In part 2 of Craig LaBan’s look at shore dining he concentrates on family owned restaurants along the coast.

At the stove, at the table, family flavor [Philadelphia Inquirer]

Philadelphia Magazine comes up with six fancy Atlantic City burgers worth checking out when you’re not grilling up a masterpiece yourself.

Gallaghers Burger Bar

Trinity

Continental AC

Sonsie

Old Homestead

Wolfgang Puck American Grill

Burger Time [Philadelphia Magazine]

The second Monks Cafe location is out of the rumor stage. This spring you can expect Tom Peters’ Belgian Beer Emporium to open at the site of Tavern on Green. Expect as many good beers and similar menu “but with smaller portion plates and some additional items to make it easy for local residents to come in on a daily basis. Nothing over $20, in other words.”[Mid-Atlantic Brewing News via The Beer Yard]

Academia del Caffe is looking to open an 1800-square foot high end coffee shop at 1 Penn Square by April.

Sonsie at the Pier At Caesars will be hosting a chef series. The series kicks off Tuesday March 6 with Marc Murphy, chef/owner of Manhattan’s Landmarc and Ditch Plains restaurants preparing a seven course menu with the help of Sonsie executive chef Martin Doyle. [Sonsie Atlantic City]

The editors of Philly Style headed down to Atlantic City last week for some intense reporting, hitting up nine of AC’s newest and best regarded restaurants. Among the highlights are the Tuna Tartare at Sonsie, the Filet at Bobby Flay Steak, Lobster Tail at Red Square and Arancini at Ombra.

AC Eats [Philadelphia Style]

November 26th to 30th will bring the Restaurant week concept to the Pier At Caesars. For five days you can enjoy dinner for $30 or lunch for $20.

All seven restaurants at the pier will be participating, meaning you can dine at the likes of Buddakan, Continental, Game On, Phillips, Sonsie, Souzai Sushi & Sake or Trinity Pub.

The Pier Shops at Caesars [Official Site]