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Delaware LIVE+ Weekly Review – Jan. 26, 2025

Sonja FreyWeekly Review, Town Square Live

This Week’s Top Stories Include Final petals fall as Flowers by Yukie closes after 40+ years Three Delaware sites tied to desegregation efforts join National Historical Park No. 7 William Penn hands No. 2 St E’s first in-state loss Click on the image below to view the PDF Sonja Frey

Chef Antimo DiMeo was also named a semifinalist for the award in 2022. (All photos by Neal Santos)

Bardea’s Antimo DiMeo named James Beard Award semifinalist for 2nd time

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Food

Antimo DiMeo, the executive chef for Bardea Food & Drink on Wilmington’s Market Street, has been named a semifinalist for being one of the nation’s top chefs. He’s the only Delaware semifinalist this year for the prestigious James Beard Award, a recognition started in 1990 to honor leaders in the culinary and food media industries, and those in the broader …

TSD Review Nov 28

Town Square LIVE Weekly Review – November 28, 2024

Sonja FreyTown Square Live, Weekly Review

This Week’s Top Stories Include 50 DE schools on performance plans to address poor performance Buckle up: AAA says 217k of us will hit the road this weekend EDGE Grant winner Chris Boozer found respect came from trash Claymont master plan thinks tall and welcoming State football championship matchups set (with 2nd round results) Click on the image below to …

Bardea owners to manage DE.CO., renovate and rebrand Stitch House

Pam GeorgeBusiness, Food & Dining, Headlines, Retail and Restaurants

The buzz on Market Street in downtown Wilmington is all about Bardea—and with good reason. The restaurant group—which owns Bardea Food & Drink, Bardea Steak, and The Garden at Bardea on the 600 block of Market Street—is 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 …

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Bardea team to open Italian eatery in DE.CO food hall

Pam GeorgeCulture, Headlines

Restaurateur Scott Stein of Bardea fame has frequently maintained that he is fully committed to downtown Wilmington.  He recently proved his point. This week, Stein and partners Pino and Antimo DiMeo announced plans to open their sixth restaurant in the business district.  The yet-unnamed eatery will be within walking distance of the award-winning Bardea Food & Drink, Bardea Steak and …

Bardea Steak tasting menu

Take a peek at Bardea Steak’s new tasting menu

Pam GeorgeCulture, Headlines

From now until New Year’s Day, many revelers will throw calories to the wind, and there’s no better place to indulge than Bardea Steak, which recently launched a chef’s tasting menu that is perfect for holiday dining—and Valentine’s Day. The downtown Wilmington restaurant, located next to the critically acclaimed Bardea Food & Drink, offers the multicourse menu for $150 per person. (Add …

James Beard Sunday Supper

Wilmington chefs join to create James Beard Sunday Supper 

Pam GeorgeCulture, Headlines

In many households, Sunday supper means gathering with loved ones and a table full of comfort food. But beginning at 5 p.m. on Sunday, April 23, Wilmington’s finest chefs will kick the beloved family-style meal up a notch at Sunday Supper Wilmington in The Chancery Market Food Hall & Bar, located at 1313 N. Market St. in Wilmington. Part of the …

Bardea Steak

What it’s like to eat at Bardea Steak

Pam GeorgeFood, Headlines

  We fully intended to get a steak. After all, that’s what carnivores normally do when visiting a steakhouse. But once we entered Bardea Steak’s sleek space, we succumbed to the allure of the unexpected. And there’s much that’s surprising about the new Market Street restaurant in the heart of downtown Wilmington. The steakhouse quietly opened this week with nary a phone …

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2 Delaware chefs are semifinalists for James Beard Award

Pam GeorgeBusiness, Headlines

  Bardea chef Antimo DiMeo, left, and William & Merry chef Bill Hoffman are nominated for best chef in the Mid-Atlantic The James Beard Foundation announced the 2022 James Beard Award semifinalists today, and two Delaware chefs, Antimo DiMeo and Bill Hoffman, made the list for Best Chef Mid-Atlantic. DiMeo is executive chef and co-owner of Bardea Food + Drink in downtown Wilmington. Chef …

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2 Delaware chefs are semifinalists for James Beard Award

Betsy PriceBusiness

  Bardea chef Antimo DiMeo, left, and William & Merry chef Bill Hoffman are nominated for best chef in the Mid-Atlantic   The James Beard Foundation announced the 2022 James Beard Award semifinalists today, and two Delaware chefs, Antimo DiMeo and Bill Hoffman, made the list for Best Chef Mid-Atlantic. DiMeo is executive chef and co-owner of Bardea Food + Drink in downtown Wilmington. …