THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Wednesday, April 5, 1995 TAG: 9504040167
SECTION: ISLE OF WIGHT CITIZEN PAGE: 03 EDITION: FINAL
DATELINE: SMITHFIELD LENGTH: Medium: 64 lines
JOHN ``JACK'' DUNN has been managing marinas since 1988, and now he's getting ready to manage Smithfield Station's new waterfront eatery.
Dunn is the new manager of Boardwalk Raw Bar and Grill, an outside restaurant for boaters and other hungry customers, scheduled to be open Fridays beginning April 14. Days and hours of operation will be expanded over the next two months.
``This is not a bar,'' Dunn said. ``This is a restaurant that happens to have a bar. We're trying to keep things in the same vein as the big house - family-orientated like Smithfield Station restaurant.''
The restaurant will seat about 140 people, Dunn said.
``You always need a gimmick to get people to come in, and here it's the waterfront and the historic tourism.''
There also will be live entertainment Friday nights, Dunn said, and open-stage acts Wednesdays for area artists to play for free.
``It's a chance for them to be heard,'' Dunn said.
Name: John ``Jack'' Dunn
What brought you to Isle of Wight? A shortage of waterfront restaurants in New Mexico.
Birthdate: Sept. 12, 1956
Occupation: Manager of the Smithfield Station Boardwalk Raw Bar and Grill.
Marital status: Married
Children: Three, ages 18, 15 and 2.
Favorite movies: ``Young Frankenstein,'' ``Schindler's List'' and ``Somewhere in Time''
Favorite magazine: Showboats
A book you wish everyone would read: ``Men Are from Mars, Women Are From Venus''
Favorite night out on the town: Comedy clubs
Favorite bar or restaurant: Smithfield Station, of course.
Favorite food and drink: Escargot and artichokes and Bahama Mama.
Few people know . . . that I am a collector of South American Indian tribal music.
Worst habit: Habitual fisherman
Pets: A large, obnoxious and socially unacceptable iguana. I keep an outstanding recipe on file, just in case.
Hobbies: Boating, fishing, rugby and NASCAR racing
Ideal vacation: Cancun, Mexico
Pet peeve: Sarcasm
First job: Breeding assistant on a horse ranch.
Worst job: Same as first job. Of course, the clients always left happy.
Of what achievements are you most proud? My children and my military career
What would you like on your epitaph? ``Insurmountable to the moment - inconsequential to life.'' MEMO: Boardwalk Raw Bar and Grill hours will be 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Fridays,
starting April 14. In May, it will be open Fridays and Saturdays, same
hours. Starting June 1, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday will be added, 11
a.m. to 10 p.m. ILLUSTRATION: Staff photo by JOHN H. SHEALLY II
by CNB