New Jersey

The whistle cuts across Phillipsburg before the train begins rolling south, its restored passenger coaches rocking gently beside…

By Duncan Edwards · Sep 5

A musket ball scarred a church in Shrewsbury. George Washington’s army once crowded the streets around Hackensack’s village…

By Duncan Edwards · Sep 5

Your lunch vendor arrives by boat, your seat is an inflatable tube, and the Delaware River handles most…

By Duncan Edwards · Sep 5

A 1975 menu still hangs on the wall at one of these places. Another has been baking pies…

By Duncan Edwards · Sep 5

White sand, striped umbrellas, and the happy shrieks of swimmers are not what most drivers expect to find…

By Duncan Edwards · Sep 5

Four pierogi, two stuffed cabbage rolls, two hunks of roasted kielbasa, and a bed of hot sauerkraut: in…

By Duncan Edwards · Sep 5

Three stone arches rose from the mud at Oak Ridge Reservoir, looking less like a ruin than a…

By Duncan Edwards · Sep 4

Along Anderson Avenue in Cliffside Park, dinner can mean layered fli, a plate of qebapa, a bubbling clay…

By Duncan Edwards · Sep 4

A century-old concrete ship rests offshore while a server carries out lobster rolls and jewel-colored cocktails. Behind it…

By Duncan Edwards · Sep 4

The best Korean nights in North Jersey often begin with the hiss of meat hitting a tabletop grill…

By Duncan Edwards · Sep 4

A 39-foot Tyrannosaurus rex once stood among the trees in Bergen County, opening its jaws and roaring at…

By Duncan Edwards · Sep 4

There are burgers you eat with a knife and fork, and then there are burgers you eat hunched…

By Duncan Edwards · Sep 4

Garlic bread lands on the table before you have fully settled into your chair, and that is your…

By Duncan Edwards · Sep 4

A bamboo steamer lands on the table, someone punctures a soup dumpling too early, and suddenly half the…

By Duncan Edwards · Sep 4

Snow crab legs, marbled beef, hand-rolled sushi, and strawberry cheesecake are rarely part of the same dinner plan.…

By Duncan Edwards · Sep 3

At one Atlantic City table, warm mozzarella is being pulled from fresh curd while, a few feet away,…

By Duncan Edwards · Sep 3

The first clue is the name of the sandwich: Jiu Jitsu Steak. The second is its complete lack…

By Duncan Edwards · Sep 3

At one Jersey seafood spot, blue crabs can make the short trip from traps in Barnegat Bay straight…

By Duncan Edwards · Sep 3

The first thing competing for your attention is the ocean. Then the latte arrives, capped with silky foam…

By Duncan Edwards · Sep 3

There is a particular kind of optimism required to push an empty cart into a warehouse full of…

By Duncan Edwards · Sep 3

A fireplace surround sat forgotten in an attic for decades, its connection to the past reduced to one…

By Duncan Edwards · Sep 3

There is a particular kind of Friday evening that begins with Garden State Parkway traffic and ends with…

By Duncan Edwards · Sep 3

A pirate ship rises above the trees, surrounded by fountains, sprayers, and the unmistakable sound of children discovering…

By Duncan Edwards · Sep 2

There is a particular kind of danger in walking into a New Jersey farm market for “just one…

By Duncan Edwards · Sep 2

A frosted mug of buttermilk sits beside a deep-fried hot dog, a pile of plain fries, and a…

By Duncan Edwards · Sep 2

A proper plate of lasagna announces itself before the first bite. The edges are still bubbling, the top…

By Duncan Edwards · Sep 2

One turn off the road in Chester leads to 20,000 square feet of greenhouses, where orchids bloom beside…

By Duncan Edwards · Sep 2

There’s a particular sound that tells you dinner is about to get serious: a steak hitting a screaming-hot…

By Duncan Edwards · Sep 2

A pair of tiny yellow rain boots sits among framed Parisian artwork while the smell of butter, espresso,…

By Duncan Edwards · Sep 2