Asbury Park Restaurant Owner Opens Her Kitchen to Poor on Christmas Day

Langosta Lounge, an oceanfront bar and restaurant in Asbury Park, NJ, will open its doors on Christmas Day to anyone and everyone in need of a free holiday meal.

While most restaurants have been busy planning prix-fixe menus and taking holiday reservations, Langosta Lounge's Marilyn Schlossbach has teamed up with her community ally Pat Sherman and Asbury Park's Trinity Church to plan a Christmas Day soup kitchen at her Jersey Shore restaurant. A sign of the times, Schlossbach and Sherman expect unprecedented turnout on December 25.  On Thanksgiving Day, an estimated 900 people, between sit-down and to-go dinners, were served free meals at Langosta Lounge.