Yes, New York City is the center of the world. But we’ve heard rumors of a food-friendly civilization just across the Hudson. Here to chronicle the edibles in Jersey City and Hoboken is Adam Robb of Chilltown Lunch.

Grand tasting benefits aren’t limited to the isle of Manhattan. Charity sometimes stretches farther than the MTA can reach—to Hoboken, for instance. After the jump, TONY fills you in on two upcoming events just a PATH ride away.

The trek to Hoboken is mercifully short, but for Gotham snobs it seems a world away. One compelling reason to close the gap: tonight’s 22nd annual Taste of Hoboken event. TOH will feature bites from 50 local restaurants, none of which you can find in your beloved Manhattan. Neighborhood bean roaster Kobrick’s Coffee will be dispensing fragrant joe, and the Beard-nominated South American eatery Cucharamama will be turning out tapas all night. The event, going down at Stevens Institute of Technology, benefits the Hoboken YMCA. And because everything is cheaper outside Gotham, the three-hour event costs just $60 (an additional $20 gets you access to a champagne-soaked preview). Tickets will be available at the door. Read more »

Yes, New York City is the center of the world. But we’ve heard rumors of a food-friendly civilization blooming just across the Hudson. Here to chronicle the edible goings-on in commuter-friendly Jersey City and Hoboken is Adam Robb. The Life Vicarious and Eat Me Daily blogger just launched Chilltown Lunch, a Midtown Lunch for our neighbors to the west. Find his first New Jersey dispatch—food trucks!—below.

Food trucks are well covered in the annals of NYC food journalism: It’s been done. But just a PATH ride away from midtown’s panoply of waffle, dumpling and cupcake trucks, a new fleet of mobile vendors is cropping up. After the jump, TONY breaks down the best and newest of the bunch, in Jersey City and Hoboken. Read more »

Adam Robb wears many hats

In late August the news broke that controversial Daily News food critic Restaurant Girl (née Danyelle Freeman) would file her final review. RG, as she’s known in these parts, suffered many a hater during her two-year stint—and one bizarro admirer. We caught up with blogger Adam Robb of the Life Vicarious and Eat Me Daily—who parodied the critic’s florid food writing on Twitter under the name @restaurantgirl—over IM last week. Presented for your enjoyment: The faux RG exit interview.

The Feed: What an arc, huh, RG?
RestaurantgirlDF: I know, the rain today! We need one.

You joined some lofty ranks when you were hired at the Daily News. Was the experience everything you hoped for?
I thought I would have made a bigger impact on the quality of their vending machines. But my time there was an honor, you know I was the only actress from The Sopranos ever to have their own weekly column in a national newspaper. Read more »