Steve West, principal owner of Grand Cru Food & Wine, and partner Russell Snyder are putting the finishing touches on 3315 Cut & Pour, their new concept opening at the Courtyard at Masonboro in Wilmington sometime late next week. Snyder, who serves as managing director at Grand Cru, will hold the same position at the new restaurant. Snyder came to Grand Cru from ...

Eatery17 chef and owner Jon Heller posted to his personal Facebook account July 21 that Eatery17 will not be reopening. While Heller did not wish to share the details of the closure of the Asian fusion restaurant, he said he has taken a new job within the film industry. A post to Eatery17’s Facebook page from May 28 stated that the restaurant at 2547 S. 17th St ...

Port City Java will be among the new tenants at The Crossroads at Independence, a shopping center now under development at the corner of Independence Boulevard and Carolina Beach Road.  Steve Schnitzler, CEO of Port City Java, said the company signed a lease for a 1,600-square-foot endcap unit with a drive-thru at The Crossroads, which will also be home to one of t ...

The CAM Café, located at Cameron Art Museum, has announced that chef Chip Pridgen is returning as executive chef, and a grand reopening is scheduled for this Friday, July 30. Pridgen, who held the position of executive chef at the cafe prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, brings his passion for food and a desire to focus on fresh seafood, farm-raised products and seas ...

The summer season at the Carolina Beach Boardwalk is in full swing, and here’s the rundown on where to find some of the beachside eats you’re craving, from burgers to barbecue and more. Carolina Smokehouse 9 Pavilion Ave. S. With the hashtag #beachin’bbq, Carolina Smokehouse is serving up real pit barbecue and cold drinks.  Both the lunch a ...

The latest installment of the Top Chef Dinner Series from LM Restaurants will take place next month at Bluewater Waterfront Grill. Executive chef Evan Parker will host a collaborative dinner with Bravo TV’s Top Chef alums Katsuji Tanabe and John Tesar on Tuesday, Aug. 3.  The dinner will include a five-course menu, along with wine pairings for each dish. ...

A longtime dream of Laura Tiblier’s has come to life with the opening of The Green House, Wilmington’s first upscale vegan restaurant. The restaurant is a collaboration between Tiblier and business partner Anastasia Worrell. Their names are familiar to many, as both women have worked alongside their husbands at well-known Wilmington restaurants – La ...

Joy Sprenger and Paul Parker, owners of Wheelz Pizza, have announced the expansion of the business to include a new location at 7037 Wrightsville Ave. “Our growth has exploded, even through COVID,” Parker said. “And we’ve been scouting a larger, second location for some time now.” Parker said the Wrightsville Avenue location, most r ...

When the owners of Blue Surf Café decided to expand to another location, they wanted it to reflect an evolution into a more full-service restaurant and an elevated experience.   The result of those efforts – Blue Surf Arboretum West – envelops guests from the moment they open the door.   Coastal comfort and relaxing ease are the obvious mod ...

Lauren Wilbun, or Law, as she’s known among friends, has taken her passion for all things home and hospitality and created a unique company offering one-of-kind experiences centered around a collection of hand-crafted charcuterie and dessert boards.  Not only does Wilbun create a wide range of boards for all occasions, she also provides the complete set-up fo ...