The Speckled Egg Café
Don’t expect a right-this-way sign or fancy furnishings at this quixotic café where a decidedly unshy chef answers to whim and whimsy when mining seasonal ingredients to put original spins on classics. The result? Flat-out delicious food.
New Ginger Indian Grill
With takeout and delivery the M.O. for now at this newcomer, pick a perch in a nearby park or back yard to slurp lyrically spiced sauces – furtively or brazenly.
Quintessential Fall: 10-25-21
Much ado about autumn, much so fitting for this refreshing time of year.
Ahead of the Carve
Home-baked pumpkin cookies set off a wave of inspiration - and heartfelt admiration for a young pastry chef.
Steve & Cookie’s
There’s a reason why a restaurant in a small city on the South Jersey Shore is on the national map of must-visits: top-notch food, diligent service, mission-centric ownership. And justly famous Brussels sprouts.
Thomson’s Specialty Foods
A new combo eat-in/takeaway spot aims to provide its community with elevated home-cooking. Halibut taco in a fresh lettuce wrapper, anyone?
Delicata, the Easy Squash
No peel, no fuss, no degree of difficulty whatsoever. This one’s for beginners – and lovers of pumpkin pie.
Veganized
Culinary cliches need not apply at this college town mecca: No, chef Ron Biton serves dishes that defy stereotype and define the possibilities of creating an exciting menu that puts into starring roles ingredients that elsewhere take a back seat.
Leeks, Reprised
Heed your oven when it begs the chance to employ a little alchemy and turn this elongated allium into a confit.
Lobster Alley
The beloved borough that brought us nonna-made Italian eats, John Basilone and hot hairdos of the 1960s now serves us lobster in stellar bisque and roll form. But don’t pass by the butter “pie.”
Worldly Bites and a Bright Sip: 10-11-21
Come eat with Shawn – and read all about his greatest food hits of the fortnight just past.