Touch of Italy on the Highway opened with great pomp & circumstance in mid-July 2013 in Shore Plaza, next door to Nage and directly across from Tanger Seaside Outlets. And in June 2014 the largest (so far) Touch of Italy … Continue reading →

Several years ago, Sue Ryan announced the opening of her Good Earth Market behind Bin 66 wines on the Forgotten Mile in Rehoboth Beach. This is not her first rodeo, though: She’s been pushin’ the healthy stuff for the last … Continue reading →

Jamil Ahmad and his partner, Jerusalem native Rafat Mardawi 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 … Continue reading →

The first things you see when you step up to Kilwins window on the south side of the second block of Rehoboth Avenue are two huge marble tables. More often than not, four rectangular stainless steel rods (they’re called slab bars) will … Continue reading →

Freshly graduated in the early ’90s from Hyde Park, N.Y.’s Culinary Institute of America, Steve Ellis landed a cook’s dream job at the fabled Stars restaurant in San Francisco. There he was, with his foot in the door of leading-edge New … Continue reading →

Miltonians out there might remember Norma’s Restaurant & Subs, a 40-year staple in that tiny town. Proprietor Norma Fleming employed her daughter-in-law, Gail, for 15 years. She obviously perfected her short-order cooking skills and brings those talents to the tiny Creek … Continue reading →

It took me a while to decide on a category for The Point Coffee House & Bake Shoppe. They do serve great breakfast sandwiches, but they also have light and fresh lunches. They not only make pies, cakes and (amazing) pastries, but they … Continue reading →

The wildly popular Salt Air was purchased several years ago by talented restaurateurs Eric and Norman Sugrue. Together these guys operate what is quite possibly the largest square footage of restaurant space in downtown Rehoboth Beach, as Salt Air joins Big Fish Grill, … Continue reading →

Regular visitors to my online Funhouse of Food know that I usually don’t write about fast-food places or chain restaurants. Not that there’s anything wrong with them, but they’re all the same, and that is their goal, after all. Some, however, … Continue reading →

Like other theme places here at the beach, Zogg’s is an experience. But unlike many theme restaurants, Zoggs actually delivers on something that adds up to an experience greater than the sum of the parts. All in all, Zogg’s pulls … Continue reading →