By Pam George In 2010, a small burrito shop opened in Trolley Square, and it did not take long for the buzz to travel outside Wilmingtonâs city limits. El Diablo Burritos quickly became an if-you-know-you-know destination for fast-casual food made with quality ingredients. The owners hope lightning strikes twice. Dean Vilone, Roger Andrews, and Shannon Stevens recently opened Hayworth & Finch at 11 …
BRANDYWINE HUNDRED — Chef Celso Laforgia of Stanley Tucciâs âSearching for Italyâ cooked his killer pasta for special guests at an event at V&M Bistro on Dec. 7, meaning about 70 people are now one degree of spicy separation from Academy Award-nominated actor Stanley Tucci. Diners at the Brandywine Hundred restaurant paid $180 per person to meet Chef Celso, who …
By Pam George Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library is the elegant receptacle for Henry Francis du Pontâs internationally famous American furniture and decorative arts collection. For instance, the mansionâs wood-paneled Marlboro Room has 18th-century furniture, Colonial-era portraits, and a tea service given to the H.F. du Pontâs parents in 1874. But one object is not like the others. At the …
The buzz on Market Street in downtown Wilmington is all about Bardeaâand with good reason. The restaurant groupâwhich owns Bardea Food & Drink, Bardea Steak, and The Garden at Bardea on the 600 block of Market Streetâis renovating the former Stitch House Brewery at 829 N. Market St. However, the ripples running through the business district concern Bardea Restaurant Group’s partnership with Buccini Pollin Group to manage DE.CO Food Hall at …
NEWARK — Dana Herbert understands why Mike Tyson would reenter the spotlight. âYou want to climb back into the ring every so often,â says the John Dickinson High School graduate. Herbert, however, wears an oven mitt, not a boxing glove, and his ring is the commercial kitchen on âCookie, Cupcake, Cake,â on Hulu, which dropped the entire season Nov. …
In the Wilmington hospitality industry, the song lyric âWhere you lead, I will followâ carries weight. A chef or restaurateur with a track record is a culinary Pied Piper. If you need proof, consider Robert Lhulier’s summer arrival at The Brandywine Restaurant in the 2000 Pennsylvania Avenue buildingâ the old Michael Christopherâs site. It is a few doors down from …
For four decades, the face of Stanleyâs Tavern has been a Steve, not a Stanley. Steve Torpey went from managing the Brandywine Hundred landmark to owning it. But in July, Torpey turned over the keys to Newark-based Ashby Hospitality Group. âThey took over the restaurant with my complete staff, all our systems, all our vendorsâeverything,â says Torpey, who is officially retired. Marc Ashby, …
Robert Lhulier is a man of his word. When the chef left Snuff Mill Restaurant, Butchery & Wine Bar in March 2024, he said he was seeking space in north Wilmington for his own restaurant. On July 30, Lhulier signed the lease for an end-cap location at Avenue North, the nearly 80-acre mixed-use redevelopment on the former AstraZeneca campus. If all goes as …
Two years after relocating to Newark to open Hamiltonâs on Main, owners Anthony and Jeremiah Brooks have left Main Street. The restaurantâs last day was Sunday, Jume 16. The couple put blood, sweat and tears into renovating the First Bank of Newark, built in 1850, which had fallen into disrepair after two pubsâ beer-soaked tenures. When the partners were done, …
Big Fish Restaurant Group, a Delaware titan in the hospitality industry, and the Baltimore-based lifestyle hospitality company Atlas Restaurant Group announced today that theyâve formed a partnership. The Delaware group is known for its flagship Big Fish Grill, which has locations in Rehoboth Beach and Ocean View and on the Wilmington Riverfront. A previous site in Glen Mills closed and …
