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    1. docks2012

      The House that Lobsters Built

      Text by | Published November 5th, 2012 in Cape May Magazine • Characters • Commercial Fishing • Restaurants

      The Laudemans: Still making waves in fishing

    2. 24233374

      Where to be on New Year’s Eve

      Text by | Published December 27th, 2011 in Restaurants • The Holidays

      We have the scoop on the best parties in town.

    3. santa

      2010 Christmas and New Year’s Eve Restaurant Hours

      Text by | Published December 22nd, 2010 in Restaurants • The Holidays

      Find out who’s serving dinner on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and New Year’s in Cape May, NJ. We also have the scoop on the best New Year’s Eve parties on the island!

    4. QueenVictoria

      The Best of Cape May 2009

      Text by | Published September 1st, 2009 in B&Bs • Beaches • Best of Cape May • Birding and Wildlife • Guest Houses • Hotels • Innkeeping • Leisure • Museums • Outdoors/Water • Restaurants • Tours

      Cyberspace drum roll please as we announce the 2009 winners of the 5th Annual Best of Cape May survey. Every year, winners of the Best of Cape May are determined by online voting. There were 58 categories and awards will be presented to 25 of the winners – many won awards in multiple categories. Voters [...]

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      Chefs of Cape May- Godmothers

      Text by | Published May 1st, 2003 in Cape May • Chefs • Restaurants

      “We’re still here.” Scott Abendschein said with a smile. This year Godmothers Restaurant begins a ninth season under the direction and ownership of Scott and Kathy Abendschein. Ten years ago, the Abendscheins enjoyed a successful catering business on the Main Line in Pennsylvania. But since everything they did was “off-site,” they felt a need for [...]

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      Chefs of Cape May- Tisha’s

      Text by | Published May 1st, 2003 in Cape May • Chefs • Restaurants

      Chef Paul Negro of Tisha’s Restaurant was a mechanic restoring Porches in South Philadelphia when his mother, Tisha, a graduate of the Restaurant School in Philadelphia, said “You should be a chef.  That’s how I see you.” Move to the shore with me. We’ll open up a breakfast place and we’ll be partners. I was [...]

    7. merion

      Chefs of Cape May – The Merion Inn

      Text by | Published May 1st, 2003 in Cape May • Characters • Chefs • History of Restaurants • Restaurants

      Vicki Watson didn’t want to be a restaurateur. She already had a successful law career in Manhattan when her father, owner of Watson’s Merion Inn, died in 1992. As executrix of Warren Watson’s will she tried to abide by his wishes and sell The Merion Inn but the restaurant was losing so much money by [...]

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      Chefs of Cape May- Merion Inn

      Text by | Published May 1st, 2003 in Cape May • Chefs • Restaurants

      Vicki Watson didn’t want to be a restaurateur. She already had a successful law career in Manhattan when her father, owner of Watson’s Merion Inn, died in 1992. As executrix of Warren Watson’s will she tried to abide by his wishes and sell The Merion Inn but the restaurant was losing so much money by [...]

    9. geckos

      Chefs of Cape May- Gecko’s

      Text by | Published May 1st, 2003 in Chefs • Restaurants

      When Susi Bithell and her husband Randy, the former chef at Fresco’s on Bank Street, left Cape May for Santa Fe in search of a place to open a restaurant, they didn’t expect to be  back in Cape May. But it’ is in Cape May that they opened the restaurant of Randy’s dreams -Gecko’s, where [...]

    10. hubert

      Chefs of Cape May – Union Park

      Text by | Published April 1st, 2003 in Characters • Chefs • Restaurants

      One of the joys of living and visiting Cape May, along with the beach and the rich Victorian history, is the food. The diversity of culinary delights which Cape May has to offer is exceeded by few cities with a year-round population of under 5,000. These creative people were looking for independence, small town life, [...]

    11. neil2a

      Chefs of Cape May- Waters Edge Restaurant

      Text by | Published April 1st, 2003 in Cape May • Characters • Chefs • Restaurants

      One of the joys of living and visiting Cape May, along with the beach and the rich Victorian history, is the food. The diversity of culinary delights which Cape May has to offer is exceeded by few cities with a year-round population of under 5,000. These creative people were looking for independence, small town life, [...]

    12. dianeinkit

      Chefs of Cape May – Alexander’s Inn

      Text by | Published April 1st, 2003 in Cape May • Characters • Chefs • Restaurants

      One of the joys of living and visiting Cape May, along with the beach and the rich Victorian history, is the food. The diversity of culinary delights which Cape May has to offer is exceeded by few cities with a year-round population of under 5,000. These creative people were looking for independence, small town life, [...]

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      Chefs of Cape May- Freda’s Cafe

      Text by | Published April 1st, 2003 in Cape May • Characters • Chefs • Restaurants

      One of the joys of living and visiting Cape May, along with the beach and the rich Victorian history, is the food. The diversity of culinary delights which Cape May has to offer is exceeded by few cities with a year-round population of under 5,000. These creative people were looking for independence, small town life, [...]

    14. blue_pig

      Review of The Blue Pig at Congress Hall

      Text by | Published August 1st, 2002 in Cape May • Restaurants

      To judge a new restaurant within the first few weeks of business is unfair. There are always multitudes of troubles and tribulations to work out and the Blue Pig is no exception. That it rests inside the newly-renovated Congress Hall — a controversial $24 million rehabilitation project — not only adds further problems but also [...]

    15. MansionLeadart

      Another Mansion House…143 Years Later

      Text by | Published May 1st, 2000 in History of Restaurants • Restaurants

      It was to the Mansion House that U.S. statesman Henry Clay came for recuperation after the death of his son during the Mexican War in 1847. Built in 1832, it was the second grand hotel built on the island. Built on four acres of land, it was the first lathed and plastered hotel — its [...]

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      Hubert & Union Park: Perfect Together

      Text by | Published April 1st, 2000 in Cape May • Restaurants

      It’s the perfect match. He’s cooked for Julia Child and at the James Beard Foundation. A graduate of the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York, he’s worked in four-star restaurants from Philadelphia to Vail, Colorado. For seven years, he operated the Ebbitt Room at the Virginia Hotel in Cape May, leaving early [...]