May 23rd, 2013
The Beach Eats! Exhibit, Rehoboth Beach Museum, Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, The Nation’s Summer Capital, Grand Opening, Saturday, May 25th, Celebrating eating in Rehoboth Beach, Fun to Fine Dining!, Delaware Beaches, Southern Delaware, Enjoy Yourselves!!
Hey, Keith (The Back Porch) what happened with your 50 cent coffee? OMG look at the Camel’s Hump…do you remember when it was just a hole in the wall on Rehoboth Avenue and Marcia was all over the place? Not too quiet either….That’s what you want from an exhibit that evokes fun memories. That’s the whole purpose; to engage the public in conversation and friendly chit chat.
The Beach Eats! The exhibit celebrates eating in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, for over 100 years. Fun to fine dining! The opening day will be Saturday, May 25th. It will share the tradition and history of the splendid yet long gone wooden hotels of the 1900s and bring to light the evolution of restaurants serving residents and visitors alike.
Dr. John's on 52 Baltimore Avenue
The museum is located at 511 Rehoboth Avenue, by the Rehoboth Beach Chamber of Commerce and the Visitor’s Center. This Museum is in the former icehouse, where ice was cut from local lakes and stored in a wooden structure insulated with sawdust during the late 1800s, and early 1900s.
A few of us had the opportunity to preview the exhibit as Nancy and Barbara were working non stop for Saturday’s opening.
This iconic group of restauranteurs paved the path for what Rehoboth has become…a dining destination. Most are past owners and one is still, presently, at it.
L-R: Keith Fitzgerald, Back Porch, Sue Krick, Summer House, Joyce Felton, Blue Moon, Tom Wayson, Chez La Mer
If you have visited Rehoboth Beach for years you know that it is known for its fine dining establishments. And, some of us are always drawn by the perennial favorites such as French fries, pizza, cotton candy and caramel popcorn. The Beach Eats will evoke those memories and it will be a must to visit this summer season in Rehoboth Beach.
Many of the residents and restaurant owners have been rummaging through their memory trunks, bringing out some really neat things. Gus & Gus has loaned their famous sign to the Exhibit.
L-R: Bill Slovis, Gus & Gus, Tom Wayson, Chez La Mer
Remember The Canyon? It is now Lily Thai.
A favorite of many was Chez La Mer.
I loved the Garden Gourmet….I had my youngest son’s Christening there.
Pizza….Nicola!!
Joan & Nick Caggiano
Irish Eyes….a favorite for so many years in Rehoboth Beach.
The Summer House. Always crowded and plenty of partying and dining.
The Blue Moon, another favorite restaurant in Rehoboth Beach, then and now.
Sydney’s was one of the first restaurants to bring some food with real taste and spice….Louisiana cooking was always on the menu….and Blues as in “you never leave Sydney’s without singing the Blues”. So much fun. Sydney was and still is a food and music icon in Rehoboth Beach.
The Camel’s Hump…was last located at 21 Baltimore Avenue, but just like I mentioned above, it was a hole in the wall on Rehoboth Avenue…and so much fun too. It had the “hottest” hot sauce. People used to have “dare if you eat a spoonful” contests….no way.
The Back Porch is one of the most visited restaurants in Rehoboth Beach….still at it and still just as popular!
It will be a fun exhibit to visit. Programs related to the exhibit are planned, including a forum of restaurant owners talking about their restaurants on September 26th at the Rehoboth Beach Public Library, and a presentation on favorite Delaware eats.
Please stay in touch with the Museum by visiting http://www.rehobothbeachmuseum.org. You may also call 302-227-7310. The Museum will be open Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. It is located at 511 Rehoboth Avenue in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware!!
Talk to you later!!
The Boat House in Dewey
The Boat House in Dewey Beach at Bellevue & Rehoboth Bay
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What a great idea for a museum. I missed it this last time I was in Rehoboth, but will check it out for sure, next time.
Kay
You should stop by. This exhibit will be there until next March. Check their website because they do have plenty of events and visitors are definitely invited.