My assignment? To offer you, our readers a picture postcard of what it is like here in Cape May during the holiday season. I, for one, would love to know what the inside of a B&B looks like at Christmas. Anyone coming into town can see the exterior but only a select few get a… Read more »
Year: 2005
A day in the life of MAC tour guide Maryann Schrobsdorff
You know what I’m doing this month? I’m going to shadow a tour guide. Two reasons I’m going to do that – one, because it’s Christmas time and I want to do something cheery. Two, Lord knows Cape May is a town that knows how to guide a tour properly and no one does… Read more »
What’s happening now with the Sandpiper?
I know that our regular readers will remember our story in March about the change in ownership at the Sandpiper Beach Inn at the corner of Beach and Grant streets. So many of you wrote in to inquire about the status of their favorite vacation inn and so many of you still write us –… Read more »
The Persnickety Chef’s Holiday Tips
Well, I survived Thanksgiving with just minor leg cramps from my exile to the little table and have slowly started to emerge from my tryptophan induced coma (helped along by several bottles of very good wine and one too many helpings of pumpkin and pecan pies). It is the day after Thanksgiving and I have… Read more »
Imagining a Thanksgiving dinner with a few of Cape May’s finest
I’ve been thinking about Thanksgiving since it is- well November – and trying to figure out who I’ll be inviting to dinner this year. Then I got to thinking, if I suddenly found myself in the Cape May version of Valhalla (the hall for slain heroes), who would I invite to share Thanksgiving dinner with… Read more »
A day in the life of innkeeper Harriet Sosson of Poor Richard’s Inn
Have you ever thought about becoming an innkeeper? I have. I rejected the impulse for three reasons. An innkeeper must be friendly, which I’m not. An innkeeper must like having strangers about the house, which I don’t. And most important of all, the life of the innkeeper is more often than not a 24-7 proposition,… Read more »
Adding spice and flair to Thanksgiving
The dictionary defines persnickety as; fussy about small details, overly particular about trivial details, requiring great precision and snobbish. The chill is in the air and you can actually find a place to park in Cape May. Fall is here and one of my favorite holidays approaches. Thanksgiving, a holiday built around food. Around 385… Read more »
The Ghosts of CapeMay.com
You know how I’m always on the hunt for ghosts every year when October rolls around? You know how my search is always for naught? Yeah, guess what? Be careful of what you wish for. We asked psychic and Exit Zero columnist Craig McManus to come on up to our place at CapeMay.com, located above… Read more »
The treasures of Sunset Beach: Part II
So, I’m heading back out to Sunset beach because, it’s a fabulous place that’s why, and I’m thinking how did people get out here before they had this pretty road? In fact, how did people get here? And what was it like out here? You know, Sunset Beach has a pretty interesting past which… Read more »
A day in the life of Mad Batter chef Jon Davies
You know what I think the difference is between a good cook and a chef? Philosophy. I came to this conclusion recently when I spent the day with Mad Batter Chef Jon Davies. Make no mistake about it, I know good cooks. I’m a good cook. I can make a mean Sloppy Joe Sandwich. Let… Read more »
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