Page 16 - The Hunt - Winter 2022

COMFORT
AND JOY
CELEBRATE THE HOLIDAYS WITH FESTIVE FOOD AND DRINK. BY EILEEN SMITH DALLABRIDA
At Centreville Cafe, holiday dining is taking on extra sparkle this year. With a new liquor license in hand, owners Vince and Elizabeth Moro are serving such iseasonal sippers as espresso candy cane martinis garnished with fresh greenery.
“We plan on mixing vintage holiday cocktails, too,” Elizabeth says, noting the café is extending its evening hours
to accommodate small gatherings of friends and intimate celebrations. Time-starved shoppers can pop in and recharge with a glass of wine from the café’s expansion cellar paired with a sampling of gourmet cheeses.
To set the scene, lavish Yule decorations will go up the day after Thanksgiving. Look for lots of cookies, specialty breads and hot chocolate to enjoy in the dining room or take home. The hosts will pour it on for the café’s signature four-course high-tea parties, expanding the schedule and the glamour quotient.
“Our tea parties are so popular, and we hold many each week. We look forward to making the teas of the holiday season extra festive,” Elizabeth says. 5800 Kennett Pike, Wilmington, Del., (302) 777-4911, centrevillecafe.com.
December is the season for noshing, from platters piled
high with gorgeous cookies and sumptuous pastries to catered comfort-food dinners and creative signature cocktails.
Rosenfeld’s Jewish Deli and Rosenfeld’s Big Fish will serve traditional Hanukkah treats, including latkes—crispy potato pancakes—at its locations in North Wilmington, Bethany Beach and Rehoboth Beach. Another popular holiday treat
is sufganiyot, fried doughnuts traditionally filled with red currant, apricot or raspberry jam and sprinkled with powdered sugar. Bethany Beach, North Wilmington, Rehoboth Beach; rosenfeldsjewishdeli.com.
At Lettie’s Kitchen in Hockessin, reservations for dinner packages sell out two weeks before the holiday. Owner
Tom Alexander puts out the menu the day after Thanksgiving. Patrons can savor the fixings all the way up to Christmas Eve.
“I always do a Christmas dinner with ham, hash brown potatoes, pineapple bread casserole, green beans and coleslaw, a dinner roll and chocolate cake,” he says.
The boneless ham is glazed with brown sugar and honey. Alexander preslices and portions servings. This year, he’ll be dishing out twice-baked potatoes instead of hash
At Centreville Cafe, the holidays are celebrated with
high tea, cookies, breads, vintage cocktails and much more. (Below) Lettie’s Kitchen serves up a hearty comfort-food medley until Christmas Eve.
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COURTESY OF JIM COARSE