

If you live in the area, and you eat pizza, you know TJ’s Pizza.
A Main Street staple since ’82, TJ’s, owned by brothers Sam and Tony Dalia, serves up delicious traditional and specialty pies. The Dalias have been making pizza since 1970, starting with Sam and Tony’s father’s store in New York. That’s a lot of decades dedicated to making one of the Jersey Shore’s favorite foods, and you can taste that experience in every bite. TJ’s keeps it fresh by continually updating its offerings. On the rise in popularity are its new barbecue chicken


Couture Events
Peter James is doing 57 weddings in September alone, including those he does as the house florist for weddings held at The Berkeley, where he got his start, and those he does as Couture Events with partners Jenna and Tommy. Located on the Asbury Park circle, Couture Events offers, for starters, floral design, event planning, coordination with vendors, and an amazing and unique array of rentals for weddings, bridal showers, charity events, birthdays, and other events. It also

Dark City Brewing Company
Come in from the heat and cool down with Dark City Brewing Company’s craft beers. Asbury Park’s first brewery opened January 8, 2016, after an extensive buildout of its 2nd Avenue space, outfitted with all custom-fabricated equipment. What used to be half-woodshop and half-thrift store is now a seven-barrel brew house with three 15-barrel fermenters, a milling room, and a tasting room. Says founder and owner Kevin Sharpe, “We try to make eccentric beers that are twists on dif


Asbury Park Zest Editor’s Summer Reads
If you’re like me, you’ve been fantasizing about that special slightly overcast breezy summer day on the beach with not much more than a cold drink, a comfy beach chair, and a book that will transport you to another time and place. If you don’t yet have a title in mind, here are some choices you may not have already considered. Have you heard about the new mini-library on the corner of Cookman and Grand aves? The Little Free Library welcomes you to stop by and either pick up


The Mermaid Promenade
This Saturday July 11th is the Promenade of Mermaids in Asbury Park! It is gauranteed to be a day filled with fun! The first Asbury Park Promenade of Mermaids inspires participants to get their “sea whimsy” on by becoming mermaids, mermen, pirates, sea creatures and anything else sea-appropriate. Consider it an Asbury Park Sea celebration. This will happen because of one special visionary, Jenn Mehm, who lived in Asbury Park for years before moving to Sacramento, CA, but retu


Kentucky Derby Celebration Benefit for Second Call
Saturday May 2, 2015
Watermark 4PM • Complimentary Admission
VIP tables $250 includes a bottle of champagne.
Benefit for Second Call
Prizes for Winner of Best Hat! #KentuckyDerby #Weekend #AsburyPark #HotMess #Watermark #SecondCall


March of Dimes
Asbury Park Zest is Marching for Babies Sunday May 3rd on the Asbury Park Boardwalk. Please join us and support March of Dimes Every day, thousands of babies are born too soon, too small and often very sick. Our team is walking in March for Babies because we want to do something about this. I know you care, too. That's why I'm asking you to join us. It's easy: just click the join this team button. If you can't walk with us, please help by donating to our team. You can do so r


Join Us for the green LIFE NJ Inaugural Launch Party
#green #AsburyPark #asburyparkzest #watermark #BMW #ChateauMaris #juicebasin #360Vodka


This Weekend!
Saturday, March 7, 2015 Seaside Heights 31st Annual Ocean County St. Patrick’s Day Parade @Noon Celebrate with the crowds in this fun-filled Irish Parade with bands, floats, marchers and a street celebration. The parade is held on the Boulevard and is 1 ¼ miles long, starting at the Seaside Park border and ending at Sampson Ave. The rain date is Sunday, March 8th. Sunday, March 8, 2015 Asbury Park's 2nd Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade @1:00 pm Join in the fun and celebrate t


Upcoming Saint Patrick's Parades and Festivals
Saturday, March 7, 2015 Seaside Heights 31st Annual Ocean County St. Patrick’s Day Parade @Noon Celebrate with the crowds in this fun-filled Irish Parade with bands, floats, marchers and a street celebration. The parade is held on the Boulevard and is 1 ¼ miles long, starting at the Seaside Park border and ending at Sampson Ave. The rain date is Sunday, March 8th. Sunday, March 8, 2015 Asbury Park's 2nd Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade @1:00 pm Join in the fun and celebrate t