My name is Steve and I created Cafe New Jersey to commemorate some of the good times and interesting places I have enjoyed in the Garden State. I grew up in Essex County throughout the 1970's and 1980's and moved away in 1995. I must admit, I have always had a love/hate relationship with the Garden State. The proximity to large urban areas, the New Jersey shore, buying pizza by the slice and having the proud heritage of being a New York Yankees fan come first to mind. Ah, but most of us know of the negatives too: Traffic congestion, high taxes and the existence of the New Jersey Turnpike, to name a few.

Well, I live in Colorado now and the photo above is me standing in a patch of snow in the mountains. (The photo was taken on July 30, 2008!) After learning some basic web design, I thought I would create a fun web site that would promote the New Jersey. It is a place to show off photos of different areas, and maybe be a place where people can share memories about their times in New Jersey or current happenings.

Definitely be sure to visit the Cafe New Jersey Forum to make comments and if you happen to have a nice photo, story or article about New Jersey, you are welcome to submit it to this web site. I make no promises on whether it will be published on here, but send submissions to steve garufi (no space) at juno dot com.

Thanks for visiting Cafe New Jersey!

-Steve
Personal Web Site: www.ColoradoGuy.com
Myspace Page: www.myspace.com/stevelonghair