Food

Mar 30

Two couples are new owners of Brewing Station

Will retain staff, keep business going as isĀ  By Mark Jurkowitz | Outer Banks Voice. According to outgoing Outer Banks Brewing Station co-owner Eric Reece, the sale of the iconic restaurant and entertainment venue was really clinched when the new owners agreed to retain all the existing employees and keep operating the business as it had been run. Full story

Rosie’s Recipes: Pi and Pie –Ā  Oh My!

Call me irrational, but I love National Pi Day (March 14 or 3/14) and in honor of the day, Iā€™m making PIE -Ā  a lovely and luscious lemon pie which heralds the spring season and celebrates the never-ending occasion. Full story

The Chef Files

 

Chef Files: Mark Shafer, Sandbars Raw Bar & Grill

I started washing dishes at 15 just to make some money to get a car and take out girls. Then I was working at Chiliā€™s while going to school to be a teacher. That really taught me the back end of the restaurant business. Full story

Apr 2

 

The Chef Files: Richard Bruce, Top Palmer, Pigman’s BBQ

Richard Bruce, Top Palmer took over Pigman's Full story

Feb 17

 

The Chef Files: Evan Hayes at Blue Water Grill & Raw Bar

This edition of The Chef Files from the Outer Banks Restaurant Association features Evan Hayes, executive chef at Blue Water Grill & Raw Bar at Pirates Cove Marina on the Manteo-Nags Head causeway. Full story

Feb 16

Rosie Hawthorne's Recipes

 

Rosie’s Recipes: Pi and Pie –Ā  Oh My!

Call me irrational, but I love National Pi Day (March 14 or 3/14) and in honor of the day, Iā€™m making PIE -Ā  a lovely and luscious lemon pie which heralds the spring season and celebrates the never-ending occasion. Full story

Mar 7

 

Rosieā€™s Recipes: Mad About Mushrooms

Thereā€™s nothing quite like a bowl of steaming, comforting soup when the weather outside is freezing and non-comforting.Ā  Disclaimer:Ā  Since this is the Outer Banks, the weather, of course, could be in the 70s and delightful when this column is published.Ā  If so, tuck the recipe away for later use.Ā  There will be a norā€™easter soon enough and this dish will call out to you, so be patient. Full story

Feb 16

 

Rosieā€™s Recipes: Holy Pozole! Itā€™s A Celebratory Soup

By Rosie Hawthorne | Outer Banks Voice
After gleaning through a bunch of pozole recipes, I came up with a fairly straightforward and simple one thatā€™s hearty and perfect for a winterā€™s meal.Ā  And what better way to celebrate the New Year than with pozole!Ā  I served a jalapeƱo cornbread alongside for sopping up any leftover juices. Full story

Jan 1

Dining

 

NouVines: A new wine experience in Manteo

Thereā€™s a new kid in town in the Manteo waterfront district. Judging by the early consumer response, it will fill a long-vacant niche for visitors and residents on Roanoke Island in search… Full story

Aug 9

 

Mexican restaurant to move into Roosterā€™s site

A family-owned restaurant, Tr3s Tequilas Restaurante Mexicano, is expected to open its doors this summer in the former Roosterā€™s Southern Kitchen location on U.S. 158 at milepost 8.5 in Kill Devil Hills.… Full story

Mar 20

 

Taco loco: Thereā€™s a new taco in town. And it isnā€™t as crazy as that sounds.

We prepared the following story and right before publishing, the Covid-19 lockdown happened. They reopened May 23rd and according to Sandra de Waal, they are doing a brisk business. They are back… Full story

Jun 21

 

Rosieā€™s Recipes: Mad About Mushrooms

Thereā€™s nothing quite like a bowl of steaming, comforting soup when the weather outside is freezing and non-comforting.Ā  Disclaimer:Ā  Since this is the Outer Banks, the weather, of course, could be in the 70s and delightful when this column is published.Ā  If so, tuck the recipe away for later use.Ā  There will be a norā€™easter soon enough and this dish will call out to you, so be patient. Full story

Feb 16

Rosieā€™s Recipes: Holy Pozole! Itā€™s A Celebratory Soup

By Rosie Hawthorne | Outer Banks Voice
After gleaning through a bunch of pozole recipes, I came up with a fairly straightforward and simple one thatā€™s hearty and perfect for a winterā€™s meal.Ā  And what better way to celebrate the New Year than with pozole!Ā  I served a jalapeƱo cornbread alongside for sopping up any leftover juices. Full story

Jan 1

Rosie’s Recipes: Whole Lotta Shuckinā€™ Goinā€™ On

By Rosie Hawthorne | Outer Banks Voice
To me, thereā€™s no better way to eat an oyster than freshly shucked, with a squirt of lemon juice, and slurped down right off the half shell.Ā  Sometimes, however, one wants something a little more substantial, so Iā€™m offering Ā oysters on the half shell with an array of toppings thatā€™s sure to please the palate. Full story

Dec 12

Rosie’s Recipes-The Food and Drink of Mexico

Sometimes one can find treasure in the unlikeliest of places. Ā A fortuitous stroke of serendipity led me to find a virtual treasure trove of discarded cookbooks at my local recycling center.Ā  One of the books I found was The Food and Drink of Mexico. Full story

Nov 4

Rosieā€™s Recipes: Tuna-rrific Delight

By Rosie Hawthorne My tuna connection has done a wonderful job supplying me with fillets and itā€™s quite comforting to know my meals have been swimming just a few hours before gracing my table. Itā€™s been a fun challenge to come up with different ways to prepare this wonderful fish. Today, Iā€™m marinating inch+-thick tuna steaks, then searing the outside, giving it a lovely caramelized glaze and leaving the inside deliciously rare, almost butter-like. Full story

Oct 8