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Two people from South Jersey (we'll call them 'John' and 'Lisa') who share a love for food and things South Jersey posting their thoughts and experiences.
It might make you laugh.
It might make you think.
It might make you hungry.
And, if you have a laptop and are reading this suspended upside down, it might make the blood rush to your head.
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Recent Posts
Aug 13
We almost didn't go. We had started hearing- well- things. "That's NOT her real accent, nobody really talks that way." When my parents were in Savannah a few months ago, looking to eat at The Lady and Sons restaurant, the hotel concierge steered them (read full article)
atlantic city, events, Food Network, Lisa's posts, Paula Deen
Aug 13
Well, here we are in the middle of August, at summer's crescendo. How can you tell? The traffic over here at the shore. It's not just on Friday nights anymore-it's all over, at all times of the day, seven days a week. Which means everyone (including (read full article)
events, John's posts, Lisa's posts, South Jersey living, Wine, Wine tastings, Wine. South Jersey food
Aug 12
This is Part Deux of our day with Joe '1WineDude' Roberts - you can read about Part Uno on Joe's blog. This part is much more exciting, though. The ninja fight in the third paragraph is tremendous. Joe's a little fella, but he took out three or fo (read full article)
bbq, Camden County, John's posts
Aug 11
Something is sizzling here in Ocean County, and it has nothing to do with the heat.That sizzling sound that's beginning to get louder all the time is the sound of grilled meats getting the Portuguese treatment in little churrasqueiras all over place. (read full article)
John's posts, Ocean County, portuguese, Restaurants
Aug 09
Ted - we take back all the bad things we said about you.Well, OK, we really weren't saying a lot of bad things about you, Ted. We were just a little miffed, that's all.As you might know, we posted a series of interviews leading up to the Food and Wi (read full article)
atlantic city, Wine
Aug 06
...there are a lot of peachy events going on this month. Seriously, like a lot a lot. Like you-need-to-use-both-hands-to-count a lot. And-that-may-not-be-enough a lot. Y'know...a lot!OK, you can take this dead horse away now; I've clearly beaten (read full article)
events, John's posts, peaches
Aug 05
It was one of those times in a marriage that is a defining moment where, suddenly, you uncover something new about each other, something so identifying, so shocking, that it shakes the very foundation of your relationship.I always thought of John as (read full article)
atlantic city, bbq, beer, Cheesesteaks, events, Food Network, Lisa's posts, Music
Aug 04
Sounds like a simple thing to do, but after four days of constant movement (mouth and feet), I needed a little bit of time to put the whole Food and Wine Festival experience into words. In fact, this is Part One of four different posts that we will (read full article)
atlantic city, events, Food Network, John's posts
Aug 01
Well, it's finally happened- my little beauties are ripe and ready to be gobbled obsessively. I happen to have little cherry tomatoes that are ripe at a golden-orange color, sweet but still complex; but the those big, bad boys are still my favorite. (read full article)
gardening, Lisa's posts, Recipes, tomatoes
Jul 30
Ahem...notice anything different lately? Well, yes, we all did get haircuts recently, but that's not it. Look up at your web address window and you might see something different- as in www.eatinginsjersey.com, perhaps? That's because we've changed ou (read full article)
atlantic city, John's posts, Lisa's posts
Jul 28
The pics were taken with our new fancy-schmancy smart phones. They may be smart, but the photo quality is not the greatest. Then again, a good carpenter never blames his tools. And so, I blame Obama, since he's getting blamed for everything else (read full article)
Lisa's posts, Ocean County, Restaurants, Seafood, South Jersey food
Jul 27
from Partners In Wine Club PressThere are certain people I have met in my life that make such an impression that the only way left for me to describe them is to say that they are a force of nature. Elizabeth Akin Dillon-Stelling, Chef E for short, i (read full article)
Camden County, events, John's posts, Wine
Jul 25
My very first, long-awaited Jersey tomato ripened in my garden this week. One small, delectable tomato- too small to make a salad or slice up and serve with mozzarella... what to do?Then it hit me. inspired by the Anne Burrell interview we did, I tho (read full article)
gardening, Lisa's posts, Recipes, tomatoes
Jul 25
My very first, long-awaited Jersey tomato ripened in my garden this week. One small, delectable tomato- too small to make a salad or slice up and serve with mozzarella... what to do?Then it hit me. inspired by the Anne Burrell interview we did, I tho (read full article)
gardening, Lisa's posts, Recipes, tomatoes
Jul 23
So now Gov. Christie is planning a takeover of Atlantic City to help stem the city's losing streak and make the place 'clean and safe'. Even though I don't have the best of feelings regarding state takeovers - it didn't exactly help the situation wi (read full article)
atlantic city, events, John's posts
Jul 23
So now Gov. Christie is planning a takeover of Atlantic City to help stem the city's losing streak and make the place 'clean and safe'. Even though I don't have the best of feelings regarding state takeovers - it didn't exactly help the situation wi (read full article)
atlantic city, events, John's posts
Jul 20
Yes, yes, I know I've been complaining about the trials and tribulations of my garden; but the one thing it's been giving up this week is cucumbers. And more cucumbers. I'm talking that every time I check on these plants, there's another one of these (read full article)
cucumbers, gardening, Lisa's posts, Recipes, Salads
Jul 20
Yes, yes, I know I've been complaining about the trials and tribulations of my garden; but the one thing it's been giving up this week is cucumbers. And more cucumbers. I'm talking that every time I check on these plants, there's another one of these (read full article)
cucumbers, gardening, Lisa's posts, Recipes, Salads
Jul 19
Introducing...the very first of our travel series! As we mentioned on our Friday post, we were off to the fair city of Pittsburgh to witness the wedding of some good friends of ours, Keith and Jen. First off, this is a very cool couple, so it wasn't (read full article)
Amish food, Lisa's posts, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Seafood, travel
Jul 19
Introducing...the very first of our travel series! As we mentioned on our Friday post, we were off to the fair city of Pittsburgh to witness the wedding of some good friends of ours, Keith and Jen. First off, this is a very cool couple, so it wasn't (read full article)
Amish food, Lisa's posts, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Seafood, travel