Jaya Saxena is a former correspondent at Eater, and the series editor of Best American Food and Travel Writing. She explores wide ranging topics like labor, identity, and food culture. Cape May, New ...

Not all candy is pulled, but much of it is,” Justice William Howard Taft wrote in the 1921 Supreme Court decision Hildreth v. Mastoras. That high-profile patent dispute over rival improvements to salt ...

No, we're not talking about a new edible version of Bop It — we're talking about that Jersey Shore staple: salt water taffy. For more than 100 years, we've enjoyed this hand-pulled treat. What's your ...

Yes, salt water taffy is a South Jersey thing. Fans of “Jeopardy!” saw the topic pop up in Tuesday’s episode as a clue in a Jersey-themed category. The clue leaned on the boardwalk staple's supposed ...

It's sticky and messy and ends in candy. Pulling taffy may not be a new kids' activity, but it's still got all the ingredients for a fun afternoon. Taffy has been an American treat since the late ...

BUT AFTER ALL THESE YEARS, PRETTY MUCH. TO BE HONEST, SUMMER DAY. IT’S A SEA OF SUN SOAKED PEOPLE WAFTING IN WAVES FROM THE SHORE NEARBY TO THE BIGGEST SHOWSTOPPER IN DOWNTOWN YORK. THE WINDOW OUTSIDE ...

There’s a whirling machine that stops people who pass by it, pulling globs of molten sugar into bites of beach time sweetness. OPB’s “Superabundant” team visited Bruce’s Candy Kitchen in Cannon Beach, ...