Today is the beginning of the Rehoboth Beach Independent Film Festival. If you enjoy independent film, you really should head to Rehoboth Beach over the next 5 days. There is a great choice of films, great food and comraderie in the tent behind the Midway Theater on Route 1 between Lewes and Rehoboth Beach. I’m going to pick up out tickets this afternoon and our first movie is tonight – The Lantern, filmed locally in Ellendale, Delaware, where Bill and I have our business office and headquarters for Real Living Homes and Gotcha Covered. Bill remembers seeing all the activity right behind our office when they were filming this past summer.

For more about the Film Festival visit www.RehobothFilm.com or call 302-645-9095.

It is so hard to pick a top ten when there are so many great places to dine in this area. On an interview back in the day, Bill was asked about his favorite hobby. When he said dining out, the interviewer told him that wasn’t a hobby. Bill’s response was that he must be confusing it with eating out! We love to dine at good restaurants and that can be a fine dining establishment or a great place for pizza or a sandwich. Here are some of our favorites. Enjoy!

1. Cultured Pearl, our favorite Sushi restaurant at the beach. They have a full Japanese menu but Kathy always orders the Sushi. On Rehoboth Avenue.
2. Fins, where the fish is always fresh and the service wonderful. Bill’s favorite is the Cioppino. Also on Rehoboth Avenue.
3. Big Fish Grill is a tie for always fresh fish selection. They also have a carry out next door and provide catering. Last year, they catered our client appreciation party and everyone loved the seared tuna. Located on Rt. 1 in Rehoboth.
4. Half Full is my idea of good pizza. Individually sized and terrific crust. Terrific wine selection by the glass and it’s open late in downtown Lewes.
5. Fish On! at the Villages of Five Points in Lewes offers great seafood with a creative touch. A friendly bar and staff make this a place you’ll visit again. Tell Fred that Kathy and Bill sent you.
6. Striper Bites on Savannah Road in Lewes is where the locals go for Happy Hour and stay for dinner. Another great seafood restaurant at the beach and just a few door down from our RE/MAX office.
7. Gallucio’s is also now open in Lewes at the Villages of Five Points - a great choice for good Italian food and classic pizza with a crisp crust. This web site is for the original Gallucio’s in Wilmington but the food is just as good in Lewes.
8. Café Sole, on Baltimore Avenue in Rehoboth Beach, is a consistent choice for lunch or dinner, for a sandwich or a wonderful dinner creatively prepared.
9. The Buttery is the perfect restaurant in Lewes for lunch on the porch or an elegant special occasion dinner by candlelight. It is also right across the street from our RE/MAX office.
10. Seafood Thai, located on the beach block of Rehoboth Avenue, is a great find if you enjoy very good and reasonably priced Thai food in a friendly atmosphere. Try the Tofu!

What’s your favorite restaurant in Coastal Delaware?

This year was the 8th anniversary of our meeting at Jazz Festival 2000! We celebrated in front row seats and you’ll see some of the great photos I was able to get below.

We heard a lot of good music the past few days, but this afternoon we heard great JAZZ! My favorite saxophone player Kirk Whalum with Rick Braun on the trumpet, both of whom we have seen many times in Rehoboth Beach and other jazz festivals. Then there was Eric Darius and Bob Baldwin who we saw for the first time today. What an afternoon to bring this 19th Annual Jazz Festival to an end for us.

Here’s a few scenes of this afternoon’s concert for you. Hope you see you at next year’s event -

Rehoboth’s Secret:  Ed Shockley, Doug James, Keith Mack performed Saturday afternoon at the new Rehoboth Beach Theater of the Arts and it was a great venue for live music. This theater used to be a Methodist Church so the acoustics were great. We look forward to many future events here.

Then, Saturday evening was Joe Piscopo’s Tribute to Sinatra and much more. He treated us  to some old Saturday Night Live bits, sang some favorite Sinatra tunes and played the keyboards, sax, flute, drums and did them all well.