TSD Review June 13

TownSquareLIVE Weekly Review – June 13, 2024

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This Week’s Top Stories Include Italian Festival in Wilmington runs through Sunday Proposed Family leave change: Have contractor determine eligibility Kern won’t bring home Beard Award but still feels like winner House committee rejects bill to open primary voting National child wellbeing report puts Delaware 45th in education Inside The Circle: 2024 softball recap Click on the image below to …

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Kern won’t bring home Beard Award but still feels like winner

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It’s not often that you get to meet your idols.  But during the James Beard Awards events in Chicago this past weekend, Delaware’s Matt Kern chatted with Elizabeth Faulkner, a “Top Chef” alum and “a hero of mine for probably 20 years,” said Kern, chef-owner of One Coastal in Fenwick Island. He met Michel Nischan, another hero, and Kevin Tien …

TSD Review April 4

TownSquareLIVE Weekly Review – April 4, 2024

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This Week’s Top Headlines Include April 8 solar eclipse: visibility, safety and watch parties Delaware Theatre Co. unveils fun, thoughtful ’24-25 season From McDonald’s to medicine: a path of opportunity Hologic hopes winning Coolest Thing title will raise its visibility House calls for state to let banks finance cannabis businesses 19 to compete for 8 seats in May 14 school …

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Delaware’s Matt Kern of One Coastal is a James Beard Finalist

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When Matt Kern was growing up in the Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, area, he often felt like he didn’t belong. That changed when he was 14 and started working in a restaurant kitchen. “I immediately felt comfortable,” recalled Kern, who couldn’t afford culinary school tuition. His sense of belonging has reached a new level. This morning, the James Beard Foundation released the Restaurant and …

TSD Review Jan 25

TownSquareLIVE Weekly Review – January 25, 2024

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This Week’s Top Headlines Include Expanded Wilmington Airport among DRBA’s $132.7M capital plan Judge: Cabela’s can’t hide behind fed issues in stolen ammo case Fenwick mayor: Wind farm deal ‘rushing to outcome’ Student loan borrowers could get Bill of Rights St George’s wins a thriller at Odessa Click on the image below to view the PDF Sonja Frey

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One Coastal’s Matt Kern is James Beard Award semifinalist

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Matt Kern, chef and owner of One Coastal in Fenwick Island, is a semifinalist for a James Beard Award in the Best Chef Mid-Atlantic category. This is Kern’s third semifinalist nomination. He was a semifinalist in 2019 and 2020 while working at Heirloom in Lewes. “It’s way different,” this time, said Kern, who purchased One Coastal from Scott and Carlie Carey in 2022. “I have …

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‘Chopped’-style contest highlights Saturday’s SoDel Fest

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LaTisha Dismuke is a fan of the Food Network show “Chopped.”   On each episode, contestants prepare an appetizer, entree and dessert using the show’s ingredients—no matter how odd.  “Adaptability is a big deal,” noted Dismuke, owner of A Taste of Jazz, a Millsboror catering company that combines her culinary talent with her musical abilities. (She will play the saxophone on …

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Restaurants wrestle with pricing to cover industry cost hikes

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Bardea Food + Drink is one of the restaurants trying a temporary surchange to help them beat inflation. Photo by Valeria Boltneva/Pexels Since Valentine’s Day was on a Monday, many restaurants had four nights of solid reservations. The business was welcome, considering that most experienced a disastrous January due to mask mandates, bitterly cold weather and ailing staff. But a …