Bardea chef Antimo DiMeo, left, and William & Merry chef Bill Hoffman are nominated for best chef in the Mid-Atlantic The James Beard Foundation announced the 2022 James Beard Award semifinalists today, and two Delaware chefs, Antimo DiMeo and Bill Hoffman, made the list for Best Chef Mid-Atlantic. DiMeo is executive chef and co-owner of Bardea Food + Drink in downtown Wilmington. …
Playing cupid: Husband and wife chefs whip up Valentine’s Day delights
The couple known for their SIW dinners is offering special Valentine’s meal through SIW and Swigg.
Dine in or take out, Delaware restaurant options abound for Valentine’s Day
The state is now allowing restaurants to fill its dining rooms to 50 percent, and some restaurants are opening on Sunday for celebrations.
Thompson Island Brewing’s IPA lands on another best-of list
Delaware produced 317,328 barrels of craft beer in 2019, making it No. 25 per capita among states for beer production.
Talk of raising minimum wage worries restaurants still reeling from COVID-19
Restaurateurs are listening with great alarm to state and national talk about raising minimum wage to $15 an hour. Carl Georigi, CEO of the Platinum Dining Group, says that raising minimum wage from $9.25 an hour to $11 by next year — the first hike a state bill proposes on the way to $15 by 2026 — would …
What to expect for Thanksgiving 2023 in Delaware
With almost 15% of First Staters expected to travel this weekend, here’s what to know about Thanksgiving travel, weather and more. Travel AAA Mid-Atlantic, a regional travel agency, expects nearly 150,000 Delawareans to be traveling for theThanksgiving weekend, the third highest travel volume for the holiday since 2001. 91% of First State travelers, or 36,000 people, will be reaching their …