It’s closing in on Labor Day and we are sad. And we have a confession to make. We are no longer Rehoboth homeowners – after three years on the market, our rental house sold in mid-June. So we no longer have sleepless night worries about the house burning down mid-season. But on the other hand, we have no Rehoboth to look forward to come September, once the renters clear out.
So, we’re sad, and we’re torturing ourselves by remembering all the things we love so much: morning walks in The Pines, cinnamon-y Cafe con Leches at Cafe a Go Go, riding bikes on the Junction & Breakwater Trail to Lewes, browsing in Browseabout Books, napping, chocolate espresso martinis at Hobos (and crab dip, and crab quesadillas, and and and), fish and chips at Go Fish (at off-season prices, especially!), everything at Pig & Fish. We could go on and on (which is why we wrote an app about it).
But the story we haven’t told you yet is about our last weekend. Last weekends are the pits. You’re exhausted from all the boo-hooing and grubby from all the packing and hauling, and the pressure to have the perfect ending is immense. How to choose??
So we picked two last meals (one would never have been enough). And we picked two new places, places that we’d never been able to get into before (too popular), and that would send us off with new memories of an old friend.
So here’s your No iPhone Friday – a two-fer, to two new friends who sent us off with full bellies and happy hearts.
GreenMan Juice Bar & Bistro
Finally, finally got into GreenMan, after several years of passing dejectedly by the often-packed porch, and can now report: true happiness. The long list of fruit and tea smoothies is just the teaser to get you in. What keeps you sitting on that cute front porch are the generous, creative – and even healthy – grilled sandwiches, chilled sides, and soups and quiches of the day.
I asked for a recommendation and went with what I heard: The Bengali: grilled flatbread sandwich stuffed with Indian-spiced sauteed spinach, slices of ripe tomato, and mild goat cheese. $8.95. Worth every penny. Makes you want to go buy some spinach just to see if you can recreate those subtle, tasty Indian flavors.
We also tried The Havana: Organic Smoked Turkey Breast, Turkey Pastrami, Swiss Cheese, Dijonnaise, and Dill Pickle. Also $8.95. Excellent adaptation of the Cuban.
For breakfast, oatmeal with organic toppings; Creme Brulee French Toast; Sausage & Gravy (with turkey sausage); Quiche of the Day or Crepes of the Day; breakfast sandwiches with free range, local organic eggs on ciabatta, whole wheat bagel or wheatberry toast; GreenMan Breakfast Wrap with organic vegetables and potatoes sauteed with tofu in a whole wheat wrap, served with fresh tomato salsa; granola bowl with yogurt and fruit.
Breakfast and lunch only. 12 Wilmington Avenue, Rehoboth
Blue Moon Restaurant
When restaurants in Rehoboth grow up, they want to be Blue Moon. Nearly three decades in business, these guys still have it going on.
Blue Moon is housed in a brilliant blue Victorian beach house and has a couple of cozy dining rooms – one with a fireplace for winter nights, and one with a retractable roof for summer evenings – and a small drinks patio out front.
The menu offers traditional seafood and meats, but prepares them in the most mouth-watering ways.
Check this out:
Roasted Baby Rack of Lamb
Grain mustard-herb crust, butternut-potato-gruyere lasagna, asparagus, baby carrots and pinot noir reduction.
Or this one:
Braised Buffalo Short Ribs
Gorgonzola grits, charred Brussels sprouts, crispy onion rings, salsa verde, smoked tomato jus
Yum. And after Labor Day, locals flock back for the $35 Tuesday Tasting Dinner with three courses and wine. When you can get a discount here, grab it: Blue Moon is the most expensive restaurant in town.
Thursday evenings are karaoke at 9:30, but if you’re thinking of trotting out your best My Way for a lark, know this: Rehoboth has some world-class talent. So bring your A game.
The Blue Moon Divas Show on Fridays at 9:30 has been called the best drag show in the state. No cover. 35 Baltimore Avenue, Rehoboth
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