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Compassion Café LBI: Pouring Hope and Possibility into Every Cup

Compassion Café, now in its second year of residency on Long Beach Island, is a café on a mission....
Tower Dogs, Asbury Park

Back to the Beach with “I Never Sausage a Hot Dog!”

Last year, you might have opted to spend National Hot Dog Month grilling in your backyard with a couple...
Ahi Tuna over corn tortilla

The Serenity Cafe, in Toms River

What do two bouts of cancer, a global pandemic, and a couple of stubborn canopies all have in common? Aside...
Second chance sign

Fresh Starts and Good Food: Summer Dinner to Benefit Second Chance NJ

A group of Garden State chefs and restaurateurs are combining their talents to make a difference in an area...
Oktoberfest beers New Jersey

Oktoberfest, Jersey Shore Style

Like so much else this year, the world’s largest celebration of beer was canceled. The Volksfest known as Oktoberfest...

Al Fresco Dining at Blu Grotto

The writer was invited to visit Blu Grotto and the meal was complimentary. Blu Grotto is located on the grounds...
View out window at La Mer

Jersey Shore Resorts Prepare—and Adjust—for Reopening

Quarantine, social distancing, masks, and a seemingly endless stream of Zoom meetings for many seem to have conspired to...
Cape May, Jersey Shore, Deb Smith, Jersey Bites, The Virginia Hotel, Congress Hall, Beach Plum Farm

Eating and Drinking Our Way Through Cape May

The writer received a complimentary hotel stay and meals during her visit to Cape May. All opinions are her own.  Cape...
The Butcher's Block, Gabrielle Garofalo, A Lady Walks into a Bar, Long Branch, Jersey Bites

A Lady Walks into a BYO…The Butcher’s Block

Where I Was The Butcher's Block, Long Branch, NJ When, Exactly Tuesday, July 16, 2:02 p.m. Where I Sat I was blown away well before...
New Jersey Ice Cream

NJ Instagrammers’ Ice Cream Obsessions

National Ice Cream Day is on a Sunday this year. How apropos! We asked a few of our favorite...
A Lady Walks into a Bar, Gabrielle Garofalo, Summer Cocktails, Jersey Bites, Jersey Shore

A Lady Walks into a Bar…Summer Cocktail Collection

Nothing beats a perfectly crafted cocktail to cool a sweltering summer night. The composition. The presentation. That first sultry...
Jersey Bites, Marilyn Schlossbach, Women Chefs in NJ, Asbury Park, Julia Mullaney

NJ Chef Profile Series: Jersey Shore Restaurateur and Caterer, Marilyn Schlossbach

This article is part of a Jersey Bites series focusing on women chefs in the Garden State. Marilyn Schlossbach had...

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The Loaded Spoon Freehold NJ Restaurant Bar Lounge

New Dining Experience in Freehold: The Loaded Spoon

  The writer was invited to The Loaded Spoon, and the meal was complimentary. We love when a new restaurant comes to town, especially when it...
Pan-Asian restaurant Ming in Edison, Michael Gabriele, Jersey Bites

A Visit to Ming, in Edison