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Newark’s Peach Blossom Eatery expected to open in November

Pam GeorgeFood, Headlines

Peach Blossom Eatery will feature a vegan eggplant parmesan sandwich on ciabatta made with cashew-garlic ‘cheese’ and Calabrian chili marinara.   At 9 a.m. on a recent Wednesday, Olivia Brinton was busy experimenting. “I just made my first test batch of pistachio-matcha bear claws,” she announced.  The Japanese green tea “looks cool,” she acknowledged, but it can taste, well, grassy …

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Brandywine Festival of Arts makes sure shoppers are well-fed

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Home Grown will offer veggie burgers, kielbasa, cheeseburgers, hotdogs, fries and hummus at the arts festival.   For more than 50 years, artists and collectors have celebrated autumn’s arrival at a Wilmington festival along the Brandywine River. This year is no different. Always the first weekend after Labor Day, The Brandywine Festival of the Arts is scheduled for Sept. 11, …

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Hotel du Pont unveils fresh ‘History Unscripted’ branding

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The dining room of Le Cavalier at the Hotel Du Pont. Photo by Jason Varney.     When the Hotel du Pont opened on Jan. 15, 1913, a brand was something ranchers put on their cattle. But in today’s marketing parlance, a brand encompasses a logo, ad campaign, slogan and values. Together, these components evoke the “gut reaction” that customers feel …

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S’mores lovers find ways to take campfire classic to next level

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Matt’s Fish Camp in Lewes and Bethany have S’mores cheesecake on their dessert menus.   At this time of year, people across the country gather around campfires, bonfires and chimineas to create s’mores, a dessert made by sandwiching melted marshmallows and chocolate between two graham crackers. The dessert first appeared in the 1927 edition of “Tramping and Trailing with the …