Whoa, attack of the rainy season. Someone and I didn’t have umbrellas, so when the minimal patter of raindrops in Brooklyn became a thuddingly heavy downpour in Manhattan, we were stuck in the subway exit with a hundred of our closest friends. A strolling umbrella vendor wandered through, but that was for suckers – rain […]
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Mast Brothers Chocolates, New York
Six months ago I couldn’t even spell ‘hipster’, but now I’ve been scorned by them, repeatedly, and bought their chocolate. Look, it’s Mast Brothers, “we’re so green we ship our beans by sailboat“. Seriously, what’s up with Brooklyn? Why is it that when we go into the tasting room / retail outlet of MB’s factory, […]
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Roberta’s, New York
Wow, Brooklyn is so mean. So hip. I felt positively young coming here. Actually I felt puzzled, because when we got off the train at Morgan Street, with someone wearing Dior and me already dressed for dinner, there were no people on the streets, and nothing but warehouses. So we went to the address implied […]
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Rouge et Blanc, New York
Being country folks, we get tired easily in the big city. Tonight we slept from about 6 until 9. At that point, I’m proud to say, we rallied and went out until late. Party on Wayne, Garth. Get your Empire State on. We’re New Yorkers now, for a little while, so we hopped in a […]
Metro Halal Food, New York
It seems like only yesterday that we arrived in Pitman. Actually it was 13 days, but whose counting? Bidding a fond farewell to the homefolks, we were off to the big smoke. I’m not kidding either, because this is right outside Madison Square Garden, and nothing in my limited experience is bigger and smokier than […]
The Candy Box, Richwood
Mornings in Pitman, I like to jog (it’s the only way to balance the volume of food you inevitably eat). For some reason my normal course is to go out to Richwood and then down to Glassboro – not the most friendly since the roads are higher-speed, but as close to countryside as you can […]
Pegasus Diner, Malaga
Aaaaaah, another South Jersey Greek diner. Why are there so many of them? Why are they all the same, and so boring? We were speculating on the way in that Pegasus would have blue and white walls, but that was only because we had been to Olympia the night before for takeout. Nothing really Greek-looking […]
Blue Pig, Cape May
Cape May is beautiful, isn’t it? There are blocks and blocks of houses like this. But there’s only one Congress Hall, the first and most historic hotel at the Cape. You should see the inside here – lots of historic or restored touches in marble and wood, a nifty lounge in a semi-jungle theme and […]
Ebbitt Room, Cape May
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 […]