Restaurants Wilmington NC | Food news & stories, regional recipes, chef interviews
Five Minutes with Paul Campbell | Mister Bartender: “I’m passionate about what I’m doing: I deliver articulate beverage service. There’s a method to creating drinks, you have to be educated in how ingredients mix and balance. You have to understand your demographic, what they prefer, …
Five Minutes with Susan Jalbert | Chow Bella Cooks: “Food is about what works best for you, whether that’s vegetarian, or pescatarian, or something else. You need balance. If it’s not something you are going to stick to and enjoy… life is too short. I …
“I always need something new to do. Once I get one thing figured out, it’s time to move to something else. I love the Tuesday night-time market, seeing all the people who show up. I’m like, I guess I did something right.“
Continue reading Jules DeBord | Port City Farmers Market, Director
Five Minutes with Courtney Matheson, Delish Owner & Guide/Taste Carolina Gourmet Food Tours: “I love my job. It is really a lot of fun. Being a personal chef and running food tours gets stressful at times, but the flexibility works for my life right now.“
Diane Withrow, Hospitality Management Program Director – CFCC: “I’ve probably taught more than 35 different classes since I started at Cape Fear. We’ve sent thousands of students into the culinary world: from here all the way to Antarctica.“
“When I go to other cities, I always try their cupcakes. I have to find a cupcake shop to see what they are doing. I have become really familiar with the whole cupcake culture. We’ve been in Wilmington for eight years.“
Five Minutes with Fanny Slater, author of the cookbook Orange, Lavender & Figs, and winner of The Rachael Ray Show Great American Cookbook Competition: “This food thing, it’s always been a part of who I was. I just loved taking moments from my childhood and …
Five Minutes with Hayley Jensen, Beer Sommelier, and Chef Stephen Durley, owners of Beer Barrio: Stephen and Hayley mesh their wheelhouses at the restaurant, with Hayley managing more than 30 beer offerings on tap and Stephen in the kitchen creating a Mexi-Southern fusion for diners.