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Top 10 Things To Do This Week in Atlantic City & Philadelphia• Friday, May 10th, Sound Garden Music Hall presents

Armin Van Buuren at Festival Pier. For tickets go to:

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• Saturday, May 11th, the Borgata Hotel and Spa presents

the remarkable Joan Rivers for two sold out shows.

• Saturday, May 11th, HQ Night Club presents Sultan and

Ned Shepard. They bring their massive club anthem’s “Call

My Name” with Nadia Ali & “In The Air” with Morgan

Page & BT to the hottest new nightclub in Atlantic City.

• May 12th through the 18th, the Tropicana Hotel and

Casino brings you “Bacon Week” - ALL BACON, ALL

THE TIME. For more information, log on to:

www.tropicana.net/events-and-promotions/event/59-bacon-week

• Saturday, May 11th, Revel Resorts presents the “Sharp

Dressed Man” ZZ TOP.

• Saturday, May 11th, The Foundation Room inside

Showboat Casino in Atlantic City presents “Ritual

Saturday” featuring DJ Eddie Edge.

• Saturday, May 11th, The Pool After Dark’s EPIC

SATURDAY is hosted by “Boy Meets World” star Ben

Savage.

• The Philadelphia Phillies get out of town for a week.

• Sunday Night, May 12th, Adelphia’s presents the “Then

and Now” Dance Party with Legendary DJ Johnny Looch.

• Wednesday, May 15th, The Philadelphia Art Museum’s

film series pays tribute to the sport of golf with the

legendary film “Caddyshack” in the Van Pelt Auditorium.

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Atlantic City

21 Bar @ Dusk Caesars, 2100 Pacific Ave. www.21bar.com

25 Hours Resorts Hotel & Casino 24 Hour casino bar/lounge

40/40 Club 2120 Atlantic Avenue www.the4040club.com

Anthem The Quarter at Tropicana www.anthemlounge.com

Atlantic City Bar & Grille 1219 Pacific Ave. Open 24/7

Back Bay Ale House 800 N. New Hampshire Ave www.backbayalehouse.com

Blue Martini Bally’s Hotel & Casino Park Place & Boardwalk DJ’s Fridays & Saturdays

Boardwalk Beer Garden Caesars Hotel and Casino Great selection of beers

Boneyard Bar & Grill 20 S. Virginia Ave Open daily 4:00 pm – 7:00 am

Boogie Nights Tropicana Hotel and Casino Open Friday and Saturday Starting at 9:00 pm

Borgata Comedy Club Music Box, 1 Borgata Way Chelsea Pub 8 S. Morris Ave Open 24 hours

Comedy Stop Café & Cabaret The Quarter at the Tropicana 1-877-FUNNYAC

The Continental The Pier Shoppes at Caesars 609-674-8300

Cuba LibreThe Quarter at the Tropicana Latin Music and Rum Bar 609-348-6700

Diving Horse Cabaret 9. S. Dr. Martin Luther King Blvd 609-344-0119 www.divinghorseclub.com

Dizzy Dolphin Atlantic Club Casino Daily Happy Hour 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Dock’s Oyster House 2405 Atlantic Ave. 609-345-0092 Opens @ 5:00 pm Piano Bar Nightly

Dos Caminos Harrahs Resort 609-441-5165 Tequila Lounge open til 11:00 pm Ducktown Tavern 2400 Atlantic & Georgia Ave. Open 24/7 Three Happy Hours Daily

DUSK Caesars Hotel & Casino 2100 Pacific Ave. 609-345-3875 Open Tuesday, Friday & Saturday

Ego Bar & Lounge Taj Mahal Hotel & Casino1000 Boardwalk 609-441-1000 Almost Angels perform Friday & Saturday starting at 10:00 pm

Eden Lounge Harrahs Resort www.harrahsresort.com

Firewaters Tropicana’s Marketplace 609-344-6699 101 bottled beers & 50 draft beers

Foundation Room Showboat’s House of Blues 609-343-5795 Ritual Saturday Nightlife @ 10:00 pm

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Gypsy Bar Borgata, One Borgata Way Live music & tequila bar

Hard Rock Café Trump Taj Mahal 609-441-1000 Open 7 days per week

Harry’s Oyster Bar Bally’s Hotel & Casino 609-431-0092 Happy Hour Monday – Friday 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm

H2O Pool & Lounge Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino 800-777-8477 AC’s sexiest outdoor pool bar (weather permitted)

Hooters Tropicana Marketplace 609-449-1500 Open 7 days a week

HQ Night Club Revel Resort 500 Boardwalk www.revelnightlife.com Open Friday, Saturday & Sunday Headlining DJ’s & bottle service

Irish Pub St. James Place & the Boardwalk An Atlantic City Original 609-344-9063 Open 24 hours & 7 days per week

Ivan Kane’s Royal Jelly Burlesque Revel Resort 609-340-0003 Open Thursday - Sunday DJ’s, dancing & burlesque shows

Knife & Fork Atlantic & Pacific Ave. Open daily at 4:00 pm with Happy Hour (4:00 pm - 6:00 pm)

Le Grand Formage 25 Gordon’s Alley 609-347-2743 Live bands & DJ’s on weekends

Live Bar Golden Nugget 800-777-8477 Live bands & DJ’s www.goldennugget.com

Maloney’s Uptown 142 S. Tennessee Ave Thursday “College Night”

Melting Pot 2112 Atlantic Ave. 609-441-1100 Open daily until 10:00 pm Friday & Saturday until 11:00 pm

Missile Bar The Quarter @ Tropicana 609-348-2000 DJ Entertainment

MIXX Borgata, One Borgata Way Open Friday – Sunday DJ line-up www.theborgata.com

Mur.Mur Borgata Casino/Resort Open Friday, Saturday & Monday DJ line-up www.theborgata.com

Mussel Bar Revel 500 Boardwalk 609-225-9851 Over 150 bottled beers

Planet Rose Karaoke Bar The Quarter @ Tropicana 609-344-6565

Pic-a-Lilli Pub 231 S. Tennessee Ave 609-344-1113 Daily happy hours

Pool After Dark Harrahs Resort 777 Harrahs Blvd. Open Wednesday, Friday & Saturday www.harrahsresort.com

Pro-Bar Resorts Casino 13th Floor 609-340-7698 Alternative Lifestyle Nightlife venue

Providence Night Club The Quarter at Tropicana 609-345-7800 Open Thursday, Friday & Saturday

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Sunday Brunch at Nero’s Caesar’s Hotel and CasinoNero’s Tuscan Steakhouse at Caesars Atlantic City offers ocean-side dining in a magnificent old world setting. Located on the third floor one can take a walk up the spiral staircase from the casino floor and enter a whole new world of decadent dining and majestic ocean views.

Enjoy specialties such as filet of beef, grilled swordfish, freshly carved turkey and handmade lasagna. Dive into our succulent seafood favorites, including shrimp, crab claws, oysters, or freshly prepared sushi. Create your own Bloody Mary at our Bloody Mary bar. The Bloody Marys are unlimited... and so are the ways to create them. Tempt yourself with something sweet when you visit the dessert display filled with cheesecakes, tiramisu, pastries and freshly prepared crepes.

The sensei chef in charge of all this is none other than Chef Keith Mitchell, formerly of Mitchell’s in Linwood and member of the United States Army in 1983. Keith was a member of the 82nd Airborne Division and 3rd Ranger Battalion.

Shortly after joining the Caesars Atlantic City team in 2002, Nero’s was named the top rated steakhouse in the country by Epicurious Magazine. During his time at Caesars, Keith has continued his culinary development by working with several high profile chefs including David Burke, Wolfgang Puck, Guy Fieri, Giada De Laurentiis, Rachel Ray, and Tom Colicchio.

What makes The Brunch at Nero’s a unique brunch experience? The atmosphere is a huge reason people choose to dine with us for brunch. You will be hard pressed to find better views of the Atlantic Ocean and the historic Atlantic City Boardwalk anywhere else inside the city. Our incredible seasonal menus as well as our holiday offerings really set us apart from the pack, not to mention our staple selections like Handmade Crepes, Loaded Belgium Waffles, Three Chocolate Fountains, Coffee Crusted Rack of Lamb, Fresh Carved Prime Rib, Eggs Benedict, and so much more. What were your influences growing up that led you to pursue a culinary career?

Watching my Grandmother cook. She always had a spoon in her hand and family

in her heart. I think that’s why I personally love when my kids help me out in the kitchen. There is no better bonding experience than cooking with your loved ones. We understand you recently cooked for the James Beard Foundation, can you please tell us what that was like and what dishes you created for the dinner?

The James Beard Foundation is a truly humbling event, to be invited is such an honor, but to be able to do a dinner with my mentor Philippe Chin was amazing. He made me into the chef I am today. For this dinner, we created a Truffle-Edamame Dumpling with Foie Gras Sauce, an everything Crusted Salmon with Green Onion Espuma, Big Eye Tuna Crudo with Avocado Mousse Santa Barbara Prawns with Uni Foam, Milk poached Veal Tenderloin and Deconstructed Osso Bucco, and to finish on a sweet note, a Sesame Pann a Cotta with Passion Fruit. What accolade or accomplishment given in your professional career are you the most proud of?

Next to making cookies and decorating them with my son Connor’s kindergarten class, I would say having the privilege to work with the legendary Julia Child during a taping of her show. I’m also grateful to have been named as one of the 13 rising new chefs to watch at The Ritz-Carlton Philadelphia by the National Restaurant Association in August of 1995.

Also, I take great pride in opening Mitchell’s American Bistro

with my wife, Marla in 1998, we even earned some prestigious honors like being named best new restaurant by New Jersey Magazine and New Jersey’s best BYO restaurant by Zagat from 2000 – 2003. What is your signature dish at The Brunch at Nero’s?

The 36 hour Braised Short Ribs. Believe me, you can literally taste all that extra time that goes into these ribs. What is the best piece of culinary advice or cooking tip you would give to an amateur home chef?

Cook fresh and local and don’t be afraid of the salt (sea salt that is). How does Keith Mitchell like to unwind?

When I want to relax, believe or not, I like to practice Brazilian jiu-jitsu, and train using Tang Soo Do. It is here where I’ve actually earned a first degree black belt.

What is one thing about yourself that most people wouldn’t know?

I’m a vegan.

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Ri-Ra Irish Pub The Quarter @ Tropicana 609-348-8600 Open 7 days per week with late night happy hour specials

Scarduzio’s Showboat Casino www.showboatac.com

The Social Revel Hotel & Casino 500 Boardwalk 609-340-0003

Souzi The Pier Shoppes @ Caesars Casino Sushi & Saki Bar Daily Happy Hour 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Teplitzky’s The Chelsea Hotel 800-548-3030 www.thechelsea-ac.com

Tony’s Bar & Grill 2800 Atlantic Ave. 609-345-5766 An Atlantic City staple for pizza and cocktails. Bar open 24/7

Toga Bar Caesars Hotel & Casino 609-348-4411 Ultra lounge with bottle service The Wonder Bar 3701 Sunset Ave & Albany Ave Bridge 609-344-8888 Open 7 days per week Seasonal outdoor tiki bar

Brigantine:Cellar 32 32nd St & Revere Blvd 609-264-9463 Daily happy hour specials St. George’s Pub at Towne Center 609-266-1001 Open 24 hours, 7 days a week

Downbeach:

Johnny’s Café 9407 Ventnor Ave. Margate City Daily happy hour specials 609-822-1789

Maynard’s 9306 Amherst Ave. Margate A back-bay landmark Daily happy hour specials

Sofia’s 9314 Amherst Ave. Margate Live DJ Wednesday www.sofiaofmargate.com

South Jersey (Inland):

Anchorage 823 Bay Avenue, Somers Point 609-927-1776 Hours 10:00 am – 2:00 am Open 7 days a week Monday - Friday: Happy Hour Specials 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Bulldogs Bar & Grill 743 White Horse Pike, Galloway 609-965-4433 Open 7 days a week

Caroline’s by the Bay 450 Bay Avenue, Somers Point 609-927-9007 Open 7 days a week Outdoor deck (weather permitting)

Champps American Sports Bar & Restaurant 25 Rt 73, Marlton856-985-9333 www.champps.com

Chickie’s & Pete’s 6055 Black Horse Pike, EHT 609-272-1930 Sports Bar open 7 days a week www.chickiesandpetes.com

Dubliner Irish Pub 325 E Jimmie Leeds Rd Galloway 609-652-2210 Monday - Thursday with Happy Hour Specials 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm

JD’s Pub Smithville Town Center 609-404-9000 Daily Happy Hour 3:00 - 6:30 pm Open til 2:00 am

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Jo-Jo’s Italian Grille Black Horse Pike & Main St. Pleasantville609-646-8332 Daily Happy Hour 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm www.jojositaliangrille.com

Library III 6605 Black Horse Pike EHT 609-645-7655 Live Music Tuesday - Sunday

Tailgaters 337 White Horse Pike Galloway 609-804-9000 Sports bar, pool tables & daily Happy Hour

Testa’s Good Guys Pub 5698 Somers Pt.-Mayslanding RdMays Landing609-625-1926 DJ every Friday and Saturday

The Landmark Americana 1 Mullica Hill RdGlassboro 856-863-6600 Party Nerdz Host Thursdays www.landmarkamericana.comSee our ad on page 3

Top Dog America’s Bar & Grill 2310 Rt. 70 West, Cherry Hill 856-486-1001 Hottest Tuesday night dance party

Gentlemen’s Clubs:

A.C. Dolls 2600 Pacific AveAtlantic City 609-345-2236

Babes Gentlemen’s Club137-139 Pacific Ave Atlantic City, 609-344-3334

Bare Exposure 2303 Pacific AveAtlantic City, 609-449-0999

Crazy Horse 201 Delilah Rd Pleasantville, 609-383-0666

Delilah’s Gentlemen’s Club 2405 Pacific AveAtlantic City, 609-344-5000

Hott Spot6032 Black Horse Pike Mays Landing 609-652-0800

Platinum Playground 7685 Black Horse Pike Hammonton 609-704-7041

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Philadelphia

Chickie & Pete’s1526 Packer Avenue Philadelphia (215) 218-0500

Lit Ultra Bar460 North 2nd Street Philadelphia, PA (215) 238-0170

North Bowl909 N. 2nd Street Philadelphia(215) 238-2695

Recess125 South 2nd Street Philadelphia (215) 351-9026

Rumor1500 Sansom Street Philadelphia(215) 988-0777

SoundGarden Hall520 N Columbus Blvd Philadelphia Lost@soundgardenhall.com

The Roxxy939 North Delaware Avenue Philadelphia(215) 931-0101

Vango Lounge116 South 18th Street Philadelphia (215) 568-1020

Whisper1712 Walnut Street Philadelphia(215) 735-6700

Zee Bar100 Spring Garden Street(215) 922-2994

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SUPPER CLUBBy: Kelly Horn

It’s that time of year again when the supper club spins the bottle points at me! I usually try to pick a place that I’ve never been to, and I was successful in that this month. The Inn at Sugar Hill is a restaurant that I’ve driven by a few times and even once enjoyed their outside deck bar, but never made it a point to eat inside. I didn’t make a reservation and the four of us were easily seated in one of their many rooms. The decor is old fashioned and cozy. I don’t know how many others were dining as there weren’t that many cars in the parking lot, but I didn’t see anyone else while we were there. Perhaps they were up-stairs, as this quaint Mays Land-ing building also doubles as a bed and breakfast.

We ordered drinks to start, which consisted of wine for my three friends and a lemon drop mar-tini for me. The bread was up next. There was plain bread and “everything” flatbread crackers. The sweet whipped butter was delicious, but a little too hard to spread. The taste more than made up for this minor annoyance though. I will say that the server took about 30 minutes to actually take our order, but we were on

our second basket of bread by this time so we were all doing okay.

The appetizers came out first: two salads and two soups. The Caesar Salad was green and crisp, and I wished I had ordered it after I saw it. The chicken Florentine soup I had was the only disap-pointment of the meal. It was 99% broth with a few tiny pieces of spinach and chicken floating in it. They could have thrown in a few tortellinis and it would have been a lot better. The menu was really varied and had a little bit of everything and so it was tough to decide what exactly to try.

Jen, the only one of us who had eaten here before ordered the same thing she had last time: The Emerald Scallops. Seana got the grilled veggie lasagna and Deneen got a Chicken topped with Crab Meat dish. Since I love pesto with pasta I zeroed in on the seafood with pesto - the jumbo shrimp, lump crab meat, and scallops were plentiful and served with a pesto-like sauce and pasta. This was really good and

I liked that they didn’t skimp on the seafood.

We were all really full by this point, but would I be doing you guys any favors if I didn’t at least look at the dessert menu? I think not. The desserts looked great: cheesecake, bread pudding with a ‘fosters’ sauce, black forest brownies, and the piece de resis-tance: The House Dessert. Seana and Jen split the brownies and said they were really good. I defi-nitely wanted dessert in any case and so I took the House Dessert to go. There was a minor problem with the dessert when it arrived. It contained an ingredient that I don’t eat that wasn’t listed on the menu. The server, although not looking totally thrilled, did take it back to the kitchen and had it remade. Have I kept you in suspense long enough yet? This dessert was a puff pastry heart sandwich filled with fresh straw-berries and vanilla mousse.

The drive home from the restau-rant was just long enough to clear a spot to eat this dessert. The Inn at Sugar Hill was worth the wait for me and I will be back there for sure to try some of their other interesting looking items, includ-ing that salad! Meg’s pick is up next month!

Mohegan Sun’s Reality Check Series at Resorts Casino Hotel in Atlantic City presents Big Ang

Angela “Big Ang” Raiola, formerly from VH1’s Mob Wives, now stars in Big Ang. The new show, Big Ang, is a spin off of Mob Wives. She is also the owner of the Drunken Monkey Bar in Staten Island, New York. Big Ang appeared at Resorts Casino on Saturday, July 4, 2013 in 25 Hours Lounge to a packed house.

Photos by: Marc Berman

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