Duncan Edwards

The first thing you notice is not the ocean. It is the smell of hot batter hitting oil…

By Duncan Edwards · Jul 4

There is a very specific kind of joy in ordering pizza, pasta, empanadas, tacos, or cake without turning…

By Duncan Edwards · Jul 4

A few steps from the Delaware River, where Frenchtown usually looks like it was built for porch-sitting, bridge-walking,…

By Duncan Edwards · Jul 3

There is a certain kind of New Jersey restaurant where the first sign of greatness is not a…

By Duncan Edwards · Jul 3

The first clue that 13th Hour is not your average Halloween pop-up is the address. You are not…

By Duncan Edwards · Jul 3

The Statue of Liberty is right there, close enough to feel almost borrowed, while kids chase each other…

By Duncan Edwards · Jul 3

A server in pajama pants drops off a plate of stuffed French toast, somebody nearby is laughing over…

By Duncan Edwards · Jul 3

A whole lobster dinner for under twenty bucks. A polished Italian happy hour with dollar oysters. A dinner-for-two…

By Duncan Edwards · Jul 3

The first clue is the bread. Before you even get to the pork, the pickled vegetables, the jalapeños,…

By Duncan Edwards · Jul 3

The thing about an old churchyard at dusk is that it changes faster than you expect. One minute,…

By Duncan Edwards · Jul 3

On Secaucus Road, the buildings do not exactly scream “future of civilization.” They look more like the kind…

By Duncan Edwards · Jul 2

The best hiking buddy in New Jersey might be the one already waiting by the door, staring at…

By Duncan Edwards · Jul 2

The first thing that gets you is the sound. Not the polite clink of wine glasses or the…

By Duncan Edwards · Jul 2

The first sign of a real New Jersey summer is not the boardwalk opening or the first tomato…

By Duncan Edwards · Jul 2

The first thing that gets you is not the size of the place. It is the smell. One…

By Duncan Edwards · Jul 2

There is a very specific kind of New Jersey summer day when your shoes are dusty from a…

By Duncan Edwards · Jul 2

The first thing you notice is how small Angelo’s looks against the Glassboro around it. Rowan Boulevard keeps…

By Duncan Edwards · Jul 2

There’s a certain kind of New Jersey meal that feels almost like you got away with something. You…

By Duncan Edwards · Jul 2

The stone tower on Garret Mountain looks like it should be guarding a royal secret, not sitting a…

By Duncan Edwards · Jul 1

By 9:15 on a Saturday morning in New Jersey, the serious brunch people have already made their move.…

By Duncan Edwards · Jul 1

The first thing that catches you is not the lake. It is the little Alpine-looking village beside it,…

By Duncan Edwards · Jul 1

There’s a certain kind of dinner in New Jersey where the view starts competing with the menu before…

By Duncan Edwards · Jul 1

The smell of smoked kielbasa has a funny way of finding you in Wallington before you even know…

By Duncan Edwards · Jul 1

A cast-iron skillet of cornbread lands on a Montclair table. A few towns away, someone is stretching fresh…

By Duncan Edwards · Jul 1

A monarch floating past your shoulder is not usually part of a New Jersey day trip, unless you…

By Duncan Edwards · Jul 1

A great “treat yourself” meal in New Jersey does not have to arrive with white tablecloth panic, a…

By Duncan Edwards · Jul 1

There’s a long white barn in Monroeville with an old milk house tucked behind a family home, and…

By Duncan Edwards · Jun 30

The first clue you’re in the right place might be a porch light, a hand-painted sign, a line…

By Duncan Edwards · Jun 30

Just before you officially roll into Ocean City, somewhere between the bridge traffic, the salt air, and the…

By Duncan Edwards · Jun 30