Rehoboth Foodie

In general, when a new restaurant takes over the space of an old one, the owner rushes to completely remodel the place. My congratulations goes out to Tom Holmes, co-owner of The Pint in Millsboro (and of 1776 Steakhouse in Rehoboth Beach), for not doing that. The old Delaware Trust Bank building speaks for itself, and the physical changes made by the previous establishment (and the owners of the building) translate just as nicely to Tom's new restaurant. It is obvious, however, that he spent a lot of time on The Pint's menu, and I'm officially adding it to my short list of menus full of "stuff people like to eat."

For my first couple of visits, I was able to slip in unnoticed. One day for lunch I sat at the bar and

Jamil Ahmad and his partner are pleased to announce the opening of their new Jerusalem International Grocery at 34396 Tenley Ct. on Coastal Highway (near the old Tijuana Taxi -- soon to be a Donut Connection sometime this century). The guys are involved in several local businesses and hail from Bethany Beach.

The store carries a full line of goodies, from

With all of its advantages, the Internet also gives free rein to pretty much anybody who can operate a mouse and a fork at the same time. As I prepare these articles, I like to surf around to get a feel for what others have experienced. When I searched "Sirlae's," I was surprised to find a number of negative comments at such unmonitored cyber-free-for-alls as TwitAdvisor and Urban Swoon. Interestingly, the majority of these rants were posted within a week or two of the restaurant's

Brothers Su-Kyun Shin and Jay Shin have been chopping, rolling, spritzing and steaming all sorts of goodies for over 50 years combined. In fact, Chef Jay was voted top sushi chef in Lancaster, PA, and between the two of them they've been doing their culinary thing throughout New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Virginia.

After moving to Milford, they finally realized their dream of opening their very own sushi place at the beach, just south of Rt. 9/404 on the west side of Coastal Highway in the old Barista Cafe in Lewes. It's most certainly a family affair up there in Lewes, with

After multiple visits to a restaurant, but before I start to write, I usually surf the web a bit to see what others are saying. Not that I believe much of that unmonitored drivel, but it sort of gives me a place to start. In the case of the diminutive and semi-under-the-radar Sunrise Restaurant in Dewey Beach, I have never read so many positive comments about any place here at the beach. And, after 6 visits, I agree.

Sunrise Restaurant gives "no-frills" a whole new meaning. No band, no mirror ball, no bar, no flashing neon (except for the "open" sign), no ads in the

The first things you see when you step up to Kilwins window on the south side of the second block of Rehoboth Avenue are the two huge marble tables. More often than not, four rectangular stainless steel rods (they're called slab bars) will define the perimeter of a freshly poured and shiny lake of molten fudge. The marble and the steel cool the mixture evenly to promote proper molecular crystallization into the required fudgy consistency. You heard it here first, kids.

The Rehoboth Beach Kilwins is a locally owned (Gary and Claudia Simpson of Henlopen Holdings, LLC) franchise of Don & Katy Kilwin's Petoskey, Michigan candy store founded in 1947. Most of the chocolates, candies, taffy and ice cream are made on '40s and '50s vintage equipment at the central Michigan location that provides

This is not owner Tia Sexton's first rodeo. This Del-Tech graduate and Bethany Beach-raised restaurateur has had a lot of practice coping with the ins and outs of restauranting, including working at Magnolia's in Ocean View for over 12 years. Most recently she made a name for herself in Lewes as bartender and GM at the insanely busy Agave Tequila Bar. When Chef Bruce Kingston decided to call it quits at his iconic Kingston Grill at 14 N. Pennsylvania Avenue in Bethany, Tia stepped in to make it her own. (Bruce opened