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We ate a bunch at James Beard Award semifinalists China Chalet in Florham Park. It was awesome.

The menu of Sichuan items ranges from smoked duck to jelly fish in sesame sauce to ginger scallion lamb.

by Matt CortinaJune 2, 2022June 3, 2022
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Music

Monmouth County native Matty Carlock on the road from hardcore to hip hop

“Brian and the Gaslight Anthem showed us that there was a path forward out of hardcore. Especially if you hate tattoos, and come from a violent culture of hardcore and punk. There was a path forward for you and this is how you do it.”

by Kyle NardineJune 2, 2022June 2, 2022
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Outdoors

Go here: Cooper Gristmill and Black River County Park in Chester

Historical and natural beauty combine, as they often do in NJ, on this easy-moderate trail in Morris County

by INDY GoJune 2, 2022June 2, 2022
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Music

Weakened Friends’ Sonia Sturino: ‘Fuck it, I’m going to keep doing what I love’

Sturino talks validation, self-worth, the mind-boggling inadequacies in American culture, Avril Lavigne and more ahead of Atlantic City show.

by Kyle NardineMay 31, 2022June 3, 2022
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Music

Time’s on Kurt Vile’s side in latest album, (watch my moves)

Vile plays four shows in New York City and Philly in early June in support of the album

by Matt CortinaMay 31, 2022
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Culture

In conversation with the founding members of Asbury Park’s Light Brigade Collective

“When we talk about the counterculture of punk, and with respect to our organization, we feel it’s really important to keep alive that idea of collective liberation and freedom for everyone.”

by Connor ReddingtonMay 27, 2022June 6, 2022
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NBC New York’s Jen Maxfield on life as a TV ‘first responder’ and the ten local stories she can’t forget

Maxfield recounts the 10 (mostly Jersey-based) stories, with added context and updated interviews with those involved, in a forthcoming book, ‘More After the Break,’ set to be released July 12

by Matt CortinaMay 26, 2022May 26, 2022
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Food/Drink

Cats Luck Vegan’s Michelle Mancuso: ‘Create the space you want to be in’

The Neptune City bakery has been steadily building a fan base of locals and pilgrims from around the state, of course because of the quality of the food, but also because Mancuso works her tail off.

by Connor ReddingtonMay 22, 2022June 6, 2022
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Music

How Delran pop-punk band All Systems Go learned from their mistakes and found an authentic sound on their new record

“We were getting to the point where we were playing to the same people so much that if we had one bad night where the sound was off and someone from our high school heard it they would be like, ‘Oh, this band sucks, and they just think they are hot shit.’”

by Kyle NardineMay 20, 2022June 6, 2022
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Food/Drink

Eat your dandelions… and other wild edibles

Local foraging expert Debbie Naha-Koretzky on the nutritious, delicious treats you can find all around you this spring, and beyond.

by Matt CortinaMay 19, 2022May 19, 2022
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Music

Folk artist Al Olender on the stories in her debut album—and the thrill of releasing it

“I was like, what the fuck am I doing with my days,” says Olender. “I wrote the [‘All I Do is Watch TV’] during the deep Tiger King stage of the pandemic. I was like will I ever play music again?”

by Kyle NardineMay 19, 2022May 27, 2022
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Music

The music of ‘Twin Peaks,’ live at Georgian Court Mansion in Lakewood

The Asbury Park Avant-Garde artist collective will perform songs from the classic David Lynch series on May 20.

by Kyle NardineMay 17, 2022May 18, 2022
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