Good Taste

Sometimes, You Just Want A Burger: Nine Delaware burgers worth craving

It’s taken me too long to write a proper burger column – and not for lack of interest,...

Top Chefs Silvia Barban, Jim Smith, Katsuji Tanabe and John Tesar headline Celebrity Chefs Brunch

And now, a rare bit for this food blog – a piece of genuine breaking news. I just got a peek...

Deerfield’s brunchy goodness: The best way to spend a post-football Sunday

There is a special season after football but before the ground fully thaws. A time of quiet, of...

The Best Things I Ate in 2016

By wilmingtonde | January 11th 2017 |

Can we stand one more look back at 2016 before we move on with the year? I know I missed the Year in Review season, but there are bits and bites that demand recognition in a year of inspired moments

Five must-visit tastes on a food tour of Wilmington, Delaware

By wilmingtonde | January 6th 2017 | Award Winning , Brandywine Valley , Delaware , Downtown Wilmington , Hockessin

Real ingredients sourced from neighborhood farms and neighboring waters. Locally brewed, nationally recognized craft beer on tap. House-made charcuterie, breads … and scrapple. The restaurants...

Tasting Delaware's Newest Brews and Meads

By wilmingtonde | November 30th 2016 | Brandywine Valley , Delaware

My senior year of college, my friend Jason decided to brew beer in the kitchen of the tiny, five-room off-campus house we shared with two other philosophy majors – because, hey, sometimes when...

Every Month is Pizza Month (but October Really Is) in Delaware

By wilmingtonde | October 20th 2016 | Delaware , Downtown Wilmington , Greenville , Award Winning

The best pizza in the world is whatever pizza you were eating when you were 8 years old. That’s because the most important ingredient in pizza isn’t the sauce or the cheese or the...

Fall foodie fests: Discover the best chefs in the region at three local events

By wilmingtonde | October 4th 2016 | Brandywine Valley , Award Winning , North Wilmington , Middletown

I dream of lobster-and-corn spoon bread. Served warm, with contrasting chills from vanilla-corn ice cream and spiced popcorn for texture and a touch of heat. I’d order that spoon bread any day...

Going Brazilian in Newark: A new steakhouse offers a marathon of meat

By wilmingtonde | August 15th 2016 |

An Olympian could put a serious dent into the profit margins of a Brazilian churrascaria , those all-you-can-eat style steakhouses that you’ve undoubtedly heard about, even if you’ve...

A Night Out With the Opera: Where sopranos sip and baritones breakfast in Delaware

By wilmingtonde | May 13th 2016 |

Back in my Spark days, I always wanted to do a story about where touring artists coming through town would go to eat. But other than a few stories that we heard over the years – the Motown diva...