Sunday, March 02, 2014
Mount Ephraim NJ
Sunday, February 16, 2014
Brielle NJ
Sunday, February 02, 2014
Wildwood NJ
Sunday, November 03, 2013
Newark NJ
Blue Mirror - "New Jersey's Most Beautiful Rendezvous"
Labels: Fine Cuisine, gin mill, Newark NJ, postcard
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
Big Stash's
Between the afternoon & evening viewings of my dad's wake in Elizabeth, thirty years ago, my oldest brother & I drove down to Big Stash's in Linden. We should have gone to White Rose Diner, which was much closer. But Joe & I had bonded a few times at Stash's. I probably had pastrami on rye unless I got the stuffed pepper, & a couple of beers. & macaroni salad & Polish pickles, always had those. We returned to the Wake about 15 minutes late, which shouldn't have been a big deal except our next-door neighbors had come & gone during the break, which I thought was inappropriate of them, like showing up early at a garage sale. So some family members were pissed at us. But I was still there in time to greet the former Democratic Mayor of Roselle Park (who knew I'd switched sides to his party) & watch the Masonic ceremony.As the current menu shows, the food prices are very reasonable.
Since learned - no surprise - Stash's is a popular post-funeral meal venue for area Polish-American families. My dad's was at Galloping Hill Inn Caterers. Dad had patronized Galloping Hill Inn since high school, when it was Peterson's, the name he always used. But GHI was famous for its hot dogs & fries, sold at a classic wooden stand across the parking lot from the catering hall, & these hot dogs were not served at the reception.
Labels: cuisine, Fine Cuisine
Sunday, July 07, 2013
Wildwood Crest NJ
Sunday, May 05, 2013
Ocean City NJ
Marlyn Coffee Shop
One my favorite bridges going back to early childhood. Replaced last year by a fixed span.
Labels: boardwalks, Fine Cuisine, jersey shore, Ocean City NJ, postcard
Sunday, March 03, 2013
Bridgeton NJ
Sunday, January 20, 2013
Jersey City NJ
Sunday, December 16, 2012
Augusta NJ
Sunday, September 30, 2012
Flemington NJ
Sunday, July 22, 2012
Shark River NJ
Sunday, July 15, 2012
Flemington NJ
Hill Top Inn
When I was kid, before the interstates & when most numbered highways in rural & vacation regions of Jersey were two laners, there were lots of places like this. Instead of a bar many had ice cream stands or gift shops. But they might as well have been mirages. My dad was not the kind of guy who would stop, pull a wad of singles out of his pocket & say, "Since we're stuck in this traffic jam, go get yourself some ice cream, kids."
When I was kid, before the interstates & when most numbered highways in rural & vacation regions of Jersey were two laners, there were lots of places like this. Instead of a bar many had ice cream stands or gift shops. But they might as well have been mirages. My dad was not the kind of guy who would stop, pull a wad of singles out of his pocket & say, "Since we're stuck in this traffic jam, go get yourself some ice cream, kids."
Labels: Fine Cuisine, New Jersey, postcard
Sunday, March 11, 2012
Trenton NJ
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Newark NJ
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Atlantic City NJ
The Famous John Taylor Colonial Inn
Home of Taylor Pork Roll
Labels: Atlantic City, boardwalks, Fine Cuisine, jersey shore, postcard
Sunday, March 06, 2011
Egg Harbor NJ
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Cherry Hill NJ
Sunday, November 21, 2010
North Plainfield NJ
"If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be." Thomas Jefferson
