Eating

When I was a kid, dinner was always at 6 pm, with the entire family sitting around the table, sharing stories from the day. It was like clockwork every night, and the same thing would happen with my friends and their families.   However, today things have changed. It ...

A Toms River family is deeply upset that they were kicked off a Spirit Airlines flight from Orlando, Florida, to Atlantic City because of the adults’ failure to comply with mask wearing mandates. As the below Twitter video shows, the adults were wearing masks (as least they were during the portion of this video taken by a fellow passenger). However, the couple have a 7 year old non-verbal son who suffers from seizures and flight anxiety and after attempting to have him wear a mask, they ultimately decided not to aggravate his condition by enforcing it. In addition, the couple's two year old daughter was eating yogurt on her mother's lap and not wearing a mask on the plane.

You're going to wonder how you lived without this life-changing pizza-eating hack.

The Monmouth County Board of Commissioners has put together a guide for restaurants, small businesses and businesses of any kind looking to set up shop outdoors with how and where they can do so.

Here are the protocols retail food establishments must follow - and customers can expect - while dining outdoors.

Two Howell High School students and sisters are hoping you'll join them in Fighting H.A.R.D to help children with rare diseases and chronic illnesses at the Jersey Shore.

Sharks aren't really interested in you, but what sparks an attack and how long does it really last? The truth may surprise you.

This time of year you may be getting together with friends to celebrate the season. Good food and conversation can make it a fabulous night. Until the check comes. Some people just like to split the bill evenly. But some people, myself included, think it's most fair for people to pay for their share. Those of you who work in Ocean County restaurants, what are your thoughts on separate checks? Is it a big hassle? Do you get better tips because individuals are "rounding up?" And those of you who go out to eat, are you a fan of separate checks or does splitting the bill work for you and your friends?

I'm curious if you're the type to just pick berries off a vine. I'd worry that it might be poisonous. Plus I'd never eat anything without washing it first. Am I being unnecessarily cautious? Are you someone who likes to sample when out and about?

I’m not psychic but I can predict most of us will eat a delicious Thanksgiving meal and then feel like taking a nap.  We’ve gotten used to that overstuffed feeling after we overindulge in all the tasty offerings that will be on the table Thursday...