by shorelocalnews | May 8, 2026 | Mays Landing, Atlantic County, Features, Food & Beverage, South Jersey
Four teams of students from Atlantic Cape Community College’s Academy of Culinary Arts (ACA) program battled for bragging rights and scholarship funds during the 20th Annual Iron Student Chef Competition on April 24 at the College’s Mays Landing campus. Begun by...
by shorelocalnews | May 8, 2026 | Atlantic City, Atlantic County, Features, Food & Beverage, South Jersey
Byrdcage Restaurant today announced that recent speculation circulating on social media regarding the closure of the restaurant is incorrect. The restaurant is not closing and continues to operate successfully, with strong business performance and ongoing customer...
by Holly Martin | May 7, 2026 | Features, Cape May County, Food & Beverage, Ocean City, South Jersey
If you’re planning a trip to Ocean City, New Jersey, there’s one stop that should be non-negotiable: A La Mode Ice Cream Parlor on 55th Street. For nearly five decades, the beloved shop has been serving up more than just dessert, it’s been dishing out tradition....
by Sarah Fertsch | May 7, 2026 | Features, Atlantic County, Cape May County, Food & Beverage, South Jersey
As South Jersey shoppers fill their carts at stores at chain grocery stores, a growing debate in Trenton is raising a troubling question: could two customers standing in the same aisle pay different prices for the exact same item? The concern centers around a...
by David Setley | May 7, 2026 | Features, Atlantic County, Cape May County, Food & Beverage, South Jersey
Drink Up! A reader recently asked me to write an article about the wines of Sicily. So, for my last in a series of articles discussing the wines of Italy, I am accommodating his request and doing one better. There are two significant wine-producing islands in...
by Scott Cronick | May 1, 2026 | Food & Beverage, Atlantic City, Atlantic County, Features, South Jersey
Atlantic City truly lost a gem of a restaurant — a real original — when Rhythm & Spirits closed its doors a couple of years ago on Tennessee Avenue. But what is Atlantic City’s loss is Philadelphia’s gain as a stunning, cool, hip and delicious sequel of Rhythm...
