I had the pleasure of meeting owner Sue Ryan at the behest of my dearly departed friend Matt Haley. (I love saying “behest”.) “She’s a really cool lady,” he told me on the phone, “and I want to help her out. … Continue reading →

The Umbrella Deck at La Vida Hospitality Group and the Delaware State Parks’ Big Chill Beach Club opened on Memorial Day weekend 2017, and the hi-tech, family-friendly rooftop restaurant at the Seashore State Park South Side Beach area is going … Continue reading →

Kiyomi Yamanaka, aka, Chef Yama (former owner of Misaki in Bethany and former sushi chef at Flying Fish in Fenwick) has returned to Bethany Beach to open his new Cocolo Sushi spot at 776 Garfield Parkway, in the location formerly … Continue reading →

The tiny and unassuming Pie in Bethany Beach is easy to miss. Tucked into the corner of a little shopping mall (Bethany Station, where Japanesque is located) just steps from Pennsylvania Avenue and across the street from Sedona restaurant, Robin … Continue reading →

99 Sea Level in the Marriott Bethany Beach Ocean Suites on the boardwalk at 99 Hollywood St. in Bethany Beach opened officially on July 23, 2015. Managing partner in the restaurant operation is DCDE Hospitality (our local Bethany Blues/Starboard boys). … Continue reading →

Sedona is the first fine-dining establishment I experienced in Bethany Beach. Heck, back then there were not that many to experience, but in the 12 year period since then, I still tell people that my meal at Sedona was one … Continue reading →

Patsy’s in Bethany Beach is one of the very first reviews I wrote for RehobothFoodie.com – even before I started providing photos of the food. Though I added updates along the way, after a few mid-summer 2014 visits to Patsy’s … Continue reading →

RedFin, Bluecoast’s predecessor in Bethany Beach, was one of the late Matt Haley’s first restaurant ventures. Shortly after it became Bluecoast, it also became one of the very first reviews I wrote for RehobothFoodie.com almost 5 years ago. No photos, … Continue reading →

There is something to be said for a strong corporate philosophy and a solid management team that genuinely cares about the organization. The late Matt Haley’s SoDel Concepts restaurants have both, not to mention a worldwide charitable presence under the … Continue reading →

Several establishments to the south have been crying out for attention, and I’ve managed to get around to at least a few of them. I go three times before I write about places, so it takes me a while. One … Continue reading →