Will budget cuts at New Jersey public schools spark a run on private education?
As New Jersey public school budgets are starved by administrators desperate to balance the state ledgers, it may not be long before parents begin looking to...

South Jersey’s 2010 private school report card helps you make sense of the statistics.
Students and their parents have a vast array of reasons for selecting private schools: commitment to academics, a specific set of shared values...

Fortunately, this is exactly the place to soothe traffic-frayed nerves. It’s a big space, and the convivial bar, the dramatic Italianate décor and the heft of the menu are enough to let you know right away that you’re someplace familiar, even if you’ve...

Bill and Mindy Leahy’s Washington Township restaurant, Guillermo’s, would seem, at first glance, to fall into this category. The neat, attractive cottage off Egg Harbor Road is decorated like your grandmother’s living room. But the food, cooked by Bill,...

Collingswood’s Thai Basil attempts to hedge its bets, simultaneously pursuing both those culinary trends: the menu promises both “authentic Thai” and “Asian fusion cuisine.” It’s an admirable effort, but the restaurant’s lack of focus seems to result...

Buffalo. Barbecue. Teriyaki. Chowhounds have been ordering up these chicken wing varieties for decades. But in recent years, the standard bar snack has been elevated to new heights as chefs, professional and aspiring alike, bring new flavors to the...

We began with 16 chefs, and now we’re down to the final four. What a worthy four they are. This month, the remaining chefs created dishes with the upcoming fall season in mind. As the weather breaks, many gourmets turn to the comfort foods they have...

…Special Advertising Section from the pages of South Jersey Magazine…
Our fifties might be the new forties when it comes to how we feel about ourselves these days, but let’s be honest. With all that we’ve lived through by now, we’re wise...

Special Advertising Section from the pages of South Jersey Magazine

Fest Forward
Strap on your lederhosen, dust off that dirndl, and practice downing lagers and bratwursts. Sea Isle City is once again celebrating its dubious Germanic heritage with a rousing Octoberfest. What began as an annual festival of...