For $25, this could be the best meal you’ll have all year
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“It’s great food for a great price, a lot of fun, great raffle
prizes, and we’re helping to put kids through college, and
that’s the most important thing. This is an event that people
should not miss.” – Yogi Kurtz, Neil’s Restaurant, 222 East
Schellenger Ave., Wildwood. Call 729-1000 or visit
www.gwcoc.com for more
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WILDWOOD – Restaurants are opening later and later into the season,
as people have cut back on their entertainment budgets during a slow
economy. But when there is a deal to be had, they take advantage of the
fun of eating out.
Three-course price-fixed meals are one of the popular trends in the
business, as well as serving tapas, or small plates of food (appetizers,
basically) as entrees.
But you will not find a deal this year better than the one in
Wildwood on Wednesday, May 13, when the Greater Wildwood Chamber of
Commerce Foundation, will host its 10th Annual Wildwoods Restaurant
Showcase at Neil's Steak and Chowder House from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.
For $25 a person, you can sample signature dishes from more than 20
local restaurants which range from pizzerias to gourmet kitchens to
Jersey Shore candy shops and even homemade gelato.
And best of all, all the money raised – every cent of it – goes
toward college scholarships for local students.
“That’s the best part of the event because we’re helping local kids
who might stay in the tourism industry and return back to the area to
work in businesses like hotel management, food services, accounting for
a hotel or a business, anything to encourage the kids to come back to
Cape May County and make a living here,” said Yogi Kurtz, owner of
Neil’s, which is hosting this 10th version of the showcase.
“Right now we have 22 restaurants showing up, and there might be more
than that because I’m still waiting to hear from a couple more. Every
year the response just gets better and better,” Kurtz said.
Patrons will be escorted into the Fireside Dining Room where 20-plus
restaurants will be represented and lined up buffet style. Diners can
pick and choose what they want to sample, and can go back for more as
much as they like in a casual, intimate atmosphere.
“People stop and talk to the chefs, or the managers and owners, and
many hotel managers come to sample the food so they can recommend places
to their guests this summer,” Kurtz said. “The restaurants bring their
signature dishes, or the items they want to showcase. The Fudge Kitchen
gives out a box of fudge, I do a prime rib sandwich, La Piazza prepares
a great salmon dish, Marie Nicole’s always does something outrageous,
Piro’s brings their signature crab soup- and for 25 bucks, it’s probably
the best meal you can get all year.”
Kurtz said the following restaurants are among the 20-some that will
be represented:
- Marie Nicole’s
- Neil’s Steak and Chowder House
- The Boathouse
- Urie’s
- Beach Creek
- La Piazza
- Gia
- Restaurant Luna
- Piro’s
- Boardwalk Bar and Grill
- The Deck
- Holy Mackerel
- Santucci’s Square Pizza
- Copper Fish (Cape May)
- Dogtooth Bar and Grill
- Schellenger’s Restaurant
Kurtz said there will be great raffle prizes too, including a
vacation to St. Martin’s, bicycles, grills and a prime rib full-course
dinner for 10 delivered from Neil’s.
“It’s great food for a great price, a lot of fun, great raffle
prizes, and we’re helping to put kids through college, and that’s the
most important thing. This is an event that people should not miss,”
said Kurtz.
Rob Seitzinger can be e-mailed at
seitz@catamaranmedia.com
or you can comment on this story by calling 624-8900, ext. 250. Visit
his Cape Cuisine food blog online at
http://cuisineblog.shorenewsnow.com.
Rob Seitzinger can be e-mailed
at seitz@catamaranmedia.com or you can comment on this story by
calling 624-8900, ext. 250.
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