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, Wilmingtonâs 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 …
Celebrity chef Robbie Jester reveals brunch board secrets
On a Sunday afternoon in January, about 30 men and women packed a room at Bellefonte Brewing Co. in north Wilmington. Although they were sipping pints of beer, they were there for more than the craft brews. It was another sold-out class on board making taught by Robbie Jester, owner of Pizzeria Mariana and In Jest Events. The attendees were brushing elbows with a TV …
Delawareâs Robbie Jester wins ‘Pressure Cooker,’ $100,000
Robbie Jester is not one to sleep late. But on Monday, Jan. 9, he snoozed until 10:30 a.m. âI almost felt guilty,â the chef acknowledged. Almost. But just about anyone would forgive the owner of Pizzeria Mariana in Newark. After all, itâs not every weekend that you celebrate winning $100,000 on Netflix. Jester is the champion of âPressure Cooker,â a culinary competition that is a …
Robbie Jester is next Del. chef to compete on Netflix
Delawareâs food fans have a new reason to subscribe to Netflix. Local chef Robbie Jester is one of 11 contestants on âPressure Cooker,â a reality competition starting on Friday, Jan. 6. To celebrate his TV appearance, Jester and friends are throwing a premier party at Bellefonte Brewing Co.âs North Wilmington location starting at 6 p.m. The public is invited, but Jester isn’t allowed to comment until …
Will Delaware pastry chef Dru Tevis take $25,000 prize?
When we last left Delawareâs âDru-nicorn,â he made it through the second episode of âHoliday Banking Championshipâ on the Food Network. But could Dru Tevis survive another round? First State residents, friends, family and his SoDel Concepts colleagues tuned in last night to watch. Indeed, many gathered at Thompson Island Brewing Co. in Rehoboth to watch alongside the pastry chef â and taste the …
Delaware chef to battle it out on Netflix’s snack show
On a November afternoon, Hari Cameron was making dough with a new type of flour. âIâm always working on stuff,â the Rehoboth Beach resident explained, putting the mix aside to take a phone call. Thatâs because the James Beard-nominated chef is a consultant for a kitchen equipment company, and heâs worked with Think Rice, which supports American rice growers. But …
Delaware chef Reuben Dhanawade wows on Food Network
Reuben Dhanawade had a lot riding on dessert â namely a job offer from chefs Maneet Chauhan, Scott Conant and Chris Santos, the discerning â and often acerbic â judges on the Food Network’s “Desperately Seeking Sous Chef.” The five-part show is a special edition of “Chopped,” which asks chefs to make dishes from a mystery basket of ingredients. A chef …
2 Delaware chefs are semifinalists for James Beard Award
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. …