Tales From an Urban Chef

We love taking the trip up River Rd from Point Pleasant to Easton Pennsylvania. Easton is a charming little town east of New York City, with turn of the century buildings, great eateries, and a great and diverse population.

We’ve been to the Easton Market a few times, and I wanted to highlight a few vendors that are absolutely killing it with originally, execution and consistency.

First is More Than Q Barbeque. We decided to get the meat platter for 2 ($42), which is 3-4 meats, 2 sides, all the toppings, which included pickled onions, cucumbers, and jalapeños with two slaws and cornbread. We  decided on sausage, brisket, and ribs with sides of Carolina BBQ sauce. The flavors were amazing, and the sauce had a wonderful vinegar flavor to it. Not sweet.

The next spot we tried is Mr. Lee’s Noodles, which is a ramen joint from the folks from Bolete. We tried the BBQ pork ramen ($18). Really great Umami flavor from the Dashi broth and a great, balanced meal.

Finally, we stopped by Cluck-n-Chuck for a dozen amazing east coast oysters ($36) and a fried Gochujang chicken thigh sandwich with fries ($16). The oysters were served with a shiitake mignonet and kimchi with two hot sauces. It’s really great stuff. This, by the way, was on two separate trips. I didn’t want to give the impression that we ate all of this on one visit!

If you are ever in the Easton area, I urge you to try the Marketplace.  It has a great mix of vendors.

Easton Public Market