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20-Year-Old Reaching Dreams By Opening Upscale Brunch Spot In Central Jersey 20-Year-Old Reaching Dreams By Opening Upscale Brunch Spot In Central Jersey
20-Year-Old Reaching Dreams By Opening Upscale Brunch Spot In Central Jersey Tatum Menake's dream of owning a restaurant matched what she saw in Lincroft: a need for an upscale brunch spot. Menake said she's opening a breakfast and lunch restaurant called Tatum's Table. It'll be located in The Lincroft Grove shopping plaza at 650 Newman Springs Road.  Her first business will take over the former home of Restaurante Puerto Rico, which closed in March 2022. The Colts Neck woman said she was inspired by her family's three generations of experience in the food business.  Menake's brother runs Navy St. Cafe and she has worked with him in the tak…

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by Chris Spiker
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Family's Popular Burger Restaurant Opens Another Jersey Shore Location Family's Popular Burger Restaurant Opens Another Jersey Shore Location
Family's Popular Burger Restaurant Opens Another Jersey Shore Location A popular burger restaurant is opening a second Jersey Shore location. This one will in Ship Bottom on LBI. Burger 25 has become a family operation as Denise and Steve Vetter's son, Aidan, will co-manage the Ship Bottom location, when it opens on Thursday, June 8. The restaurant replaces the former Surf Taco at 1915 Long Beach Blvd. Denise and Steve's daughter, Alexis, also works in the restaurant. They've operated their first restaurant in Toms River for 10 years. "We feel we have something for everyone," Denise Vetter said. Only a few more days to catch these January collabs and …

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by Jon Craig
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'Better Life Out Here': Family's Staten Island Bakery Relocates To NJ After 20 Years 'Better Life Out Here': Family's Staten Island Bakery Relocates To NJ After 20 Years
'Better Life Out Here': Family's Staten Island Bakery Relocates To NJ After 20 Years A Staten Island favorite has moved its sweetness to the Jersey Shore — and it's already a hit. Bruno's Bakery opened at at 356 W. Main St., in Freehold, on Nov. 15, 2022. Mother's Day will be its last day in business in Staten Island.  The bakery is a true family affair involving chef and dad, Biagio Settepani; mom Pina Settepani; son Joseph Settepani; son Salvatore Settepani; daughter Fina Pulaj; and chef Joseph's wife and pastry chef, Daniela Settepani. Biagio emigrated to New York from Italy when he was 12 years old. He worked in his first bakery when he was 17. "Ever since then it's b…

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by Jon Craig