6+ hour, 45+ min ago   (483+ words) At Hollow Pines in West Creek, cocktails and elevated comfort food meet fire pits, duckpin bowling, live music and more. The comfort part of the food equation is especially evident among the large plates, like chicken pot pie with an…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (733+ words) With Misunderstood Whiskey, childhood friends J.D. Recobs and Chris Buglisi set out to create a smoother, more approachable whiskey. They’ve also since expanded into dairy-free cream liqueurs and are working on a line of canned cocktails. When J.D. Recobs and Chris…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (399+ words) Once a die-hard New Yorker, I’ve been charmed and buoyed by the Garden State’s delightful places—and people. Remember being told to finish your homework before you can go play? When I moved to Jersey 28 years ago, it felt like…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (434+ words) Seasonal ingredients shape the menu at this family-run restaurant, where the hospitality is warm and unhurried. Italian restaurants may be ubiquitous in the state, but there are places that distinguish themselves among the heap. Michael Coastal Italian Grille is in…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (458+ words) What began as a Jersey City cafeteria has grown into an expanding Cuban restaurant group. Alan and Nairelys Lopez have grown Rumba Cubana from a Jersey City cafeteria into a group of restaurants rooted in authentic Cuban cooking and warm…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (528+ words) Karen Merz is giving the classic chocolate chip cookie a makeover while teaching kids what goes into the food they eat. Karen Merz believes a warm cookie can teach kids where their food comes from. In a rented Jersey City…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (520+ words) The team is led by 19-year-old Anna Leigh Waters, the No. 1 player in the world. The top-ranked pickleball team in the world has New Jersey to thank. The New Jersey Fives, a professional pickleball team led by New Jersey founder…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (442+ words) The movie has been filming around the Garden State this summer. Adam Sandler is no stranger to some “high-quality H20,” having famously played the Waterboy. However, his recent splishing and splashing in New Jersey was all about Grown Ups 3. Sandler joined…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (487+ words) Some of Jersey’s greatest comic minds fire back against the jokes we’ve all heard too many times. New Jerseyans have heard it all. “Jersey stinks.” “The only good thing about Jersey is leaving it.” “It’s the armpit of America.” But…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (123+ words) Beaches. Boardwalks. The French countryside. Blooming florals. Watercolor artist Theresa Troise Heidel is returning to the Ridgefield Park Public Library this September, and whether you’re a longtime collector or you’ve never bought a piece of art in your life, this…...