STAFF WRITER MARK NARDONE DISHES ON THIS WEEK’S
BEST WINE EVENTS AND MORE
March 2012
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03/20/12Whole Foods is here, Easter is nearWhole Lotta Love At long last, we have our very own Whole Foods Market, and best of all, it has a bar. Why? Who can say? But Brew & Brau offers coffee to get you fired up for grocery shopping and local ale and wine for winding down. What else? More than 200 types of organic produce, much of it locally sourced; seafood delivered six days a week; healthier meats (including organics, free-range, hormone-free and antibiotic free) with prices that compare favorably with supermarket offerings; bulk items from whole grains, nuts and cereals to flours, oils and honeys—at prices that blow the supermarkets off the map. Earth friendly cleaning products, amazing cheeses, delicious prepared foods—we could go on and on. Let’s just say we’re excited to welcome the... |
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03/13/12St. Pat's fun at Dover Downs and Trolley Square, Delaware's Best Amateur Chef contest, our James Beard Award nomineesA Crawl for All A St. Pat’s pub crawl—imagine that. Why didn’t someone think of it sooner? We thank Dover Downs Hotel & Casino for starting one of its own. On March 17, visit at 4 p.m. to commence a tour from Fire & Ice Lounge to the Gazebo Bar, Terrace Bar, Race & Sports Book, then Frankie’s. Fire & Ice will have a most-spirited contest, Karaoke, entertainment by Irish folk band Coel Mor and a jig contest. All places will offer a different food or drink special, such as Irish potato skins at Race & Sports Book, pesto green pizza at Frankie’s, a buffet of ham, cabbage and potatoes at Fire & Ice, and corned beef in the Garden Cafe. The Festival Buffet will offer traditional ham, potato dumplings in gravy, Irish stew,... |
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03/07/12Frank's Golden Wine Event, Ernest & Scott Taproom, Delaware's Best Amateur Chef, Feeling IrishWine of the Times Frank Pagliaro of Frank's Union Wine Mart has proclaimed “Black is the new gold.” For proof, you’re invited to Frank’s Golden Wine Event, March 9 at Harry’s Savoy Ballroom in North Wilmington. You’ll be feted by Frank, owner Xavier Teixido, chefs Patrick D’Amico and David Leo Banks, and the Harry’s crew, who have designed six food stations—Italian cucina, French bistro, South American grill-Australian barbie, Spanish tapas, California and Pacific Northwest cuisine and German weinhaus—and more than 150 wines to be paired with your food samplings. That means you’ll taste porcini risotto, calamari, pesto tortellini, cured meats, olives, cheeses and Italian desserts with Prosecco, Gavi, Barolo,... |
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02/27/12Rehoboth Beach Chocolate Festival, Frank's Golden Wine Event, a feast at Ali Baba, more Cajun at Blue ParrotChocoholic Heaven At long last, it’s time for the Rehoboth Beach Chocolate Festival, which goes down March 3 at the Rehoboth Beach Convention Center. Show up to taste the entries, or take the bold step of entering your own creation in the Chocolate Baking Contest, There are categories for chocolate makers of all abilities, from kids to amateur to pro, as well as sub-categories such as cookies, cakes, brownies and more. Anything goes, which means if you think you make the best fudge on earth, you should be here. Or go to sample offerings from local places such as Cake Break, Snyder’s Candy, The Coffee Mill, Stringray and Touch of Italy. It’s like visiting Wonka’s factory—but a bit less dangerous. 227-2772, downtownrehoboth.com Wine of the Times... |
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02/21/12The Dining Insider: A Feast for the Ages, Tierra Mexi-Cali opens in Pike Creek, Nora Lees brings New Orleans to New Castle, vote for the Best of DelawareA Most Memorable Event With friends Michael Marquardt and Lisa Quadrini, Ajit George, event organizer extraordinaire—especially when it comes to food and wine—has outdone himself. His MidAtlantic Food + Wine Feast Feb. 23-26 promises to be one of the most exciting food events in recent memory. It begins Feb. 23-24 with international chefs, teamed with Delebrity chefs, preparing five- to seven-course dinners in some of the finest homes in the Brandywine Valley and surrounding areas, including the former du Pont estate Oberod. It continues on the afternoon of Feb. 24, when international wine expert Charles Curtis leads a tasting of 10 100-point wines—billed as Delaware’s first 1,000 point wine tasting—at the Hotel du Pont. The event will be followed by... Posted at 09:10 AM | Permalink |
