Mr. Local History loves Jersey food and history. Check out posts over the years highlighting history, sandwiches, burgers, interactive maps, and the history of Jersey food.
Views: 7,604 Brush’s Deli has a long history in Basking Ridge and is the longest-standing deli in the community. Located at 35 S. Finley Avenue in the same building, the P.C. Henry general store opened in 1869 and remained until… Read More »Brush’s Deli Served the Community for Three Generations and Now It’s Just a Memory
Views: 5,017 BASKING RIDGE UPDATE:April 1, 2025 – Since the village of Basking Ridge lost the famed creator of the Official sandwich of Basking Ridge, “the town special,” the title is up for grabs. Come back soon for the opportunity… Read More »The Official Sandwich of Basking Ridge – What Now?
Views: 37,402 Self guided tours of some of the most historic pubs and taverns in the tri-state area. Who doesn’t like going on an adventure. The Mr. Local History Project has been building a list of historic pubs and taverns… Read More »Historic Tavern Pub Tours of New Jersey / PA / New York City
Views: 15,425 2024 Suggestions – Post your favs in Comments We dare to compare! Bedminster, Bernardsville, Basking Ridge, Far Hills, Peapack/Gladstone, also known as The Somerset Hills. It’s time for a real discussion on where to get the best things… Read More »The Besties – The Best of the Best in Basking Ridge, Bernardsville, Bedminster in Northern Somerset County
Views: 2,988 Krug’s Tavern, a shot and beer joint that’s survived through WW2, the Riots, and gentrification, the four generations continue the family legacy with this legendary New Jersey tavern. Now Krug’s has reached its 90th anniversary and the non-profit… Read More »Newark’s 1932 Krug’s Tavern Wooden Collectible Honors Jersey’s BEST
Views: 3,661 Nothing goes better than a fun Jersey day trip to an iconic town that starts on the Jersey shore and gives you many fun choices filled with food and history. Mr. Local History introduces you to Keyport, New… Read More »New Jersey’s MOST ICONIC Diner Keepsake
Views: 20,985 2022 is the 90th anniversary of Krug’s Tavern. So what better way to kick off the Burger Album by starting with Krug’s Tavern in Newark. Submit your burger pic below. Krug’s Community Photo Album 70+ burgers and Going… Read More »Krug’s Tavern Burger Album – The 100 “Best Burgers” in New Jersey
Views: 20,913 The Mr. Local History Project (MLH) has been preserving and promoting Jersey’s local history since the non-profit was established in 2019. For this piece, we are on a mission to create the definitive online history of Krug’s Tavern,… Read More »Deep Dive: Krug’s Tavern – Preserving Newark’s History
Views: 35,133 While watching an old episode of Man vs. Food Nation, food critic and comedian Adam Richman showed some awesome sandwiches from Jersey. Adam got us thinking: What sandwiches define New Jersey? We’ve asked the public for their advice… Read More »Sandwiches Invented in New Jersey
Views: 5,590 Nothing goes better than a fun Jersey day trip to an iconic town that starts the Jersey shore and gives you so many fun choices to fill with food and history. The Mr. Local History introduces you to… Read More »Keyport Day Trip – History and Food Road Trip
Views: 9,881 Or maybe we need to say: Give everyone the Disneyland Paris Café des Cascadeurs (Stuntman’s) diner update. #disneylandparisdiner As with all Mr. Local History retrospectives, we often update the post when we learn stories and are sAs is… Read More »Retrospective: Westfield’s Excellent Diner – A Lost (and Found) Jersey Treasure
Views: 18,415 UPDATE: MLHP just created a new map – Super Sized Pizzas of New Jersey – for those who want 24″ – 36″ pizzas. Lots of Jersey Comfort Food Maps Here are a few maps that you have to… Read More »Jersey Comfort Food – Mapping The Best of the Best!
Views: 14,406 I’m still looking to add to this piece, so if you have any, please contact me:– The perfect shot of those green and white awnings of the Jolly Trolley– A Jolly Trolley Menu– Jolly Trolley Nametag– Jolly Trolley… Read More »Retrospective: Westfield’s Iconic Jolly Trolley
Views: 11,688 The map below is interactive and filtered to showcase New Jersey’s Diner community! Then, we’ll discuss how the keepsake came to be. Bookmark this map on your phone. Also, note we have burgers, pizza, bakeries, hot dogs, and… Read More »Mapping New Jersey’s Most Iconic Diners & A Diner Collectible
Views: 4,172 Above: The District Kitchen in Jersey City is the closest we’ve seen to being a true “Food Hall”. Some ask “why am I seeing an article about food on a history website.” Well, history shows up in strange… Read More »The Food Hall – Modernizing the Food Court Concept