Meanwhile, in New Jersey

Robert Sietsema discovers some great pho shops in Atlantic City, of all places. Sietsema writes: "A scant 125 miles away, in and around this gambling mecca, are a clutch of Vietnamese cafes that arguably rank among the nation's most authentic, where the steaming bowls of pho have the kind of flavors that can make connoisseurs of the dish leap up from their plastic chairs with pleasure." [NYT] [Photo]