Food & Drink: 2 Stones announces opening date, Sovana gets support, Zoup! delivers, Five Guys to mall, Dogfish targets runners and Thompson Island’s new brew

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Jan. 10 opening for Two Stones

Two Stones Pub  has announced a Jan. 10  opening date for its new location south of Newark near I-95 and Route 273.

The six-location gastropub closed its original location in the Brookside neighborhood on New Year’s Eve in preparation for the opening of the new building which will also serve as the headquarters of the company.

Sovana gets love and support after fire

Sovana Bistro near Kennett Square, PA  is getting an outpouring of love and support following a fire last week that caused heavy damage.

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Area restaurants stepped up and offered jobs while rebuilding takes place the Gables in Chadds Ford hosted employees over the weekend. Expressions of support poured in on social media.

Ownership is now assessing the situation and options.

Dogfish Head  Running Club

Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, Milton,  is launching an online run club.

The Dogfish Head Run Club is a virtual community for people of all kinds, from all corners of the world, that will be accessible via  www.dogfish.com starting on Thursday, January 16.

It is free to join, and members will have access to monthly training tips, workout regimens, advice and nutritionally-balanced recipes (some even include beer pairings).

The program’s ambassador and American long-distance runner, Shalane Flanagan. A four-time Olympian.

Flanagan’s career includes  a silver medal for the 10,000m at the Beijing Olympics in 2008, becoming the first American woman in 40 years to win the New York City Marathon in 2017 and releasing two New York Times best-selling cookbooks,

Dogfish offers lower-calorie brews including  SeaQuench Ale and Slightly Mighty.

For updates regarding the Dogfish Head Run Club, its soon-to-be-launched website and kick-off event, visit www.dogfish.com/blog/dogfish-run-club

Morton’s exits downtown Philly location

Steakhouse row in Center City Philadelphia, got a  little smaller this month.

The Philadelphia Business Journal reported that the chain’s owner, Landry’s opted not to renew the lease for Morton’s on Walnut Street.

Landry’s owns Joe Crab Shack on the Wilmington Riverfront and a number of steakhouse chains that include DelFrisco’s, which has an outpost near Morton’s location. Morton’s still has locations in Atlantic City and King of Prussia.

Steakhouse row is popular with northern Delaware special occasion and expense-account diners. Options in the area include Butcher and Singer and Capital Grill.

Prior to its sale, DelFrisco’s sold off the dozen-unit Sullivan’s steakhouse chain to the owner of Romano’s Macaroni Grill.  Sullivan’s has a long-running location on Concord Pike, while Romano’s shuttered its location to the south. Romano’s has since brought back lunch to Sullivan’s.

In Delaware, Harry’s Savoy Grill on Naamans Road has been known to attract  steakhouse business from the Philly suburbs, with the help of TV advertising and its prime rib.

Five Guys to mall

McDonald’s has vacated its  food court location at Christiana Mall. Slated to take its place is a higher-priced burger spot, Five Guys.

Five Guys has a nearby location in Bear’s Governor’s Square and three other northern Delaware outposts.

Zoup! to the rescue

Zoup! Eatery is delivering 100 Zoup! Rescue Care Packages across the United States and Ontario, Canada.

As part of the Soup Month celebration, Zoup! Christiana, at 2136 Fashion Center Blvd. and owned by franchisees Eric and Dia Ames, is making a special large-scale delivery on January 6 to feed the staff at Food Bank of Delaware located at 222 Lake Drive, Glasgow.

The Zoup! to the Rescue program.began in 2011 Anyone can make a Rescue nomination by visiting a Zoup! restaurant or submitting an entry online at zoup.com/rescue. Each Rescue Care Package contains a bowl of  soup, a  hunk of bread and a beverage and can be picked up or delivered by Zoup!. Nominations are reviewed daily and deliveries are made as often as normal business will allow.  

Health department’s ‘greatest hits”

Finally, in the “we could live without this department,” the News Journal dug down and listed the restaurants that were closed for health violations in 2019. The NJ offers stories with vivid descriptions of roaches and rat droppings, as well as a database of closings. The state also maintains a database if you are tracking violations.

 

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