New Jersey

The Manhattan skyline looks considerably better when a plate of tacos is waiting at the other end of…

By Duncan Edwards · Oct 7

A canal still holds water beside the empty lane, but no mule teams are coming around the bend.…

By Duncan Edwards · Oct 7

A steakhouse potato lands with enough cheese and bacon to eclipse the steak. A barbecue tray disappears from…

By Duncan Edwards · Oct 7

A jar of raw honey, a warm pie, and a dozen ears of sweet corn can turn an…

By Duncan Edwards · Oct 7

A catcher’s mitt, a 44,000-year-old walrus fossil, a vintage roadster, and several thousand insects walk into an article.…

By Duncan Edwards · Oct 7

A 13-foot Norman Rockwell mural stretches above the bar, Albert Einstein’s name may be scratched into one of…

By Duncan Edwards · Oct 7

A bell jingles over the door, somebody behind the counter knows the next customer’s order, and a handwritten…

By Duncan Edwards · Oct 7

Sunlight slips between hundreds of slender green stalks, landing in shifting patches on a trail carpeted with dry…

By Duncan Edwards · Oct 6

In Cape May, even the porches have personalities. Some arrive dressed in gingerbread trim and candy-shop colors; others…

By Duncan Edwards · Oct 6

The quickest way to lose track of your grocery list at Luzviminda is to catch the scent of…

By Duncan Edwards · Oct 6

The best lunches begin with a dangerous little sentence: “We have nowhere else to be.” Suddenly, the appetizers…

By Duncan Edwards · Oct 6

A hot dog appears where no hot dog has any business being: in the middle of the Delaware…

By Duncan Edwards · Oct 6

At Paterson’s Great Falls, the water does more than put on a show. It drops 77 feet beside…

By Duncan Edwards · Oct 6

The oldest room at Portland Place was never meant to impress anyone. Built around 1720 as a modest…

By Duncan Edwards · Oct 6

Some bakery boxes are opened politely. Others cause everyone in the room to lean forward and quietly calculate…

By Duncan Edwards · Oct 6

The first challenge at Glaze Donuts is getting past the display case without changing your order five times.…

By Duncan Edwards · Oct 5

A hot dog splits open in bubbling oil. Mustard disappears beneath the cheese on a tomato pie. Somewhere…

By Duncan Edwards · Oct 5

Three stainless-steel whale tails rise above a hill in Livingston, surrounded by colorful studios, outdoor sculptures, and the…

By Duncan Edwards · Oct 5

A snow leopard watches from a shady ledge in Cape May Court House, a 77-foot waterfall thunders through…

By Duncan Edwards · Oct 5

A fork slides through the golden top pancake, catches a few tender oats, and comes back dripping with…

By Duncan Edwards · Oct 5

A red mill reflected in a river, a dinosaur statue guarding a shopping district, and a pedestrian promenade…

By Duncan Edwards · Oct 5

The first real challenge at Amici Gelato and Caffe arrives before anyone has taken a bite. Behind the…

By Duncan Edwards · Oct 5

A steam whistle cuts through the woods. A giraffe lifts its head above the trees. Around the next…

By Duncan Edwards · Oct 5

A tray, a pair of tongs, and far more confidence than the situation deserves—that is how many visits…

By Duncan Edwards · Oct 4

The griddle at White Manna is barely wide enough to hold the next wave of sliders, yet somehow…

By Duncan Edwards · Oct 4

The first warning sign is the appetizer list. You stop at the spring rolls, reconsider at the curry…

By Duncan Edwards · Oct 4

A glowing blob of glass spins at the end of a steel pipe. A few rooms away, wet…

By Duncan Edwards · Oct 4

A red-brick manor appears through the trees at the end of a long country drive, its tall chimneys…

By Duncan Edwards · Oct 4

A heavy iron door closes behind you in Mount Holly. Across the state, contemporary artwork hangs on the…

By Duncan Edwards · Oct 4