Garces will oversee food, drinks at Atlantic City pier

Philadelphia-based developer Bart Blatstein has chosen managers for the food and musical offerings at The Playground, the oceanfront Atlantic City pier he is redeveloping.

Artist renderings of Blatstein’s Atlantic City Playground released [photos]

Garces Events, with celebrity chef Jose Garces, will provide food and beverage offerings for all the restaurants at T Street, one portion of the pier.

Bonfire Entertainment from Philadelphia will bring in acts from virtually every music and entertainment genre for the seven venues at T Street, located on the pier’s first floor.

  • WHYY thanks our sponsors — become a WHYY sponsor

The Playground is the new name for what used to be The Pier Shops at Caesars. It’s slated to open June 26.

WHYY is your source for fact-based, in-depth journalism and information. As a nonprofit organization, we rely on financial support from readers like you. Please give today.

Want a digest of WHYY’s programs, events & stories? Sign up for our weekly newsletter.

Together we can reach 100% of WHYY’s fiscal year goal