The Historic Lewes Farmers Market announced on Friday, May 15, that it will open May 30 at 8 a.m. at George H.P. Smith Park in Lewes. Helaine Harris, president of the market, stated, “Safety is the top priority of the Historic Lewes Farmers Market. We need a little more time to get additiona…
Editor's note: With the mandated closure to the public of all restaurants and bars in the state, except for carry-out, drive-through and delivery services, we are compiling a listing of which restaurants are remaining open to provide those services and the details involved. Restaurants that …
The Den at Bear Trap Dunes in Ocean View will host a Drive-Thru Cookout from 3 to 5 p.m. on Saturday, May 16, featuring live music by Frankie Moran. The cookout meal costs $15 per person and includes a hotdog or hamburger, bag of chips, macaroni or potato salad, a cookie for dessert, and bee…
Historic Lewes Farmers Market (HLFM) organizers this week responded positively to the news that Delaware Secretary of Agriculture Michael Scuse on May 11 announced that farmers’ markets in Delaware can open with stringent safety protocols in place beginning May 15.
The YMCA of Delaware continues distributing food at multiple locations across the state and serving as pickup sites for the Food Bank of Delaware Backpack Program. For more information, visit www.ymcade.org/food-distribution/.
With the assistance of the Delaware Farmers’ Market Coalition, a group of market managers from across the state, the Delaware Department of Agriculture (DDA) is issuing protocols to help farmers’ markets safely begin opening starting May 15, officials announced on Monday, May 11.
When food remains one of the basic essentials to survival, some people are chafing that farmers’ markets are not officially deemed “essential” enough to open during Delaware’s State of Emergency.
The YMCA of Delaware will be distributing food at multiple locations across the state and will serve as pickup sites for the Food Bank of Delaware Backpack Program. For more information, visit www.ymcade.org/food-distribution/.
On Nov. 15, when life was normal, Bennett Orchards put a post on their Facebook page indicating they were considering co-hosting, with Magee Farms, a food canning and jarring workshop. “Who would be interested?” they asked.
For Bethany Blues, the coronavirus pandemic has meant closing their doors to sit-down customers but opening up delivery to service a 5-mile radius around both the Lewes and Bethany Beach locations.
After Gov. John Carney’s ban on dine-in service at restaurants and bars, which went into effect earlier this week, area businesses are navigating the “new normal” in an effort to continue to serve their customers while keeping the customers and their employees safe.
Due to the financial impact that COVID-19 is having on local businesses and the local restaurant community, La Vida Hospitality announced mid-week that it is offering for 100 percent of online gift card sales to be dispersed among their staff members that have been affected by the partial cl…
Gov. John Carney on Monday modified his March 12 emergency declaration to limit Delaware restaurants, taverns and bars to take-out and delivery service only, to help prevent spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19).
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan on Monday, March 16, ordered the closure of bars and restaurants, and expanded the prohibition on gatherings to those of more than 50 people — the latest in a series of unprecedented actions to slow the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.
NOTE: This event has been canceled.
The Millville Town Council at their Tuesday, March 10, meeting gave a green light to a proposed new auto repair shop and restaurant.
Scott Kammerer, president of Rehoboth Beach-based SoDel Concepts, was recently named to Nation’s Restaurant News’ 2020 list of the most influential leaders in the restaurant industry.
Em-ings BBQ, a familiar site at the corner of Routes 113 and 610 in Bishopville, Md., just outside of Selbyville, has closed. The business, which provided its signature barbecued dishes and sides to area gatherings for decades, posted a notice in January on its Facebook page that it would be…
For many people, mornings include drinking a cup of coffee as they start their day.
Those looking to have a seafood dinner in the comfort of their own home need look no further, as the Delmarva Boil Company is ready to help.
The bright teal structure next to the Millville Town Peddler is brand new, as are the shiny appliances lining the interior of Millville's newest eatery — the Mermaid Galley.
The 2019 Beans, Birds, & Beer (BB&B) series is in full swing, with the next trip scheduled for March 9 in Southern Delaware.
For the sixth year, SoDel Concepts is featuring its Girl Scout Cookie dessert promotion. On Feb. 13 to March 14, each of the company's 10 restaurants featured a dessert made with a flavor of the cookies.
Shaun O'Neale, winner of “MasterChef” Season 7, will entertain the audience on both days of the 45th Annual Ocean City Hotel & Restaurant Trade Expo, March 3-4, in Ocean City, Md., an industry-only event.
Coastal Point photos • Shaun M. Lambert
Those looking to enjoy the authentic taste of the Piedmont region of Italy can stay right in Sussex County, as world-renowned Chef Carlo Zarri will be serving a truffle and hazelnut dinner at The Café on 26 this week.
SoDel Concepts, a hospitality group with 10 restaurants, recently held its first class for employees interested in becoming certified beer servers.
The second annual Food & Wine Festival at Bethany Beach Ocean Suites and 99 Sea Level Restaurant & Raw Bar in Bethany Beach will offer live music, food from area restaurants, wine tastings, a commemorative wine glass and a silent auction featuring a variety of prizes and gift…
Blake Gilbert, a server at Bluecoast Seafood Grill + Raw Bar in North Bethany, was recently named Best Server, Sussex County, in Coastal Style magazine's annual reader poll.
Schwing! Wang's World food truck has rolled into the Bethany Beach area with homemade Asian cuisine.
Doug Ruley, vice president of SoDel Concepts, recently attended an invitation-only summit on sustainable seafood sponsored by the James Beard Foundation.
Add another option for the fast-food connoisseur dining in Millsboro.
With the Delmarva Peninsula bursting into bloom, it's time to start thinking about the fresh produce local farmers will be selling.
Scott Kammerer, president of SoDel Concepts, recently announced the promotion of Charles Armstrong to the position of executive chef at Catch 54 near Fenwick Island, one of the hospitality group's 10 restaurants.
One could argue that Bryan Muzik has been in the restaurant business since he could walk, having “joined” the staff of DiFebo's when his mom became the restaurant's accountant.
Brimming Horn Meadery's Jon Talkington returned home from the Mazer Cup International competition last weekend with a silver medal in hand. Their Freya's Kiss mead won Talkington and Milton-based Brimming Horn their first commercial medal in the Traditional-Semi category.
Special to the Coastal Point • Marie Cook: Chef Doug Ruley, vice-president of SoDel Concepts, shared some of his favorite recipes with Marie Cook.You know the old saying: “Good things come to those who wait.”
Special to the Coastal Point • Marie Cook: Marie shares some of her favorite holiday recipes, including this 1 2 3 Blackberry Sherbet, which she found in the June/July 2009 issue of Taste of Home magazine.The holidays are upon us, and guests will be coming and going. It's always nice to have…
Special to the Coastal Point • Marie Cook: Chef Robbie Bedell shares some of the recipes that make the Jetty Deli & Coffee Shop a favorite of Marie's Kitchen writer Marie Cook.Chef Robbie Bedell would like to dedicate this column to his dear friend, Kenneth Coolidge, who pass…
We all say it: You have to take the good with the bad. That's what life is all about — a balancing act between good times and bad. That's actually how today's column fell into my lap. The bad news is that I needed another surgery — left partial-knee. So, yet again, I was on the table at Tide…
Special to the Coastal Point • Marie Cook : Tony Packo's Hungarian Stuffed Cabbage Rolls, Packo's Tomato-Onion Sauce and Cheddar-Black Pepper Biscuits are on the menu for Marie Cook as she features cool-weather comfort foods in this special installment of Marie's Kitchen.Back in February, wh…
Coastal Point • Submitted: The beautiful softshell crab dish at a(MUSE.) Owner and chef Hari Cameron shares a few of his recipes with Marie Cook.Major changes have taken place in Chef Hari Cameron's career since I first highlighted him in June 2009. He is still a chef, but now he's chef/owne…
Before I introduce you to my new friend, dioramic artist Debbie Martucci, I must share with you why this week's “Marie's Kitchen” will be my final regularly scheduled column. After more than seven years of bi-weekly deadlines, I realized that the two books I'm writing will never come to frui…
As I complete this column, it is Dec. 7. I just returned from visiting Pepe Sandoval, to take a photo as he baked dozens of Eggnog Muffins for holiday gift-giving. He generously gave me six muffins to bring home. And then there were five! Then Jim arrived home, and then there were four! Yum-yum!
Special to the Coastal Point • Marie Cook: Mary Bayliss with her ‘sous chef' Sassy Jane. In the background is one of Bayliss' favorite treasures, a stained-glass Celtic knot.Mary Bayliss loves to cook and she loves to share. She is one of those downright good cooks that neighbors love; they …
Special to the Coastal Point • Marie Cook: Arline Simpson, is a Wednesday volunteer in the medical oncology infusion room at the Tunnell Cancer Center in Lewes. Here Simpson is in her kitchen at her home in Lewes.Every Wednesday, Arline Simpson dons her green volunteer vest, decorated with a…
I received a lovely note from a reader in Lewes who has been trying to get the recipe for Outback Steakhouse's Tangy Tomato Dressing. They wouldn't give her the recipe. That's not nice, is it? But it's also very common, because large chain restaurants need consistency to keep us coming back.…
Dana Kylen has been my massage/Reiki therapist for more than three years. She is a certified massage therapist, Reiki master teacher, raindrop technique practitioner, and clairvoyant spiritual guide. Her additional massage certifications include: Swedish/relaxation, hot stone, pregnancy, sen…
I'm often asked where I meet all the people I highlight in this column. I just shrug and laugh and say that the universe brings them to me — like my new friend Kay Gatton.
For quite some time, I've watched renovations in preparation for the opening of The Boardroom Restaurant — a new lunch and dinner venue in Bethany Beach west of Route 1 in the shopping center between Wawa and Valero. When I received a call from my dear friend, Loretta Conti Montone (who was …
Janet Charlsen has been working at Studio 26 Salon & Spa since the doors first opened in September 2008. The spa, owned by Mark and Terry King, is located at 6 Town Road in Ocean View. I pass their doors every morning when I drive Town Road to get to World Gym.
