Another Fun Cape May Hidden Gem video

Cape May is filled with unique, fun finds that can really add to your vacation. Case in point — The Chalfonte Hotel's cheese night that they host 3 nights a week during their in season. This is a wonderful find that truly lives up to being a capemayX.com hidden gem. The Chalfonte has teamed up with Philadelphia based DiBruno Brothers, pioneers in culinary taste, to present a complimentary cheese pairing each week where they introduce new cheese selections that are simply put, fantastically tasty.

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Really good stuff | click This capemayX.com tip takes you off Cape May island, but it's so tasty we had to run it. I've always been a fan of Rita's authentic water ice. Summertime refreshment done tasty right. In August, driving towards Cape May I stopped at the Rita's on RT. 47 for a small ice to go. The ice girl inadvertently put a swirl of vanilla custard on top of my Mango, so to speak. She offered to redo the order sans custard but I said don't bother. Lucky for me because the combo was out of this world, stop you in your tracks, slow your motion down tasty good. I found out upon further inquiry that Rita's actually serves up this combo and calls it a Gelati, which is somewhat confusing since authentic Italian Gelati is another animal altogether. But who cares? I advise the right execution, requiring a tart citrus icey counterpoint (mango, lemon, orange) to the creamy smooth vanilla custard. You can also get chocolate custard but I've decided I'm a purist so only vanilla will do. For anyone with even the slightest sweet tooth, the 10 minute ride up the parkway (get off at Exit 4) to this Rita's stand will deliver a sweet reward and get you, or for sure get your kids hooked.

Check out the video interview at the end of the story. Cape May's best Pizza browns it's cheese in an old world style brick oven found only at the Lucky Bones Backwater Grille. CapemayX.com met with David Craig, owner and operator of this new and hotly popular Cape May spot, to learn more about their unique method and to experience the oven heat first hand.

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Cape May's Candy Onion Lady — Round Two
Returning from North Cape May, I stopped by to see what my old friend the Candy Onion Lady (TCOL) had cooking. For those new to capemayX, we ran a feature story a few weeks back that created a mini-buzz with her insanely tasty home grown candy onions that capemayX dubbed the best grilling onions in Cape May...

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I read about Vosges Chocolate a few months back. The unusual ingredient combos sounded so inappropriate to a typical chocolate experience, I vowed to try some if given the chance. So when I heard the bars were available in Cape May at the stylishly unique (and pricey) environs store in the Congress Hall shops, I headed over for a taste test.

The flavor selections are unusual, to say the least. The Red Fire Bar features ancho and chipotle chilli peppers, ceylon and cinnamon with dark chocolate. The Naga Bar combines milk chocolate, curry powder, and coconut flakes. And my choice, the Black Pearl, mixes dark chocolate with ginger, wasabi, and black sesame seeds. Wasabi? A strange as it sounds, the taste was nothing short of amazing. But you really have to taste for yourself to get that this is a top notch and completely appropriate palate experience. A final thought: even though I pumped 50 new fat grams into my body for this story, shopper Mary who helped with the taste test, pointed out the antioxidant benefits of consuming high quality dark chocolate. You're right Mary, thanks — I feel better already! Even at $8 a bar, every chocolate lover should give Vosges bars a try at least once. Environs is on the first floor of the Congress Hall shops.