Currently Reading: Restaurants

“When people ask me when we opened, I say October, we’re opening in October,” laughed Bob Ciprietti, owner of Touch of Italy, as he walks to our table carrying what is easily one of the most delicious pizzas we’ve tasted … Continue reading →

I’ve been giving you a rolling commentary on the summer of 2014 based on everything I’ve seen and heard from my front row seat at the buffoon parade. And by that of course I mean standing behind the bar. I’ve … Continue reading →

When we last chatted, I was giving some helpful hints on how to not be hated by your bartender. It’s just some little tidbits of advice based on my own observations. I’ll be bold enough to say that I speak … Continue reading →

As a child, there was no greater joy than dropping your beach toys and making an immediate bee-line for the ice cream truck. Correction, there was no better joy than digging into whatever frozen treat you scored. The truth is … Continue reading →

It’s a serious Maryland staple. We coat our crabs in it, we dust our wings with it, and we even spread it on our corn. We “Marylander’s” love our Old Bay, so we sure were thrilled to learn that one … Continue reading →

Fresh on the heels of Independence Day Weekend, you had to know that I was going to come away with a truck load of fodder for this column. As always, the best and brightest society has to offer did not … Continue reading →

When The Rehoboth Foodie (who shall remain anonymous) moved to Rehoboth Beach, Delaware almost 10 years ago, he had no idea where he was headed. Coming from the metropolitan area of DC, he worked on the side as a freelancer … Continue reading →

Much to my surprise, it came to my attention this week that not everyone reads ShoreBilly’s Swill. I know, I was shocked too. The reason I know this is because people are still trying to recruit me to be a … Continue reading →

With the exception of a handful of unrelated short stories last week, I’ve been trying to keep up with giving you my running commentary on the summer of 2014. The early weeks of this new season were at worst, demoralizing, … Continue reading →

De Lazy Lizard Brick Oven Brewery has been serving downtown Ocean City for almost one year, and with the start of their second summer, brew pub team is ready to shake things up in 2014 with brand new specials, menu … Continue reading →

A few weeks ago, I was asked if I would like to attend the Mid-Atlantic Food and Wine Festival’s, Winemakers Dinner at Oberod Estate in Centreville, Delaware. Ironically, weeks before I was desperately trying to find tickets to go to … Continue reading →

I hope you all enjoyed last week’s piece on the start of this young summer. Based on the responses I’ve seen, heard, and read, it seems to have been well-received, so naturally I am going to pick up right where … Continue reading →