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Foodie Scene Chef Jessica

Cabo

Blockade Runner
Beach Resort
Favorite Local
Ingredients:
Tomatoes & Cucumbers
from Farmage
Wilmington

Favorite
Local Eats:
Kabuki Korean Cafe

Many area restaurants display 40Eats and
Insider’s Tip FeastDownEast stickers on their front
windows if they serve locally sourced food.
The area’s top chefs are often seen hand-selecting
Chef Craig veggies at our farmers’ markets or meeting the

Love fishing boats at the dock for ingredients that are
always local and always fresh.
Surf House Oyster Bar Restaurants like CATCH, manna, PinPoint, Port
& Surf Camp Land Grille, Savorez and Rx are known for using
fresh produce, local meats and cheeses and caught-
Favorite Local this-morning seafood, and for creating seasonally
Ingredient: inspired menus that change weekly or even daily.
Wild Mussels Island restaurants like Surf House in Carolina
Beach, as well as 22 North, EAST Oceanfront and
South Beach Grill in Wrightsville Beach also feature
fresh daily specials.
New restaurants and award-winning chefs, such
as James Beard Foundation-recognized chef Vivian
Favorite Howard, have brought their talents to Wilmington.
Local Eats: Last year, Howard opened Benny’s Big Time Pizzeria,
Takeout from Ida Thai which serves Italian-American food including wood-
fired pizzas, handmade pastas and more. Pastry chef
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