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The key to planning the perfect dinner party is mastering the menu. From determining the food and beverages, to selecting the dishes and the glassware, effort expended on the front end of a perfectly executed dinner party serves to showcase the meal.
True Blue Butcher and Table combines restaurant and Euro-style meat market for a unique dining experience, inspiring excitement and delivering excitement. Enjoy a quick interview and video tour of one of the newest addition’s to the Wilmington NC dining scene.
This week, Kirk and his sweetheart made The Basics their date night destination. A favorite of Wilmingtonians, The Basics specializes in Southern fare with a twist, in a trendy, lofted space at the Cotton Exchange in Historic Downtown Wilmington.
Kirk stops in at one of his favorite restaurants, Port Land Grille, and takes a moment to make some introductions. Feast your eyes on some very special dishes. Check your calendar. Make a plan.
Kirk Pugh shares his evening enjoying the wine pairing dinner at Savorez. One of downtown Wilmington’s superstars in the culinary scene, Savorez stars in this short video review. Live vicariously. Take a minute to watch this quick snip of the food scene.
Kirk Pugh stops in for a conversation about food and good dining with Dean Neff at PinPoint. What’s on the menu? Oysters, locally farmed catfish, and amazing artisanal desserts. PinPoint is all about location, and a serious player in Wilmington North Carolina’s exploding food scene.
Kirk Pugh takes us to Manna, in downtown Wilmington, for a Tasty Tuesday. Manna offers a seasonal American menu, with items that include duck, scallops, filet, and a variety of creative, locally sourced dishes. Manna regularly makes the “best” lists in Wilmington.
Students in the Mixology course have a tough final exam: mixing classic cocktails and presenting a custom creation. Judges of the final have it easier. Much. You never know where it’s going to go when you are mixing cocktails for an A.
Simple pineapple boats are not an oxymoron. When you know how to slice a pineapple to create a lovely pineapple boat for breakfast, making a dozen or more is simple as… pi – neapple.
With every bit as much excitement as kids have waiting for Santa Claus, I got all giddy waiting for the Food Truck Rodeo held this past weekend by the Parks Conservancy of New Hanover County.