Stores

Several years ago my wife and I were driving down South Le Brea Avenue in Los Angeles when out of the corner of my eye I caught the words “Rita Flora Kitchen”. Without saying a word, I jumped out of the car and ran across the street dodging oncoming vehicles. Unscathed, I bolted right up [...]

The Short Hills Mall is to malls, what the Birken Bag is to handbags. So go spend some money.
Mall Hours
Mon-Fri: 10:00 AM until 9:00 PM
Saturday: 10:00 AM until 7:00 PM
Sunday: 11:00 AM until 6:00 PM
Holiday Hours:
Pease be advised that Independence Day, July 4th, The Mall at Short Hills hours are 10am-6pm.
Department Store and restaurant [...]

I’m not a huge fan of knitting or yarn. I don’t know much about either.
When I was young, my friend’s father used to sit on a rocking chair with the lights very dim knitting. If you walked in the house he would just stare at you like a raccoon on the side of the road. [...]

Yesterday I forced myself to go into the new Eden Gourmet located on South Orange Avenue in South Orange, New Jersey. I had been wanting to check it out for a while but never got a chance.
Ok. Let me break it down for you very quickly. It’s a cross between Whole Foods, Balducci’s and a [...]

A couple of weeks ago, I was speaking with the buyer of one of my listings about Trader Joe’s. She had never heard of the place. Never tasted a glass of Charles Shaw wine, eaten a TJ’s Chicken Gorgonzola or inhaled a pint of Double Rainbow ice cream. I just couldn’t believe it.

Trader [...]

As you may have noticed, this blog is devoted to all things New Jersey. Of particular interest are stories about unique people, places and things.
Every day as I drive circles around the municipal public parking lot in Summit searching for a parking spot, I see a man sitting in a tiny room flanked by [...]

For the past six months I have found it almost impossible to go shopping with my two year old son. He wants everything off of every shelf. And if he doesn’t get it — watch out.

Well, Thank god for Pathmark in South Orange. They have shopping carts with little cars for children attached to the [...]