The Business of Eating

So many reasons to NOT open a restaurant

Bob Yesbek
8 years ago
I’ve written before about unskilled, unprepared or underfunded restaurant startups that end up in...

Time for the locals to come out and play!

Bob Yesbek
8 years ago
One of the biggest differences between today's beach restaurant culture and that of 10 or more...

Delaware restaurateurs gather to honor two of Sussex...

8 years ago
When I sat down to write this week's article, I was surprised to discover that this is my 300th...

Meals on Wheels Lewes-Rehoboth director celebrates...

Bob Yesbek
8 years ago
So many of us are fortunate enough to take this business of eating for granted. Often the most...

Ultimate cantina treats, Zombies

Bob Yesbek
8 years ago
In the early '70s my sister and I gave our parents a full-size grandfather clock as a Christmas...

Fine dining on the high seas!

Bob Yesbek
8 years ago
Last week I was honored to be a part of the last Cape May-Lewes Ferry Sunset Wine-Lovers Cruise for...

35 years comes once in a Blue Moon

8 years ago
Forty-two years ago, as Back Porch Café was carving out a name for itself as Rehoboth’s first fine-...

On-site ownership makes for successful restauranting

Bob Yesbek
8 years ago
There are a number of restaurant owners in the Rehoboth area who are regarded as just plain...

It's time for the locals to come out and play!

Bob Yesbek
8 years ago
You need a program to keep up with the openings, closings and restaurant construction projects...

Scotty! Two to beam up. Oh, and a side of slaw

Bob Yesbek
8 years ago
Staying on top in today's business of eating requires that owners and management adapt to changes...

Fall time is lunch time at the beach

Bob Yesbek
8 years ago
At the end of this weekend, the hungry parking meters of downtown Rehoboth Beach will be safely...

A jug of wine, a loaf of bread - and maybe a...

Bob Yesbek
8 years ago
Exhaustive research has led me to the conclusion that there is no shortage of Italian joints here...

Brand protection is as important as brand recognition

Bob Yesbek
8 years ago
The ongoing legal unpleasantness over the abandoned Hooters in Rehoboth's First Street Station got...

You can't buy happiness, but you CAN buy candy

Bob Yesbek
8 years ago
It seems only fitting that the biggest sign in Rehoboth Beach towers over a candy store. In fact,...

From fine dining to meatloaf & fries: All in a day's...

8 years ago
The new Jimmy's Grille in Rehoboth has attracted a lot of attention! I was in there around 5:15 on...

Bogle, Boar and LaBlanc just steps from the ocean

Bob Yesbek
8 years ago
Though wine and/or beer dinners tend to be few and far between in the summer months, I was honored...

Only the strong survive in this business of eating...

Bob Yesbek
8 years ago
Beach resorts have a way of playing peek-a-boo with restaurants. Competition is fierce, and if you'...

All manner of Elizabeths summoned up and honored at...

Bob Yesbek
8 years ago
Regular visitors to this page know that I love to write about Cape Region restaurant history. My...

Louie’s Pizza pays homage to Rehoboth Beach history

Bob Yesbek
9 years ago
One of the challenges of writing about The Business of Eating is to go a few months or so without...

Stake your claim – or claim your steak – around...

Bob Yesbek
9 years ago
This week’s ramblings are inspired by the kids’ menu at Back Porch Café. Well, it isn’t actually a...

Punkins will fly once again in November!

Bob Yesbek
9 years ago
After several years of upset, false starts, disappointments, angst and weeping/gnashing of teeth,...

Leo Cabrera returns to his Rehoboth Avenue roots

Bob Yesbek
9 years ago
Restauranting is one of the most relentless businesses you can get yourself into. But to some, it...

Milford to get that Italian touch

9 years ago
The perfect storm was brewing. Newly elected Mayor Bryan Shupe had made the revitalization of...

Two proven concepts debut in Lewes and Rehoboth

Bob Yesbek
9 years ago
If you like to try new things, then now's the time! Last weekend saw the opening of two brand-new...

New concepts mark the 2016 season

Bob Yesbek
9 years ago
It’s been a challenge keeping up with the annual Got-To-Be-Open-By-Memorial Day frenzy, and the...
Pickled Pig Nachos
The Business of Eating

Go Greek on the highway; get Nourished on the Boardwalk

Bob Yesbek
14 years ago
One of the (very few) things I miss about living in the Washington, D.C. area is the delicious...

Do you like chocolate? Don’t lose your temper

14 years ago
As legions of chocoholics descend on Rehoboth’s Chocolate Festival this weekend, it seems as good a...

From pen to paper: Local porker speaks out

14 years ago
Hello! I’m Mr. Delicious. My family name is in Latin and hard to pronounce, so pretty much...