January 24th, 2015
All those cooking classes and dining for a cause…..but not before I tell you about my breakfast wrap. I had a customized breakfast wrap at Arena’s Cafe at 17314 N. Main Blvd., at The Villages of Five Points in Lewes, Delaware, 19958. Tel. 302-644-0370. Open for breakfast and lunch it, has breakfast fare, burgers, sandwiches, etc. etc…..and plenty of parking.
This wrap was really good. And, my most favorite ingredient was scrapple. I am not much of a breakfast person but, this particular customization really hit the spot.
My friend, Jody, decided for something a little healthier, I guess…..and boring, like the eggwhite omelette. She loved it!! I think it was called The Popeye!!
The Delaware Beaches are a dining destination, but also it has become the place to get away with friends and join a week-end cooking class. These cooking classes and dining events look like so much fun.
BLINDFOLD WINE DINNERS – NAGE, located at 19730 Coastal Highway (Rt. 1) in Rehoboth Beach. Tel. 302-2276-2037. http://www.nagerb.com/blindfold-dinners.html. The Blindfolds go on just before each course, then, they come off for the Gastro Reveal after you’ve eaten each course!! Friday, February 20th at 6:30 p.m. Twenty diners in their Private Dining Room will have the opportunity to settle that if by losing one sense, another one becomes more acute. This particular dinner will have 4 succulent seafood courses paired with 4 hand picked wines. $89/person and gratuity is included. They have noted that if you do have a shellfish allergy not to register for this particular dinner. Friday, March 13th at 6:30 p.m. Food aficionados will again enjoy an evening at their Private Dining Room with the blindfolds on and then off. 4 French Courses with 4 French Wines. $89/person including gratuity.
NAGE COOKING CLASSES – 19730 Coastal Highway, Rt. 1, Rehoboth Beach. Individual classes are priced at $55. The only one left open will take place on Saturday, April 18th from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m….Cooking With Spring Vegetables. For all culinary levels. Please visit http://www.nagerb.com/cooking-classes.html.
BIG FISH GRILL – The classes will be held at Big Fish Grill located 20298 Coastal Highway in Rehoboth Beach. Tel. 302-227-9007. The menu will feature items from the Big Fish Restaurant Group. The classes will also include a tour of the restaurant, a whole fish cleaning demo, which by the way I have participated….and it is not as easy as it looks. Tips about purchasing and preparing fresh seafood will be among the topics during the class. The doors will open at 9:45 a.m. and they want you to arrive hungry! It costs $85/class. Minimum 10 participants per class, as well. Please note that they do have group theme and private classes available. To see their schedule and more info., please visit http://www.bigfishgrill.com/classes-a-events.html.
ABRACADINNER COOKING CLASSES – Chef Kris Etze opens her own kitchen!! The classes are $55 oper class. Occasionally an extra add on charge for a special topic, as well. Driving directions and anything you need to bring along will be sent to you by email ahead of a class. Kris also offers pre-arranged topics for small groups in your own kitchen. Please contact her at 302-228-6125 or email her at chef@abracadinner.com. Please note that Kris is able to handle any food allergies.
You can purchase 4 classes and receive a complimentary 5th class, valid for use within 6 months, where space permits. Please visit http://www.abracadinner.com to see the upcoming schedule and for more info. Some of the upcoming classes are: It’s a Crock, Comfort Foods with a Twist, Mad for Mediterranean, Seafood-Quick and Easy!, Wok and Roll.
CHOWDOWN FOR CHARITY – Friday, February 6th from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. Location? Baywood Greens Golf Course at 32267 Clubhouse Way, Long Neck, DE 19966. $65/person in advance and $75/person at the door. This is going to be such a fun event with plenty of your favorite restaurants participating. It is a fundraising event for Next Generation of Southern Delaware. This group is a giving circle of the Delaware Community Foundation and is a philanthropic organization that was created and is directed by young professionals living and working in Sussex and Kent Counties. They are in their 3rd year and are raising lots of funds for a good cause.
You can expect food, drinks and a little friendly culinary competition. Enjoy beer and wine while local restaurant chefs will be preparing a gourmet signature dish for you to sample and vote for your favorite, selecting the “2015 Chowdown for Charity Chef Champion”. More info? Visit http://www.delcf.org. You can purchase tickets online!! Please visit the Facebook Page of 3rd Annual Chowdown for Charity.
Have a great day!!
October 21st, 2013
As The Second Season continues at the Delaware Beaches….the restaurants and area chefs are sharing their culinary expertise by holding cooking classes and events. Some of these events are held with fundraising in mind; it is also a great opportunity to get out and meet some of the people lucky enough to live on the coast and learn about a little bit of this, and a little bit of that.
TUESDAY, 10/22 – WOMEN & WINE – at Lupo di Mare located at 247 C Rehoboth Ave. inside the Hotel Rehoboth. The evening will be a fundraising event for United Way Delaware whose mission is to maximize the community’s resources to improve the quality of life for all Delawareans.
This event is limited to 65 guests. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Dinner will begin at 7:00 p.m. $39/person. Gratuity is not included. Please RSVP Mike Dickinson at 302-226-2240.
Pairing Wines with delicious food. An Aperitif of Lake Chalice “Cracklin Savie”. First course of fresh mozzarella, roasted beets, olive tapenade, sea salt, paired with with Old Coach Road Sauvignon Blanc. Second course of local apple salad, fennel, baby kale, crispy soprasata, asiago, grilled lemon vinaigrette, paired with Seifried Riesling. Third Course of pork meatballs, white corn polenta, rosemary, tomatoes, pecorino, paired with Forrest Pino Noir. Final course of house made ricotta cheesecake, honeyed walnuts, paired with Forrest “Doctors” Riesling…..
WEDNESDAY, 10/23 – NEW ENGLAND COOKING DEMO from 6 – 7 p.m. at Northeast Seafood Kitchen in Ocean View, Delaware, just a couple of miles west of Bethany Beach. The cocktail hour will begin at 4:45 p.m. until 6 p.m. The deomonstrations of Autumn Sangria, Warm Baby Kale & Apple Salad, Lobster & Sweet Potato Piegories, and Pumpkin Maple Bread Pudding. For tickets and information, please call 302-537-1785 or email colby@sodelconcepts.com.
SATURDAY, 10/26 – A NIGHT IN NORTHERN ITALY – Tune Your Palate with Paul Cullen at the Bellmoor Inn & Spa located at 6 Christian St. in Downtown Rehoboth Beach. His demonstrations bring his passions for food and music. The cost is $55 and they include everything he will make and wine. You must 21 to attend. You can purchase tickets, by visiting http://www.paulcullen.net, or call 302-228-9775.
SATURDAY, 10/26 – ABRACADINNER COOKING CLASSES with Chef Kris. On Saturday the class will be A Season for Soup. It’s that time of the year and Roasted Winter Vegetable Soup, Raunchy Red Lentil Soup, and Asian Dumpling Soup will be on the menu. Besides this class, Chef Kris holds classes throughout the season. The schedule is as follows: 11/9 Pumpkin Palooza!, 11/30 Comfort Foods, 12/14 Gifts from Your Kitchen.
The classes are held on Saturdays at 10 a.m. The fee for each class is $55. Please call Chef Kris at 302-228-6125 for further information. Check http://www.abracadinner.com.
FRIDAY, 11/1 – BEER DINNER, DAY OF THE DEAD BREWERY, at Papa Grande’s located on Rt. 54 in Fenwick Island, Delaware. Growing up in Puerto Rico “El Dia de Los Muertos” was a day of usual torrential rain, and floods. The evening begins at Papa Grande’s with a reception of duck tostada paired with Day of the Dead Blonde Ale. First Course will offer hangover seafood cocktail, fresh seafood, spicy tomato salsa, and avocado, paired with Day of the Dead Amber Ale. The second course will bring honey crisp apple salad, baby kale, jicama, pickled onion, cajita, pumpkin seed lime vinaigrette, paired with Day of the Daed Hefeweizen. The third course will have adobo marinated pork loin, spicy rainbow chard, potatoes, grilled green onion, crema, paired with Day of thye Dead IPA. Dessert will be a house-made cinnamos churros (love churros), coffee infused Mexican chocolate dip, paired with Day of the Dead Porter. Please RSVP to Jim Affeldt at 302-436-papa, or jim@sodelconcepts.com.
SATURDAY, 11/2 – COOKING CLASS WITH CHEF HARI CAMERON of a(muse.), located at 44 Baltimore Ave., in Downtown Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. Noon until 2:30 p.m. He will be putting his distinctive twist on a collection of Classic American Recipes. Learn the basic of iconic American dishes and learn to put your own signature twist…in other words….make it your own. On Saturday, 12/14 from Noon until 2:30 p.m. the class will be centering on the holiday foods that come to mind. Chef Hari will be taking a look at those favorite holiday dishes; putting his own spin on them.
These classes are informal and are followed immediately by a special lunch with Chef Hari. Please call 302-227-7107 or visit http://www.amuse-rehoboth.com and click under menus. The classes are $60.00.
MONDAY, 11/11 – MURDER MYSTERY – A FOWL FEAST at The Buttery on the corner of Savannah Rd. and Second Street in the heart of Historic Lewes, Delaware. 6:30 p.m. For reservations and info., please call 302-645-7755.
TUESDAY, 11/12 – LIVING GLUTEN FREE IN DELAWARE at The Birch Tree Cafe located inside Good Earth Market, 4 miles west of Bethany Beach in Clarksville, Delaware. Join the group to discuss and share the gluten free lifestyle, cooking and dining habits. They will be offering cooking/baking advice, new product information and much more. Each month they will taste different products. This meetings will take place on the 2nd Tuesday of every month.
SATURDAY, 11/16 – HOLIDAY ENTERTAINING at Nage, located at 19730 Coastal Highway in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. Classes are 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. If you cannot make it, then on Saturday, 12/7 Nage is offering a Holiday Dessert Cooking Class. More info? and registration? Please call 302-226-2037. Or, visit http://www.nagerb.com/special-events.html#cookingclasses.
SATURDAY, 11/23 – BIG FISH GRILL COOKING CLASSES at 4117 Highway One in Rehoboth Beach. The cost per class is $75 and you must register in advance by calling 302-227-9007. The classes are held from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. Menu items from the Big Fish Grill and Summerhouse will be featured. Hands-on participation in the pereparation of festured menu items is part of the fun. The classes will include a tour of the restaurant, a whole fish cutting demonstration, which I happened to volunteer when I participated some time ago, and tips about purchasing and preparing fresh seafood.
Other dates: December 7th and 21st, January 4th and 18th, February 1st and 15th, March 1st, 15th and 29th, April 12th and 26th and May 3rd.
On the day of the class the doors will open at 9:45 a.m. Go hungry!!
Have a great time!!
January 11th, 2013
Mastering the art of cooking….or learning a thing or two, this will be your opportunity. Our Delaware Beaches Chefs are offering plenty of classes and demonstrations. Besides having great beaches and plenty of entertainment, Southern Delaware has become a dining destination. We are so lucky, because we have the ocean, the bays and the farms.
Nage Restaurant located at 19730 Coastal Highway (Rt. 1), Rehoboth Beach is offering cooking classes. Website? http://www.nagerestaurant.com.
Saturday, 1/12 – Healthy Cooking Class – Nage is helping us keep those New Year’s resolutions by teaching the basics of Healthy Cooking. The class will be immediately followed by a special lunch with the instructor. The lunch is included in the price of the class. Contact Mark Dean at 302-226-2037. The class will begin at 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. You can register and pay for the class by visiting the above mentioned website.
Saturday, 2/16 – Chocolate Cooking Class – They say that cooking with chocolate is a little tricky. Nage chefs will teach the few simple rules needed to learn to easily create chocolate desserts that will “WOW” your family and friends. The class will begin at 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. Contact Mark Dean at 302-226-2037. Please visit the website above mentioned, if you are interested and would like to register.
Big Fish Grill Restaurant located at 4117 Highway One, Rehoboth Beach will have classes on January 12th and 26th, February 9th and 23rd, March 9th and 23rd, April 6th and 20th, and May 4th. Please visit http://www.bigfishrill.com/classes-a-events.html.
Classes at Big Fish Grill are very popular and fill up quickly. They cost $75 and participants will have to register in advance. Classes are from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. Menu items will change for each class. Special requests are accepted. And, Group/theme/private classes are available. Please call 302-227-9007. Doors will open at 9:45 a.m. Please go hungry because there will be plenty to eat!! If you would like to participate in the class don’t be shy. I did!!
Abracadinner Cooking Classes with Chef Kris. Chef Kris has plenty of classes. The cost per class is $55. The classes are held in Kris’ kitchen. Each hands-on class will last 90 minutes to 2 hours. Driving directions and anything you need to bring along will be sent to you by email ahead of the class.
Please note that you are registered when you pay for the class. If 4 classes are purchased at the same time, a complimentary fifth class will be given. Please visit http://www.abracadinner.com/classes.html for more information and full descriptions of the classes on the schedule.
Saturday, 1/12 at 10 a.m. (9o minute class – dinner to go!) – Cook it Slow – This new slow cooker class will be a make and take class with slow cooker tips and lots of new recipes to try. Bring your slow cooker along, and take home dinner to plug in!
Saturday, 1/19 at 10 a.m. – Plant Strong for Life, Part I – Please note that Plant Strong classes are dual parts, and are enrolled together. This is an introduction to and rationale for the emphasis on plant strong eating. We’ll learn inexpensive ways to include more plants in your meals simply, and inexpensively. Join us to change your focus and make your health and energy levels a priority. Part Two will include follow up of your changes and cooking some wonderful recipes, to boot! The second Plant Strong for Life class will be on Saturday, 2/9.
While you are visiting http://www.abracadinner.com, please take a peek at its sister site, Dinner N Massage at http://www.dinnernmassage.com.
Chicks for Charity, Lewes, Delaware is a group dedicated to assisting those less fortunate. Many of the charitable organizations they have helped are essential community resource agencies that aid kids, families, the elderly, abandoned animals, and those that are underserved and in need. Funds raised stay in Sussex County. Website? http://www.chicksforcharity.us.
Tuesday, 1/15 – At Fish On! located at the Village of Five Points in Lewes, Delaware. It will benefit “MERR” . The Marine Education, Research and Rehabilitation Institute, Inc., is a non profit stranding response and rehabilitation organization dedicated to the conservation of marine mammals and sea turtles. It is authorized by National Marine Fisheries Service and the State of Delaware to be the official stranding respondents for the Marine Mammals and Sea Turtles of Delaware. If you would like to learn more about “MERR”, please visit
Two delicious entrees to choose from along with appetizer and dessert. $25 per person, includes gratuity. Cash or checks only please, payable to Fish On. Cash Bar available. There will be a 50/50 and raffle items as well. Please don’t call the restaurant, just send an rsvp to gals4thegood@aol.com. Guys: You are also invited!!
Note: They welcome your donations…raffle items are always needed for the dinner events!!
Wednesday, 1/16 – FREE Cooking Demonstration at NorthEast Seafood Kitchen, located at 29F Atlantic Ave., Ocean View. The evening’s demo will venture up the coast to “Little Rhody”, which is the 37 mile wide State of Rhode Island. They will be discussing the history and origins of some of the State’s traditional dishes, including Jonny Cake and Cob Pie, along with native favorites like chicken and oyster casserole and fried tomatoes.
Cocktails begin at 4:45 p.m. with small appetizers available, followed by the demo held from 6 p.m. until 7 p.m. To reserve seats, please call NorthEast at 302-537-1785 or email colby@sodelconcepts.com. Website? http://www.northeastseafoodkitchen.com.
Tuesday, 1/22 – Lupo di Mare, located at 247 C Rehoboth Avenue, is hosting Conti Di San Bonifacio Wine Dinner, http://www.lupodimarerehoboth.com. Enjoy a multi-course meal designed around the award-winning wines of Condi Di San Bonifacio, a 100% organic winery located in the Tuscan region of Italy. These wines, exclusive to SoDel Concepts Restaurants, have earned countless awards and recognition, including excellent scores granted from authorities such as Stephen Tanzer’s International Wine Cellar and Decanter Magazine. To learn more about these wines, please visit http://www.disanbonifacio.com.
Doors will be opening at 6:30 p.m., dinner service will begin at 7:00 p.m. Only complete parties will be seated. $65 per person, gratuity not included. Please rsvp Mike Dickinson at 302-226-2240 or email mike@sodelconcepts.com.
Abbott’s Grill is located at 249 NE Front St., Milford, Delaware. Website? http://www.abbottsgrill.com. – Abbotts Grill is kicking off 2013 with another event in their popular Spotlight Jazz Dinner Series, bringing back international recording artist Gaynell Rose and her talented band of musicians for two nights in January: Saturday, January 26th and Sunday, January 27th.
Attendees will enjoy a 4-course dinner prepared by the chefs at Abbott’s Grill while enjoying an electrifying performance of rhythm and blues and jazz classics. “Combining the tortured passions of Billie Holiday, the raw emotion of Joe Cocker and the diva strut of Tina Turner”, Gaynell has wowed audiences opening for Patti Labelle and has played festivals from New York and Washington, D.C. to Guadalajara, Mexico.
Each night will begin at 7 p.m. and will feature 2 sets of music and a 4-course dinner. Tickets are $65 per person and can be reserved by calling Abbott’s Grill at 302-491-6736 or by visiting the above mentioned website.
Tuesday, 1/29 – 5-Course Beer Dinner at Matt’s Fish Camp, located at 28635 Coastal Highway, North Bethany Beach, featuring Evolution Brewery, which is located in Salisbury, Maryland. A representative from Evolution will be on-site for this event to provide insight into the complexities of the beers and to discuss the creation of the product.
The dinner will feature a five-course, small plate menu by Chef Casey Cunningham: Spicy Shrimp Slider, toasted brioche bun and olive skewer, Fish Camp Oyster Fritters, brown butter bacon aioli and baby pickles, Organic Greens Salad, bleu cheese sweet onion crisps and cracked pepper vinaigrette, Crisp Pork Belly, fried quail egg, Fish Camp hash brown and stout ranchero sauce, and Black Bottom Cheese Cake, melted espresso chocolate. All paired with Evolution beers. Tickets are $5 per person and very limited. Please call John Scruggs at Matt’s Fish Camp 302-539-CAMP.
Talk to you later!!
January 10th, 2012
 Best Table on the Beach...Venus in Dewey Winter is the perfect opportunity to learn to cook. Cooking is not hard…don’t rush it…savour it. One of the most fun days I had over a year ago was when a few of us went to one of the cooking classes offered by Big Fish Grill. We had so much fun. I even ventured to fillet the fish…why was it so hard when it looked so easy?
So, What’s Cooking? Read on…
Abracadinner Cooking Classes – By Personal Chef Kris Etze. Class sizes range from 4 to 8, depending on the topic and “hands on” projects. Each class will last approx. 90 minutes to 2 hours. Cost? $55 per individual class. Enroll in 4 and get the 5th class free. Additional fees may apply toward food and supplies. Class size is limited.
Tasting will be included; a light lunch in Kris’ kitchen.
Pre-register by calling 302-945-2610, faxing your info to 302-945-4153 or you may e-mail Kris at chef@abracadinner.com. Leave your name, email address, phone number, topic and date of class. All fees are due in advance. Mail your check to Kris Etze, 22393 Holly Oak Lane, Lewes, DE 19958. Driving directions, registration info, and anything you might need to bring will be sent by e-mail.
Kris has different classes with the first one starting on Saturday, 1/14. This class will be Chowdah Central…Winter is the best time to prepare a chowder. To me, it calms the winter blues and warms my soul.
Next class will be on 1/28 – Thai It Up! The flavors of Thailand.
Kris is offering cooking classes all the way into March. For a complete schedule and more information, please visit http://www.abracadinner.com. Abracadinner is also on Facebook.
Nage Rehoboth – I have not been to Nage in such a long time. They have been a recipient of my figs in years past. Come to think of it, a post is needed on this popular Rehoboth restaurant. Nage is located at 19730 Coastal Highway, Rehoboth Beach, DE. Tel. 302-226-2037. Website? www.nage.bz/cooking_Classes_in_Rehoboth.htm.
Nage will be offering 5 Cooking Classes. The first one will be on Saturday, 1/21. The topic will be Healthy and Flavorful Cooking Class. The next one will be on 2/18 with Hearty Winter Soups and Stews Class.
Better yet, just visit the website because each class is clearly explained.
In each class you will be exploring food and drink with the chefs of Nage Rehoboth. There will be an informal demonstration with lots of interaction with the instructor. A tasting, a booklet of the recipes from the class and even a meal shared with the instructor.
You will need to register and pay for the classes in advance. All reservations will be handled online. You may also pay online, as well.
Big Fish Grill – This is the only cooking class I have attended. The one that was so much fun. Their classes begin with a tour of the restaurant. Cooking classes feature menu items from the Big Fish Grill and Summer House.
There will be classes on February 4th and 18th, March 3rd , 17th and 31st, and April 14th and 28th. Call 302-227-3474 to sign up. For more details, please visit www.bigfishgrill.com.
So, what are you waiting for? Call a couple friends and make it fun!!
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