Duncan Edwards

The burger that wrecks your plans is usually not the one with a ring light and a PR…

By Duncan Edwards · Apr 25

The first clue that Windy Brow Farms is not your average roadside market is the ice cream case.…

By Duncan Edwards · Apr 25

The funny thing about a truly calming trail is that it usually does not announce itself with some…

By Duncan Edwards · Apr 25

The road in gets narrow, the trees start closing in, and then suddenly there it is: an Olympic-sized…

By Duncan Edwards · Apr 24

At some point on every Jersey Shore summer day, the soundtrack turns into the same thing: parking meters…

By Duncan Edwards · Apr 24

The first thing you notice about Patsy’s isn’t trendiness. It’s the feeling that almost nothing here has been…

By Duncan Edwards · Apr 24

At some point, every New Jersey diner learns the same slightly humbling lesson: the hardest reservation in the…

By Duncan Edwards · Apr 24

Some places in New Jersey ask for a quick stop. This one practically dares you to cancel the…

By Duncan Edwards · Apr 24

There’s a particular kind of New Jersey seafood place that doesn’t look like it should be excellent. The…

By Duncan Edwards · Apr 24

Atlantic City has never had a shortage of places willing to announce themselves loudly. Neon, billboards, giant promises,…

By Duncan Edwards · Apr 24

You can tell a mall still has real staying power when people show up with a plan and…

By Duncan Edwards · Apr 24

Some New Jersey attractions announce themselves with giant signs, packed parking lots, or a steady stream of social…

By Duncan Edwards · Apr 23

At High Point, you can stand 1,803 feet above sea level and see three states. Down at Sandy…

By Duncan Edwards · Apr 23

You could walk right past this Haddonfield storefront and never guess how much flavor is packed inside. That…

By Duncan Edwards · Apr 23

A gas lamp flickers outside a Victorian porch in Cape May. A stone mill rises over a river…

By Duncan Edwards · Apr 23

There are restaurants with water views, and then there are restaurants where the trip in feels like you…

By Duncan Edwards · Apr 23

A roofless brick shell in the Pine Barrens, a village street that looks like everyone left five minutes…

By Duncan Edwards · Apr 23

Late spring in New Jersey has its share of show-offs, but few places put on a performance like…

By Duncan Edwards · Apr 23

A waiter drops a plate of manicotti the size of a small blanket, somebody at the next table…

By Duncan Edwards · Apr 23

There are plenty of places in New Jersey where history is framed behind glass, fenced off, or flattened…

By Duncan Edwards · Apr 22

At 11:47 p.m., New Jersey gets weird in the best possible way. Somebody is splitting a layer cake…

By Duncan Edwards · Apr 22

Some New Jersey places know how to do reinvention without scrubbing away their personality, and the Stangl Factory…

By Duncan Edwards · Apr 22

Weekend buffet people know the feeling: you are not looking for a dainty little lunch, you are looking…

By Duncan Edwards · Apr 22

You go to Razza in Jersey City thinking you already know the plot. The pizza is famous. The…

By Duncan Edwards · Apr 22

New Jersey does not play around when it comes to sandwiches. This is a state where people will…

By Duncan Edwards · Apr 22

New Jersey has never had a shortage of oddball landmarks, but the Palace of Depression sits in a…

By Duncan Edwards · Apr 22

There are some cookies you eat because you’re hungry, and then there are the ones that hit like…

By Duncan Edwards · Apr 22

New Jersey has always understood the diner assignment better than everyone else. The gleam of chrome, the glow…

By Duncan Edwards · Apr 21

In a state that treats dinner like a competitive sport, it takes a lot for one steakhouse to…

By Duncan Edwards · Apr 21