Wine & Brine

05/30/2026

10/18/2025

I’ll be one of 12 chefs making a duck dish as part of the return the Duck & Wine at Duck Woods on Nov. 2, 12-3pm. A limited amount of tickets have been made available to the public if you would like to join in the fun…12 duck dishes, 12 wines, even a duck-free zone with some non-meat items. Always great to partner with Beach Food Pantry as well.

https://www.eventcreate.com/e/duck-wine-at-duck-woods

09/14/2025

09/14/2025

Check out my duck dishes in the Fall issue of the . You’ll get to try one or more of these and other area chefs’ duck creations, along with a dozen wines at the Duck & Wine Fest at on Sunday, Nov. 2 from noon til 3pm. Tickets are currently available to club members AND their guests. So now might be a great time to consider joining Duck Woods membership, or making friends with some! 😁

03/26/2025

Great find this past winter as I was shopping for cookbooks for my team…found one right up my alley as well. Indian-(ish) is not only a great guide on the basic style of Indian cooking and developing great flavors with spices, but also a heart-warming read on an American family. Featuring dishes from the book for tonight’s tapas!

03/04/2025

Might not exactly be seafood, but too good not to share this hack I imagine most chefs don’t know…

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02/17/2025

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09/10/2023

So grateful to have this old crew from back together with me . L to R: Mike DeStefano, Greg Sneigowski, Megan DeStefano. Channeled Belushi from The Blues Brothers! Along with the rest of the crew, we have a great team in place to do some great food and events!

08/25/2023

Early morning to pick up for tonight’s oyster night from one of the area’s newest farmers, Tyler Hofe . Had these once before from and loved them. Always good to support local farmers!

01/21/2023

Happy to be bringing local NC oysters back to our Saturday pop up oyster night, tonight featuring Slash Creek oysters from Hatteras farmed by Katherine McGlade & Spurgeon Stowe. It’s been a rough past year for many NC oyster farmers with challenging weather conditions resulting in a significant crop losses. Delighted to see them on the rebound!