Wine & Brine

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!

01/16/2023

A little morning reading/research for local DAR chapter anniversary luncheon menu Fascinating to see ‘receipts’ of old, some crude, and some timeless, and to get inspiration from long ago, all the way to todays numerous cooking channels & media. And nothing like finding an old cookbook at a used bookstore!