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Letter to Our Readers

When the leaves turn to orange, crimson beer is an American story. Learn about its and gold carpeting streets and lawns, when the wind picks up just a bit and you need a heavier jacket than you did just the week before, fall has indeed arrived and with it, the promise of the Thanksgiving holiday.

history in Bill the Brewer’s monthly feature All That’s Beer in this issue. I think you’ll find it quite interesting.

A comic and a lawyer walk into a bar ….. and they’re the same person! Yes, that’s right. Our tongue-in-cheek writer Steve O. has found a young woman is both a lawyer by day, comedienne by night. Sound strange? Well actually, it’s not! Read this month’s Comic Relief feature to learn about Julie Kottakis and her road traveled to the world of comedy.

As we get ready to celebrate this fall holiday and be thankful for all with which we’ve been blessed, let’s not forget all this who are still in need. Tot instill this thinking, our writers thought it would be nice to reflect on how this holiday actually started and then learn a bit about it has transitioned into today celebrations. Take a few moments to read month’s main editorial Hopefully, this issue’s features and messages have put you in the mode to feature: Thanksgiving…Then & Now! reflect and be thankful, and to realize what Looking for a true “local” Jersey this country of ours can offer to all. As you shore band? How about a group of guys wander out to enjoy all that’s available to who play at the same bars / clubs they us, take time to ensure that America stays themselves frequent! Now that’s local. Meet strong and continues to be the country the Sweet Chin Music band. This group “of the people, for the people and by the of “20-somethings” choose to play music people.” Be sure to get out and Vote on from the 70’s & 80’s. That’s what makes Tuesday, November 8th. them. Read more and learn how they came up with the band name in this issue’s Band nj njProfile.

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Publisher’s Letter....................................................................................4 Sports Bars & Quiz..................................................................................6 Where To Watch All The Games Chart.............................................7 Pro Sports Schedules............................................................................8 Band Profile........................................................................................... 10 All That’s Beer........................................................................................ 14 Libations................................................................................................. 14 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 NJ Cares................................................................................... 34 The Last Word ...................................................................................... 34 Publisher - Bob Byrne rfbyrne@att.net

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HIGHTSTOWN Tavern on the Lake 609-426-9345 HOWELL Chapter House 732-462-0056 Ivy League 732-370-2206 JACKSON Surf Taco 732-364-8226 KEANSBURG Jackie Keelen’s Bar & Grill 732-471-6351 KEYPORT Blue Rock 732-583-7699 McDonagh’s 732-264-0999 LAKE COMO Bar A 732-681-7422 PK Shamrock 732-681-3111 LOCH ARBOUR Lakehouse 732-531-5555 LONG BRANCH Draft House 732-272-1598 Jack’s 732-870-8800 MANASQUAN Leggett’s 732-223-3951 O’Neill’s 732-526-5666 MARLBORO Fireside Grill 732-780-7900 Nonna’s 732-536-9050

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NFL Jersey Raffle

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Fireside Grill & Bar 732-780-7900

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Game Time Bar and Grill 732-577-5545

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MJ’s / Matawan 732- 566-6220

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NFL Sun GameDay Food Menu

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MJ’s / Middletown 732- 796-1400

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MJ’s / Neptune 732- 918-9200

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By: M. Buonauro

Sweet Chin Music is a cover band that has the Jersey Shore home grown feel. The members are friends, band mates, and neighbors. They are a true “local” band, often performing at the same bars/clubs that they themselves frequent. Their sound is not what makes them unique; it’s that this group of “20-somethings” choose to play music from the 70’s and 80’s.

Let’s start with the name Sweet Chin Music.

Josh Shields, the drummer, fills us in, “the band’s name originally was “The Mash-holes.” Mash, which is a nickname of mine, and I’m sure with the word “holes” following up, you could figure out the rest on why we named it that. Of course at 21 years of age we thought it was hysterical, but really was just straight unprofessional. We also didn’t want to be the typical bland “John Smith Band.” So took some time, but finally figured it out.

As a child, being an avid fan of Shawn Michaels the WWE professional wrestler, I thought; hey why not use his finishing move as our name. For those who aren’t aware, his finishing move is called “Sweet Chin Music.” I figured we are a cover band; we don’t need a serious name, just something clever.

I then called Chuck and he laughed, and said “Yup, perfect.” That has been our name ever since, which

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WOW that’s awesome!”

All five members are from the same town in Monmouth County. They are Ray Hoffman, vocals, Joe Perrino, bass and vocals, Chuck Graves, guitar, Nick Berardi, keyboard and vocals, Josh Shields, drums.

“The band pretty much grew up together”, Josh explains, “Our guitarist Chuck and I have known each other our whole lives. We met Joe in 6th grade when his family moved into town. Also around the same time, I met Ray who was in 8th grade and Nick who was in my gym class”.

When asked about how long they have been performing together and how it started, Josh had this to say, “Technically the band has been around for a little over 5 years. The idea started around my sophomore year of college, I was playing football while doing a full-time unpaid internship so I had no time to work to make extra money.

One holiday weekend, I brought my roommate home with me and we went out to The Boathouse to see my uncle’s band, The Joe Baracoa Band. After watching them drink beers, entertain a packed crowd and have fun, we thought, man, we should start a cover band at school to make some extra money. So it began. We started a band, learned a bunch of easy songs, and started reaching out to the local bars to hire us. Our selling point was that they could book us on a week night, and we guaranteed to pack their bar with our college friends. After proving to them we could pack the bar, and make them great money on a weeknight, we continued to play these bars 2-3 times a month for the remainder of college.

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beers all while playing music. Of course they were sold and we started playing in the summer of 2011.

Once August came around, we all went back for school and the band pretty much went dormant.

After graduating in 2012, I decided to bring back the cover band. This time calling Chuck and we decided we need to get some new dedicated members who understood the magnitude of what we were doing, and what it could turn into. Then, after calling Ray and Joe, Sweet Chin Music was reprised. The rest is history”.

Their playlist depends on the bar and or crowd. “We’ve been complimented on how we cater to all audiences of all ages. Some cover bands out there just play whatever they want at the bars.

When you have 21 year old girls requesting you to play Tom Petty’s American Girl, you have to play it; it is part of the business. You can’t just go into a room and play a bunch of Rush covers; the crowd wouldn’t care at all”.

Here is where you can find some Sweet Chin Music for yourself: The Boathouse and Anchor Tavern in Belmar, The Parker House in Sea Girt, The Columns in Avon, Porta in Asbury Park, plus many other venues down the Shore area. www.SweetChinMusicNJ.com Facebook.com/SweetChinMusicNJ Note: Sweet Chin Music is not just a rad party band who plays the bars; they also do weddings and offer a live band/DJ Emcee package.

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Celebrate Thanksgiving at Our Premiere Waterfront Banquet Facility Enjoy a Special Buffet Style dinner with family or friends while overlooking the majestic Barnegat Bay

Appetizer Station Lobster Bisque Butternut Squash Bisque Fresh Seasonal Fruit & International Cheese Board Hand Tossed Caesar Salad Wild Field Greens with Honey Balsemic Dressing Assorted Fresh Baked Biscuits ~ Rolls ~ Breads Entree Choice Sliced White Turkey Breast Smoked Turkey Legs Sliced Prime Rib of Beef Sliced Honey Baked Ham Roasted Salmon & Wild Rice Shrimp & Scallop Scampi with Orzo Pasta

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A Plethora of PUMPKIN The popularity of all things pumpkin is in full swing. November brings in the heart of the fall, and with it a swarm of seasonal fall beers. Arguably the most popular of all the seasonal beers is the pumpkin ale, with over 400 different brews on the market. Pumpkin ales can vary widely in taste, color and alcohol content. Some pumpkin ales aren’t even ales, they’re lagers. Others don’t have any actual pumpkin in them. So what’s the story with the pumpkin beer?

Pumpkin beer is an American story.

The history of brewing with pumpkins starts when the Pilgrims arrived in the 1600’s. The malted barley they used for their beers in Europe didn’t grow wild in their new home. Desperate for beer, they used the native pumpkins as a substitute for the sugar source in their beer, and it worked beautifully.

In fact it worked so well that after the American colonies started developing their new brew and barley became available, people still used pumpkins in their beer. The pumpkin imparted flavor, body, and it was local and cheaper. There is even a recipe for a pumpkin ale passed down from founding father, and brewer, George Washington.

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Pumpkin beers are malty beers, light on hops that usually start as Red, Pale or Amber style beers. Modern pumpkin beers are more pumpkin pie than pumpkin beer. As I mentioned, some pumpkin beers don’t use any actual pumpkin, they use pumpkin spice. Pumpkin spice is a combination of ginger, clove, nutmeg, cinnamon, and all spice. It’s these flavors that are the popular trend. The difference in each brew is the combination of spices, sweetness, alcohol strength and how (or if) the brewer uses the pumpkin. Some brewers use real roasted pumpkin, others use canned pumpkin. The pumpkin itself contributes mild earthy flavors, but has a big impact on the mouth feel of the beer.

Brewing good pumpkin beer is challenging and can be both an art and a science.

Let me know which pumpkin beer you’re feeling this fall on Twitter @TheBrewerBill Cheers!

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• 1 part Jim Beam® Maple • 3 parts Apple Cider • 1 part Lemon Sour • Lemon Wedges Instructions Build over ice in a tall glass. Garnish with a lemon wedge and serve.

• 1 part Jim Beam® Straight Rye Whiskey • 1/4 part Simple Syrup • 3 parts Apple Juice • 1/4 part Lemon Juice • Garnish with Apple, Sliced Instructions: Measure and pour Jim Beam Rye, simple syrup and lemon juice into tall glass. Fill completely with ice and top with fresh pressed apple juice. Stir and serve.

Garnish with a sliced apple.

Cranberry Cool

• 2 parts Cranberry Juice • 1/2 part DeKuyper® Triple Sec Liqueur • 1 1/2 parts Jim Beam® Original • 2 parts Lemon Sour Instructions • Build ingredients in order listed over ice in a tall highball glass. Garnish with a lemon wedge and serve.

Bardstown Sling

• 1 1/2 parts Maker’s Mark® Bourbon • 3/4 parts DeKuyper® Peach Brandy • 1 part Peach Puree • 2 parts fresh Lemon Sour • 2 dashes Peach Bitters • Garnish Nutmeg Instructions • In an ice-filled mixing glass add Makers Mark® Bourbon, peach brandy, peach puree, fresh lemon sour and bitters. Shake until well-blended. Strain into an ice-filled goblet. Garnish with freshly grated nutmeg.

• Fresh lemon sour: Mix 2 parts freshly squeezed, filtered lemon juice with 1 part simple syrup.

Bourbon Squash

• 1 1/2 parts Maker’s Mark® Bourbon • 3/4 parts Orange Juice • 1/2 part Lemon Juice • 1 tsp Simple Syrup

Instructions Squeeze citrus juices into a tall glass. Add simple syrup and pack the glass with shaved ice. Add Makers Mark® Bourbon and stir. Serve with a cocktail straw.

Bourbon Punch

• 1 liter Maker’s Mark® Bourbon • 1 cup Sugar, Granulated • 3 Lemon • 3 Orange • 1 liter Tea • 250 ml Champagne • Fresh Nutmeg • 2 ounces Chambord raspberry liquor (black raspberry liqueur) • 3 ounces cranberry juice Instructions - Peel the oranges and lemons, keeping the peels. Juice the oranges and lemons. Combine sugar and citrus peels in the bottom of a punch bowl. Muddle together until sugar starts to clump together. Let sit for about 2 hours (while not necessary, this does add a little complexity). Brew the tea for about 30 minutes, remove loose tea or tea bags and allow to cool. Add the juice of the peeled fruit, tea and bourbon. Stir. Top with champagne just before serving and stir gently. Top with freshly grated nutmeg and serve.

If you can’t grate fresh nutmeg, don’t use the prepackaged powdered stuff. It will turn your punch into a paste. If fresh isn’t possible, garnish with citrus wheels or fresh fruit.

However, sometime around the Industrial Revolution pumpkins fell out of popularity and so did pumpkin beer. Then Prohibition crippled brewing in America, and pumpkin beer all but disappeared. It wasn’t until the 1980’s that pumpkin beer was brought back to life by Buffalo Bill’s Brewery in Hayward, California.

Legend has it that Buffalo Bill’s recipe was based on George Washington’s but with a few tweaks.

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hen the leaves turn to orange, crimson and gold carpeting streets and lawns, when the wind picks up just a bit and you need a heavier jacket than you did just the week before, fall has indeed arrived and with it, the promise of the Thanksgiving holiday.

Today our Thanksgiving holiday is all about the turkey, the stuffing, the vegetable dishes with rich savory sauces and a myriad of decadent creamy desserts. It’s about letting the tryptophan in the turkey do its work as we settle down to watch the Cowboys and Lions host adversaries on the gridiron. It’s all about families getting together.

As we shop for the turkey, the cranberries, the ingredients for pumpkin, apple and coconut custard pies, and those yummy sweet yams and whipped potatoes, it might be nice this year to give a bit of thought as to what attendees at the very first Thanksgiving feast put into their hungry tummies as they celebrated what has evolved into a day steeped in tradition and family fun.

Thanksgiving then …

A trip back in time to what experts believe was the first Thanksgiving would bring us to the year 1621 when the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock, Massachusetts.

After a rough winter, in which about half of them died, they turned for help to neighboring Indians, who taught them how to plant corn and other crops. The next fall’s bountiful harvest inspired the Pilgrims to give thanks by holding a feast.

According to Internet sites, Pumpkin pie wasn’t on the menu because there were no ovens for baking, but they did have boiled pumpkin. Cranberries weren’t introduced at this time. Due to the diminishing supply of flour there was no bread of any kind. The foods included in the first feast may have included duck, geese, venison, fish, lobster, clams, swan, berries, dried fruit, pumpkin, squash, and many more vegetables.” Also consumed were wheat flour and Indian corn, peas, beans, onions, lettuce, radishes, carrots, plums and grapes.

In addition, walnuts, chestnuts and acorns were also abundantly eaten at the time.

History accounts are a bit sketchy and some even conflict a bit as far as what the Pilgrims drank during their Thanksgiving dinner.

According to some, at the time of the Mayflower, water was not considered the safest liquid to consume. Beer was a much safer beverage than water.

During the Mayflower voyage, the source of water

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The Thanksgiving feast became a national tradition -- not only because so many other Americans have found prosperity but also because the Pilgrims’ sacrifices for their freedom still captivate the imagination. To this day, Thanksgiving dinner almost always includes some of the foods served at the first feast. But, before the meal begins, families or friends usually pause to give thanks for their blessings, including the joy of being united for the occasion.

Thanksgiving Day, currently celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November, has only been an annual tradition in the United States since 1863, when, in the midst of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed it a national holiday. Prior to this, days of thanksgiving were celebrated by individual colonies and states. Thanksgiving was historically a religious observation to give thanks to God.

Thanksgiving now…

Thanksgiving is a day when family & friends get together at home to celebrate the holiday. The timeline usually being: watch the Parade …watch football … eat …watch more football…dessert…nap … watch more football while snacking!

Today, our choices for the Thanksgiving feast are endless. We can go for the traditional meal of turkey with all the trimmings and all the rich desserts. We also have at our disposal a plethora of lowcarb menus, diabetic menus, and dietetic

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While Thanksgiving began as a band of Christian separatists sought a new home in the New World 400 years ago, today it has become a secular holiday that banks on all things American – a big meal, football and parades, topped off with competitive shopping. But for many, their ethnic and religious ties are inextricably linked to everything they do, including how they celebrate turkey day, or don’t.

Even within the US, there are traditional variations. For example, Hawaiians use Thanksgiving as a time to celebrate the “mainland” traditions, but will serve a traditional plate of rice served with char sui or Chinese sausage could added to boost the flavor, reflecting its importance in Hawaiian family meals.

potato dumplings, while an Italiantinged Thanksgiving meal may feature seafood bruschetta on the side. EthiopianAmericans, many of whom are beginning their annual 30-day pre-Christmas fast, might include misir wat, a lentil-based stew, with their turkey and trimmings.

In the Indian culture, they celebrate the holiday in a traditional American way — filled with turkey, pumpkin pie and other American staples. However, there will be variations that align with other Indian traditions. The family shares gifts and prepares some of their favorite Indian food they don’t usually have the rest of the year.

Regardless of how we celebrate Thanksgiving Day, it’s a safe bet to say that most of us would rather schedule a few more workouts the weeks following in order to offset the, delightful, decadence of a calorie-rich, memorable Thanksgiving family feast. After all, it’s only once a year!

Thanksgiving also provides a unique opportunity for the roughly 50 million immigrants who now call America home to celebrate the U.S. tradition, but many have their own twists on the day.

Different ethnic traditions surrounding Thanksgiving are almost as old as the holiday itself. Deeply influenced by Native American and Hispanic culture, repasts in the American Southwest may include turkey rubbed in ancho chile paste and cumin, served with cornbread and sweet potatoes instilled with green chilies and chipotle peppers. Pumpkin flan stands in for pumpkin pie.

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The month of November begins the holiday season and gives us many reasons to get together to celebrate and be thankful.

Veteran’s Day (11/11) we should thank all our troops, past & present, for their courage & sacrifices.

Thanksgiving Day (11/24) allows us to get together with family & friends to celebrate all that we have been given.

Let one of the establishments list below help you plan and prepare your holiday get-togethers.

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Dirty old men have occupied Broadway! that turns their creators into shadows. seem destined to conquer and slay anyone George, a writer of N B R O A D W A Y who ventures into the Lyceum Theater, dubious distinction, and where they have set up their festering — Gil, an equally sketchy and, admit it, stupendously entertaining actor, were concerned, their act was always camp. suited for the Great White Way. Never mind Give it up, ladies and gentlemen, for Gil that most of their previous experience was Faizon and George St. Geegland, whose performing at burn centers and kill shelters.

“Oh, Hello on Broadway” opened just last The show they’ve been working on since month. This wheezing, cranky, incontinent forever is a hall of smudged mirrors, with pair of roommates from the Upper a plot about putting on a show in which West Side are bringing shabbiness back roommates of 40 years from the Upper to sanitized, glamorized Times Square. West Side create a play about roommates of What’s more, they’re losers …. in a city 40 years from the Upper West Side. where success is the holy grail.

Scott Pask’s bright cultural compost The two lead performers are fictions, heap of a set manages to make use of the alter egos of the comedians Nick items supposedly left over from previous Kroll and John Mulaney, who are both in productions of “Steel Magnolias” (those their 30s. But while these actors’ geriatric hair dryers), “The Diary of Anne Frank” (a get-ups are as blatantly fake as the old-age trap door) and an August Wilson play (that makeup in a grade school production of staircase).

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They also know the Manhattan that was, and anyone who wants a crash (and burn) course in that island’s history need only see “Oh, Hello.” In mistily illuminated memory bites inspired by Billy Crystal’s “700 Sundays,” Gil and George take us through the decades of their existence there, mayor by mayor, from the 1970s onward.

We develop a sense of how two friends, sharing a rent-stabilized apartment ($75 a month!), grew and flourished like mildew in a city they cherished for its dirt and dereliction. They summon their urban life with a novelist’s ear for the telling grotesque detail — in accounts of apartment building

lobbies where everything looks and smells like soup.

And just so you know: There are lots of bad puns on tuna and even more jokes that qualify as politically incorrect, involving references to the Holocaust, the stars’ unseen Indian intern and dead celebrities. Consider that as a trigger warning, if you must, but I find it hard to imagine anyone’s taking offense.

That’s because, like most good theater, “Oh, Hello” exhales the transporting joy of actors’ becoming someone else so completely and infectiously that on some level we become them as well and adopt whatever warped worldview they’re selling us.

This means — just so you know — that this play will at least temporarily change the way you speak. So when you talk about this show, and you will, you will no doubt be pronouncing the last word of its title à la Gil and George.

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This extremely talented single, working mom has been honing her craft for a number of years now. In her relatively short career, she has garnered quite a resume. She has, in short order; served in the Peace Corps, taught in the public school system, law school and finally stand-up comedy.

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by Steve Ortlieb are mutual friends and he’s another lawyer turned comedian? You’ve gotta fill us in, did you guys work together or is this just a complete coincidence?

JK: We never worked together in the legal world, however, through another mutual lawyer friend gone comedian; we were all brought together and performed together as Comedians at Law. We are group who performed at numerous shows with the draw being that we were lawyers, who also happen to tell jokes. There are a good number of lawyers performing in comedy because the law is SO MONOTONOUS; some of us need the jokes. NEED them! Haha!

Venues-NJ: I have to admit, you are the first comic I have yet to see in person and interview, but since we had so many mutual friends I decided to watch some of your videos and holy crap, you’re hysterical. And of course, who can’t love, “Does this dress make me look alone?” Normally I begin with the whole “where’d you start” thing, but I have to give you credit, how did you come up with this?

Julie Kottakis: Stand up for me is sort of a narrative of whatever is going on at the moment in my life, which means my material tends to expire in a sense once I have moved on to new struggles or issues or experiences. At the time of “Does This Dress Make Me Look Alone?” I was adjusting to having become a solo mom and the fear that this choice to raise a kid alone would also mean choosing to be alone in other facets of my life. I decided to write a solo show, which was a compilation of stories leading to my current situation. I performed in the Fringe Festival in 2014. More literally, the idea of the dress making me look alone was a play on “does this dress make me look fat? My insecurity was not weight, but being alone.

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was intrigued at the idea of how big the world was at the time. I was in Cameroon for a little over two years. I learned French and a million other amazing lessons. It was a great experience.

To learn more about Julie and to see all of her videos go to her web site at http://www. julieisalone.com and her Facebook page at www.facebook.com/julie.kottakis?fref=nf.

JK: I’m originally from PA and moved to NYC after my stint in the Peace Corps many years ago. I was teaching in public schools for awhile and decided to go for a career change, which of course means, going to law school! In the summer between my second and third years of law school, I decided to take a stand up class to just experiment with writing funny material, but no intentions of performing it. The last class was a show where I had to perform and I ended up doing well and never stopped.

As for the acting, I’ve just taken to making videos on my own. I absolutely love doing them. Social media is a gift in that way. You can constantly put creative content out there and get an immediate response.

V-NJ: The Peace Corps is a pretty bold thing to do, what made you decide to do that and where were you?

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ABERDEEN

Court Jester

River Rock

1600 Rt. 70…732-840-1110

Tommy’s Coal Fired Pizza

ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS

BRIELLE

8 E. Main Street…732-780-9400

601 Union Ave. 732-223-1010

618 Park Ave.…732-761-1300

515 Rt. 70…732-262-5180

Copper Canyon

Brielle Ale House

Julia’s

91 First Street…732-872-1007

Waypoint 622

622 Green Ave. 732-528-6665

On the Deck

2 Simon Lake Dr.…732-872-1424

Simkos Grille

Wine Bar

ASBURY PARK

Asbury Ale House

Lakeside Manor

64 Church Street 732-471-6351

Park East

Burlew’s Seafood & Steak

Stella Marina

6 Rt. 537…732-462-0383

Tim McLoone’s Supper Club

420 Rt. 34…732-431-0194

For Your

306 Main Street…732-988-7979

Colts Neck Inn Huddy’s

EAST BRUNSWICK

Gusto Grill

1050 Rt. 18 N…732-651-2737

Brunswick Grove

BAYVILLE

327 Milltown Rd…732-254-0495

125 Bayview Avenue 732-269-3000

Rt. 18 South…732-992-8532

Martell’s Water’s Edge

BELMAR

Brandl

703 Belmar Plaza 732-280-7501

Klein’s

708 River Road…732-681-1177

Matisse

1301 Ocean Ave.…732-681-7680

Tilted Kilt

EDISON

Quaker Steak & Lube

561 Rt. 1…732-777-9464

FAIR HAVEN

812 Main Street…732-988-6565

BRICK

Brickhouse

979 Cedarbridge Ave.…732-279-3743

Buffalo Wild Wings

2770 Hooper Ave…732-475-7645

P. J. Sweeney’s Restaurant & Irish Pub

447 Brick Blvd.

732- 202-6414

Quaker Steak & Lube

HAZLET

410 Hwy 36 S…732-739-2700 3352 Hwy 35 S…732-739-2002

HIGHLANDS

Bahr’s Landing

2 Bay Ave.…732-872-1245

Bay Ave. Trattoria

122 Bay Ave., 732-872-9800

Chilango

272 Bay Ave.…732-708-0505

The Chubby Pickle

23 Bay Ave., 732-872-7000

Claddagh Irish Pub

297 Bay Ave., 732-291-0099

Havana

300 Shore Drive…732-708-0000

FARMINGDALE

88 Bay Ave…732-291-1548

105 Academy Street 732-938-6404

1 Navesink Ave…732-872-2006

Woody’s Roadhouse Tavern

Lusty Lobster

Off the Hook

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

KEANSBURG

Jackie Keelen’s Bar & Grill

KEYPORT

59 West Front Street 732-497-0500

McDonagh’s

2 West Front Street 732-264-0999

LITTLE SILVER

Sickles

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

Village Bistro

151 Markham Place 732-450-0444

LONG BRANCH

Draft House

100 Brighton Ave. 732-272-1598

Dino’s

444 Ocean Blvd. N 732-923-0033

Jack’s

Windansea

149 Brighton Ave. 732-870-8800

HIGHTSTOWN

46 S. Broadway…732-263-1050

A Little Bit of Cuba

529 Rt. 130N…609-448-0049

1 Ocean Ave…732-923-1006

Basile’s

101 Main Street…609-426-9345

801 Belmar Plaza…732-681-1213

Citricos

TRE Restaurant

La Fandy

609 River Road…732-530-3338

Vivas

BRADLEY BEACH

Surf Taco

522 Amboy Rd 732-583-7699

Blue Rock Cafe

COLTS NECK

Clementine’s Café

Solo Trattoria

Solo Bella

426 Chandler Road 732-961-0951

611 Park Ave, …732-751-4422

Langosta Lounge

AVON

San Marzano

31 E. Main Street 732-845-5400

21 S. Hope Chapel Road 732-367-3333

CLIFFWOOD BEACH

1000 Ocean Avenue…732-455-3275

1200 Ocean Ave.…732-744-1400

Park 33

JACKSON

Kyoto Sushi & Hibachi

7 South Street…732-780-2337

521 Cookman Avenue 732-445-3808

800 Ocean Avenue…732-775-7776

Metropolitan Café

Ivy League

Rt. 9 N & E. 3rd Street 732-370-2206

403 Higgins Ave 732-528-9989

40 First Ave…732-291-1377

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18 E. Main Street…732-431-3220

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

51 First Ave.…732-291-8444

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Market Yard Grille

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McLoone’s @ Favorites

3 Lafayette Rd.…732-512-5025

FREEHOLD

2 E. Main Street732-577-8506 536 Park Ave.…732-866-4085

The Cabin

984 Rt. 33…732-462-3090

Court Jester

16 E. Main Street…732-462-1040

GameTime Bar & Grill

1036 Cedar Bridge Rd. 732-255-5823 To Advertise Call 732.995.1714

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56 Shrewsbury Ave. 732-872-2266

Ground Round

Tavern on the Lake

HOLMDEL

Villa Soma

37 West Main Street 732-946-8857

HOWELL

Chapter House

1454 Rt. 9 S…732-462-0056

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Pearl of the Sea

McLoone’s Pier House The Mix

71 Brighton Ave…732-923-9100

Wine Loft

32 Laird Street…732-222-7770

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Mezza Luna

357 Rt. 9 S…732-536-0207

Spargos Grille

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The Sycamore Grille @ Knob Hill 1 Shinnecock Drive 732-792-9909

MANCHESTER

Donovan’s Bar & Grill 1900 Rt. 70 732-657-0006

MARLBORO

Brioso’s

448 Rt. 9 N 732-617-1300

Nonna’s

190 Rt. 9 N 732-536-9050

Rosalita’s

180 Rt. 9 North, Marlboro, NJ 732-617-0099

Sam Vera

476 Rt. 520…732-834-9889

Fireside Bar & Grille

133 Rt. 79…732-780-7900

MATAWAN

Bart’s

74 Main St 732-566-0267

MJ’s Buttonwood Manor 845 Hwy 34 732-566-6220

Café 34

Hwy 34…732-583-9700

La Riviera

113 Main Street 732-566-8400

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

MIDDLETOWN

Baja Fresh

500 Rt. 35 S 732-758-0058

Heavenly Ham

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

Neelam

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

MILLSTONE

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

MONROE

Ryan’s Pub & Sports Bar

1647 Rt. 35 N…732-531-7555

22 E. Front Street 732-530-1007

Kelly’s Tavern

Savanna

Pete & Elda’s

Siam Garden

96 Woodland Ave.…732-774-6010

OLD BRIDGE

A Tavola

Rt. 9 S @ Deep Run , Shopping Ctr. 732-607-1120

Benvenuti

3857 Hwy 516…732-607-1115

Big Ed’s BBQ

305 Hwy 34 Na…732-583-2626

Café Luna

117 N. Broadway 732-721-6812

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Ria Mar

69 Broad Street 732-747-6969

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

RUMSON

The Mill

101 Old Mill Road 732-449-1800

Barnacle Bill’s

St. Stephen’s Green

Salsarita’s

PT. PLEASANT

Molly Maguire’s Black Point Inn

Frankie’s

414Rt. 35 S…732-892-6000

Jenks Pavilion

300 Ocean Ave, 732-899-0569

Martell’s Lobster House 308-310 Boardwalk 732-892-0131

RED BANK

Basil T’s

183 Riverside Ave 732-842-5990

Buona Sera

50 Maple Street 732-530-5858

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

14 Park Road, 732-935-1158

TOMS RIVER

Shogun Legacy

4 Bingham Ave. 732-933-9272

1536North Bay Ave. 732-286-9888

SEA BRIGHT

Woody’s Grille

UNION BEACH

1 E. Church Street 732-976-1300

Piero’s

1411 Rt. 36, 732-264-5222

SEA GIRT

WALL

Rod’s

597 Washington Blvd.

732-449-2020

Applebee’s

SEASIDE PARK

Four Winds

2207 SW Central Ave. 732-830-2770

Shogun Legends

2007 Hwy 35. 732-280-3676

Bum Rogers Tavern & Crab House

1310 Jefferson Ave. 732-223-9579 1969 Rt. 34 South 732-449-6696

Chef Mike’s ABG

La Pastaria

CJ McLoone’s

Melting Pot

Fuji

2 Bridge Ave 732-219-0090

TINTON FALLS

Applebee’s

Salt Creek Grille

10 Central Ave. 732-854-1588

6 Linden Place 732-224-8699

2031 Rt. 71 S 732-449-2636

132 East River Road 732-530-2882

Dublin House

30 Monmouth Street 732-747-6699

SPRING LAKE

7 Atlantic Ave. 732-449-4700

1 First Street 732-747-8396

709 Arnold Ave 732-295-0709

25 Whitehead Ave. 732-257-1100

Black Trumpet

Zebu

Pine Tavern

709

Landmark Tavern & Cafe

Sogno

20 Broad Street 732-936-9330

3843 Rt. 9 N…732-591-0333

114 S. Broadway 732-525-0014

In the Galleria 732-224-1233

3679 Rt. 9 N…732-965-5490 Rt. 34 & Cottrell Rd. 732-727-5060

SOUTH AMBOY

Blue Moon

10 Bridge Ave...732-741-6333

43 Rt. 35 S…732-775-9517

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