Presented by Monmouth Park and The Star-Ledger
Saturday & Sunday August 22 & 23 11:30am – 5:00 pm
Taste crab cakes and seafood delicacies cooked up by some of New Jersey’s top restaurants as they compete for top honors from judges and you, the public at the 3rd Annual N.J. Crab Cake Festival & Shore Chef Cook-Off.
This family-friendly event includes live music, lots of fun for the kids and of course thoroughbred racing. Saturday will feature performances by the Rock N’ Roll Chorus. Meet our hostess, Wanda Mann of the NYC blog BlackDressTraveler.com. Sunday is Jersey Thoroughbred Festival. Meet the Munchmobile's Pete Genovese and enjoy The Star-Ledger Family Fun Day, with clowns, face painters, live music, pony rides, bounce houses, and more.
2009 Crab Cake Festival Restaurants
Bahr’s Landing - Highlands
Jake’s Crab Shack - Belmar
Bobby Chez Famous Jumbo Lump Crab Cakes - Cherry Hill
McLoone’s Restaurants of Long Branch
FunniBonz of West Windsor
Mud City Crab Cake Co. - Forked River
Gaetano’s - Red Bank
My Two Sons Savannah Style Seafood - Englishtown
The Hunt Club Steak & Seafood Grill - Summit
Red - Red Bank
Monmouth Park Racetrack is located at 175 Oceanport Avenue, Oceanport, NJ. General admission is $3 (Age 12 and under free) and free parking. Food prices vary. For racetrack info, visit www.monmouthpark.com or call 732 222-5100.
Crab Cake Festival Commercial
Festival Sponsors
Restaurants interested in taking up the challenge, please contact Spark Market Solutions at 732 747-4449, info@sparkmybiz.com or Download the Reservation form.
Crafters & Vendors: Got a great hot sauce? Please download the Crab Cake-Craft Vendor form.
