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New Jersey Monthly Magazine
Westfield

Top Towns by Population

A list of the top towns in New Jersey by population. more

Top 25 Restaurants 2011

Long gone are the days when New Jersey, sandwiched between two imposing cities, could only look outward for its best food. Now the top restaurants in the state stand shoulder to shoulder with the finest in the region. more

25 Best Restaurants 2010

For the best Jersey chefs, fresh, local, sustainable, and farm-to-table are not just buzzwords but delicious keys to creativity, style, and value. more

Please Pack Your Knives and Go

Though Westfield may be the smallest stop on the 21-city nationwide Top Chef Tour, Saturday’s demonstrations and meet-and-greet drew in the largest crowd the tour has seen thus far, as “Cheftestants” from the hit Bravo TV series made a short layover in Jersey before moving on to Philadelphia and New York City.

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Day Trip: Westfield

It’s no secret to savvy Union County shoppers: The preppy, Main Street-vibe of downtown Westfield is the perfect alternative to the hassle and drear of the mall. And because it’s a bona fide dining town, refueling is easy—and requires no food court. more

25 Best Restaurants 2009

Our experts scoured the state to find elite dining establishments old and new. How did they fare? Read our Top 25 Restaurants list to find out. Feel free to comment on their findings. more

Jersey's Bumper Acropolis

A boom in ambitious new restaurants takes Greek cuisine beyond moussaka and gyro. more

Sister Sister

Who says you can’t go home again? These sisters live side by side under one roof, right where they grew up. (Photos by Melabee M. Miller) more

Best of NJ: Retail

Super shopping and better bargains await at these top NJ retails establishments. more

28-Candle Salute

The gang's all here. Now, can we get 56 eyelids open at the same time, with 28 eyeballs looking into the lens?

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It Maccabees That Way

How to photograph 28 people in one living room at my family's annual Hanukah party.

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Chefs

Magnifique! more

Flying Solo

Day Trip: Westfield

Originally known as the West Fields of Elizabethtown, this town has great shopping and 211 acres of park space. more

Best Dining Towns - Westfield

from New Jersey to Rome

It wasn’t built in a day, but Westfield native Paul Maravetz created snowboards that have shredders everywhere buggin’. more

Fries Poll: Windmill Rules

Best Downtowns

Think Global, Roast Local

Jersey companies are roasting their own beans, reaching out to growers, and custom blending, the better to create the freshest cup. more