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Will Bon Jovi Show Up To His Soul Kitchen's 8th Annual Chili Cookoff This Weekend? Will Bon Jovi Show Up To His Soul Kitchen's 8th Annual Chili Cookoff This Weekend?
Will Bon Jovi Show Up To His Soul Kitchen's 8th Annual Chili Cookoff This Weekend? Will Jon Bon Jovi make an appearance at the 8th annual chili cookoff in Toms River? Last year, the rock star surprised fans by visiting each table at the cookoff. There was fierce competition among a dozen teams. The 8th annual fundraising event to support JBJ Soul Kitchen begins at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 7 at 1769 Hooper Ave. A Sayreville native, the rocker founded his Jon Bon Jovi Soul Foundation in 2006 to help combat hunger, poverty and homelessness. Diners pay a donation at Jon Bon Jovi's community restaurant chain. The Hooper Avenue location provides free mea…

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by Jon Craig
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Bon Jovi Surprises Fans At Chili Cook-Off Bon Jovi Surprises Fans At Chili Cook-Off
Bon Jovi Surprises Fans At Chili Cook-Off Jon Bon Jovi made a surprise visit to a chili cook-off at JBJ Soul Kitchen. There was a fierce competition among a dozen first responder teams — and Bon Jovi made it a point of sampling each team's chili while mingling with the crowd, Toms River Online reports. The event marked JBJ Soul Kitchen’s 7th Annual Chili Cook-Off on Hooper Avenue in Toms River.  A Sayreville native, the rocker founded his Jon Bon Jovi Soul Foundation in 2006 to help combat hunger, poverty and homelessness. Diners pay a donation for American bites at Jon Bon Jovi's community restaurant chain. The Hooper Avenue lo…

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by Jon Craig
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Bon Jovi Soul Kitchen Opens At Rutgers Newark Bon Jovi Soul Kitchen Opens At Rutgers Newark
Bon Jovi Soul Kitchen Opens At Rutgers Newark Struggling students at Rutgers Newark won't have to live on a prayer for food much longer. Jon Bon Jovi's Soul Kitchen will be opening a third location on campus in January 2020. The rocker and his wife Dorothea Hurley opened the first pay-if-you-can restaurant in Red Bank in 2011. Customers are asked to pay a suggested $12 donation to cover their meal and someone else's. If they can't, they are asked to volunteer.  Most of the labor and nearly all of the food come from donations. The couple later opened the second JBJ Kitchen in Toms River and are planning on a Jan. 23 opening date…

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by Cecilia Levine