Contents MAY/JUNE 2010
DEPARTMENTS
ALL ABOARD
12 Thank You for Riding
with Us Today
DETOUR
28 On the Other Waterfront
A visit to some of the quaintest Delaware
River towns—in New Jersey.
34
BUSINESS CLASS
Boneheaded O;ce
Mistakes
Whether it’s a meeting mishap or simple
typo, learn how to avoid ’em, fix ’em and
forget ’em.
CAFÉ CHATTER
74 A La Cart
Talk about quick-and-easy, delicious
comfort food. Some of the tastiest and
most-eclectic meals are being served—
and eaten—on the street.
82
COCKTAIL
Punch-Drunk Love
A party-ready mainstay gets a makeover, and today’s modern ri;s on classic
recipes aren’t just for bashes anymore.
100
FINAL STOP
Why I Love ...
New York City
Sure, L.A.’s been calling for years, but
funnyman Chris Rock stays true to his
Brooklyn roots.
Contributors, page 10 • Puzzles, page 98
Station/Route maps, page 96
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Above: Salvadoran pupusas in Red Hook,
Brooklyn. Left: The newly renovated
National Hotel in Frenchtown, N.J.
I’d never truly thought about street food— in
New York, at least—being something more
than dirty water dogs or pretzels. — PAGE 74
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FIRST CLASS
Hit Wilmington’s
Cowtown Rodeo
• Color it Ti;any •
Save the date for
National Train Day—
and spokesman Taye
Diggs—on May 8
• Getting to know
the Gooseman •
Digging Depeche
Mode • Trendsetter
John Prendergast
• New lightweight
headphones with
rich, deep beats ...
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CITY GUIDE
Welcome to HonFest
• Preakness time •
Portugal comes to
Provincetown • The
Grateful Dead live
again • Musical suppers with the New
York Philharmonic •
Walkabout in Philadelphia • Summer
solstice celebration
• Abraham Lincoln
in divine Providence
• Food and wine
festival in D.C. ...
UP TO SPEED
Promises, Promises
on Broadway • Alfred
Molina channels Mark
Rothko • Festival
of arts and ideas •
Getting Foocy with
it • Caldecott Medal
winners • Hitchcock’s
The 39 Steps • Sailing
with the Blue Angels
• The 125th Boston
Pops • P- Town film
festival • Ancient
Rome meets America
in Pennsylvania ...