Mister C’s Beach Bistro, an oceanfront American bistro locate in the Allenhurst Beach Club, will re-open for this summer. Allenhurst officials selected the former operator Wednesday after reviewing the two proposals submitted. The other proposal was submitted by Asbury Park’s Smith hospitality group. Mister C’s operated in the space starting in 1991. Owners will be […]

Porta on Kingsley Avenue is facing charges of serving alcohol to underage persons on three occasions, and the state Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control is seeking a 60-day suspension of the establishment’s liquor license, according to a news release from the Office of the Attorney General. The charges against Porta stem from two undercover investigations […]

Vegan restaurant Goldie’s, one of the four restaurants in Asbury Park owned and operated by the Smith group, is the subject of a laudatory review in tomorrow’s New York Times Sunday edition. The Times Fran Schumer cites Smith junior partner Mark Hinchliffe, a vegan who was instrumental in the creation of Goldie’s, as aiming for […]

A local group of entrepreneurs that own several successful restaurants in Asbury Park will grand open their fifth venture in the city, Pascal & Sabine, Friday night. Pascal & Sabine takes its name from two characters in Albert Lamorisse’s fantasy featurette, “The Red Balloon”, according to Mark Hinchliffe, spokesperson for Smith, a partnership of local investors. Smith […]