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Two couples. 48 Hours.
One spectacular weekend getaway.
Meet Pam and Will. They’re professionals from NYC, both working long hours in the publishing business. They enjoy music, good food and late mornings.
Meet Jason and Jen, Will’s friends from college who now
live in the Virginia suburbs. Jason is a computer tech; Jen a nutritionist. They enjoy an active lifestyle, the great outdoors and craft beer.
They haven’t seen each other in years. They all need a break from the day-to-day.
Start the clock
on in Brandywine Valley.
48 hours
Wilmington and
the
FRIDAY
5:30 p.m. Will and Pam skip
out of work just in time to catch the
4 p.m. Acela out of Penn Station in New York, and arrive at the JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR. RAILROAD STATION an hour and a half later. First things first — they’re in charge of renting a car for the weekend. There’s a ZIPCAR parked right outside the station, but they opt for a great weekend deal from one of the rental agencies inside.
6 p.m. Jason and Jen plan to arrive later, so Will and Pam go on to dinner without them — at CHELSEA TAVERN, just a few blocks down on Market Street. They split a bottle of Dogfish Head Oak Aged Noble Rot over an order of house-made pretzel crullers and pork belly mac ‘n’ cheese.
7:45 p.m. Jason and Jen arrive from DC on AMTRAK, just in time to meet up with their friends for a classic Kinks show at WORLD CAFE LIVE AT THE QUEEN, the century-old, beautifully restored music hall in downtown Wilmington. The women move up to the front of the stage to dance, while the guys catch up at the bar in the back.
10:30 p.m. Everyone’s a little hungry for a late snack. Across the street, MERCHANT BAR is just getting going with DJs spinning tunes and bartenders rocking out drinks, and the kitchen is still open. An order of mussels and frites, crispy lamb meatballs, Merguez sausages and beer fondue, and all is good.
11:30 p.m.
Jason and Jen tap out after a long day and head to the hotel, but Will and Pam have heard about a spot called NOMAD,
where jazz plays until last call. They do not return to the hotel until well after last call. Thankfully,
UBER is there to pick them up.
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