If you want to try something cool or different, here are some of our favorite places to eat around here: Breakfast:

The Florham Park Diner, Florham Park

The Nautilus Diner, Madison

Gabe's Bagel, Chatham

The Bagelry, Cedar Knolls

Bagel Chateau, Madison

Town Bar and Kitchen for weekend Brunch, Morristown

South & Pine for weekend brunch, Morristown

The Summit Diner, Summit

Local Coffee Shops:

LOKL Cafe, Morristown

Smart World Coffee, Morristown

There are also plenty of Starbucks and Dunkin locations nearby

Sandwich Shops:

Pastosa, Florham Park- if you're looking for a good Italian sandwich

Hickory Tree Deli, Chatham- lots of different sandwich combos.

The Millburn Deli, Morristown- Original store is in Millburn where Josh grew up. And where they started giving a different meaning to a Sloppy Joe sandwich to their Essex County patrons.

Pizza:

Enzos, Morristown- try the Cesar or arugla pear salad. You know to have a healthy balance meal haha

Nonna’s, Florham Park-try the grandma pie and the pin wheels

Coniglios, Morristown-try the vodka pie

Pomodoro, Morristown-known for thin crust pizza

Lunch and Dinner:

Thirtsy Turtle, Florham Park

The Great Greek Mediterranean Grill, Florham Park

54 Main, Madison

Bottle Hill Tavern, Madison

Sterling Tavern, Morristown

South & Pine, Morristown

Town Bar and Kitchen, Morristown- if you're flying into Newark airport they are also located in Terminal A

Homestead Bar and Kitchen, Morristown

Revolution Gastropub, Morristown

Roots Steakhouse, Morristown

Fast Bites:

McDonald's- Florham Park

Moe's Southwest Grill- Florham Park

Jersey Mike's Subs-Florham Park

Panera Bread-Florham Park

China Chalet-Florham Park

Chopt- Florham Park

Habit Burger-Florham Park

Local Breweries- Most NJ breweries do not serve food, but allow you take outside food in

Twin Elephant Brewery, Chatham

Glenbrook Brewery, Morristown

Double Tap Brewing, Whippany

Left your toothbrush at home, or maybe forget to pack socks? There are plenty of places nearby for all of the essentials.

Clothing:


The Short Hills Mall


Men’s Warehouse, Livingston


Nordstrom Rack, Livingston


TJ Maxx, Cedar Knolls


Old Navy, Cedar Knolls

Toiletries/Essentials:


CVS, Florham Park


Walgreens, Florham Park


Target, East Hanover


Walmart, Cedar Knolls


Ulta Beauty, Cedar Knolls

Early September is an amazing time of year in New Jersey. There are is plenty to do both indoor and outdoor (besides helping us celebrate, obviously). Here are some of our favorite things to do:

For Nature Lovers:

Jockey Hollow Nature Reserve, Morristown

Loantaka Brook Reservation, Madison

Giralda Farms, Madison

Patriots Path Trail, Morristown

Wightman’s Farm, Morristown

For the History Buffs:

Washington’s Headquarters, Morristown

Fort Nonense Historical Park, Morristown

For the Day Trippers:

Visit the Statue of Liberty and Liberty State Park, Jersey City

Explore everything New York City has to offer

Walk and Eat your way through the real Little Italy, Arthur Avenue in the Bronx

Spend a day walking along the Hudson River in Hoboken

Take a trip to the Great Falls, Paterson

Visit Thomas Edison’s Lab, West Orange

Visit Turtleback Zoo, West Orange

For the out of town Shoppers that are willing to travel a little further to take advantage of no sales tax on clothing and shoes:

American Dream Mall, East Rutherford -this has a Nickelodeon experience, DreamWorks Water Park, a ski hill, lots of different stores, lots of places to eat and The Dream Wheel aka a big Ferris Wheel

Jersey Gardens Mall, Elizabeth- a lot of outlet stores

Garden State Plaza, Paramus- Claudia's old stomping ground but it's not open on Sundays

Willowbrook Mall, Wayne