Author: Lauren Payne

What happens when you pair an Emmy Award-winning set designer with an outside-the-box decorator? You get a home as lively and colorful as the music they play.

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Boulevard Clams

August 19, 2014

At this quintessential summer stop for fresh seafood, people come straight from the beach to eat indoors or outside.

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Shore Points Coastal BBQ

August 12, 2014

Shore Points Coastal BBQ is known for its Carolina-style pulled pork. But there's much more to munch on, including omelettes, waffles, queso fries, burgers and tacos.

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Little Silver's Parker Homestead, dating back to 1665 and home to eight generations of Parkers, will host a farm-to-table fundraising dinner on September 13.

Seen in: Historic Jersey, Jersey Living, Outdoors

Local Urban Kitchen

August 3, 2014

An organic eatery and juice bar with the vibe of a coffee house.

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After receiving a frame as a gift, Linda Myers obsessed about making it bigger. Today, she pieces frames to create stunning art.

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Feinstein’s designs, literally boxes, are made up of simple components—planks of hardwood veneers and metal connectors that are easily snapped into place.

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Jay DeMauro’s glass panels function as backsplashes, as insets in armoires or buffet doors, as glass cabinet fronts, even as decoration on walls and ceilings.

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Joseph Nemeth crafts simple, decorative pieces, emphasizing the natural qualities of the materials.

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Industrial metal worker Chris Smtih works in brass, bronze, stainless steel, zinc, copper, iron and other metals, but doesn’t consider himself an artist.

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