Dave Grohl lunches in Lewes
Come for the fish, stay for the rock star.
Rock star Dave Grohl, drummer for Nirvana and frontman of the Foo Fighters, enjoyed lunch July 29 at Lewes Oyster House on Second Street.
Brayden Ostan, the restaurant’s assistant general manager, said Grohl came in with seven others and were seated at the chef’s table.
“He had a couple of Downeast Ciders, a shrimp po’ boy and a Caesar side salad,” said Ostan, who added that they didn’t recognize Grohl at first, but a buzz quickly blazed through the restaurant. “It was a really cool experience,” he said.
Ostan said Grohl was happy to pose for photos with his server, Amanda Deal and another employee – Amanda Montivani – which the restaurant posted on Facebook.
Ostan said other celebrities have dined at Lewes Oyster House, including David Chalian from CNN and chef Anne Burrell.
Grohl also stopped into Kids’ Ketch, just down the block.
Ostan said Grohl knows the owners of the former Fork & Flask in Rehoboth. The three-time Grammy award-winner has been a frequent visitor to Delaware beaches over the years to visit family.
Bill Shull has been covering Lewes for the Cape Gazette since 2023. He comes to the world of print journalism after 40 years in TV news. Bill has worked in his hometown of Philadelphia, as well as Atlanta and Washington, D.C. He came to Lewes in 2014 to help launch WRDE-TV. Bill served as WRDE’s news director for more than eight years, working in Lewes and Milton. He is a 1986 graduate of Penn State University. Bill is an avid aviation and wildlife photographer, and a big Penn State football, Eagles, Phillies and PGA Tour golf fan. Bill, his wife Jill and their rescue cat, Lucky, live in Rehoboth Beach.
