Good heavens, the Virginia Hotel is an awesome sight in the twilight. Just in the middle of Jackson Street, the heart of the preserved neighborhood, it’s the best hotel in Cape May. It’s only fair that it should have what’s generally regarded as the best restaurant, and it’s only fitting that we should go there. […]
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King Edward Bar, Cape May
The Chalfonte Hotel is a heckuva place. Open since 1876, it’s Cape May’s oldest continuously-operating hotel (and remember that Cape May is America’s first beach resort). And as a Southern-style hotel, they like to point out what I always maintained in college – that Cape May and southern New Jersey are south of the Mason […]
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Pizza and Gyro King, Cape May
Why does Greek food go with pizza in New Jersey? No, wait, I had a better opening for this post (no edits). I was going to reiterate my Theory of Culinary Naming. You know when you see a restaurant that has more than one genre in its description? “Chinese and Tibetan food”. “Indian and Bangladeshi”. […]
The Beach House, Cape May
Some things are just iconic experiences. Epic experiences, if you will. Or even if you won’t. We got down to Cape May at lunch time, couldn’t check in to the hotel, and wandered off down the beach. I couldn’t shake the idea that fried seafood while looking at the ocean was the only acceptable choice […]
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Jim & Mike’s, Pitman
The pizza of my childhood, here it is. For some reason we always used to order from here. I don’t know why, because I suspect that other place were better (at least they are now). But the pizza is OK, the cheesesteaks are better, and we used to get gyros sometimes, back in the days […]
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Hugo’s Frog Bar, Chicago
No visit to New Jersey is complete without a daytrip to Chicago, that’s what I always say. So Thursday saw us up at the crack of dawn, suffering through three hours of mechanical, technical and weather delays plus in-flight turbulence that had more than one fellow flier screaming in terror. Once the day’s business was […]
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Bibou, Philadelphia
This Wednesday was supposed to be road-trip day, followed by date-night. Fortunately we had the awkward conversation that let us conclude mutually conclude that the road-trip idea was batshit crazy. Thus evening saw us capping a quiet day by dressing up a notch and navigating the historic streets of Center City PhilaPA to get down […]
Bradway’s Farm Market, Salem
I’m unreasonably fond of the rolling corn ‘n’ cow country in the southwestern corner of New Jersey. Not that Pitman is such a hectic place, but since I discovered it, my idea of peace and relaxation has been rolling through here on a bike. These days it’s not practical – no bike in NJ, not […]
Los Jarritos, Newcastle DE
Delicious Mexican Cuisine! is what the web site promises. It’s not bad, but it’s also not a patch on the Crazy Mariachi in Hammonton. On the other hand, it’s a good place to stop while exploring the declasse delights of the Newcastle Fleamarket. I really wonder how Mexican people feel when they see brightly colored […]
Duffield’s, Sewell
I love Duffield’s. Every time I go to Pitman, I arrive late-afternoon or early-evening, and I’m out at Duffield’s pretty much the next day. Let me save you the trouble of blowing up this picture – it says “Duffield’s Farm, Where Jesus Is Lord”. The lord is watching over the vegetables, and he’s watching over […]