Duncan Edwards

Somewhere in New Jersey right now, there is a dusty box under a folding table holding the exact…

By Duncan Edwards · Jun 27

The boats are the giveaway. Before the lobster rolls, before the clams, before anyone says, “Let’s sit outside,”…

By Duncan Edwards · Jun 27

The first clue is usually the ice. Not the sign outside, not the parking lot, not even the…

By Duncan Edwards · Jun 27

A gray building on River Road, a deck made for lingering, and a wine shop tucked into the…

By Duncan Edwards · Jun 27

A great New Jersey cocktail can show up in a lot of disguises: a smoky mezcal drink served…

By Duncan Edwards · Jun 26

At the far southern tip of Stone Harbor, the beach stops acting like the Jersey Shore you think…

By Duncan Edwards · Jun 26

A great New Jersey Italian meal can happen in a basement dining room near the Atlantic City Boardwalk,…

By Duncan Edwards · Jun 26

Walk into The Christmas Shoppe on a sticky South Jersey afternoon, and the calendar gets confused. Outside, Historic…

By Duncan Edwards · Jun 26

A good New Jersey wing run usually starts with a tiny debate that somehow turns serious: classic buffalo…

By Duncan Edwards · Jun 26

The first thing you notice is the name, because of course you do. Yellow Submarine is not trying…

By Duncan Edwards · Jun 26

A perfect oyster night in New Jersey can look wildly different depending on which exit, bridge, or shore…

By Duncan Edwards · Jun 26

At 6 p.m., Johnson’s Locust Hall Farm stops feeling like a daytime farm outing and starts feeling like…

By Duncan Edwards · Jun 26

Some New Jersey brunches start with a quiet cup of coffee. Others begin with a pop tart dressed…

By Duncan Edwards · Jun 25

A white Buddha rises from the trees beside Route 27, calm as ever while New Jersey does what…

By Duncan Edwards · Jun 25

A quiet street in New Jersey can fool you. One minute you are grabbing coffee, parallel parking badly,…

By Duncan Edwards · Jun 25

There is something funny about walking into dinner through a building that once made people lower their voices,…

By Duncan Edwards · Jun 25

A Saturday in a New Jersey college town can turn on a dime: one minute you are walking…

By Duncan Edwards · Jun 25

A stream slips through the rocks here like it knows it is part of the show. One minute…

By Duncan Edwards · Jun 25

Some summer days in New Jersey start with one simple mission: get the kids wet before everyone melts…

By Duncan Edwards · Jun 25

The red awnings outside Angelo’s Glassboro Diner do not try to compete with the newer, shinier corners of…

By Duncan Edwards · Jun 25

There are sandwiches, and then there are New Jersey deli sandwiches: overstuffed, slightly messy, proudly opinionated, and usually…

By Duncan Edwards · Jun 24

A room full of chocolate sounds like the kind of thing you’d find in a children’s book, not…

By Duncan Edwards · Jun 24

The real Jersey Shore dessert test happens after your shoulders are salty, your flip-flops are gritty, and someone…

By Duncan Edwards · Jun 24

The tomahawk doesn’t arrive quietly at Drifthouse. It has presence. A deep char, a dramatic bone, that rich…

By Duncan Edwards · Jun 24

The best blueberry pie trips in New Jersey usually start with one person saying, “Let’s just stop for…

By Duncan Edwards · Jun 24

The first thing you notice at Clementina is that the room does not behave like a former hardware…

By Duncan Edwards · Jun 24

The best kind of New Jersey silence is not actually silent. It is the soft crunch of pine…

By Duncan Edwards · Jun 24

There’s a rolling library ladder behind the coffee counter, which is your first hint that A Cup of…

By Duncan Edwards · Jun 24

A tunnel wall suddenly flashes neon green under ultraviolet light. A tiny wooden door appears at the base…

By Duncan Edwards · Jun 23