another invaluable skill she acquired was speed waxing. I'll explain...

Speed Waxing is a waxing philosophy, shall we say,

that since waxing is not really a relaxing or even enjoyable
service per se, it should be fast. Jena is highly skilled
at providing high quality waxing at a faster pace.
(Brazilian fans REJOICE!) To facilitate this,
Jena spreads the wax thinner, over a larger surface area,
and removes it quickly with thin strips.
The results are flawless, pretty painless and FAST.

Jena came to Zanya Spa Salon in March of 2010. With her amazing enthusiasm and passion for all things skincare, Jena has worked with and trained under Dr. Espinoza to become a medical esthetician, performing medical grade chemical peels from SkinCeuticals and SkinMedica, microdermabrasion and dermaplaning. Along the way, Jena has also become a certified Xtreme Lash Technician.

Jena is a true cheerleader for Zanya Spa Salon and La Chele, and is forever seeking to educate her clients as well as herself on how to care for skin and make it healthy, glowing and beautiful.

Her wedding is going to be beautiful too, set for February 4th on a private island off the coast of Jamaica. She is persuing her favorite pastime in preparation for her nuptials: shopping. Her favorite dessert is “a good creme brulee”.  And the thing that most frightens Jena in her basement – snakes. You'll have to get more info on that from Jena directly..."Snake Charmer" is NOT in her bag of tricks.

Spring Cleaning, and for every season after that...

You use your makeup brushes nearly every day, but how often are you cleaning them? Think about that a second...you take such good care of you skin, why smear goodness-knows-what-sort of petri dish right into your skin every morning...dead skin cells, oils, pigment, bacteria, dust and dirt...omg??!!

There are several ways to clean your makeup brushes, and all are economical, effective and easy. Here's the dirt: (hee!)

Brushes should be cleaned once a week. I know that seems like a lot of work, but really it's about 5 minutes, after your initial cleaning, that is. If it's been a while or, *gulp* forever, the first time might take a little effort.

You can use many different things to clean your brushes. Dish soap is great for it's degreasing capabilities. Rubbing alcohol too, and it dries fast. Shampoo is another easy solution that is readily available, and lastly a facial toner is great because you can conveniently spritz it on.

Apply the cleaner of choice. Rub the soapy ones into the bristles with some water. With your blush and powder brushes, make sure you get all the way into the middle of the brush with the cleaner. Much residue hides in there and it may take a bit of time to really get the center penetrated. Then, once you've gotten all the bristles coated, lay a clean towel on the table and gently rub them back and forth along the towel fibers. You may be shocked by what is left behind!

Rinse with clean warm water (unless you are using alcohol, then just rinse with more alcohol). Now pick a clean patch of towel and rub them again. Did they leave any pigment behind? If so, do it again. Keep cleaning and rubbing and rinsing until they leave no trace.

Then air dry your brushes. If they have wooden handles and you've used water, try to dry them bristles down, or at least flat so the wood doesn't get too saturated. Over time this will deteriorate it.

The first time will be the hardest to get them clean. Then, if you do it every week afterward, it'll take no time at all because you'll only have a week's worth of oils and pigments built up in there.

Your newly cleaned brushes won't be picking up the blush quite the same way because they won't be sticky with residue, but that is a good thing! Think of all the breakouts you'll save yourself. It's 5 minutes to healthier skin. So worth the effort. Happy Spring Cleaning!