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Asbury Park

Downtown chowder house owners settle on a name

By winter 2015, get ready to enter 'The Bonney Read'

By Jill Bartlett


Owners of the chowder house and oyster bar planned for the former Baca space have selected a name for the restaurant: The Bonney Read. Playing on a nautical theme — since they will offer fresh fish, creamy chowders and a rotating variety of oysters — the name combines the first and last name of two well-known […]

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Nov 07, 2014
Asbury Park

New boardwalk sushi restaurant open for business

Blu Nami serves up traditional Japanese fare in a mod atmosphere

By Jill Bartlett


Another restaurant has opened up on the Asbury Park boardwalk. Owners of Cubacan and Stella Marina are now operating a third venture in the First Avenue Pavilion, Blu Nami, a Japanese restaurant with an American bar atmosphere, according to co-owner Nick Oliveri. As of Thursday, August 21, the restaurant will be open seven days a […]

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Aug 21, 2014