Duncan Edwards

The best burger trips in New Jersey rarely begin with white tablecloths or a reservation confirmation. They start…

By Duncan Edwards · Jun 17

The box lid is where the fun starts. At Mama Buntz’s Donut Company in Sewell, the names of…

By Duncan Edwards · Jun 17

The moment a server sets down a dish that looks more like a tiny edible landscape than dinner,…

By Duncan Edwards · Jun 17

The glow from State Line Diner’s sign hits a little differently after dark, especially when you’re rolling along…

By Duncan Edwards · Jun 17

The steam table tells on you. You walk in promising yourself one sensible plate, then the rice is…

By Duncan Edwards · Jun 17

The first clue is the smoke. Not the dramatic, pitmaster-in-a-parking-lot kind, but the quiet kind that sneaks into…

By Duncan Edwards · Jun 17

There is a very specific kind of morning that starts with powdered sugar on your shirt before 9…

By Duncan Edwards · Jun 17

A plastic bib is your first clue that dinner is about to stop pretending. At The Twisted Crab…

By Duncan Edwards · Jun 16

Somewhere between a nut-free Westfield takeout counter serving buffalo chicken bites and a Montclair sushi bar where every…

By Duncan Edwards · Jun 16

The miniature train rolls past the trees, the carousel music drifts across the park, and somewhere nearby, a…

By Duncan Edwards · Jun 16

The best New Jersey pizza places rarely announce themselves with velvet ropes or dramatic lighting. More often, they…

By Duncan Edwards · Jun 16

The mug arrives cold enough to fog at the edges, with root beer fizz climbing up the glass…

By Duncan Edwards · Jun 16

The water at a good New Jersey swimming spot has a way of exposing your whole summer mood.…

By Duncan Edwards · Jun 16

The building looks like it should have a launch button somewhere behind the counter. White panels, a round…

By Duncan Edwards · Jun 16

There is a particular kind of New Jersey summer day when the car seats are too hot, the…

By Duncan Edwards · Jun 16

A plate of fried calamari lands on the table, the lake catches the afternoon light, and suddenly Hightstown…

By Duncan Edwards · Jun 15

On a spring night along the Delaware Bay, a horseshoe crab can get flipped by a wave, stuck…

By Duncan Edwards · Jun 15

The first spoonful does not behave like regular restaurant soup. It is darker, deeper, and a little mysterious…

By Duncan Edwards · Jun 15

There’s a version of New Jersey most people never get around to seeing. It’s not sitting in Parkway…

By Duncan Edwards · Jun 15

There is an altar arch at the back of Critchley’s Candies, which is not the sort of thing…

By Duncan Edwards · Jun 15

Some New Jersey picnics come with a skyline. Others come with waterfalls, pine trees, Revolutionary War history, or…

By Duncan Edwards · Jun 15

You can smell the smoke before the sign fully registers. On North Broadway in Pennsville, where South Jersey…

By Duncan Edwards · Jun 15

There is a very specific New Jersey joy in realizing your drink comes with a breeze. Maybe it…

By Duncan Edwards · Jun 15

A boat tied up behind the house changes the whole math of a summer day. In Forked River,…

By Duncan Edwards · Jun 14

You can be standing beside traffic, old mill buildings, or a quiet dirt road one minute, then hearing…

By Duncan Edwards · Jun 14

The first thing that hits you is the smoke. Not a whisper of it, not some polite background…

By Duncan Edwards · Jun 14

A castle rises off the highway in Lyndhurst, a French country cottage hides beside giant sculptures in Hamilton,…

By Duncan Edwards · Jun 14

The coffee bar is the surprise. You walk into VINE Garden & Gift on Fischer Boulevard expecting plants,…

By Duncan Edwards · Jun 14

There are meals in New Jersey that announce themselves with neon, waterfront views, and a full parking lot…

By Duncan Edwards · Jun 14