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Letter to Our Readers

It’s that time of year …. the start of the 2015 – 2016 Football Season! Whether it’s the NFL pros or college ball, get ready to watch all the games. If you prefer going out to a favorite sports bar to see your teams play, we have a treat for you. Our writers have put together a Where To Watch All The Games chart showing what some of the area’s top sports bars are offering …… # TVs, drink & app specials during the games, halftime activities and prize & giveaways. All to help you decide where to go to enjoy each “Gameday.”

Speaking of popular sports bars, if you haven’t yet visited Fireside Grill & Bar in Marlboro, put it on your list of things to do. This comfortable tavern-style restaurant just celebrated its 4th anniversary in business. Having opened in August 2011, it has become a favorite for many as the place to go to enjoy good, hearty food while watching your favorite sports teams on one of their 50 large screen TVs. Turn to our Restaurant Profile in this issue to learn more.

There’s live music, country jams, hip hop and Jersey Shore rock. It all takes place when the band Under Pressure performs for audiences. This group, with the three Salerno brothers (Nick, Chris & Joe), have been entertaining Jersey fans for over seven years. They mix genres in order to keep their fans involved and in constant motion.

Read more about Under Pressure in this issue’s Band Profile.

Born in Newark, NJ and although raised in a neighborhood of “wiseguyz”, Carlo Bellaro was influenced rather by the likes of Abbott & Costello, Don Rickles and Sam Kinison. Today, Carlos is a standup comedian and a veteran TV and stage performer.

He considers comedy “a full time gig”. Learn more about Carlos in this month’s Comic Relief feature.

As Summer comes to an end and the Fall season approaches, get out and enjoy the weather and the many seasonal activities available. Visit some of the region’s dining venues and stop in to listen to some good local music at a favorite pub or tavern. Let Venues NJ be your guide.

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Publisher’s Letter................................................................................4 Sports Bars & Quiz..............................................................................6 Pro Sports Schedules........................................................................8 Restaurant Profile.............................................................................10 Band Profile:.......................................................................................12 Libations..............................................................................................16 Main Feature .....................................................................................18 Catering...............................................................................................20 BYO’s .....................................................................................................22 Two on the Aisle...............................................................................24 Comic Relief........................................................................................26 Dining Pleasures...............................................................................28 Happy Hours......................................................................................30 Where it’s happening! ....................................................................31 Concerts & Theater ..........................................................................32 Plugged into AC................................................................................33 Venues Cares......................................................................................34 The Last Word....................................................................................34 Graphics & Design Daria Kenny

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Sports Bar Listings ABERDEEN Court Jester 732-566-6674 ASBURY PARK Cabana Club 732-988-4500 ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS Twin Light Taphouse 732-872-1345 BELMAR 507 Main 732-681-6301 Boathouse 732-681-5221 Connolly Station 732-280-2220 BRICK Brickhouse 732-279-3743 Buffalo Wild Wings 732-475-7645 P.J. Sweeney’s Restaurant & Irish Pub 732-202-6414 Quaker Steak & Lube 732-255-5823 River Rock 732-840-1110 Tommy’s Coal Fired Pizza 732-262-5180 BRIELLE Simko’s 732-528-9989 CLARKSBURG Clarksburg Inn 732-259-2558 CLIFFWOOD BEACH Blue Rock Cafe 732-583-7699 COLTS NECK Huddy’s 732-431-0194 EAST BRUNSWICK Brunswick Grove 732-254-0495 Gusto Grill 732-651-2737 Tilted Kilt 732-992-8532 EAST WINDSOR City Streets 732-426-9400 EDISON Quaker Steak & Lube 732-777-9464 FARMINGDALE Mulligan’s 732-938-6166 Woody’s 732-938-6404 FREEHOLD GameTime Bar & Grill 732-577-8200 HAZLET Park East 732-739-2002 HIGHLANDS Chubby Pickle 732-872-7000 The Claddagh 732-291-0099 Windansea 732-872-2266 HIGHTSTOWN Ground Round 609-448-0049 Tavern on the Lake 609-426-9345 HOWELL Chapter House 732-462-0056

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The Fireside Grill & Bar is celebrating its fourth year of welcoming patrons through its doors. Opening in August of 2011, this comfy cozy tavern- style restaurant with a sports theme continues to draw patrons, both new and old, with its hearty meals, tempting appetizers, refreshing libations, and its welcoming staff.

The eatery on Route 79 in Marlboro replaced the vintage Fireside Inn that sat on the site for decades.

In a conversation with General Manager Jon Barbely, he said the Fireside seats over 250 patrons in its cozy dining room and sports bar.

The design of the restaurant is patterned after a football stadium, according to Barbely, complete with artwork of noted sports players on the walls.

Those who enjoy sports will feel at home here at the Fireside Grill & Bar, but you don’t have to be a sports fan to enjoy this atmosphere.

In addition to the great food and beverages and the sports stadium theme, the Fireside Grill & Bar now has a Patio Bar providing a sense of outdoor dining all year round. Diners can now enjoy their meal and drinks in the comfort of an enclosed all season “outdoor venue” year long.

“We built it to mimic the inside of the restaurant with its sports stadium design and decor so it looks like it belongs here,” Barbely said.

The Patio Bar expands the sports theme and Barbely said it is “the place to be during football season.”

“People love it out there,” Barbely said, adding that patrons enjoy the comfort of the enclosed Patio Bar and love watching their favorite games there.

“It’s very popular with our customers. They love to be able to cool off in the summer while enjoying their meal and the games. They especially love it during football season. You feel like

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your outside but it’s heated. It’s comfortable all year round no matter what the weather is.”

Enjoy your frozen Margarita, craft beers or specialty drinks, along with a plethora of appetizers, in this new venue that allows a view of the grounds from window seats in front of the beautiful spacious glass enclosure. Or, if you prefer, you can enjoy the comfort of gathering around the large inside bar with its many large, flat screen TVs. Executive Chef Fabian Barrios continues to expertly prepare fresh and delicious meals at the Fireside and has crafted a menu that has something for everyone.

Start with a tasty appetizer such as the El Nacho Grande, Cheddar and Jack cheese, fresh guacamole, pico de gallo, and salsa with beef chili or grilled chicken.

Indulge in crispy Potato Skins, cheddar Jack cheese and bacon with sour cream. For the health conscious there is the Veggie Pot Stickers, steamed dumplings filled with cabbage, water chestnuts and carrots, with ponzu sauce or Edamame, soy beans, steamed in their pods, dusted with sea salt.

Entrees are sure to please with a wide selection of yummy dishes including handmade burgers grilled to order, such as the Chipotle Bacon Cheeseburger bacon, cheddar jack cheese, jalapenos and Chipotle mayo or the juicy Texan Burger, which serves up the burger smothered in sweet BBQ sauce and Bacon Bleu Cheese crumbles. All burgers are served hot and juicy with lettuce, tomato, and signature crispy fresh fries or waffle cut sweet potato fries.

Also served up here at Fireside are juicy, tender USDA choice steaks. And, fish lovers will enjoy the Wood grilled Salmon, also on the menu of goodies to indulge in.

A very popular dish at the restaurant is the housemade Fish and Chips, consisting of market Cod dipped in a homemade Yeungling batter, served with cole slaw, tartar sauce and French fries.

House specialties at this fine restaurant include the Smoke House Ribs which are house-smoked on

site and served with three different types of sauce - Smoke House Ribs topped with homemade sweet BBQ sauce, Bourbon Bacon topped with bourbon BBQ sauce and diced bacon, and Mango Jalepeno finished with a house made mango jalapeno sauce and topped with mango salsa.

“They are all smoked out back with hickory and our signature rub,” Barbely said adding that the ribs are “always on the menu.”

Guests at this eatery will also find great Happy Hour specials, Monday through Thursday from 12 Noon -7 p.m. and on Friday from 12-8 p.m. Daily lunch and dinner specials are also on tap here. Enjoy the wonderful tempting specials as you view your favorite games on one of the 50 flat screen TVs which offer all the sports you can handle.

Other great specials include half-price appetizers after 10 p.m. seven-days-a-week.

“We also offer over 40 beers on draft: domestic, imported and craft, as well as an ever-changing cocktail menu,” Barbely said.

In addition, the Fireside also offers weekly specials with a different treat every day. Visit on Monday where $3.50 craft beer pints are on tap all day; Tuesday is Trivia Night when guests can enjoy $2.50 Yuengling pints, $4 Absolut drinks and give-a-ways from 9 p.m. to close; Wednesday is half-price appetizer night from 8 p.m. to close with $2.50 Miller Lites on tap as well; visit on Thursday where ½ price wine by the bottle is available all day & night, along with $3 Corona Lights from 9 p.m. to close. Visit on Friday and enjoy an extended Happy Hour until 8 p.m.

“We serve families, young adults and people of all ages and have something for everyone,” Barbely said.

“Our dining room is comfortable for families, our private rooms are great for parties, get-togethers and corporate events and we have the sports bar and patio bar. It’s a great mix. We really attract all ages and have a little bit of everything.”

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...there is something for everyone

There’s live music, a DJ country jams, hip-hop beats and Jersey Shore rock with a southern twist when Under Pressure takes the stage. Prepare for hours of non-stop entertainment from a band that can make everyone down to party that even comes with a championship pedigree.

Under Pressure has been performing for seven years, though the current lineup is still relatively new. The Salerno brothers, Chris on guitar, Nick on bass and Joe on drums, are original members of the band. Within the past year they have added Mike Zdeb on guitar and Becca Wahoff on lead vocals. Zdeb joined after spending four years in an original band. After spending years touring he wanted a gig where he could stay closer to home.

Wahoff on the other hand became a member after moving away from home. Originally from Missouri she was in Pennsylvania for a few years before coming to New Jersey and joining Under Pressure. Previously she had been in

other bands, as well as performing in some plays including Motherhood Out Loud and The Scarlet Pimpernel.

The party never stops with the band pumping out dance, pop-punk, country and hip-hop hits and with Nick “DJ-ing” in between sets to keep the crowd into the show. Mixing up different genres can be tricky, but they can still find songs that go well together. “A lot of the songs have a common element whether it’s keys or timing.” he explained. “We try to mix everything up and make everyone happy.” They’ll also bring custom party favors and handouts to really make an impression on the crowd even long after the show is over.

Under Pressure has even had the opportunity to play at Giants, Jets, and Devils home games.

They’ve played a few games over the past few years at MetLife Stadium, entertaining fans at the Bud Light Party Plaza as they enter the gates and head to their seats. Playing for the Devils crowd was even more of an amazing experience for the band as they weren’t just playing a regular season game; they were getting the crowd pumped for the 2012 Stanley Cup final playing before games in Championship Plaza.

The crowd at a championship is naturally animated and they were just happy to be a part of such a massive party. “There were a lot of events going on at the same time we were playing,” said Joe. “There was a marine that scaled down the

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stadium building and waved the Devil’s flag, while we were playing. The Devils cheerleaders were out there with us. It was just a huge party with thousands and thousands of people there.”

They just had to keep the party vibes going and when the energy is as palpable as it is when playing for one of the oldest trophies in sports, it’s not a hard thing to do. “When you play the Stanley Cup you don’t have to bring people, the crowd is built in and they’re pumped,” said Nick.

“They’re all about winning and they’re all about their team and they want to hear anything that’s going to get them going even more.”

Under Pressure usually plays at least twice a week, bumping that up to as many as five or six times during the summer. They even make it out of New Jersey occasionally, having played as far north as Vermont and south as West Virginia. They were previously the house band at Margaritaville in Atlantic City for a while.

But around the shore they can typically be seen often at Nardi’s Tavern in Long Beach Township, Grasshopper Off The Green in Morristown and Baker’s Water Street Bar and Grille in Toms River.

Find their schedule as well as contact information and videos of past performances at underpressurenj.com and check out their Facebook page at Facebook.com/ underpressurenj.

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“ Editors Note: I kept thinking about this fact as I sat there at my local sports bar last Sunday, watching a man in his midthirties devolve into an actual jackass, braying at the television and kicking tables when he didn’t like a call .

For the 1 o’clock game, The Jackass proudly wore his Eli Manning Giants jersey, an “official” Giants Super Bowl baseball cap, and ran around the sports bar with his Blackberry, rattling off updates from his multiple fantasy teams for everyone to hear.

When the 4 o’clock games started, The Jackass changed into a Brett Favre jersey and began rooting for the Jets... and their division rivals, the New England Patriots, because he took the Pats and the money line earlier that day. But there is a silver lining to this nightmare performance -- he provides a wonderful example of how not to behave when watching football in a bar.

[While these rules originated some time ago, they still apply ] 7. Thou Shalt Not Wear the Jersey of a Player Who Now Plays for a Division Rival.

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goes for all of you Dolphins fans with Wes Welker jerseys, Redskins fans with Antonio Pierce jerseys, and Bears fans with Bernard Berrian jerseys. See also: Ty Law (Patriots), Nick Harper (Colts), Joe Horn (Saints), and Isaac Bruce (Rams). And don’t even think of getting a personalized jersey unless you’re under the age of twelve. No one cares that your name is Vinny, you like the Eagles, and that your favorite number is 69.

6. Thou Shalt Not Cheer Alone.

Who doesn’t love a good chant? It’s one of the best reasons to go to a live sporting event -- a well-timed “De-FENSE” or “Let’s Go Steelers” can even help turn the tide in a game. But when you’re in a sports bar and no one else is joining in?

Have some pride. There’s nothing fun -for you, or anyone else in the bar -- about being the only person slamming your fists against a table, chanting “J-E-T-S, JETS, JETS, JETS!” 5. Thou Shalt Not Discuss Fantasy (or Gambling).

Nobody on Earth other than you, your bookie and the guy you’re playing against in your fantasy league cares what bets and players you’ve got going on Sunday. No one cares! Leveraged the family mortgage on the Lions covering a double-digit point spread? Well, that was foolish. You shouldn’t have done that.

But don’t moan and groan about it to everyone else -- everyone else is trying to

watch the game.

4. Thou Shalt Not Quote ESPN. As the Worldwide Leader slowly takes over the world, its various house organs (ESPN, ESPN.com, ESPN2, ESPNEWS, ESPNU...) spend hours brainwashing sports fans on Sunday with endless pregame shows, web columns, and gales of forced laughter. This means a ban on lame nicknames (i.e. Chris Berman’s David “Green” Akers), quotes from Boogie Nights (Bill Simmons does this quite nicely already), and cogent analysis like “Eli Manning has been given the rite of passage.” You wouldn’t want Emmitt Smith to starve.

3. Thou Shalt Not Protest the Refs Too Much.

Challenge rules should apply to fandom, as well. There’s nothing worse than a friend bitching and moaning about the calls all afternoon -- it’s not like your complaints are going to overturn a call from three time zones away. How’s this for a new rule? You are only allowed to yell about the refs three times during the game, with an unlimited amount of complaints in the final two minutes. If you’re wrong when you challenge the refs, though, you need to take a time out from drinking.

touchdown quite like getting a fist pump in the stomach when you’re going for a high five. Instead of cleanly celebrating, you’re forced to slap and hug your way towards some kind of impromptu cheer, all the while feeling embarrassed.

Forget the chest bumps, the handshakes, and the “raise the roof ” garbage -- figure out a plan before the game and stick with it until the end. If you win on the last play, there’s always room for an impromptu “Taco Bowl High Five.”

1. Thou Shalt Not Be a Jackass.

For those of you who lack any social skills this means: Don’t curse in front of children. Don’t send your food back to the kitchen three times. Don’t leave the bar before your table gets the bill. Don’t shave your team’s logo into in your head. Don’t bring your grad school books and study. Don’t bring a homemade sign. Don’t paint your face. And most importantly, 2. Thou Shalt Not Screw Up the don’t bring a loaded gun and shoot yourself in the leg.

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Windmill 732-870-8282

Sultan’s Palace 732-566-1234

Tommy’s Coal Fired Pizza 732-212-1700

MANALAPAN Tuscany 732-972-2500

MIDDLETOWN MJ’s 732-918-9700

RUMSON Salt Creek Grille 732-933-9272

Lorenzo’s 732-919-1177

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MONROE Ryan’s Pub & Sports Bar 732-251-1709

Quaker Steak & Lube 732-255-5823

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Fireside Grill 732-780-7900

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Tommy’s Coal Fired Pizza 732-262-5180

The Cabin 732-462-3090

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El Mason 732-308-9494

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At this point, it would be almost a relief to report that “Hamilton” — the musical that opened at the Richard Rodgers Theater on O N B R O A Thursday, Aug. 6th — has shrunk beneath the bloat of its hype. Since it was first staged at the Public Theater this year, this brave new show about America’s founding fathers has been given the kind of worshipful press usually reserved for the appearances of once-in-a-lifetime comets or the births of little royal celebrities.

During the past several months, while it was being pumped up and trimmed down for its move from the East Village to Broadway, LinManuel Miranda’s rap-driven portrait of the rise and fall of Alexander Hamilton (this country’s first secretary of the Treasury) has been the stuff of encomiums in both fashion magazines and op-ed columns.

You might not mortgage your house and lease your children to acquire tickets to a hit Broadway show. But “Hamilton,” directed by Thomas Kail and starring Mr. Miranda, might just about be worth it.

A show about young rebels grabbing and shaping the future of an unformed country, “Hamilton” is making its own resonant history by changing

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the language of musicals. And it does so by insisting that the forms of song most frequently heard on pop radio stations in recent years — rap, hip-hop, R&B D —W Athe narrative Y force and the ballads have both emotional interiority to propel a hefty musical about long-dead white men whose solemn faces glower from the green bills in our wallets.

Washington, Jefferson, Madison — they’re all here, making war and writing constitutions and debating points of economic structure. So are Aaron Burr and the Marquis de Lafayette. They wear the clothes you might expect them to wear in a traditional costume drama, and the big stage they inhabit has been done up to suggest a period-appropriate tavern, where incendiary youth might gather to drink, brawl and plot revolution.

But these guys don’t exactly look like the marble statues of the men they’re portraying.

For one thing, they’re black or Hispanic. And when they open their mouths, the words that tumble out are a mix of contemporary street talk, wild and florid declarations of ambition and, oh yes, elegant phrases from momentous political documents you studied in school, like

T h e y Wa s h i n g t o n’s are each fully rendered individuals, as are Farewell Address. the three women in Hamilton’s life, his wife, And you never doubt for a second that Eliza, her sister, Angelica Schuyler and Maria these eclectic words don’t belong in proximity Reynolds, the adulterous lover who brings to one another. In mixing a broad range of about Hamilton’s fall from grace. The ballads references and rhythms in one percolating style, that define the triangular relationship among Mr. Miranda does what rap artists have been Hamilton, Eliza and Angelica have a romantic doing for years. It’s the immoderate language urgency and ambivalence that had me in happy of youth, ravenous and ambitious, wanting to tears. claim and initial everything in reach as their Mr. Miranda’s Hamilton, a propulsive mix of own. hubris and insecurity, may be the center of the To quote from an oft-repeated phrase in show. But he is not its star. That would be history this almost entirely sung-through show: “Hey, itself, that collision of time and character that yo, I’m just like my country, I’m young, scrappy molds the fates of nations and their inhabitants. and hungry, and I am not throwing away my “Hamilton” is, among other things, shot.” about who owns history, who gets to be in Those words are declaimed by Mr. Miranda charge of the narrative. One of its greatest as Hamilton, an impoverished orphan newly accomplishments is that it leaves no doubt that arrived in New York from St. Croix, but they these scrappy, adrenaline-charged young folks, might be tattooed on the consciousness of with their fast way with rhyme that gives order most of the characters in the play. These include to chaos, have every right to be in charge of the Burr, Hamilton’s friend, rival and nemesis, who story here. functions as a wondering, embittered narrator “Hamilton” makes us feel the unstoppable, to his confrere’s meteoric rise. Washington, urgent rhythm of a nation being born.

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Selena Coppock Carlo Bellario

II’ve been writing about the famous and not-yet famous over the last couple of years and I feel very fortunate to have met some truly wonderful and funny people. Through this network of comedians I was led to this month’s comic, the very funny and talented Carlo Bellario. A veteran of TV and stage, he’s Jersey born and bred, and a talent to be reckoned with.

Venues-NJ: Carlo, I’ve done a little homework and I see you’re a Belleville guy. I have many friends from the Newark area and none of them ever thought about getting into this business. How did you decide this was the life for you?

by Steve Ortlieb

potential and I am proud of it because as a comic, I know what to do and what not to do. Plus I am for the comics, I am not someto money-hungry businessman study improv comedy further and it was improv that just looking to cash in and who knows nothing about I did improv for years and really led me to standup. the comedy business. Don’t get me wrong I want to of working with other people, eventually I just got sick make some money as well, but my motives are pure. makesneed me sound Now more than ever, which all comedians to keep like a total curmudgeon, I know. our craft alive and support live comedy as much as Stand up is tough. possible. We all need to reinvent thevery business andYou have to be able to take rejection.

How’d you handle your first bomb, unless spark the public’s interest back to live entertainment.

you’re the one comic who’s never experienced that?

V-NJ: Is this your only source of income or do you have a “real” job?

The rejection is definitely hard and it’s something that CB: For me comedy is my full time gig and everyone -- even mythat’s comedy idols -- have experienced at about as real as it gets.some And Ipoint. wouldn’t haveonit Iany Early think that I wanted the audience other way! to like me, which can be dangerous territory, especially Carlos Bellario: Well, I actually grew in Newark for female and wherecomedians. you can catchYou have to be confident and on North 12th street. And your question is very To learn more about Carlo adly, aBostonian and doesn’t beis,up there with the microphone and him live, beside his ownfeel clubentitled in Bayvilletothat check interesting in Selena that weCoppack’s had a whole neighborhood Facebook page and youtook can watch his figure out -- how to just own that theasses...but only realnoteams to rootout forhisare in full ofunderstand wiseguyz and wise one really that me avideos whileatto personalhas YouTube page as well. ever got into stand-up We’ve had asorta). ton of Coppack NY and NJ. I jestcomedy. of course (kinda, the stage and trust myself more. I think of standup as singers but performing no comedians.stand For me all started back and her new been upitfor eight years like training a dog -- if you get out there and you’re as a very young was always the ham launches in the book, The child; New IRules For Blondes, in April. confident and in control, the audience is with you. crowd, acting silly. I really liked Abbott & Costello, But if you exude a sense of nervousness or you seem Don Rickles, but after seeing Sam Kinison I knew it’s insecure, they’ll eat you alive. I’ve been doing standup whatWere I wanted to do.

I started 1987 atgrowing a club in NYC you “the funnyinone” up? called The Boston Comedy Club; it was an open mic for about eight years and even now sometimes I’ll have show and on the show was an unknown comedian a show where I can sense that certain people in the I come from a My veryfirst funny and my named Ray Romano. year home I performed at older sister audience aren’t completely on board with me and it over 300 openismics around the city just keptreally ‘the funny Laurel a comedian, too.and SoI’ve I wasn’t makes me feel nervous, but I know to just plow through goingone’ ever since. at home so much as Laurel and I spent a lot of it and keep on going and eventually I’ll hit on a joke or musicals our bedrooms, V-NJ:time I lovewriting that picture on your in Facebook page with choreographing reference that wins them over. strange danceWhat’s numbers, and watching you and Don Rickles. the story behind that? “Saturday Night Live” since age 7. I think that my parents and oldest Is this a means to an end? “SNL”, sitcoms, head writer-CB: Asister close friend mehilarious, with ticketstoo. to Don Emily surprised are super But yes, I’ve always what’s your goal? as anbeen early birthday And after showinterested he took in comedy and a bit ofgift. a ham andthe really me backstage and I must openly admit that seeing Don performing.

I actually broke down in tears. Because these I definitely don’t think of standup as a means to an end young comedians don’t even grasp the history, the and I think that comedians who do are pretty miserable Alongofthose lines,legend did you theit’s school magnitude, the living thatdo heall is and a productions?

Where’d grow up? whole Or rather, if you’re anything like people. It has to be its own reward or else you’re crazy real shame.

Someyou people go their lives without to do this thing. But as far as my goal, mine is pretty ever getting an opportunity meet someone who me, where were youtoraised? broad: I’d like for my comedy (performance, writing) was such a huge influence on my career and who is someone for all comedians to emulate. to pay for my life. I don’t know exactly how that will I grew up outside of Boston and I did all of the school shake out, but I’d like my job to be what I love to do, growing -- I absolutely loved V-NJ:plays You have a prettyup extensive resume, any moreperforming and which is write and perform comedy. I have a book TV orthe movies we should of know about? and being in shows. I did excitement rehearsing coming out in April (The New Rules for Blondes, from some professional theater in Boston (at the Boston It Books/HarperCollins), which I hope will open up new CB: I enjoy acting very much and have been lucky Theater--now in S.V.U, high school I became to beBaked on great TV shows likegone) Law &and Order opportunities for me. It’s a collection of humorous essays interested singing, wentand to The college in upstate The Blacklist, BlueinBloods, The too.

GoodI Wife, celebrating and subverting the blonde stereotype, but NY where I majored in English andYear’s didn’t do any of the Sopranos.

I have done several movies like New it’s for readers of all hair colors.

Eve and Manon oncampus; a Ledge, but everonly take co-ed a cappella plays butnothing I was will in the the place of on being a comedian; that’s my first true Hamiltones) group campus (the Hamilton College love. I am currently focused on my new comedy club improv troupe.

After I moved to Chicago that Iand havethe recently opened in Bayville NJ,school called The

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Court Jester

Aberdeen Town Sq. Rt. 34 732-566-6674

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Copper Canyon

51 First Ave.…732-291-8444

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91 First Street…732-872-1007

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2 Simon Lake Dr.…732-872-1424

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40 First Ave…732-291-1377

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Tommy’s Coal Fired Pizza 515 Rt. 70…732-262-5180

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BRIELLE

7 South Street…732-780-2337

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Simkos Grille

CLIFFWOOD BEACH

410 Hwy 36 S…732-739-2700

522 Amboy Rd.…732-583-7699

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HIGHLANDS

6 Rt. 537…732-462-0383

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Bay Ave. Trattoria

Blue Rock Cafe

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Colts Neck Inn

Bahr’s Landing

715 Second Ave.…732-774-5819

1050 Rt. 18 N…732-651-2737

122 Bay Ave., 732-872-9800

Stella Marina

Brunswick Grove

272 Bay Ave.…732-708-0505

800 Ocean Avenue 732-775-7776

327 Milltown Rd.…732-254-0495

The Harrison

Rt. 18 South…732-992-8532

808 Fifth Ave.…732-774-2200

La Fandy

BELMAR

Brandl

703 Belmar Plaza…732-280-7501

Klein’s

708 River Road…732-681-1177

Matisse

1301 Ocean Ave.…732-681-7680

Vivas

801 Belmar Plaza…732-681-1213

FAIR HAVEN

609 River Road…732-530-3338

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Woody’s Roadhouse Tavern

FORDS

56 Shrewsbury Ave. 732-872-2266

Ground Round

529 Rt. 130N 609-448-0049

Tavern on the Lake 101 Main Street 609-426-9345

Basile’s

812 Main Street…732-988-6565

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BRICK

HIGHTSTOWN

2 E. Main Street…732-577-8506 536 Park Ave.…732-866-4085

Brickhouse

Windansea

FREEHOLD

BRADLEY BEACH

Citricos

Off the Hook

1 Navesink Ave.…732-872-2006

A Little Bit of Cuba

Court Jester

P. J. Sweeney’s Restaurant & Irish Pub

Market Yard Grille

Ivy League

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Metropolitan Café

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1 Ocean Ave.…732-923-1006

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71 Brighton Ave.…732-923-9100

Wine Loft

32 Laird Street…732-222-7770

The Sycamore Grille @ Knob Hill

18 E. Main Street…732-431-3220

1036 Cedar Bridge Rd. 732-255-5823

Pearl of the Sea

46 S. Broadway…732-263-1050

130 Rt. 33…732-294-9992

1454 Rt. 9 S…732-462-0056

Quaker Steak & Lube

Jack’s

149 Brighton Ave. 732-870-8800

HOWELL

110 Schanck Rd.…732-577-8200

8 E. Main Street…732-780-9400

Dino’s

444 Ocean Blvd. N 732-923-0033

357 Rt. 9 S…732-536-0207

Buffalo Wild Wings

447 Brick Blvd. .…732- 202-6414

Draft House

37 West Main Street 732-946-8857

16 E. Main Street…732-462-1040

2770 Hooper Ave.…732-475-7645

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979 Cedarbridge Ave. 732-279-3743

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Sickles

Harrison Ave. (off Rumson Rd) 732-741-9563

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Villa Soma

984 Rt. 33…732-462-3090

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Havana

88 Bay Ave.…732-291-1548

McLoone’s @ Favorites

McDonagh’s

2 West Front Street 732-264-0999

100 Brighton Ave. 732-272-1598

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3 Lafayette Rd.…732-512-5025

59 West Front Street 732-497-0500

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300 Shore Drive…732-708-0000

105 Academy Street 732-938-6404

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Burlew’s Seafood & Steak

Claddagh Irish Pub

297 Bay Ave., 732-291-0099

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Surf Taco

21 S. Hope Chapel Rd. 732-364-8226

151 Markham Place 732-450-0444

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Quaker Steak & Lube

Solo Bella

426 Chandler Road 732-961-0951

The Chubby Pickle

23 Bay Ave., 732-872-7000

561 Rt. 1…732-777-9464

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Tilted Kilt

1200 Ocean Ave. 732-744-1400

306 Main Street…732-988-7979

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31 E. Main Street 732-845-5400

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1600 Rt. 70…732-840-1110

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21 S. Hope Chapel Road 732-367-3333

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Spargos Grille

1 Shinnecock Drive 732-792-9909

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Donovan’s Bar & Grill

1900 Rt. 70 732-657-0006

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Brioso’s

184-Rt. 9 N…732-617-1700

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190 Rt. 9 N…732-536-9050

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96 Woodland Ave.…732-774-6010

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180 Rt. 9 North, Marlboro, NJ 732-617-0099 476 Rt. 520…732-834-9889

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Big Ed’s BBQ

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74 Main St.…732-566-0267

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133 Rt. 79…732-780-7900

305 Hwy 34 Na…732-583-2626

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3679 Rt. 9 N…732-965-5490

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Rt. 34 & Cottrell Rd. 732-727-5060

845 Hwy 34 732-566-6220

Café 34

Hwy 34…732-583-9700

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113 Main Street 732-566-8400

Mediterranean Chateau

In the Galleria 732-224-1233

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69 Broad Street 732-747-6969

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Rosalita’s

Siam Garden

Tommy’s Coal Fired Pizza 2 Bridge St. 732-212-1700

7 Atlantic Ave. 732-449-4700

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2031 Rt. 71 S 732-449-2636

20 Broad Street…732-936-9330

Barnacle Bill’s

1 First Street…732-747-8396

132 East River Road 732-530-2882

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Salt Creek Grille

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4 Bingham Ave. 732-933-9272

Frankie’s

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414Rt. 35 S…732-892-6000

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Black Trumpet

101 Old Mill Road 732-449-1800

Salsarita’s

709 Arnold Ave.…732-295-0709

25 Whitehead Ave. 732-257-1100

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Molly Maguire’s Black Point Inn

3843 Rt. 9 N…732-591-0333

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Ria Mar

Woody’s Grille

St. Stephen’s Green

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Applebee’s

14 Park Road 732-935-1158

MJ’s

1213 Sycamore Ave. 732-542-3131

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Shogun Legacy

1536North Bay Ave. 732-286-9888

UNION BEACH

27 Freneau Ave (Rt. 79) 732-758-0800

Jenks Pavilion

1 E. Church Street 732-976-1300

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Martell’s Lobster House

SEA GIRT

1411 Rt. 36 732-264-5222

RED BANK

597 Washington Blvd.

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Applebee’s

183 Riverside Ave.…732-842-5990

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Baja Fresh

500 Rt. 35 S…732-758-0058

Heavenly Ham

Hwy 35 & S Union Sq. Mall 732-842-1115

MJ’s

1005 Rt. 35 N 732-796-1400

Neelam

1178 Rt. 35 @ Village Mall 732-671-8900

MILLSTONE

Russo’s on 33 520 Rt. 33 W 732-446-4800

300 Ocean Ave, 732-899-0569 308-310 Boardwalk…732-892-0131

Basil T’s

Buona Sera

50 Maple Street…732-530-5858

The Downtown Street 10 W. Front 732-741-2882

Rod’s

Bum Rogers Tavern & Crab House 2207 SW Central Ave. 732-830-2770

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CJ McLoone’s

560 Shrewsbury Ave. 732-758-0800

Dublin House

30 Monmouth Street 732-747-6699

La Pastaria

6 Linden Place…732-224-8699

299 Spotswood-Englishtown Rd (732) 251-1709

New Corner

Blue Moon

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Savanna

Don Chuchos

1647 Rt. 35 N…732-531-7555

10 Bridge Ave.…732-741-6333

1310 Jefferson Ave. 732-223-9579

Shogun Legends 1969 Rt. 34 South 732-449-6696

WOODBRIDGE

1 Obre Place…732-747-0200

SOUTH AMBOY

114 S. Broadway 732-525-0014

780 Rt. 1 North 732-750-5050

40 Oakwood Ave. 732-634-5355

The Shannon Rose 855 St Georges Ave. 732-636-6100

Landmark Tavern & Cafe 117 N. Broadway 732-721-6812

Kelly’s Tavern

43 Rt. 35 S…732-775-9517

September 2015

Four Winds

Chris Michaels

Rt. 35 & Treasure Is. Plaza 732-544-8828

Shadowbrook

22 E. Front Street…732-530-1007

2007 Hwy 35 732-280-3676

Big Shots Sport Bar

Melting Pot

2 Bridge Ave.…732-219-0090

WALL

Fuji

MONROE

Ryan’s Pub & Sports Bar

Piero’s

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