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Jimmy Steal

Comfort Food Festival Returns To Downtown Toms River

Author Jimmy Steal

The Comfort Food Festival, a celebration of local food, returns to Washington Street in Downtown Toms River on Saturday, September 21st from 12 noon until 6 pm.

flyer for the Toms River Comfort Food Festival
Downtown Toms River BID

The beloved yearly event will once again be sponsored by the Downtown Toms River Business Improvement District, known as the BID, as well as Main Street New Jersey.

The Comfort Food Festival promises again this year to have something for just about everyone.

Tons Of Live Performances This Year

The 2024 Downtown Toms River Comfort Food Festival features more live music than in recent memory. Performing live will be the likes of The Music Academy, Coastal Vibe, The Jeff Fodor Band, and a performance by The Dance Centre.

The Food Selections Will Be More Than Comforting

Rat Tent in Downtown Toms River
Rob Cochran

From hot dogs and hamburgers to gyros, French fries, sausage and peppers, pulled pork, desserts, and more, you will definitely need to bring your appetite to the Downtown Toms River Comfort Food Festival. But that’s not all! According to the BID website, in addition to all the great food, the street will be filled with merchandise vendors, handcrafters, kids activities, live entertainment, and a beer & wine garden provided by Toms River Volunteer Fire Co. #1. Local businesses, restaurants, brewery, and distillery open on the street. Free Admission & Free Parking downtown during the event.

Additional sponsors that make a great event like the Comfort Food Festival possible include Celebrity Ford Of Toms River, Meridia, Ocean County Tourism, Veolia, 100.1 WJRZ, and of course, 95.9 The Rat!

About Downtown Toms River

Downtown Toms River is a not-for-profit organization specially designated to promote and implement the economic revitalization of the Downtown Toms River business district.

Their goals are to preserve its cultural, historic, tourist, and civic interests while accessing public and private resources to improve business profitability and property values. Downtown Toms River is managed by the Toms River Business Development Corporation, a not-for-profit corporation whose members are elected by the commercial property owners and business owners of the district.

Believe it or not, Jimmy’s first job was overnights at a Christian Radio Station. He claims he got into radio because like Rocky Balboa once said, “cause I can’t sing or dance.” Jimmy loves to write about all local happenings, especially around his town of Toms River. Favorite Pastime (other than masturbation, of course): Cheering for the Yankees, and crying for the J-E-T-S!!! Favorite Food: Hot Sauce…I collect ’em! Favorite Drink: PRUNO…look it up, if you dare! Favorite Movies: The Exorcist, Planet of The Apes (the original), To Kill a Mockingbird, Annie Hall, and of course GF 1 & GF 2…I heard that’s how the real fans refer to them. Favorite Movie Line: easy…Murry-Caddyshack-“big hitter, the Lama”…f#$*in’ riot! Best Rat Rock Bands: STP, VH, ZEP, PEARL JAM, FOOS, PEPPERS,AC/DC Favorite New Bands: Glorious Sons, Rival Sons, Dirty Honey Most Embarrassing Moment: the moment my mother reads this shit! Best Day: I know a lot of folks say this, but it’s true: the day my little girl Jynell and my boy Big D were born! Next to that, it would have to be the day I was baked on earth day in Central Park and met Keefer Sutherland…baked too, I believe.

5 Celebrities That Would Be Great Guests At A Dinner Party

If you were hosting a dinner party for celebrities, who would you invite? Would you pick your 5 favorites? Or would you have a strategy with it?

Thanks to The Office, dinner parties have gotten a bad rep. However, they don’t always end in absolute disaster! It’s all about picking the right guests who can all get along and share something in common. Just like making a cocktail, there’s a recipe for the perfect dinner party. Add a little bit too much of a certain ingredient and you can ruin the drink. Likewise, if you don’t put enough of the right stuff into the cocktail, you’re not going to get any feeling out of it or any rush. I think these 5 celebrities would be great guests at a dinner party.

5 Celebrities That Would Be Great Guests At A Dinner Party

Start thinking about the celebrity guests you’d invite if you were hosting a dinner party. Maybe some of them will end up making the list! First, let’s mull the characteristics that go into a good dinner party guest.

For starters, you want somebody who’s entertaining. While your favorite tortured poet might sound like a good idea, you might be a tad disappointed by their energy bringing the mood down on the dinner. Remember, you have to consider the other guests as well! Who are they going to get along with or be interested in? Someone like Ben Stein might not be the guy! Wow, that’s a dated reference but he’s just the most boring person I could think of off the top of my head.

Next, you want a bit of excitement! You want to have some characters at the dinner party who might surprise you and keep everyone on their toes. An important part of having a dinner party is securing the second party and having people want to come back over! So, you need to get them talking and leaving with a positive reflection on the night. Consider adding someone with a little spice to keep things interesting–without going overboard with it.

Next, you want good people at your dinner party. If someone has a reputation for being unkind, maybe they aren’t the best guest. So, make sure to do your homework ahead of time to ensure that you’re not inviting someone over who others will see on the invite list and instantly send their regrets for not being able to make it. Personally, I’m thinking these five celebrity dinner guests would make for great entertainment. What do you think?

  • Snoop Dogg

    https://youtu.be/mAgbSaF_UoM?si=wlgJWYClG4HMJU26 Umm…did you watch the 2024 Paris Olympics? Snoop Dogg was the star of the show! Anything he does is hilarious. He would be the best celebrity dinner guest. As we saw during the Olympic Games, it’s clear he has no problem talking publicly about stuff he doesn’t know much about, and that’s needed at a dinner party! He’s probably picked up some tips and tricks from his friend Martha Stewart that he can bring to the party, too. Snoop is always invited.

  • Guy Fieri

    https://youtu.be/X_TG05l6hBA?si=aiZkCvF4oJgXGRBN I think Guy Fieri seems like a good dude. He seemingly gets along with everyone from the line cook on an episode of Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives to the biggest of celebrity guests. So, no matter who’s at the dinner party Guy will be able to entertain and have fun. He won’t make anyone feel unwanted. Additionally, I feel like you need someone familiar with food at your dinner party. He can be in charge of the food. You can’t forget about the importance of food at your dinner party. Also, I hear he’s a tequila guy. He’s getting invited.

  • Larry David

    https://youtu.be/MfZEDMsOrCk?si=OwWEt3POl55pcdHR I believe Larry David could be one of the funniest people walking earth today. Also, I feel like we’d get along. From what I’ve seen from him, we have a shared perspective on life and being around other people. So, I think he’d be a great guest to have at any dinner party. That way, I’m not the only one who doesn’t want to be there! Larry would help me feel comfortable, and who knows what he might say? The guy is a Social Assassin, after all. It might go horribly wrong and blow up in my face, but I’d love to invite him to the dinner party. Even if it goes bad, it will still be entertaining. I just hope he accepts the invitation.

  • Seth Rogen

    https://youtu.be/NQLbcf5by2o?si=p5M3As96HONb7rdF Seth Rogen seems like such a relatable guy. Not only would I love to hang out with him, but I feel like he’d love to hang out with me. He’s funny, has great stories, and seems like a chill guy. I think he’d vibe with the other guests at the party. I’ve seen him do stuff with Snoop before so we know they’d hit it off. Seth and Larry would probably be a funny team together. How could I not invite Seth to the party?

  • Ana de Armas

    https://youtu.be/W5-9mVvPcGs?si=jGteDB_vDUQXFPKL I didn’t want this dinner party to be like a guys night out type of thing, so Ana de Armas is getting the invite, as well. She’s stunningly beautiful, but during interviews she also seems like a genuine person who’s also probably unexpectedly hilarious. I’d love to chat with her and pick her brain. She could teach me some Spanish and maybe bring some Spanish food to the party? That would be appreciate to have some small plates, mojitos, or tapas. Plus, if nobody else accepts the invite and she shows up…that’s a date, right?

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