New Jersey

Halloween weekend in New Jersey comes with a costume plan, a candy plan, and, if you are smart,…

By Samantha Russo · Oct 10

In New Jersey, crumb cake is not a side note on the bakery shelf. It is a serious…

By Samantha Russo · Oct 10

Some Jersey Shore restaurants open for one summer and vanish by Labor Day, but one spot on the…

By Samantha Russo · Oct 10

Fish and chips might be a British classic, but New Jersey has quietly built a solid lineup of…

By Samantha Russo · Oct 9

Goulash is one of those dishes that never really goes out of style in New Jersey. Thick with…

By Samantha Russo · Oct 9

New Jersey takes its pizza seriously, and Neapolitan pies bring a different kind of pride to the table.…

By Samantha Russo · Oct 9

New Jersey has a serious pierogi scene, and most of it hides in small delis, roadside shops, and…

By Samantha Russo · Oct 9

Plenty of retirees spend years hunting for a place that feels like home without draining their savings. Many…

By Samantha Russo · Oct 9

The first chilly evening of the season always sends me looking for a big bowl of ramen. New…

By Samantha Russo · Oct 9

New Jersey has a pizza style that rarely gets the spotlight it deserves, and it lives inside old…

By Samantha Russo · Oct 8

Clam chowder at the Jersey Shore is serious business, and the debate over creamy white versus tomato red…

By Samantha Russo · Oct 8

Ask ten people in New Jersey where to get the best cannoli and you will probably get eleven…

By Samantha Russo · Oct 8

New Jersey has a long, griddle-pressed history with the humble hamburger, and some of the best ones still…

By Samantha Russo · Oct 8

Some sandwiches get eaten and forgotten by dinnertime. Others get talked about for fifteen years, tracked down across…

By Samantha Russo · Oct 8

New Jersey has quietly become a great place to chase a good empanada, from small-town counters in Morris…

By Samantha Russo · Oct 8

New Jersey has a reputation as the diner capital of the country, and the best of them still…

By Samantha Russo · Oct 7

Fresh mozzarella in New Jersey is not just a sandwich topping. It is a daily ritual at old-school…

By Samantha Russo · Oct 7

Some breakfast traditions get passed down like a family recipe, and in Cape May one of them started…

By Samantha Russo · Oct 7

Some shops sell meat, and some shops keep a tradition alive one link at a time. In a…

By Samantha Russo · Oct 7

Philadelphia gets most of the cheesesteak fame, but South Jersey has been quietly building its own sandwich reputation…

By Samantha Russo · Oct 7

Palisades Park is one square mile of New Jersey, yet it packs in more Korean barbecue tables than…

By Samantha Russo · Oct 7

Once the first real cold snap hits New Jersey, a big bowl of pho starts sounding less like…

By Samantha Russo · Oct 6

A line of about forty people outside a breakfast spot sounds like a reason to keep driving. In…

By Samantha Russo · Oct 6

Oak Tree Road might be the best place in New Jersey to show up hungry. The stretch running…

By Samantha Russo · Oct 6

New Jersey has more diners than just about anywhere, and the best ones still treat breakfast like a…

By Samantha Russo · Oct 6

Some restaurants earn their fame with flashy signs and big ad budgets. Others earn it one plate at…

By Samantha Russo · Oct 6

Some breakfast spots open and close faster than a summer sandcastle. One little restaurant in Beach Haven has…

By Samantha Russo · Oct 6

Some candy shops come and go faster than a summer weekend, but one spot on the Ocean City…

By Samantha Russo · Oct 5

New Jersey takes its Italian subs seriously, and the best ones usually come from small counters with short…

By Samantha Russo · Oct 5

A good soup dumpling is a small test of skill. The wrapper has to be thin enough to…

By Samantha Russo · Oct 5

Cooler mornings in New Jersey mean one thing for a lot of us: it is time to grab…

By Samantha Russo · Oct 5

New Jersey has a sandwich that most of the country has never heard of, and it deserves way…

By Samantha Russo · Oct 5

Some road trips are saved by a single exit ramp off the New Jersey Turnpike. In Bordentown, that…

By Samantha Russo · Oct 5

Some of the best meals at the Jersey Shore come from buildings that barely try to impress anyone.…

By Samantha Russo · Oct 4

Some Newark dinners end with a doggy bag, and some end with a promise to skip breakfast tomorrow.…

By Samantha Russo · Oct 4

Some pizza shops chase trends, and some just keep making the same thin pie they made thirty years…

By Samantha Russo · Oct 4

Some South Jersey couples have a standing dinner plan for nights when nobody wants to cook, and it…

By Samantha Russo · Oct 4

Some restaurants chase trends. Others keep doing one thing the same way for so long that people drive…

By Samantha Russo · Oct 4

Some people drive across state lines for a concert or a ballgame. In North Jersey, a surprising number…

By Samantha Russo · Oct 4