OK, gang. This is what's come in so far.
I saw the recent notice for the closing of Joe's- The Unchain Bar - was it due to lack of patronage, or do you know something else? Although Italian Bistro on Kirkwood Highway (coincidentally BEHIND Joe's) "disappeared" quite a while ago, why did it close so suddenly?
Why are there no great Cuban restaurants or tapas bars in Newark or the surrounding area?
Here's the lowdown on Joe's according to owner Pat Nilon. "Customers loved it, there was just not enough of them. " Check out Nilson's other eatery Cromwell's Tavern in Greenville.
The Italian Bistro will get a new look soon - Eric Ruth will have a story about it this weekend.
I'm not sure why there are no great Cuban restaurants in the area .... restaurateurs what do you think? Cafe Azafran in Lewes offers tapas. Another place to check out is Amada, Jose Garces's fabulous tapas restaurant on Chestnut Street in Philadelphia. By the way, Jose will be a guest chef at the Share Our Strength Dinner on March 29 at Harry's Savoy Grill. Tickets go fast for this dinner.
My daughter is looking for cooking classes for her children ages 7 and 5 (this one may be too young). Do you have info on any around Wilmington or even Chester County, PA? Would appreciate if you are able to help. Thank you very much. Nancy
Check out Young Chefs Academy in Pike Creek. A Middletown location is opening in May.
Can you please recommend some restaurants near the Grand. We have a performance at 8 o'clock this Friday. Thanks so much. Shirley Adelman, Hockessin.
I'm not sure what price range you're looking for, but Restaurant 821 is right across from the Grand. Other nearby restaurants include The Green Room at the Hotel du Pont, Deep Blue Bar & Grill, Costa's Grill and Domaine Hudson. There's also the Washington Street Ale House and Mikimotos Asian Grill & Sushi Bar.
It would be nice to have a place where readers could post their comments on a restaurant or input some things that bug them about dining establishments in general. Right now one can only post comments about a specific blog article that you write.
For example, some things that bug me:
Establishments that greatly overfill pepper or salt shakers such that there is no room for anything to shake out. One has to unscrew the top to get something out. Please tell staff to only fill shakers about 3/4 full!
Servers that take a fork or knife from a plate you have just finished and place it on the table rather than supplying a new utensil. My wife and I were at Nantucket's restaurant (not an inexpensive place) in Fenwick Island last weekend and my wife had to ask the waiter for a new fork after finishing her appetizer and he was rather snooty about bringing a new one.
When a better quality restaurant has really cheap tableware and paper napkins. The specific one I'm thinking about is Feby's Fishery. Great fish, and prices are not cheap, but they have some of the worst and most inexpensive tableware in the state! - Larry Rasero.
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I really agree on two comments made by a writer: overly-full salt and pepper shakers are a constant in most restaurants, and servers often do "save" your used utensils by taking them off the plates and putting them back in your dining space. Both are annoying. PK
Heads up on dining at 821 before any production at the Grand. You must arrive more than an hour before your show is to start, or they won't serve you because they don't feel like they can do you or the food justice. They will let you have a drink at the bar, but when we rushed in with less than an hour they politely but firmly declined to serve us even appetizers at the bar. So ... go earlier than we did. You might want to check the policies of other restaurants in the area so you're not surprised.
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