It’s a trend…a hot one…but is it a fad? From coast to coast, chefs in major cities have been joining the pop-up restaurant craze. A pop-up is a temporary restaurant...it could be a try out for a more permanent restaurant, something like a “food exhibit”, or a one-night, one-week or one-month stand. So, does restaurant-quality food need to be confined to the traditional restaurant model? The answer is quickly becoming no.

Every July my family and I journey up the east coast to the beaches of Delaware for a summer getaway. This is important information because Dogfish Head brewery is located there.

Margaritas Mexican Grill
I could hear my mother's sage advice in my head as I drove to my assignment. It was already too late for me to heed her words. Billie and I had been "making honey" for the past few months now and, man, was it sweet. It was an odd feeling keeping my burgeoning relationship with Billie a secret from co-workers. I found myself reverting to third grade tactics. I was being slightly more caustic towards her, figuring that busting her chops would hide the fact I was actually digging her.

Play like a Gourmet

“Beef and tomatoes,” he says. My first thought…Ossobuco! Yes, it is a dish that strikes fear into the hearts of many, but it makes others salivate like Pavlov’s pooch. I am that pooch.