Friday Foodstuffs for November 1, 2019: One Last Sandwich at Wolfie’s

Take nothing for granted. Yesterday was the last day for Wolfie's Deli & Restaurant in Toms River, closing its doors after being in business for more than 50 years. Wolfie's was always a throwback, never looking to jump on the food trends to the day. But you knew that you could always get a good …

Friday Foodstuffs for October 25, 2019: This Is Halloween

With Halloween coming up, there are just so many parties and such going on that you cannot name them all. So here are just some of the hauntingly good food and drink events going on over the next several days: VERA in Cherry Hill is all over Halloween with a number of celebrations: costume contest …

Friday Foodstuffs for September 13, 2019

As you might now, I wrote a book called "A Culinary History of Cape May" which was published in 2017. Every so often I get a chance to do a talk or a book signing. And this Saturday I will be down in Cape May on the grounds of the Emlen Physick Estate having a …

Friday Foodstuffs for June 28, 2019

This week I was able to attend a special media event: the re-opening of The Pier House in Cape May. What made it special? I've attended plenty of restaurant openings, and they usually follow the same ol' format: complimentary drinks, some passed hors d'oeuvres, and a few kind words, and the media folk walk away …

Small Bites for April 14, 2019

Missed the Bites? The guys were back with a show last night after three weeks. Here's what I mentioned in my opening segment: Hops is the new bar and restaurant that opened this past week in Brewerytown. This concept has already been changed twice, from Flying Fish Crafthouse to the Brewerytown Taproom. The menu is …