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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 Tagged With 'South Jersey food'
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
Jun 30
Well, it's been an interesting week- I flushed my cell phone down the toilet- yes, seriously), and the recent thunderstorms took out our DSL modem. Now that we are back online, we thought it would be a great time to kickoff a series of posts that fea (read full article)
atlantic city, Atlantic County, events, Food Network, interviews, South Jersey food
Jun 30
Well, it's been an interesting week- I flushed my cell phone down the toilet- yes, seriously), and the recent thunderstorms took out our DSL modem. Now that we are back online, we thought it would be a great time to kickoff a series of posts that fea (read full article)
atlantic city, Atlantic County, events, Food Network, interviews, South Jersey food
Jun 14
A few weeks ago, we just had to check out another one of Toms River's newest ethnic joints. By now, if you follow this blog, you know about John's absolute obsession with barbecue. I enjoy juicy slabs of meat cooked by a charcoal fire as much as th (read full article)
bbq, Good Food Fast, Lisa's posts, Ocean County, portuguese, South Jersey food
Jun 14
A few weeks ago, we just had to check out another one of Toms River's newest ethnic joints. By now, if you follow this blog, you know about John's absolute obsession with barbecue. I enjoy juicy slabs of meat cooked by a charcoal fire as much as th (read full article)
bbq, Good Food Fast, Lisa's posts, Ocean County, portuguese, South Jersey food
Jun 08
It's Tuesday, and my toenails are still a little green, blue and purple. I guess that statement needs some explanation.On Saturday, we decided on a whim to head out to the Buena Vista Campground, just off of US 40 in Buena, and take part in the Ki (read full article)
ethnic, events, indian, John's posts, South Jersey food
Jun 08
It's Tuesday, and my toenails are still a little green, blue and purple. I guess that statement needs some explanation.On Saturday, we decided on a whim to head out to the Buena Vista Campground, just off of US 40 in Buena, and take part in the Ki (read full article)
ethnic, events, indian, John's posts, South Jersey food
May 03
Ahhhh, the Jersey diner. Is there any other institution that brings to mind such nostalgia, such a feeling of democracy, the idea that we're all in this together? Normally, there isn't much to say about a diner in South Jersey. You know and I know th (read full article)
diners, Lisa's posts, Local farms, Restaurants, South Jersey food
Apr 28
John: We all have our own personal indicators that tell us when warmer weather and long summer days are heading our way. Maybe it's the smell of things starting to bloom, or maybe the kids are bouncing off the walls at ten times their usual velocit (read full article)
ice cream, John's posts, Lisa's posts, Ocean County, South Jersey food
Mar 15
I didn't know that a slow-roasted bird flavored merely with herbs and spices, not fried, could be so close to mealtime nirvana. It's not only the best rotisserie chicken I've ever had. It's the best damn chicken I've ever had period.I'm talking about (read full article)
fast food, Lisa's posts, Ocean County, Peruvian, Rotisserie Chicken, South Jersey food
Mar 05
Hey, the calendar says March! If you made it through all the snow, give yourself a hand. You've all done very well...except you, Mr. A-Little-Lax-In-Clearing-Your-Sidewalk-During-That-Second-Storm-In-Lindenwold. Don't think I'm not watching. Anyw (read full article)
events, John's posts, Restaurants, South Jersey food
Mar 02
Last week, at the Atlantic City Restaurant Week media kickoff, John and I were having a pleasant chat with a new acquaintance, when the inevitable question came up:"So, you food bloggers, where are YOU going to eat?" When we disclosed our preferences (read full article)
atlantic city, events, italian, Lisa's posts, Restaurants, South Jersey food
Feb 23
It's that time of year again. Despite this lousy economy, those of us with light wallets can quit dreaming and actually get out to a restaurant, maybe even one with a celebrity chef or cutting-edge cuisine. I'm talking about Atlantic City Restaurant (read full article)
atlantic city, events, Lisa's posts, South Jersey food
Feb 15
OR...maybe you're not.But I think maybe you should. And, if you do, maybe you want to try someplace different than your typical General Tso-n-special brown sauce place.Lisa and I have been looking for place in South Jersey that serves the kind of Ch (read full article)
chinese, John's posts, South Jersey food
Feb 04
I had mentioned a little while back that Lisa would be doing a write-up of this event. Well, Lisa came down with a stomach virus later that same night and had to, erm, re-visit all the different mac & cheese items she had sampled. She still ge (read full article)
John's posts, mac and cheese, Restaurants, South Jersey food
Feb 01
All right: my appetite is back and it's high time I started writing about our recent food adventures! I'm happy to say that we are able to bring to you the first review of a fine dining establishment that we've done in a while. However, before you re (read full article)
fine dining, italian, South Jersey food, Wine
Jan 19
To not mention anything on this blog about what's happening in Haiti would be at a minimum pretty shallow and at most pretty horrible. I won't go into the details of the dire situation there, because we all know that. What I would like to do is men (read full article)
Haiti relief, John's posts, South Jersey food
Jan 06
Well, it's Wednesday, it's a new year, and we're trying to get back to business as usual. And what better way to get back into the swing of things than starting with our regular weekly interview...and with none other than Stephen Wilson and Jill McCl (read full article)
bakeries, Cumberland County, interviews, South Jersey food
Jan 02
Here comes the totally predictable "How am I going to make my blog better" post that we bloggers do at the start of a new year. Set some goals, sound oh so earnest, etc etc. There's only one problem with this: no accountability.Well, let's try some (read full article)
John's posts, South Jersey food
Nov 20
For those of you who read our blog regularly, and to you we say thank you, you know that I love to put together lists of events. Small lists, big lists, monochromatic and multicolored lists...I like my lists. So, some of you may be wondering: Gee, (read full article)
Holidays, John's posts, South Jersey food, Wine