Snap Into Summer
Honeysuckle memories blend into sugary pea todays. The popcorn of June.
Bayshore Crab House
Just north of the Delaware Bay is a seasonal restaurant that celebrates the great water’s best harvests. It’s the province of a chef who comes from good oystering stock and knows a thing or three about paying respect to local fishes.
Fava Greens
You’re reading that right – greens, not beans. Sauteed, the leaves of the same plant that produces the proud bean can make a terrific topping for crostini.
Windy Brow Farms
Seasons call and Garden State inspiration guides at a farm whose name describes its setting to a T. It’s also where an ice cream chef practices his craft and produces an oeuvre that speaks to place with reverence, heart and stunning skill.
Tuckers Tavern
A mainstay on Long Beach Island fires on all cylinders – scene, setting, service and, especially, its wide-ranging yet well-edited menu. After, pop in for a scoop at another worthy island stalwart, Skipper Dipper.
Heavy Hitters 06-05-23
It was an especially fine-eating couple of weeks, so this quintet gets an extra pat on the back for emerging triumphant. Make sure to catch ’em while you can.
A Cheese That Doesn’t Stand Alone
Ingredient inspiration goes nutty, creamy, sour, bitter, peppery – and maybe more, in a dish starring escarole, lemon and a new Garden State Pecorino Romano from Valley Shepherd Creamery in Long Valley.
L’Acquario Seafood Italiano
Straddling The Sandbox, a bar true to its name at Seastreak Beach, is a small food truck pod with varying vendors. Whether you’re debarking from one of the ferry service’s boats or coming off Sandy Hook, check to see if this seafooder-on-wheels is docked.
Hainesville General Store
Food – and good food, to boot – is the focus at a thoroughly modern reincarnation of an old-school concept.
A Samaha Salad
Garden State romaine is the foundation of a produce-packed toss you can keep simple or ramp up as desired.
David Felton, Wonder
The newest inductee into TPW’s elite chefs-pick-chefs club of top toques in the Garden State has left his distinguished mark on some of New Jersey’s most acclaimed restaurants. Today, he’s also one of the anointed at Wonder, a food-tech enterprise looking to revolutionize dining.
Now In-Season
Get out your personal dine card and start making a list of where you want to eat this summer. We’re sharing our initial picks with you – and we’ll share lots more as the season meanders its way to leaf-peeping time.