STAFF WRITER MARK NARDONE DISHES ON THIS WEEK’S
BEST WINE EVENTS AND MORE
July 2012
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07/17/12Newark and Wilmington Celebrate BeerDrink Wine, Do Good To help kids in distress in Delaware and around the world, a portion of the sale of each flight of exclusive wines from Conti di San Bonifacio wines at any SoDel Concepts restaurant with benefit The Global Delaware Fund. A flight of these three wines, consisting of 2.5 oz. pours, is available at each beach-area restaurant for $19. The Bonafacio wines, all from 2008, all 100 percent organic, include the Monteregio Sangiovese, the Docet Cabernet Sauvignon-Cabernet Franc blend and the Sustinet Syrah. Both the Docet and Sustinet were awarded three stars (93 points or better) in the exclusive 2012 Gold Guide Veronelli, an Italian wine publication. The Sustinet was also recognized as the No. 2 Syrah in the world and the No. 3 organic-biodynamic wine... |
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07/10/12Beer Week is HereA Cheer for Beer Wilmington Beer Week, July 14-21, starts Saturday, which means special dinners featuring primo brews at great restaurants all across town. Evolution Craft Brewing, Dogfish Head, Harpoon, Victory Brewing, Samuel Adams—the list of craft breweries represented goes on and on. Your venues (and the organizers have been good enough to count the taps for you): Chelsea Tavern, 821 N. Market St., 482-3333, chelseatavern.com Taps: 31 Columbus Inn, 2216 Pennsylvania Ave., 571-1492, columbusinn.com Taps: 8 Dead President's Pub & Restaurant, 618 N. Union St., 652-7737, deadpresidentspub.com Taps: 10 (59 bottled beers) Deep Blue Bar & Grill, 111 W. 11th St., 777-2040, deepbluebarandgrill.com Taps: 6 Domaine Hudson Wine Bar & Eatery, 1314 N.... Posted at 09:00 AM | Permalink |
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07/03/12Beer Week is ComingBeer, Beer, Beer It really couldn’t be a better time of year. Wilmington Beer Week, July 14-21, is almost here. That means special dinners featuring primo brews at great restaurants all across town. Evolution Craft Brewing, Harpoon, Victory Brewing, Samuel Adams—the list of craft breweries represented goes on and on. Your venues have some of the best draft and botttlled beer selections around. (And the organizers have been good enough to count the taps for you.) They are: Chelsea Tavern, 821 N. Market St., 482-3333, chelseatavern.com Taps: 31 Columbus Inn, 2216 Pennsylvania Ave., 571-1492, columbusinn.com Taps: 8 Dead President's Pub & Restaurant, 618 N. Union St., 652-7737, deadpresidentspub.com Taps: 10 (59 bottled beers) Deep Blue Bar &... |
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06/26/12More Ceviche Than You Can StandSeafood Heaven There are few foods we love as much as ceviche. Fish fresh from the ocean, ripe tomato, spicy onion, bright cilantro and lots of lime make for one of the best summer dishes ever. If you’re a lover, you need to get to Olé Tapas Lounge in Newark soon. They’re knee deep in Ceviche Week, which means there are eight novel varieties for your dining pleasure. Check them out. Red ceviche: cams, fire-roasted tomatoes and red peppers, red onion , garlic, paprika, cilantro, lime, black pepper, olive oil, sea salt and toasted maize. Black ceviche: sea urchin, squid ink, tomato, black beans, red onion, jalapeño, cilantro, cumin, lime, smoked salt and candied lemon rind. Rainbow ceviche: snapper and calamari, tomato, bell pepper, red onion,... Posted at 09:00 AM | Permalink | Comments: 1 |
