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New Jersey Buffet Fans Load Up On Sushi And Hibachi At This Giant South Plainfield Spot

Some buffets make you take a plate. This one sometimes makes you take a number first. In South Plainfield, a giant strip-center restaurant draws such steady crowds that busy nights come with a short wait and a ticket in hand. The reward on the other side is a long spread of sushi, a live hibachi grill, Chinese favorites, seafood, and American comfort dishes, all under one roof and all on an all-you-can-eat basis.

South Plainfield, NJ · 4d
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Hungry After A Long Week? These 6 New Jersey Buffets Pile Crab Legs High

Some weeks call for a salad, and some weeks call for a plate stacked with snow crab legs. New Jersey happens to have plenty of all-you-can-eat buffets where crab legs are part of the deal instead of a pricey add-on. This list covers six of them, from busy Route 22...

North Plainfield, NJ · 3d
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This Small, Old-School Montclair Soul Food Cafe Has Kept New Jersey Regulars Coming Back For Crispy Fried Chicken And Catfish For Years

Some people drive across New Jersey for a plate of fried chicken, and they do not apologize for it. In Montclair, a tiny cafe with booths, a counter, and a no-frills look has been feeding loyal fans for decades. One former local came back after more than 20 years away,...

Montclair, NJ · 6d
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Everyone In New Jersey Should Try The Legendary Italian Hot Dog At This Humble Hole-In-The-Wall

Not every legendary restaurant announces itself with fanfare, and Dickie Dee’s in Newark, New Jersey, is proof that the best ones usually don’t. What it does have is a street corner named after it, a menu that covers serious ground, and an Italian hot dog that has people talking in the best possible way.

Newark, NJ · 22h
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8 exceptional bakeries to get Thanksgiving pies in North Jersey

Getting put on the Thanksgiving pie article is tough, because — contrary to the dinner, which is easy to mess up — I genuinely believe holiday pies are better homemade. For 98% of the time. Buttery crust filled with mom's hand-whisked custard, caramelized apples peeled by grandma; swirl on the whipped cream and you've got a slice of culinary heaven that's impossible to top... ...unless your local pastry shop is run by someone who also happens to bake at that level, in addition to having a cake-centric career, a cookie-inspired Instagram page and a professional dessert education. (Sorry, Grandma. You're not Christina Tosi .) Since I've been assigned this duty, then, I've compiled a few bakeries that can compete with, or — God forbid — surpass, the treats of our most beloved family members. From Bergen, Passaic, Morris and Essex counties, here are eight exceptional bake spots to get Thanksgiving pies in North Jersey. **NOTE: Pre-ordering is recommended, if not required, at most spots. Details included. Black Magic Bakehouse, Ridgewood Black Magic Bakehouse is at the top of the Bergen pastry food chain, as the sourdough destination wows guests with innovative bakes — from Carrot Cake Cinnamon Rolls to Key

North Jersey, NJ · 3d

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This Tiny BBQ Food Truck In New Jersey Is Worth The Drive From Anywhere In The State

Somewhere in Monroe Township, New Jersey, there’s a gray food truck sitting in a gravel lot, and it’s quietly making people question every other meal they’ve ever eaten. Bearded One BBQ isn’t asking for your attention, but once you find it, you’re going to have a very hard time thinking about anything else.

New Jersey · 1d

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At This New Jersey Thrift Store, Bargain Hunting Runs From Blazers to Bedding

Donate a bag of old clothes at the door, and you can walk away with a 20 percent off coupon. That’s a pretty sweet trade for clearing out a closet. The racks here hold blazers, cardigans, plus-size dresses, and dress shirts. Then there’s a huge bedding and curtain section in the back corner.

Union, NJ · 6d

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'The Ten Commandments,' 70 years old, has this North Jersey connection

Pompton Lakes is not the Red Sea. And North Jersey is not North Africa — where Cecil B. DeMille and his cast of thousands restaged the exodus from Egypt, on location, in his supreme blockbuster, "The Ten Commandments." Yet the fingerprints of New Jersey are all over the 1956 movie classic, which celebrates its 70th anniversary on Nov. 8. "The Ten Commandments" is one of the few old Hollywood movies that still command a following today: On ABC it is still a prime-time holiday tradition during the Passover season. It was in the pews of the original Christ Episcopal Church that DeMille would have first heard the story of Moses, the Pharaoh of Egypt, the enslaved children of Israel, the parting of the Red Sea, and the giving of The Law. Possibly even from the mouth of his own father, Henry de Mille — a lay preacher there. "I can remember going Sunday after Sunday to church with my father and listening to him preach," DeMille said in one interview. Book versus movie His father, of course, based his sermons in the Bible. But the Bible left out certain things — which DeMille, in his $13 million epic (about $157

Pompton Lakes, NJ · 2d

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This NJ pasta shop makes 10,000 ravioli a week the old-fashioned way

Flour. Water. Egg. It starts simply, said Dominick Discenza. Building on those three ingredients with "only the best" in cheeses, meats, spices, herbs and oils is the key to Discenza and his family-run L&D Sapore Ravioli & Cheese in Middlesex. For more than 55 years, the Discenza family has shared Italian traditions, family recipes and fresh pasta through its deli and pasta shop. The shop was recently named to Yelp’s 2026 list of the Top 100 Pasta Places in the U.S. Like many of the pasta shops on the list, Sapore's roots run deep into Italian territory, with chef-owners who hail from traditional pasta makers. Many learned the craft from their families with recipes handed down from generation to generation. At Sapore Ravioli, the story begins in the small village of Baranello, Italy. Dicsenza learned to cook while watching and working with his grandparents before he came to the U.S. at age 12 with his family. They would get milk from the cows, make it into mozzarella. They grew olives to make olive oil. Everything was "in the family," he said. Those traditions and flavors remain with him today. Discenza founded Sapore Ravioli & Cheese in 1970, determined to share

Middlesex, NJ · 3d

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A Historic New Jersey Building Hides One Of The State’s Most Romantic Italian Restaurants

A farmhouse built back in 1740 now serves soft egg yolk ravioli under vaulted ceilings. Yeah, I’m definitely looking twice at that. The old house sits on a classic downtown street in New Jersey. Inside, curved Venetian plaster ceilings rise over antique pine floors and European antiques. What gets...

New Jersey · 9h

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New Jersey Lottery Players Win $1M-Level Prizes in Scotch Plains and Sewell, $1.24M Cash 5 Prize in Woodbury

Twenty-four New Jersey Lottery players won $10,000 or more from Monday, Oct. 26, through Sunday, Nov. 1. One of them hit a $1,244,037 Jersey Cash 5 jackpot in Woodbury. The New Jersey Lottery shared the weekly winners on Monday, Nov. 2, according to NorthJersey.com. A shopper bought the Jersey Cash...

New Jersey · 3d

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Relive The Sopranos At These 7 Unforgettable Filming Locations In New Jersey

Ready to relive Sopranos filming locations in New Jersey?. These 7 unforgettable spots deliver real TV history and pure Jersey magic!. 1. Holsten’s Ice Cream, Chocolate & Restaurant (Bloomfield) There’s no better place to start a Sopranos tour than Holsten’s in Bloomfield. This is the spot where...

New Jersey · 1d

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We Found 8 Old-School Italian Delis On Staten Island

Staten Island still has delis where the mozzarella is made in-house, the heroes are stacked high, and the counter staff know how you like your cutlet. In a city full of grab-and-go chains and self-checkout lanes, these shops have held onto the old way of doing things. We rounded up...

Staten Island, NY · 3d

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This New Jersey Trail Reveals a Lost Forest at Low Tide

When the tide drops, rows of old cedar stumps poke up out of the mud like a forest that forgot to leave. They sit in a marsh right behind a busy shopping center. Those stumps are what’s left of an Atlantic white cedar forest that once covered this part of New Jersey. Today, egrets, ducks, and geese wander past them while cars hum along a nearby highway.

New Jersey · 1d

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Edison's Fifth Diwali Festival Expected to Draw More Than 20,000, With Drone Show and Fireworks Planned

Edison's fifth annual Diwali Festival of Lights was scheduled for Saturday from 2 to 9 p.m. at Papaianni Park, 100 Municipal Blvd., with free music, dance, food and craft vendors, and a planned post-sundown drone and fireworks show. Organizers planned for the celebration to draw the kind of crowd that has made it one of the township's signature annual gatherings.

Edison, NJ · 1d

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Widdis Food Market Opens 13,000-Square-Foot Supermarket on Staten Island

Allegiance Retail Services has announced the opening of Widdis Food Market in Staten Island’s Rossville neighborhood, bringing a full-service supermarket with an emphasis on fresh foods, specialty departments and everyday grocery essentials. Allegiance Retail Services has announced the opening of Widdis Food Market, a new 13,000-square-foot supermarket in the...

Staten Island, NY · 3d

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🍝 These 2 Jersey Shore Italian Food Restaurants Are Getting Some Love! Did Your Favorite Make the List?

From chicken parmesan to wood-fired pizza, the Jersey Shore is home to some delicious Italian dining. Two local restaurants just earned statewide recognition!

New Jersey · 3d

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Edison Developer Pitches 90 Apartments, Restaurants on Oak Tree Road

A vacant 7.65-acre parcel on Oak Tree Road in Edison could soon become a three-story complex with nearly 100 apartments, dozens of shops and a pair of restaurants, under a proposal now headed to the township's Planning Board. JK Estates LLC is seeking preliminary and final major site plan approval for the mixed-use development at 1696 Oak Tree Road, along with a variance to exceed the site's height limit.

Edison, NJ · 1d

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Queen Latifah goes back to Newark to build the homes her city needs

Long before the Oscar nomination, the Emmy and the Grammy, before “Ladies First” turned a teenager into a cultural force, Dana Owens, a.k.a. Queen Latifah, was a Newark kid learning the rhythm of her neighborhood’s corners and stoops. Decades later, she went back to those same blocks, this time carrying blueprints.

Newark, NJ · 2d