In December 2019, Wilmington and the Brandywine Valley became captivated by a black bear out for a stroll through the city of Wilmington. Rightfully named, DelaBEAR clawed his way through the town…
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Two of the city’s most-anticipated festivals are headed back to Wilmington next month and, though they are two distinctly different celebrations, they do have one thing in common—food, and lots of it…
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Gone are the days of bowls of stale peanuts and unimaginative lists of draught beers. Happy hour has grown up and become a way for greater Wilmington and Brandywine Valley restaurants and bars to…
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Take a look at a map of the Chesapeake Bay and you'll see that it points straight toward Wilmington. While its true that the waters of the bay don't quite come up to the Delaware border, crabs from…
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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 of the…
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What an incredible year its been for eaters in these parts. New restaurants burst onto the scene in Newark, Wilmington, Middletown, Hockessin just about everywhere. A scrapple sandwich made it all…
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In most times of the year, brunch is a luxury a nice-to-have-but-hardly-necessary meal that falls outside the normal order, a late nosh for the late riser. Breakfast? That's a daily requirement, the…
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Maybe its just the open bar talking, but Wilmington's restaurant scene rarely looks hotter than when it dresses up and gets together for the annual Delaware Restaurant Association meeting/party. It…
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I declare this corner of the Internet to be a pumpkin-spice free zone. Yes, welcome. Welcome to your refuge from those omnipresent flavors of cinnamon and ginger and nutmeg and allspice, that…
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Delaware is not a southern state. But it’s not exactly a northern one either. In fact, it’s only state in the union that’s east of the Mason-Dixon Line. (Think about that for a moment.) And so it is…
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