New Jersey

A bubbling pan of macaroni and cheese hits the table, the browned edges crack beneath the serving spoon,…

By Duncan Edwards · Aug 19

A pair of pointed ears bobs above the sandy trail while four soft feet shuffle through the pines…

By Duncan Edwards · Aug 18

A plate of crispy spinach lands under a snowfall of yogurt and pomegranate. Across the table, somebody is…

By Duncan Edwards · Aug 18

Rows of clear dispensers filled with rice, pasta, cereal, nuts, and candy line the walls, but the most…

By Duncan Edwards · Aug 18

A koi glides beneath a garden bridge, an egret stands motionless beside a coastal pond, and somewhere under…

By Duncan Edwards · Aug 18

A pair of snappy natural-casing frankfurters can tell you plenty about Barth’s Market before you ever reach the…

By Duncan Edwards · Aug 18

A crumpled twenty used to cover a respectable grocery run. Now it can disappear somewhere between the eggs…

By Duncan Edwards · Aug 18

A narrow path slips beneath the trees, curls around a moss-covered boulder, and suddenly drops into a rocky…

By Duncan Edwards · Aug 18

A ferry horn sounds across the harbor, bicycles roll past weathered cottages, and somewhere behind the dunes, a…

By Duncan Edwards · Aug 18

In an old aerial view of Rand’s Marina, dozens of boats fill narrow slips beside a white waterfront…

By Duncan Edwards · Aug 17

The first clue that Woodstock Vibes is no ordinary thrift store is parked outside, splashed in rainbow paint…

By Duncan Edwards · Aug 17

A Manhattan sunset can turn an ordinary dinner reservation into the most valuable piece of real estate in…

By Duncan Edwards · Aug 17

The first challenge at Dulce De Leche Bakery is making it past the display case without changing your…

By Duncan Edwards · Aug 17

One child is using a french fry as a telescope. Another has spotted a boat and forgotten that…

By Duncan Edwards · Aug 17

A trapdoor opens beneath your feet nearly 100 feet above the ground. A few minutes later, you could…

By Duncan Edwards · Aug 17

A weathered sign advertising “Hot Dogs Burgers” rises above the traffic on Route 46, pointing toward a little…

By Duncan Edwards · Aug 17

At Chef Vola’s, getting through the door can feel like the first course. The Atlantic City legend sits…

By Duncan Edwards · Aug 17

A miniature train rolls past a giraffe yard while, only a few minutes away, hikers follow a rocky…

By Duncan Edwards · Aug 17

A six-story elephant watches over the Jersey Shore, a silver flying saucer sits in a suburban park, and…

By Duncan Edwards · Aug 17

A 50-foot marine reptile, a Revolutionary-era document, and an 8K journey through the solar system are not usually…

By Duncan Edwards · Aug 16

There is a point on the trail at South Cape May Meadows where the town slips out of…

By Duncan Edwards · Aug 16

A wooden sun marked with notes from “Here Comes the Sun” is not the first thing you expect…

By Duncan Edwards · Aug 16

The best seafood dinner in New Jersey may arrive in a cardboard box with plastic forks, a fistful…

By Duncan Edwards · Aug 16

A purple drink is sitting beside a breakfast sandwich stuffed with French toast, turkey bacon, egg, cheese, and…

By Duncan Edwards · Aug 16

A blacksmith’s hammer rings through a Cape May County clearing while, deep in the Pine Barrens, an abandoned…

By Duncan Edwards · Aug 16

A bacon-wrapped chile stuffed with cheese and rock shrimp is not the opening move most people expect from…

By Duncan Edwards · Aug 16

A striped box tucked under one arm, a few stubborn wrappers clinging to your fingers, and the unmistakable…

By Duncan Edwards · Aug 16

A fork disappears into a mound of creamy mac and cheese, comes back carrying a dark-edged chunk of…

By Duncan Edwards · Aug 15

A nearly unmarked door conceals one of New Jersey’s most coveted dinner reservations, while a few blocks away,…

By Duncan Edwards · Aug 15