Photo courtesy of Dogfish Head Brewery. Restaurants, brewpubs, taverns and taprooms in Delaware will permanently be able to serve to-go alcoholic beverages beginning April 1. House Bill 290, which passed in January, allows food and drink establishments to sell alcoholic beverages in transactions for take-out, curbside, or drive-through service and to use outdoor seating for serving food and drinks. To-go …
302 Beer Drinkersâ Choice Awards to crown âDelawareâs Best Beerâ on April 3
The 302 Beer Drinkersâ Choice Awards will return to Crooked Hammockâs flagship brewpub in Lewes on Sunday, April 3. Every brewery in the state is invited to compete in the event, which organizers said is âknown for its sudsy silliness and refined debauchery.â âDelawareâs brewery scene has exploded by leaps and bounds in recent years and we wanted to create …
2 Delaware chefs are semifinalists for James Beard Award
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. Chef …
2 Delaware chefs are semifinalists for James Beard Award
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. …
Division of the Arts announces 2022 fellowship winners
A Kim Klabe work hangs in the Biggs Museum of American Art during the 2021 exhibition of state fellowship winners. A former Delaware poet laureate is among the winners of this year’s Delaware Division of the Arts fellowship winners. JoAnn Balingit, who was poet laureate from 2008-2015, won a $6,000 established professional award that she will use to help …
Fireflyâs back Thursday with Lizzo, Billie Eilish, vaccine/testing mandate
Firefly returns to Dover Thursday after a year off because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Photo by Firefly. After taking a year off due to the pandemic, Firefly Music Festival is returning to the Woodlands at Dover, bringing a star-studded lineup headlined by Billie Eilish, The Killers, Tame Impala and Lizzo. The event will begin Thursday, Sept. 23 and run …
Restaurants cut hours as struggle with hiring continues
Harry’s Hospitality has been running ads inviting people to work for them for a bit, or a lifetime. Jeff Hammer, who runs five Delaware beach restaurants, has been running a help-wanted ad in Bethany Beach for more than a month. He’s had two applicants in that time. Hammer and other restaurateurs say they’ve seen no rise in applications since …
Sâmores lovers find ways to take campfire classic to next level
Mattâs Fish Camp in Lewes and Bethany have Sâmores cheesecake on their dessert menus. At this time of year, people across the country gather around campfires, bonfires and chimineas to create sâmores, a dessert made by sandwiching melted marshmallows and chocolate between two graham crackers. The dessert first appeared in the 1927 edition of âTramping and Trailing with the …
Hagleyâs al fresco dining, Bike & Hikes appeal to guests happy to be back
Hagley’s Bike & Hike & Brews are popular summer evening destinations. As Hagley Museum and Library prepares for its September opening of “Nation of Inventors,” it’s packed summer at the original du Pont family estate with activities such as Bike & Hikes & Brews. Among the offerings are cannon firing demonstrations, Science Saturdays for children, specialized walking tours, Dog …
Delaware LIVE Weekly Review – May 9, 2021
Open the Weekly Review PDF Here Headlines New bill would create $100 million trust fund to offer paid family, medical leave Body camera training underway in Wilmington as new bill calls for statewide policy Republicans announce legislation to review voting roll laws, require photo IDs for voting Culture Art, history, technology combine in Hagleyâs new steampunk sculpture Country star Jimmie …