LaVida Hospitality’s long-awaited Crooked Hammock Brewery is now OPEN in North Myrtle Beach! This is the third in a series of their popular brewpubs. The restaurant area will be open from 11 a.m. until 11 p.m. As of this writing, … Continue reading →

Continuing in the spirit of downtown RB restaurants venturing out onto Coastal Highway, Adam Newman and his crew at Rehoboth Ale House are opening a second location on the Forgotten Mile in the old Captain’s Table spot between the canal … Continue reading →

Check out my latest Cape Gazette column. Mara DePace has been running Villa Sorrento in Lewes for a long time. And she serves up a lot more than just food – it’s also a feast for the ears! Read the … Continue reading →

Longtime LaVida Hospitality (Fork & Flask) chef Sean Corea has moved southward to a new position as kitchen boss at Nalu in Dewey Beach. From my point of view, this signals a major menu upgrade for Nalu owner Regan Derrickson. … Continue reading →

This week’s column in Cape Gazette is about the new partnership between longtime beach chef Kevin Reading and brewmaster/beer guy Ryan Maloney. Read about their Brick Works restaurants and also Reading’s Abbott’s on Broad Creek restaurant by CLICKING HERE.

After 60 years of doing business here at the beach, Grotto Pizza has announced today that it has acquired the iconic corner Boardwalk building that used to house Dolle’s. They have no specific plans for development, and are actually suggesting … Continue reading →

Read my latest column in Cape Gazette about how you are safer from bacteria and viruses in a well-run restaurant than you probably are at home. YET, restaurants continue to be scapegoats for uninformed politicians. And our neighbors and friends … Continue reading →

Check out two of our busy local pastry chefs here at the beach! And they both agree: “Life is short! Eat dessert first!” Read my latest Cape Gazette column HERE

The perennial question: to franchise? Not to franchise? To own and operate? No matter what you do, attention to consistency in food and service is the #1 priority. ESPECIALLY if it’s a high-ticket steakhouse! Read my latest Cape Gazette column … Continue reading →

My Cape Gazette column this week remembers some restaurants that came – and went. Some sadly gone because of prolonged and arbitrarily applied restrictions, others just outlived their time. Restauranting ain’t for the faint of heart! CLICK HERE to see … Continue reading →