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John T Edge's avatar

This is so damn good, makes me wanna gas up the Pinto and haul north for the weekend

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Robert Simonson's avatar

I say without reservation that the trip would be worth it!

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The Cultural Attaché's avatar

White House subs were my family's gold standard in the day. The recently opened in New Orleans Francolini's Italian Deli does a very respectable and delicious Italian and many other fine sandwiches. Their slogan is "Not Everything from Jersey Sucks". When I was there, I mused that I might have died and gone to heaven.

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Robert Simonson's avatar

That's hilarious. Indeed, many things from Jersey do NOT suck!

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Pat Handley's avatar

Wonderful read! Love your histories of old time eateries and bars. Our most expensive hot dog currently is $10 so we've got a ways to go to $29. Maybe someday. LOL

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Robert Simonson's avatar

You’ll get there! 😉

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Jigar Parikh's avatar

I did make it to White House exactly a decade ago. Made me miss the first 20 minutes of a Hall & Oates concert. Haven't decided yet which was more important to me.

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Robert Simonson's avatar

That’s a toughie.

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Jigar Parikh's avatar

Interesting life you lead, sir! Let's go grab a fancy "hot dog" with Adam Platt....oh look! Toby is here too, not having this interesting non-Cosmo. This is why I subscribe. A window into a cooler world than I inhabit. :-)

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Robert Simonson's avatar

I won’t lie. That was a VERY New York afternoon.

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The Ginhound's avatar

Another city I will have to visit one day - and as someone who likes casinos I may have to read up on them.

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Michael Anstendig's avatar

Can't wait to try Stupak's hot dog, um, sausage! New York was definitely a hot dog town in my parents' day. There was even a ginormous Nathan's in Times Square when I was a kid. When I was growing up, the NY slice was the predominant casual street food, and hotdogs took a back seat.

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Robert Simonson's avatar

I would have liked to have seen that Nathan’s.

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Jason Wilson's avatar

My first job in journalism was as reporter at The Press of Atlantic City!

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Mary Kate Murray's avatar

Love that! My dad got all of those papers -- the NY Times, the Star Ledger, the Asbury Park Press, the AC Press, the Philadelphia Enquirer, the Home News, The Courier News and the Messenger Gazette! He loved the newspapers-- and on Sundays I loved all the different comics!

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Robert Simonson's avatar

Cool. Where did you eat the most in the city?

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Jason Wilson's avatar

Ahaha I was not living a very culinary life in my early 20s, but most of the ones you mentioned I went to at one time or another, plus Angelo's Fairmount Tavern. I spent a good deal of time at bars like Grabel's and DeFeo's, the latter in the shadow of the former Trump Plaza...

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Mary Kate Murray's avatar

Angelo’s is beautiful.

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