Take a culinary walking tour  in downtown Wilmington, N.C.
www.lizbiro.com

     Culinary Adventures with Liz Biro guides visitors through downtown Wilmington, N.C.'s, food history, with delicious stops along the way. Regular tours are scheduled 2:30-5 p.m. Thursdays and Saturdays. Meet at the foot of Market Street, at Water Street, near the visitor information booth. Group, private and custom tours available. Learn more...
 

Market stocks old-time goodness
StarNews, Wilmington, N.C

     A certain sweetness saturates Eagle Island Fruit and Seafood. First-time shoppers might blame it on the candy. Goodies old and new crowd cash registers and surrounding shelves. Licorice and big, rainbow lollipops, Nerds and Neccos, Mary Janes, jawbreakers, sour gummies, jelly beans, taffy and Twizzlers galore.

     The treats make many people smile but none more so than Norris Flowers, the happy, humble center of this old-fashioned country market. Read more...

2 Wilmington restaurants are among Best Dish contenders  
StarNews, Wilmington, N.C

Sponsored by the N.C. Department of Agriculture, Best Dish in North Carolina sends anonymous judges to restaurants that register for the contest. Those judges narrow entrants to 10 finalists each in two categories: casual and fine dining. Read more...

Fresh meets funky at downtown Wilmington's Chops Deli
StarNews, Wilmington, N.C

     At Chops' Facebook fan page, devotees (Wilmington top chef Keith Rhodes of Catch among them) lined up quickly behind chef/owners Chris Graham and Brad Corpening. Even an unusual cash-or-checks-only policy doesn't keep people away (an in-restaurant ATM is coming soon).  Read more...