Jersey's Best Podcast

The Ultimate Jersey Shore Beach Day Fantasy Draft!

A trip to the Jersey Shore is basically a choose your own adventure of beautiful beach options — there’s something for everyone. Whether you’re a beach bum, a foodie, a concert-lover, a pinball wizard or a dive-bar aficionado or all of the above, it’s almost impossible to have a bad time down the Shore. In fact, there are so many things to do at the Jersey Shore that it’s almost overwhelming!  That’s where we come in. On this week’s episode of Jersey’s Best Podcast, host Jeremy Schneider is joined by NJ.com data reporter Katie Kausch to draft the ultimate Jersey Shore beach day! Jeremy and Katie drafted in categories including beach, breakfast restaurant, on-beach lunch, off-beach activity, dinner restaurant and more! Then Katie runs through the Garden State Gauntlet, beach day edition! Follow us!⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@jerseysbestpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/jerseysbestpodcast/] on Instagram, TikTok, Threads and Blue Sky ⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to NJ.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.nj.com/subscribe/?utm_source=google-ads&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=paid-search&utm_campaign=%7Bcampaign%7D&utm_source=google&utm_term=&utm_medium=cpc&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwqIm_BhDnARIsAKBYcmvz_DECw5VP8Y8V_33w_WA2hAicvIGvSo2i-yYEGkp1mRK5DibPNfkaAmbJEALw_wcB], our journalists need you! Follow Katie Kausch at @katiekausch [https://x.com/KatieKausch]  Buy Jersey’s best podcast merch⁠⁠ [https://jerseysbestpodcasts-shop.bigcartel.com/] here⁠⁠⁠ [https://jerseysbestpodcasts-shop.bigcartel.com/]! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

New Jersey is an Asian Dining Haven. The Ultimate Dining Guide.

Happy Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month! Jersey's Best Podcast loves celebrating New Jersey's diversity and culture all year long. But with May being AAPI Heritage Month, we wanted to take a closer look at New Jersey's AAPI dining scene. Host Jeremy Schneider is joined by NJ.com food and culture reporter Lauren Musni to discuss what AAPI Heritage Month means to New Jersey. Then they discuss the best towns for AAPI eats across the Garden State (with a special look at Bradley Beach) and some of New Jersey's top Chinese, Thai, Japanese, Indian, Bangladeshi and Taiwanese restaurants and more. Finally, Lauren is put through the Garden State Gauntlet, AAPI edition! Follow us!⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@jerseysbestpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/jerseysbestpodcast/] on Instagram, TikTok, Threads and Blue Sky ⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to NJ.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.nj.com/subscribe/?utm_source=google-ads&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=paid-search&utm_campaign=%7Bcampaign%7D&utm_source=google&utm_term=&utm_medium=cpc&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwqIm_BhDnARIsAKBYcmvz_DECw5VP8Y8V_33w_WA2hAicvIGvSo2i-yYEGkp1mRK5DibPNfkaAmbJEALw_wcB], our journalists need you! Follow Lauren at @laurengisellemusni [https://www.instagram.com/laurengisellemusni/] and read her award-winning story on Bradley Beach here [https://www.nj.com/entertainment/2025/05/it-was-chinatown-by-the-sea-inside-a-jersey-shore-towns-unknown-history.html] Buy Jersey’s best podcast merch⁠⁠ [https://jerseysbestpodcasts-shop.bigcartel.com/] here⁠⁠⁠ [https://jerseysbestpodcasts-shop.bigcartel.com/]! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

What Your N.J. Diner Order Says About You. A Delicious Breakdown!

Diners are famous for long hours and vast menus that cover countless cultures and multiple meals — in a way, they defy time and space. There is no wrong order at a New Jersey diner, per se, but there are some questionable decisions to be made while seated in a cozy — fine, sticky — vinyl booth. And you order can be very telling. That’s where we come in. Host Jeremy Schneider is joined by Jersey City-based comedian Nick Fierro to analyze what your diner order says about you. From classics like turkey clubs, omelettes and coffee to more adventurous orders like seafood and eggs Benedict, Jersey's Best Podcast has a breakdown for it all. Then Nick is run through the Garden State Gauntlet, diner order edition. Follow us!⁠⁠ ⁠@jerseysbestpodcast⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/jerseysbestpodcast/] on Instagram, TikTok, Threads and Blue Sky ⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to NJ.com⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.nj.com/subscribe/?utm_source=google-ads&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=paid-search&utm_campaign=%7Bcampaign%7D&utm_source=google&utm_term=&utm_medium=cpc&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwqIm_BhDnARIsAKBYcmvz_DECw5VP8Y8V_33w_WA2hAicvIGvSo2i-yYEGkp1mRK5DibPNfkaAmbJEALw_wcB], our journalists need you! Follow Nick Fierro at @schtickfierro [https://www.instagram.com/schtickfierro/]  Buy Jersey’s best podcast merch⁠ ⁠here⁠⁠ [https://jerseysbestpodcasts-shop.bigcartel.com/]! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Anne Hathaway Appreciation Episode! Is She N.J.'s Top Modern Movie Star?

This week, Jersey’s Best Podcast is paying homage to one of New Jersey’s greatest actresses.  A Golden Globe winner. An Emmy winner. An Oscar winner. Most importantly, a native of Millburn, New Jersey — that’s right people, this is the Anne Hathaway episode! There's really no bad time to talk about Mrs. Hathaway. But this is the perfect time, because 2026 is shaping up to be a hell of a year for the pride of Millburn High School. She has five movies coming out this year, including "The Devil Wears Prada 2" which hits theaters on Friday. Host Jeremy Schneider is joined by New Jersey pop culture obsessive and Anne Hathaway expert Tom Gawronski to break down Anne Hathaway's career, what makes her such a star, watching "The Devil Wears Prada" in 2026 and finally erecting the Anne Hathaway Mount Rushmore. Then Tom is run through the Garden State Gauntlet, New Jersey movie edition! Follow us!⁠ ⁠@jerseysbestpodcast⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/jerseysbestpodcast/] on Instagram, TikTok, Threads and Blue Sky ⁠⁠Subscribe to NJ.com⁠⁠ [https://www.nj.com/subscribe/?utm_source=google-ads&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=paid-search&utm_campaign=%7Bcampaign%7D&utm_source=google&utm_term=&utm_medium=cpc&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwqIm_BhDnARIsAKBYcmvz_DECw5VP8Y8V_33w_WA2hAicvIGvSo2i-yYEGkp1mRK5DibPNfkaAmbJEALw_wcB], our journalists need you! Follow Tom Gawronski here [https://x.com/culture_coffin]. Buy Jersey’s best podcast merch ⁠here⁠ [https://jerseysbestpodcasts-shop.bigcartel.com/]! Episode artwork: John Nacion/Variety via Getty Images | Canva illustration Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

New Jersey Neighborhood Restaurants Are Dying. We Asked a Chef Why.

It’s always been hard to operate a restaurant in New Jersey. But in 2026? It's damn near impossible. The COVID-19 pandemic rocked the industry to the core — and in many ways it never recovered. With everything becoming more expensive in 2026 as inflation spikes prices, dining habits are changing across the board. NJ.com food and culture reporter Lauren Musni just documented this in her story on how middle-class dining is disappearing in New Jersey [https://www.nj.com/food/2026/04/the-death-of-the-neighborhood-restaurant-in-new-jersey.html]. Host Jeremy Schneider is joined by Laura Brahn, owner of Cardinal Provisions in Asbury Park and Mabel in Holmdel, who was quoted in the story. Jeremy and Laura break down the post-COVID dining landscape, why middle-class restaurants are taking the brunt of the crisis, why chain restaurants are thriving and why owning a restaurant is so hard in general. Then Laura is run through the Garden State Gauntlet, restaurant-owner edition! Follow us! ⁠@jerseysbestpodcast⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/jerseysbestpodcast/] on Instagram, TikTok, Threads and Blue Sky ⁠Subscribe to NJ.com⁠ [https://www.nj.com/subscribe/?utm_source=google-ads&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=paid-search&utm_campaign=%7Bcampaign%7D&utm_source=google&utm_term=&utm_medium=cpc&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwqIm_BhDnARIsAKBYcmvz_DECw5VP8Y8V_33w_WA2hAicvIGvSo2i-yYEGkp1mRK5DibPNfkaAmbJEALw_wcB], our journalists need you! Read Lauren Musni's story on the death of middle-class dining here [https://www.nj.com/food/2026/04/the-death-of-the-neighborhood-restaurant-in-new-jersey.html]. Buy Jersey’s best podcast merch here [https://jerseysbestpodcasts-shop.bigcartel.com/]!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]