This past Saturday night, one of the most happening restaurants in Delaware had to be in - wait for it, wait for it - Milton.

Seriously. I went to Kindle restaurant and the joint was jumping. It's a beautiful, two-floor, votive-lighted restaurant in Paynter's Mill off Del. 1, just north of Lewes. Cuisine is new American. Next door is a wine/cheese shop.

People were waiting for tables at the bar and around the fire pit in the lounge. If it wasn't so cold outside, you would have thought it was a summer night at the height of the season.

Eric Ruth picked the black and white pizza ($12) as one of his favorite dishes of 2007 and I can see why. The crust was thin and brittle and it was topped with roasted Garlic Sauce, Black Truffle Ricotta, Asiago, Fresh Mozzarella, White Truffle Oil. I also got the mussels ($10) steamed in a butter chardonnay, shallot and garlic broth. Absolutely delicious.

My companion had the Roasted Tomato Sage Soup served with a Mini Grilled Cheese ($8) and
the Steak “Sandwich” ($19), a beautifully grilled N.Y. Strip served open-face on Sourdough Toast, along with Caramelized Onions, Point Reyes Blue Cheese and French Fries.