The downtown restaurant Skratch, located at Bond and Mattison, has closed its doors. The team behind the thrice reinvented eatery like the venue itself has varied through the years and has included mainstays Thomas McInerney and his wife Jodi, and brothers Michael and J.P. Acosta. The owners opened in January 2014 as Bank on Mattison […]

Jersey shore natives Michael and J.P. Acosta have joined restaurateurs Tim and Jodi McInerney [shown above] in the launch of Redemption — a new eatery at the historic site of a former bank, law office and 1940s newsroom before more recently transforming into a restaurant venue at the corner of Bond and Mattison. Executive Chef […]

Bank on Mattison claimed the spot as the first new downtown bar and restaurant in Asbury Park  to open in 2014 earlier this month. Thomas McInerney, 43, his wife Jodi, 40, and his twin brother James partnered with former Baca manager Bryan Grant and former Old Man Rafferty’s manager Chase Moriarty, both 28, to bring […]