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Grotto’s birch beer; Bardea back on Mondays; Restaurant Week

Pam GeorgeCulture, Headlines

If you can taste the difference between birch and root beer, youā€™ll be happy to know that Grotto Pizza is once again serving the soda. Whatā€™s the difference? Birch beer is made for birch, while the original root beer contained sassafras vines and roots.Ā  The product is not the only popular item back in local chain restaurants. The healthy, fast-casual …

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Wilmingtonā€™s Bardea to be featured Monday on Today Show

Betsy PriceFood, Headlines

Bardea’s chef AntimoĀ DiMeoĀ and co-owner Scott Stein     Wilmington’s popular Bardea restaurant will be featured in a live segment Monday, Aug. 16, on “The Today Show.” The segment, which will follow chef Antimo DiMeo preparing two dishes in a “Make Ahead Monday” cooking segment, will run about 9:15 a.m. during the NBC morning show’s third hour. Scott Stein, co-owner of …