The Hive, Wilmington’s newest boutique hotel, will soon be home to Cross Street Waffles + Whiskey. The cafe and bar is expected to serve breakfast, lunch and dinner as well as craft beer, wine and cocktails. Hive owners Robert Rosenberg and Kaylie O’Connor have partnered with Jonathan Leichliter, a veteran chef with a wide range of experience in the restaura ...

Wilmington locals Sean O’Rourke and Brian Mack are the founders of Sea Monster Sauces, a new line of condiments inspired by chef O’Rourke’s passion for cooking. The pair said that Sea Monster Sauces is now selling its signature Surfer Slappin! Sauce in over a dozen locations in the greater Wilmington area, including Tidal Creek Co-op, Seaview Crab Comp ...

Correction: This story has been corrected to reflect the right name of the restaurant. The corrected version can be read by clicking here. ...

Haven’t made plans for Valentine’s Day yet? Several local restaurants have created special menus for the evening, and here’s a sampling of what can be found around town. Kornerstone Bistro, 8262 Market St., is offering a special menu featuring a la carte items or a choice of three courses for $50 per person, with a glass of champagne for an additional ...

Having opened in late 2019, the Tipsy Goat Bottles and Taps, 1930 Castle Hayne Rd., Suite 120,  is gaining a steady following, according to owner Anthony Heath.   Heath’s passion for craft beer lead him to the idea of opening his own taproom and bottleshop along with his wife, Barbara. A resident of Rocky Point, Anthony Heath felt this fast developing str ...

Distill: To extract the essence of something.   Or, as Shane Faulkner, founder of End of Days Distillery (EOD), puts it: “To produce a high-quality, ultra-premium product here in Wilmington.”   By product he means spirits – rum, vodka, gin and whiskey – that will be crafted in his Castle Street distillery that opened Feb. 1, making it ...

Many of the area’s top chefs gathered last week at the UNCW Burney Center for Make-A-Wish of Eastern North Carolina’s Wish Upon a Chef event. The annual event is the signature fundraiser for the chapter, which grants wishes for children with critical illness in the 49 counties east of the Orange/Alamance county line. Organizers report that this year&rsq ...

Feast Down East will present its 10th annual Local Food Conference on Feb. 14 at the University of North Carolina Wilmington Burney Center. The event is designed to unite those involved in supporting and growing the local food movement of southeastern North Carolina, including farmers andfishermen, food retailers and establishments, foodies, local food advocat ...

Wilmington-based Cape Fear Seafood Company (CFSC) has announced the signing of a multi-store development agreement with Raleigh based franchisees Eddie Elliott and Matt Wivell. Elliott and Wivell opened CFSC’s first Raleigh location in June of 2019 and report that they have been very pleased with the early success of their new venture, saying that the communi ...

Flying Machine Brewing Company of Wilmington has announced that it will begin distribution to coastal South Carolina markets this month. Brewery officials said they plan to target both Charleston and Myrtle Beach to start. Flying Machine has signed an agreement with Rafa Distributing of Charleston to facilitate the distribution. The brewery’s co-founders, Grant ...