Spicy garlic stir fry with chicken is a popular Honeygrow dish.
KRESTON WINE & SPIRITS
Celebrating 83 Years
Same Family, 4 Generations, Since 1933
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New owners Gretchen Brizendine and fiancé Alex Sianni have plenty of experience in the restaurant business.
According to Sianni, just about all the menu items and corresponding recipes belong to Brizendine. “The kitchen is her domain, but I’m the best pot-washer in the city,” he says. “I think the overwhelmingly good response we’ve gotten from customers is a testament to her talent in the kitchen. We’ve been slammed, especially on weekends.” Woody Dries, a property development manager for Dewson Construction, helped facilitate the lease with Brizendine and Sianni. The Forty Acres resident, who walks to De La Coeur for breakfast several times a week, says the restaurant is in good hands. “They came off as young and energetic but with a lot of restaurant experience and an impressive resumé,” says Dries. “Also, their sense of the menu they would offer—French cuisine and light fare—made sense for the area. They’re a great fit.” The new owners may be focused on “light fare,” but they already have tried their hands at entertaining a dinner crowd. Once a month, they’re serving five-course dinners for one seating on a pre-determined Friday night. The $80 prix-fix meal kicked off in November with a menu that featured fall items like butternut squash, pork chop with sweet potato puree, and pumpkin doughnuts. It attracted 16 guests. “We didn’t fully sell out, but we didn’t really advertise and still managed to just about fill the place,” says Brizendine. “I think that’s a positive sign for us, and we have dinners scheduled through June of next year.” Reservations can be made by calling 660-7178 or going to delacoeurcafe.com. De La Coeur also will be selling homemade pastries and pies to customers for upcoming holiday parties.
1933
Like A Fine Wine
Kreston’s Has the Benefit OF AGE
MIDDLETOWN 448 E. Main Street Middletown, DE 19709 Tel: (302) 376-6123
WILMINGTON 904 Concord Avenue Wilmington, DE 19802 Tel: (302) 652-3792 DECEMBER 2015 | OUTANDABOUTNOW.COM
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