The Business of Eating

Eight mixologists help Delaware high schoolers...

Bob Yesbek
8 years ago
From 4 to 7 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 28, eight local celebrity bartenders will make Fork + Flask @ Nage...

Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder

Bob Yesbek
8 years ago
I'm sure beer lovers will agree that singer and humorist Kinky Friedman summed it up pretty well...

Wait! There's an app for that

Bob Yesbek
8 years ago
Put down your smartphone. It’s not that kind of app. Though the line is a little blurred among...

The 2017 Restaurant Roundup

Bob Yesbek
8 years ago
Yup, it's that time again. The revolving door that is the restaurant scene here in the Cape Region...

Santa! Please check your spam box

8 years ago
Dear Santa: Sometimes I think my emails to you are going into your spam box. I'm still wondering...

Holiday breakfasts can make mornings merry and bright

Bob Yesbek
8 years ago
Given the long summertime waits at breakfast and brunch places here at the beach, it seems that the...

In the business of eating, sometimes love isn't enough

Bob Yesbek
8 years ago
The surprise closing of several downtown Rehoboth restaurants over the last few months sparked a...

Delaware cooking classes target hobbyists and future...

Bob Yesbek
8 years ago
Those who ply their trade in the business of eating here at the beach have figured out all sorts of...

The business of eating is big business

Bob Yesbek
8 years ago
Last week's November Dinner Meeting of the Ocean City Hotel Motel Restaurant Association turned out...

Delaware celebrates its hardworking restaurateurs

Bob Yesbek
8 years ago
In keeping with the yearly tradition upheld by many of our local eateries, last Monday's Delaware...

Sip, bite, enjoy - and make a deposit at the Food...

Bob Yesbek
8 years ago
One of the perks of writing a newspaper column is that I don't have to send out party invitations...

Going on 44 years! They must be doing something...

Bob Yesbek
8 years ago
I never miss Sea Witch Sunday brunch at Back Porch Café. There's something special about being...

Feeling chilly? Southwestern delights can take the...

Bob Yesbek
8 years ago
My mother was born close enough to the Tex-Mex border to develop a taste for anything that bears...

True Blue brings tasty jazz and harmonious food to...

Bob Yesbek
8 years ago
One of the value-added features of Rehoboth's two (simultaneous) jazz festivals is that some...

Beer. Cheese. Wine. More Cheese: The four basic food...

Bob Yesbek
8 years ago
I wrote last week about how the number of shoulder-season events here in the Cape Region continues...

So many events - so little ink!

Bob Yesbek
8 years ago
I have to admit that I was skeptical. "A spice store in the high-rent district just steps from the...

Fast/casual dining: Not just for the vacationers!

Bob Yesbek
8 years ago
Occasionally my schedule only allows me a very short time in which to indulge in a great breakfast...

Expand your wine knowledge – and maybe your...

Bob Yesbek
8 years ago
I can't help but smile every time I hear the venerable quote from W. C. Fields: "I cook with wine...

Strong financial skills are the recipe for success

Bob Yesbek
8 years ago
The story plays out over and over: Talented home-cooks mortgage their property, sign leases and...

The Labor Day newbie roundup

Bob Yesbek
8 years ago
Those of you who have been hiding in the fetal position under your beds - you can come out now. I'm...

Rehoboth has a Sweet Spot for a talented trio of...

Bob Yesbek
8 years ago
The presence of a pastry chef - especially in a resort town - is one of the signs that a restaurant...

Individual commitment to a group effort keeps good...

Bob Yesbek
8 years ago
Last weekend I had the pleasure of listening to a(MUSE.) restaurant GM Glenn Vernon and Blackwall...

Local restaurants and stores can kick up your...

Bob Yesbek
8 years ago
Our very own dining destination at the beach is not without its James Beard Foundation Award...

Suddenly it's all about Asian. And we love it

8 years ago
All you have to do is blink here at the beach and things change. A restaurant opens; one closes;...

If you're gonna do it, it might as well be fun

Bob Yesbek
8 years ago
My intrepid editor-in-chief here at Cape Gazette reminds me to keep an open mind when I'm out and...

A midsummer night’s stroll through the newest beach...

Bob Yesbek
8 years ago
It’s a yearly race to an imagined finish line as new restaurateurs fall to the temptation of...

Epicurean tour through Italy sends budding chefs to...

Bob Yesbek
8 years ago
It’s always fun to see hard work pay off. Last week at Touch of Italy in Rehoboth, the efforts of...

Friends and mentors help jump-start a successful career

Bob Yesbek
8 years ago
Culinary bad boys seem to be all the rage nowadays, from TV’s snarky Anthony Bourdain to one-man...

Satisfy your hunger while soothing your wallet

Bob Yesbek
8 years ago
You need an Excel spreadsheet to keep up with all the changes around here! Fortunately, The...

Increased local development brings fresh new tastes

Bob Yesbek
8 years ago
One of the subjects I encounter most often in my daily deluge of incoming email is the desire for...

Brunch: One of the four basic food groups!

Bob Yesbek
8 years ago
A great way to detox after a hard weekend on the beach and in the bars is with a stick-to-your-ribs...

Local chefs and suppliers help area neighbors...

Bob Yesbek
8 years ago
The Board of Directors and the Event Committee behind last week's Top Chef of the Culinary Coast...

You can't top THESE milkshakes – or CAN you?

Bob Yesbek
8 years ago
I’ve always loved the old saying, “The ice cream scoop doesn’t fall far from the tree.” And nowhere...

Number ten's the charm

Bob Yesbek
8 years ago
SoDel Concepts President and CEO Scott Kammerer smiles, “I sorta designed it myself. I really hope...

The Memorial Day restaurant roundup

Bob Yesbek
8 years ago
It’s that time again. Summer 2017 is here and my semiannual restaurant roundup is rarin’ to go...

Gone but not forgotten

Bob Yesbek
8 years ago
I am fortunate to have a small legion (can a legion be small?) of Favored Foodies and Foodettes who...

The Memorial Day dash to nowhere

Bob Yesbek
8 years ago
Before our little beach town became the culinary destination that it is today, it was virtually...

Beantown ain't got nothin' on us

Bob Yesbek
8 years ago
At the moment I’m having quite an adventure keeping my hands aligned over the Lilliputian keyboard...

Upstate restaurateur spearheads culinary education...

Bob Yesbek
8 years ago
By virtue of my involvement with the RehobothFoodie.com/Touch of Italy Culinary Scholarship...

Celebrate Carnevale! this Tuesday - and send a kid...

Bob Yesbek
8 years ago
Have you bought your tickets for the second annual Carnevale? At 6 p.m. this Tuesday, April 25, the...

Kaisy's makes a royal - and very popular - mess in...

Bob Yesbek
8 years ago
So the story goes something like this: Back in the 19th century, Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria...

Harvest Ridge Winery circles the chow wagons for our...

Bob Yesbek
8 years ago
Last Friday and Saturday, 20 food trucks rolled out to Harvest Ridge Winery in Marydel for a great...

Winter might be ‘wining’ down, but we've always got...

8 years ago
As the 2017 summer season approaches, local eateries are squeezing in the last of the wine/beer/...

Local event celebrates women in the food industry

Bob Yesbek
8 years ago
It’s no secret that the restaurant business - especially the back-of-house (kitchen) component -...

A whisper of the Mediterranean – right here in...

Bob Yesbek
8 years ago
One of the things I miss about living in the Washington, D.C. area is the variety of ethnic...

So many restaurants, so little time!

Bob Yesbek
8 years ago
Nowhere is my little catchphrase truer than at this tiny resort with the big restaurant presence...

The new Restaurant Week feeds more than just...

Bob Yesbek
8 years ago
The success of last weekend’s Gumbo Crawl is just one example of how people love to sample our...

The dynamic world of country club cheffing

Bob Yesbek
9 years ago
Restaurants take pride in branding themselves. Rehoboth foodies hear the word Semra’s Grill, and we...

It's true: Local really does taste better

Bob Yesbek
9 years ago
Though the music may be nice on satellite radio, I always seem to learn something interesting when...

A hidden gem - with a French accent - in Seaford

Bob Yesbek
9 years ago
A popular misconception about this column is that it’s a restaurant review. It is not. The all-...

Eight bartenders help send Delaware culinary...

Bob Yesbek
9 years ago
Last Sunday afternoon, Fork + Flask’s Winter Cocktail Party was ground zero for competitive...

Spice & Tea Exchange warms us up just steps from the...

Bob Yesbek
9 years ago
Cooking classes and demos are a clever way to lure beach dwellers out of their igloos, while at the...

La Vida Hospitality's ultimate beach umbrella

Bob Yesbek
9 years ago
Since last weekend’s surprise announcement, the Cape Region has been abuzz with news of the new Big...

Markell gives kudos to the Town of Milford and Touch...

9 years ago
The accomplishments of Milford’s Mayor Bryan Shupe, his colleagues in the city government and the...

Resort restaurants survive on local business

Bob Yesbek
9 years ago
Before I delve into this week’s subject, I want to express my condolences to the friends, family...

The 2016 Resort Restaurant Roundup

Bob Yesbek
9 years ago
Resort restauranting is all about survival of the fittest. The ongoing battle between For Lease...

A Cape Region survival guide for Santa

Bob Yesbek
9 years ago
Dear Santa, It’s that time again when good little girls and boys (not unlike myself) write you in...

Delaware has its Day in Washington, D.C.

Bob Yesbek
9 years ago
Like so many of us who fled to the beach to escape gridlock and traffic, it was with some...

Twenty ways to impress your holiday visitors

9 years ago
I get numerous emails from people who want their holiday houseguests, family and friends to taste...

Two upcoming events make Delaware great, each in its...

Bob Yesbek
9 years ago
Thanksgiving got me thinking about eating. I know, surprise, surprise. Anyway, last week I happened...