STAFF WRITER MARK NARDONE DISHES ON THIS WEEK’S
BEST WINE EVENTS AND MORE
August 2012
 |
08/14/12Burger MadnessMay the Best Burger Win Your judges for the Wilmington Burger Battle? No less than Elena Delle Donne and Henry “Hammerin’ Hank” Milligan. And you, of course. As top area restaurants compete for titles such as Best Burger and Best Alternative Burger, you’ll be judging People’s Choice Burger. The fun happens at Twin Lakes Brewing Company in Greenville on Aug. 25. The full slate of participating restaurants includes: BBC Tavern and Grill BellaVista Trattoria Brandywine Prime Catherine Rooney’s Chelsea Tavern Connections Community Support Programs Inc. Ernest & Scott Taproom Harry’s Savoy Grill Hotel du Pont James Street Tavern Kid Shelleen’s Kildare's Matilda’s/Mad Mac’s Orillas... |
 |
08/07/12Crab CrazyGet Crackin’ All-you-can-eat crabs? We’re in. A mere $32 buys all the delicious calinectes sapidus you can handle, plus corn, fries, chicken fingers, soft drinks and more. It all happens Aug. 11 at the Leipsic Volunteer Fire Co., proceeds benefiting the Brain Injury Association of Delaware. For tix, call (800) 411-0505, click biade.org, or visit Eastern Shore Seafood in Smyrna or Pugh’s Service in Dover. This is the real flavor of summer. Don’t miss it. Speaking of Crab—in Leipsic… Food Network Magazine has recognized the crab cake sandwich at Sambo’s Tavern, also in Leipsic, as the sandwich for the state of Delaware in its annual 50 sandwiches for 50 state feature. Why? In part, because you can watch the crabbers tie their... |
 |
07/31/12Summer Wine—at the BeachSummer Wine Restaurant owners and sommeliers have seasonal mixes and seasonal buys to stock their wine lists—unless your restaurant has only one big season. The people who pour at the beaches have one chance to match the right wines with the right foods at the right prices. Here’s a peek at what they offer, according to DT wine guy Roger Morris. The Back Porch Café in Rehoboth Beach has a diverse wine list of about 60 selections—heavy on Californians—with half offered by the glass. Most people still prefer whites with good acidity for seafood. Henlopen City Oyster House fits that bill with an excellent list. Customers often demand Chardonnay, but there are better bargains and better matches with traditional European wines, such as Muscadet... Posted at 09:00 AM | Permalink |
 |
07/24/12The Best Gnocchi You'll Ever TastePerfect Pasta Your Dining Insider makes no secret of it: He does detest gnocchi. But not so long ago in a place not so far way, he once tasted a gnocchi that blew his mind. It was light. It was flavorful. It was dimpled by hand and covered in a light Gorgonzola cream that could make you swoon. It was, in short, the antithesis of the doughy, fork-cut lumps covered in red sauce that most of us think of as gnocchi, the creation of the talented Anthony Stella who, soon after your Insider’s discovery, closed his L’Osteria on Philadelphia Pike. Happily, Stella had shared the secret of his gnocchi, made from his nonna’s recipe, before he pulled stakes. Sadly, an attempt to re-create it was such an unmitigated disaster, it was never repeated, and the Insider despaired... |
