Frog says "Welcome"
Welcome to our pad!
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Former Line Cook
Nichole Baker and her husband.
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Alumni in a crowd
Jeff Sapara, Dan Slobodien and Michael Apostolos standing out it the crowd in the garden.
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WPO friends in the garden.
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Tom Fee and other friends.
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Bartenders just gotta have fun!
What would we do without Chris and Christian?!
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Do you believe in magic?
Will the magician amazes the crowd, including Hannah and Emily Black.
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Magic pearls!
Magically the missing jewelry reappears.
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Will amazes himself!
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Seems like old times.
F&P Executive Chef Bruce Lefebvre and former F&P Chef Eric Hambrecht (now Chef Owner of the Stage House in Scotch Plains.)
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Bruce doing detail work.
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Pat, Jim and Alan in the garden.
Pat Lytwynec, managed the Frog back in the early 1990's, returns for the celebration.
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Aaron, Rick and the Altoms.
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Family affair
F&P owners Jim Black and Betsy Alger with daughter Hannah.
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Among the alumni.
Chef David Drake chating with Jeff Sapara in the frog kitchen.
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Chef Reunion
Eric Hambrecht (Stage House in Scotch Plains) and Pete Imranyi (Rutger's club) back for the night and chatting about old times.
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Eric and Pete
Alumni Chefs catching up.
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Jim and Jeff
Jeffrey Cousminer was among the opening crew in the kitchen back in 1983!
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Chef Bruce with his former Sous Chef
It was great to see Pete back on the line at the F&P.
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Laurel and Pete
Current dining room staff, Laurel and Pete, taking a short cut through the parking lot with hors d'oeuvres.
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The Hambrechts in the center of the crowd
with other guests and alums about.
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Best of frog stuff
Over the years we have collected a lot of frog stuff!
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Kiss 'n tell
Alan grabbing a kiss on the sidewalk.
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Will the magician has Emily and Hannah smiling.
The owners kids. Pierre in the foreground; seems like he never left!
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Carley and Todd
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Happy guys
General Manager Jim Mullen, with former Frog Bartender now wine Rep Pete Reseska, knows it's a great party!
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Frog stuff
Lots of memories on this table!
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Frog memoribilia
Anything trigger a memory here?
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2 Wine Guys, 1 Magician and a Frog.
Pete Reseska toasts with the Frog. Michael Apostolos and Will Fern in the backgroung.
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Kathy and Carol from the New Brunswick Ronand McDonald House
Procedes from the 25th Anniversary celebration were donated to the local Ronald McDonald House.
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Jim Black and Will Fern
Jim, Will and Carol reving up for a magical evening.
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Frog gets a hug.
All smiles for guests and the Frog.
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At the bar early on
Betsy smoozing with Rick and Shelly
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Tight crowd!
We really packed them in!
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Full house!
Betsy smiling in the middle of it all.
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The Frog and The Weinsteins.
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Betsy and Jeff Sapara among the crowd in the garden
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Gotta love that frog!
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Sous Chef John Barnes with Betsy
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Frog says Hi.
Sharon Tarantino talks with Pete while Lawrence Tarantino looks on.
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Frog makes people smile!
Densis (who did time in the kitchen at the Frog) with her sister and our frog.
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Pete pipes horsd'oeuvres
He showed up so we put him to work!
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The Fun Table moves to the bar.
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Maria
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Best seats in the house!
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Carol shatting with the Slobodiens
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Jim chatting with former Sous Chef Dan Slobodien and his wife Sandy.
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at the bar
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WPO table
Betsy's Women Presidents' Association sisters and their spouses know how to have a good time!
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