Cape May Food and Dining

Local food and restaurant news and features from the greater Cape May, NJ area.

Cape May Foodie: Bread Line

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Cape May, NJ -  It’s not even 10AM on a dreary Saturday morning. But on Sunset Boulevard, near Cape May Point, people have abandoned their cars on the side of the road and are standing in line. Waiting. Patiently.  A few minutes before ten, Elizabeth Degener starts unloading the goods from the back of a [...]

Cape May Point General Store Restaurant

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Cape May Point, NJ – Cape May Point residents have a surprise waiting for them when they return to the beach this season.  The Cape May Point General Store is being taken over by some well known local restaurateurs. Deanna Ebner, co-owner of the popular Quahog’s Seafood Shack in Stone Harbor, is literally moving in. [...]

Behind the Scenes at Cape May’s Farm to Table Dinner

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Cape May, NJ -  It’s the night of the big Cape May Forum Farm to Table benefit dinner. In an hour and a half, 185 people will fill the Congress Hall ballroom for this Slow Food feast, celebrating fresh and local ingredients. But it’s anything but slow behind the scenes. 5:20PM. Chefs Lucas Manteca and Jeremy [...]

Cape May Dining Farm to Table Style

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Cape May, NJ – Two guys stand in a hundred foot long greenhouse, sizing up the winter spinach.  They’re deep in conversation about the status of the greens – are they too tough, too tender, just right?   They reach down to nibble some lettuce – and at that moment, you just know these two [...]

Cape May Foodie: Mexican Heaven

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Cape May, NJ -  Cape May Foodie and friend were wandering around on a chilly day,  looking for lunch.  An open sign beckoned.  They said, why not? The outside was not much to look at. The place looked closed.  But the sign did say open. Once inside 5 de Mayo, Cape May foodie and friend [...]

Purple Cauliflower

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New Jersey’s known for its tomatoes and asparagus, its strawberries and blueberries. Now local farmers have a new bumper fall crop – designer cauliflower. Pick your color: White for traditionalists. Orange for the carotenoid craving crowd. Purple for wine lovers. Legates Farm Market in North Cape May grows them all. They’re seasonal items, and very [...]