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Anthony’s Out to Lunch Atlantic City Beerfest By Anthony Previti Hello Friends! I am on location in Las Vegas doing some very important work. (Okay, I’m really just sitting by the pool drinking a Margarita). As I was enjoying the sun, I realized that Festival Season is upon us. Barbecue, Blues, Beer, Pizza, Wine. You name it, there is probably a festival for it. And we just witnessed one of the classic crazy times at the Atlantic City Beer and Music Festival. If you have never been, you are missing out. Next month we will be back with another episode of my food escapades, but for now I leave you with my Top 5 Tips for Surviving the AC Beerfest!! (It goes without saying, a designated driver is a must. Take a train, a bus, a cab, or have your mom pick you up like it’s 8th Grade all over again. Just don’t drink and drive). 1. Eat! I recommend eating a nice meal before Beerfest to help soak up all that alcohol. It can’t hurt to eat when you get there, but you might want to do it early to avoid the unbearable lines. The most seasoned vets show up with a row of pretzels hanging around their neck. Genius. 2. This is a Marathon, Not a Sprint. In my younger days, we would meet early and pre-game with a few drinks beforehand and then run through Beerfest pounding beers at will. This is a terrible idea. You will regret this the next morning. Probably the next two mornings. Instead, learn from my early mistakes. Don’t drink before a BEERFEST! Relax, take a break, grab a pretzel, and have a good time. Your body will thank you. Your friends will thank you. 3. Try Everything There are hundreds of different beers (and some ciders). I have tasted some of the best and some of the worst ones on the planet. Drink local beers, drink beers from around the world, just drink them all. The samples are small and if you don’t like it, dump them out in the sinks located all over and wash your glass. You may just find that new beer for your summer barbecue or party that you have coming up. 4. Stop and Enjoy the Music Every year the bands get bigger and better. So picture this: You’ve sampled the beers, grabbed a snack, and are feeling pretty good. What do you do now? Grab a sample of your favorite drink of the day and go hang out by the stage. Nothing like some solid music with a good beer buzz. Plus if you are a single guy, there always a ton of women dancing by the stage. Just sayin’. 5. Never, Ever, Pass Up an Open Bathroom!!! Unless you are wearing a diaper (yes, people really do wear diapers), if you see a bathroom with a short line, stop. Otherwise, you will regret it later when the line wraps around the Convention Center. But if all else fails, there is a secret bathroom that most people don’t know about and it never has a line. It’s located right next to the.... YOU REALLY DIDN’T TH<strong>IN</strong>K I WAS GONNA TELL YOU, DID YOU? Stay hungry my friends! See you next month! Atlantic City Beer and Music Festival The Atlantic City Convention Center 1 Miss America Way, Atlantic City Tickets go on sale around November The Event is usually in April www.acbeerfest.com Log onto Facebook, like our page, and let Anthony know what you think at: www.facebook.com/ AnthonysOutToLunch Anthony Previti is a criminal defense attorney who appears frequently in Atlantic County Superior Court and he loves food. If you would like your restaurant featured, please send an email to: OutToLunch@boardwalkjournal.com. The Boardwalk Journal | May 2013 | 27
Mangia Smitty’s Clam Bar It’s almost summer. Can you feel it? The sky is brightening, the salt water is beckoning, and, perhaps the biggest harbinger of summer for those of us at the Jersey Shore—the Clam Bar is about to open (opening day is May 10). The Clam Bar at Smith’s Marina in Somers Point, known as Smitty’s to those far and wide, is an old school Atlantic County landmark, known as much for its good food as it is for its low prices and long waits. Picture this: Right on the bay off of Bay Avenue, nestled between Somers Point Marina and Dolphin Dock Marina, sits an unassuming building with a blue and white striped awning, surrounded by boardwalk benches. It is here, in this low-key building—the longtime home of Smith’s Marina—where Smitty’s Clam Bar has operated for the past 40 years. The story goes something like this. Peter Popovic used to clam for Bill Smith, owner of Smith’s Marina. Popovic, who with his friend, Dennis Deniston, had run a restaurant in St. Croix, asked Mr. Smith if they could take over the ‘restaurant’ portion of the marina, which at the time served burgers and cheese sandwiches to boaters. Mr. Smith, and his wife Claudia, who had been running the dining area with the assistance of Mrs. Smith’s mother, thought it was a great idea. And a clam bar was born. Originally, the restaurant was a 24 hour counter only clam bar where customers would come before, and after, going to the clubs that were legendary in the Somers Point heyday. When Somers Point changed direction, and became a more ‘family-friendly’ town, the Clam Bar, in the early 80s, changed too. They began closing earlier. They began serving dinners. It wasn’t the smoothest of transitions. When they began serving dinners, they practically had to give them away to get people to come in. “Literally, we would just send them a dinner,” explained Patrice 28 | The Boardwalk Journal | May 2013
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