Feast at 15 Fox Place
An exquisite 10-course Italian dinner at 15 Fox Place in Jersey City, New Jersey.
New Jersey
Alligator Is Seafood, Right?
On Saturday, I joined my friends for the Belmar Seafood Festival. I haven’t been to the Jersey Shore in a long time (a few years ago I drove to Cape May during the off-season), and this was my first trip south on NJ Transit. It was two hours on the commuter train, but it was …
Jersey City on a Bike
A bike ride through Jersey City with more than 600 other cyclists on the 4th annual Bike JC Jersey City Ward Tour.
Story of a Bridge
Jersey City installed a new Liberty State Park bridge for pedestrians and bikes. It replaces the bridge washed away by Hurricane Sandy.
Jersey City Chili Cook-Off
Sunday was the Jersey City Chili Cook-Off at Grove St. PATH. I tried a lot of chili from a variety of cooks and restaurants.
Pilsner Haus Rules in Hoboken
A Friday night dinner of Austro-Hungarian food and beer at the Hoboken Pilsner Haus.
Surviving Hurricane Sandy in Jersey City
How I survived Hurricane Sandy and the aftermath of the damage in Jersey City, New Jersey.
Cooler Weather and Colors
It’s autumn in New Jersey. It’s usually a great time of year as it doesn’t rain as much and I don’t have to deal with the awful humidity. But it’s also time to see the fall colors. Unfortunately, living in the city leaves me with little color to see. As I took a late-day bike …
Double the Independence
A trip to Halifax to enjoy Canada Day on July 1 before returning to the US to enjoy American Independence Day on July 4.
Biking Jersey City
Sunday was the Bike JC ward tour. The 15-mile ride looped through all six wards of Jersey City — much of which I hadn’t seen before — and ended with music, beer, and crafts at Exchange Place. My total ride was probably a little more than 16 miles since I had to begin at my …
Cycling Season
The inconsistency of the weather has made it difficult to go for bike rides around town (unless you count my daily commute). Yesterday was an exception. The sun came out and the temperature reached the mid-60s, which convinced me it was a better idea to ride around Liberty State Park than spend an hour in …
Chili de Mayo
Yesterday was the Jersey City Chili Cook-off on 4th Street. There was chili, music, and artsy vendors. All I could think about was Homer at the Springfield chili cook-off with the spoon he carved from a bigger spoon (and there were no hallucinatory peppers grown my inmates of a Guatemalan insane asylum). Unfortunately, I didn’t …
Photo for Jersey
Tonight is game 1 of the Stanley Cup playoffs for the Devils. At the end of the second period, they’re winning 3-2 (I really hope this continues). I used to work two blocks from the new arena–though it wasn’t there when I worked in Newark because of legal battles with the city. In honor of …
Booze Review: Cricket Hill Col. Blides Cask Ale
Beer review of Colonel Blides Cask Ale from Cricket Hill Brewery in Cherry Hill, NJ.