Best of Jersey
At New Jersey Monthly, our job every month is to bring you the best the state has to offer.
The Power Issue
From the arts to politics, these are the 101 most influential people in the Garden State.
NJ Monthly Biannual Rankings
Best High Schools in NJ 2008
Every two years, New Jersey Monthly ranks the state's public high schools, take a look at our 2008 ranking of 316 schools. You can view the rankings by numerical order, alphabetically, or by county.
Critics' Choice: The Best 25 Places to Eat
Looking for a great restaurant? Check out our critics' top restaurant picks. With fine dining ever finer, our critics and dining editor tackle the difficult task of choosing the 25 best restaurants in NJ.
Readers' Poll: NJ's Best Restaurants
Our critics do a lot of eating, and every August we look back and share the best of the best with you. And you do the same by voting in our Annual Readers' Choice Restaurant Poll. Discover which restaurants we honored and which are your favorites.
Best Places to Live 2008
Chatham Township finishes first among the state's 566 municipalities. Where does your town rank?
Special Feature
NJ Pet Photo Contest
New Jersey is pet crazy...and we have photographic proof to corroborate that claim.
Events
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Openings & Closings
Rosie is here with the latest NJ restaurant openings and closings.
Myth #46: Freezing Does No Harm
Perhaps the saddest thing I see in our country are supermarkets piled high with frozen proteins destined for the household freezer.
Steaks, chops, seafood, chickens, turkeys, ducks in hermetic plastic packages--all hold a false promise of economy without any loss of quality. This has become the American way of life: false economy in the name of convenience. Of all the myths in cooking, this one is the most pernicious; and seemingly the most accepted.
Don't Rain On My Hit Parade
The Beatles tribute band Rain played NJPAC yesterday afternoon. The five members of Rain can play, but the show, with its slavish impersonations and onslaught of strobes and smoke and flower-power visuals, indulges in something the Beatles had no truck with: schlock.
Weekend Picks: Fair, Jazz and Wine
Here come the brides…at the Morris County Museum (www.morrismuseum.org). See the exhibit that opened this week of gorgeous classic wedding gowns from the museum’s permanent collection.
The Owl Yard
You can find all manner of things here, but first you have to pay your respects to the owl...
