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Reservations

Reservations are being accepted for the following wine dinners and special events. Please click the "Make Reservation" link to book your table.

Date/Time

Location

Event Description

Reservations

Fri
June 6
6:30pm

Brandywine Prime

Moore Brothers Wine Dinner

Gregory Moore Wine Dinner Friday, June 6, 2008 6:30pm. $75 per person.

ALMOST SOLD OUT!
Please call
(610) 388-8088 to confirm availability.

Mon
May 19
6pm

Toscana Kitchen + Bar

Gian Luca Grasso Wine Dinner

Gian Luca Grasso, winemaker from Piemonte, Italy, will be with us to enjoy a four course dinner paired with some of his famous wines.

Make Reservation

Wed
April 23
6pm

Toscana Kitchen + Bar

Spring Wine Dinner

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SOLD OUT

Fri
April 11
6:30pm

Brandywine Prime

Chaddsford Winery Wine Dinner

Chaddsford Winery Wine Dinner at Brandywine Prime Friday, April 11 6:30pm $85 per person Reservations can be made at brandywineprime.com or by calling 610.388.8088 Reception at the Winery A BARREL TASTING OF THE 2007 VINTAGE PINOT NOIR AND 2007 SPRING WINE Spicy beef dumplings With soy/sesame dipping sauce 2006 NAKED CHARDONNAY Local goat cheese tartlet Drizzle of truffle oil Kennett Square Mushroom Duxelle and Gruyere Baked in puff pastry 2006 PINOT NOIR First Course at Brandywine Prime Ahi Tuna Sashimi 2006 Reserve White 25th vintage Second Course Roasted Duck Leg over Quinoa Topped with baby arugula 2005 Miller Estate Pinot Noir Third Course Forever Braised Lamb Shank Spring vegetables, celery root puree 2002 Merican Dessert Martini House made cinnamon ice cream, measure of Frangelico

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SOLD OUT

Mon
March 10
6:30pm

Toscana Kitchen + Bar

Summers Estate Dinner

Jim Summers - owner/winemaker of Summers Winery in Napa will join us for this memorable event. Reception 6:30 PM Seating 7:00 PM $75/person (all inclusive)

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Fri
February 15
6:30pm

Brandywine Prime

Veuve Clicquot Champagne Dinner

Extended Valentine’s Day Celebration Veuve Clicquot Champagne Dinner at Brandywine Prime Friday, Feb 15 6:30pm $85 (all inclusive) Reception Tuna Sashimi in crispy cups Mushroom strudel Beef Wontons Yellow Label Brut NV First Course Surf and Turf baked oysters with champagne cream and Beef Carpaccio Veuve Vintage Champagne 2002 Entrée Lobster Cassoulet White bean ragout topped with a butter-poached lobster tail Veuve Rose 2003 Dessert Chocolate mousse with hazelnut liqueur hazelnuts in chocolate brittle Veuve Demi-Sec with biscotti with sun-dried cranberries

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SOLD OUT

Wed
December 5
6pm

Toscana Kitchen + Bar

Feast of the Seven Fishes Wine Dinner

This traditional holiday dinner sells out every year so book as soon as you can make your plans. The dinner is at 6:00 on Wednesday, December 5th and is $75 inclusive.

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Fri
November 16
7pm

Brandywine Prime

Paradocx Winery Wine Dinner at Brandywine Prime

Friday, November 16 7:00 pm $75 per person all inclusive Reservations can be made online or by calling 610.388.8088

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SOLD OUT

Sun
October 21
5:30pm

Deep Blue Bar and Grill

Biden Breast Health Initiative - Benefit Dinner

On Sunday, October 21, (better known as National Mammography Day), Deep Blue will open for a very special four course wine dinner benefiting the Biden Breast Health Initiative. The evening begins with a 5:30 reception. The cost is $120 ($60 deductible) and seating is limited.

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Thu
October 18
6:30pm

Brandywine Prime

Chaddsford Winery Wine Dinner at Brandywine Prime

This dinner will start with hors d’oeuvres and a barrel tasting right on site at the Chaddsford Winery. Guests will make their way a few miles down the road to the Mill Room at Brandywine Prime for Chef Keith Rudolf’s meal of the best local ingredients paired with Eric Miller’s selection of his best wines. Book early online or at 610 388 8088 for this unique wine experience. The date is Thursday, October 18 and the cost is $85/person inclusive. The evening begins at the winery at 6:30.

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Wed
October 3
6:00

Toscana Kitchen + Bar

Mushroom Wine Dinner 2007

6pm reception, 6:30pm Dinner. Click here to view the menu

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SOLD OUT

Thu
September 20
6:30pm

Brandywine Prime

September Wine Dinner

Thursday, September 20, 2007 - 6:30pm $75 per person all inclusive

Click here for the menu

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Thu
September 13
6:30pm

Brandywine Prime

Charity Wine Dinner for The Wellness Community

The Wellness Community – Delaware www.wellnessdelaware.org Charity Wine Dinner Thursday, September 13 6:30pm Brandywine Prime Seafood and Chops @ Chadds Ford Inn $60 per person Passed Snacks Local Tomato and Mozzarella Bruschetta Honey drizzle Vegetable Spring Rolls Spicy aioli Prosecco Rustico, Nino Franco ~ 2nd Course Pan Seared Diver Scallop Artichoke and shrimp risotto Dry Riesling, Keller 2005 Germany ~ 3rd Course Grilled Hangar Steak Wild mushroom sauté, buttermilk mashed potatoes, demi-glace Malbec, Paul Hobbs 2004 Argentina ~ Dessert Chocolate Mousse Dome

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Wed
May 30
6pm

Brandywine Prime

Brandywine Prime Spring Wine Dinner

Fresh off his terrifically successful appearance at the James Beard house in New York City, Chef Keith Rudolf has written a very interesting menu featuring fresh local springtime ingredients for our first wine dinner at Brandywine Prime. The date is Wednesday May 30 and the reception begins at 6:00. The cost is $100 inclusive. Seating is limited so call as soon as you can. (610) 388-8088.

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Sun
April 29
5pm

Toscana Kitchen + Bar

Isole e Olena Dinner

Our dear friend Paolo diMarchi of the famous Tuscan winery Isole e Olena will pay us a return visit towards the end of April. The restaurant will be closed to the public on Sunday April 29 for this special dinner. Tickets are $100/pp inclusive. Reception starts at 5pm and seating for dinner will be at 5:30pm. Click here to view the menu.

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SOLD OUT

Wed
March 7
6pm

Toscana Kitchen + Bar

Vini e Brasati

Wednesday March 7th 2007
Reception 6:00 PM
Seating 6:30 PM
$75/person (all inclusive)

Make reservations online or call 302.654.8001.
Click here for menu.

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SOLD OUT

Sun
December 31
9:30

Deep Blue Bar and Grill

New Year's Eve at Deep Blue with Apex Watson

New Year’s Eve Party in the lounge
Apex Watson plays in the lounge
$10 cover (waived for dining room customers - special NYE menu)
Open Bar
+ 9:30 'til next year
+ $30 online (in advance) includes cover
+ $40 at the door includes cover
complimentary Deep Blue lounge goodies.
Tickets available online
21 years of age or older

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SOLD OUT

Wed
December 6
6pm

Toscana Kitchen + Bar

The Feast of the Seven Fishes

This very popular wine dinner will take place at Toscana on Wednesday Dec. 6. Chef Clifton Aycock is fine tuning the menu and working with Moore Brothers to match his seafood dishes with the wines they'd like to feature.

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Tue
November 14
6:30pm

Deep Blue Bar and Grill

Burgundy Patrice Rion Wine Dinner

Tuesday November 14 at 6:30pm. Dinner with winemaker from Burgundy Patrice Rion.

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Thu
November 2
6pm

Toscana Kitchen + Bar

Corzano e Paterno Wine Dinner

Toscana welcomes winemaker Aljoushe Goldschmidt. Please join us at 6pm on November 2nd. Reservations required. Order here online or call 302.654.8001. Reception 6:00 PM Seating 6:30 PM $100/person (all inclusive)

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Wed
September 13
6pm

Toscana Kitchen + Bar

Mushroom Dinner

Chef Matt Curtis has written a special Mushroom Menu.The evening begins with a reception at 6:00 and the cost is $75 (all inclusive).

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SOLD OUT

Wed
August 9
6:30pm

Deep Blue Bar and Grill

Deep Blue Summer Wine Dinner

Please join us Wednesday August 9th for Deep Blue's Summer Wine Dinner. The reception starts at 6:30pm. Dinner is $75 per person (all inclusive) and you can view the menu by clicking here.

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SOLD OUT

Wed
July 12
6pm

Toscana Kitchen + Bar

American Celebration Wine Dinner

Chef Matt Curtis has written a menu of American food's greatest hits like Maine lobster, Maryland Softshells and Hawaiian Kampachi. And our friends at Moore Brothers have chosen some spectacular wines to accompany them. Join us by booking online right now! The evening begins with a reception at 6:00 and the cost is $75 (all inclusive).

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Wed
May 10
6pm

Toscana Kitchen + Bar

Crab Dinner

The chairman announces that the secret ingredient for this month's wine dinner is "crab". Matt's menu is phenomenal and the wine gurus from Moore Brothers had a lot of fun making parings for this wine-friendly crustacean. This dinner always sells out so make sure to book online soon.

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Sat
April 22
5pm

Toscana Kitchen + Bar

Guest Chef Seamus de Petheny O'Kelly

Guest Chef Seamus de Petheny O'Kelly from Osteria del Castello in Gaiole in Chianti. Reception at 5pm. $80 includes gratuity, wines chosen by Seamus and a $20 donation to Meals on Wheels Delaware.

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SOLD OUT

Sat
April 22
7:30pm

Deep Blue Bar and Grill

Guest Chefs Jorgen Rasmussen and Anders Lunjholm

Chefs Jorgen Rasmussen and Anders Lunjholm from Restaurant Helen and Jorgen in Kalmar, Sweden. Reception begins at 7:30. $90 (includes wine, gratuity and donation).

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SOLD OUT

Wed
March 8
6:30pm

Toscana Kitchen + Bar

Piedmont Region Wine Dinner

Chef Matt is at it again. He's written a menu around some fantastic wines from the Piedmont region of Italy, all of which are available, conveniently at our friendly next-door neighbors, Moore Brothers Wine Company.

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SOLD OUT

Tue
February 14
6:30pm

Toscana Kitchen + Bar

Bubblefest 2006

Valentine's Day
Join us Tuesday, February 14th for a fun Champagne tasting + tasty Toscana snacks. 6:30 – 8:30 in the lounge. $35/person. Call 302.654.8001 for reservations or book them online.

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SOLD OUT

Sat
December 31

Toscana Kitchen + Bar

New Year's Eve at Toscana

Celebrate with Tomato Can and a special menu. $10 cover.

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SOLD OUT

Sat
December 31
9pm

Deep Blue Bar and Grill

New Year's Eve at Deep Blue - $35 Open Bar

New Year's Eve Deep Blue will offer a special a la carte menu from 5-11:30pm. The Larry Tucker Band will help us ring in the New Year. Patrons dining with us after 8pm that evening will enjoy the band and a complimentary Champagne toast at midnight. New Year's Eve Party Deep Blue will also be the place to hang out downtown. From 9-12:30 Deep Blue will host a party in the lounge featuring the Larry Tucker band, special open bar, and light bites for $35 per person. There is also a $10 cover ($15 at the door) option if you don't want the open bar. Click here to order the $10 cover option.

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SOLD OUT

Sat
December 31
9pm

Deep Blue Bar and Grill

New Year's Eve at Deep Blue - $10 Cover

New Year's Eve Deep Blue will offer a special a la carte menu from 5-11:30pm. The Larry Tucker Band will help us ring in the New Year. Patrons dining with us after 8pm that evening will enjoy the band and a complimentary Champagne toast at midnight. New Year's Eve Party Deep Blue will also be the place to hang out downtown. From 9-12:30 Deep Blue will host a party in the lounge featuring the Larry Tucker band. This is the $10 cover option. You can also purchase the open bar for $35 by clicking here.

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SOLD OUT

Wed
December 7
6pm

Toscana Kitchen + Bar

Festa dei Sette Pesci Wine Dinner

6:00 pm Reception, 6:30pm Dinner "The Feast of the Seven Fishes" has become an Italian-American Christmas tradition. Some believe the number seven refers to the seven sacraments of the Catholic church while others say it stands for the seven hills of Rome. But who cares? We’ll be cooking up some exciting dishes and we have way more than seven fish to fry! Come join us at Toscana as we recreate this special meal, paired with great wines from our neighbors, Moore Bros. Wine Company. Chef Matt Curtis has prepared a special menu for this Moore Brothers Wine tasting dinner.

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Sun
October 30
5pm

Toscana Kitchen + Bar

Castel di Salve Wine Dinner

Chef Matt Curtis has prepared a special menu for this Moore Brothers Wine tasting dinner. 5pm reception, 5:30pm dinner.

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SOLD OUT

Wed
October 5
6pm

Toscana Kitchen + Bar

Mushroom Dinner

Chef Matt Curtis has come up with yet another multi-course meal to celebrate the delectable fungi. Our manager Paul Bouchard had the tough assignment of culling through the great wine offerings at Moore Brothers Wine Company to select only the best pairings for the evening.

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Sun
September 11
5pm

Toscana Kitchen + Bar

Isole e Olena

The owner/wine maker of Isole e Olena is Paolo de Marchi. He will be visiting us on Sept 11th and we will close the restaurant to the general public so we can serve a special dinner featuring his wines. Isole e Olena is located in Barberino Val d' Elsa in Chianti Classico. Join us Sunday, Sept 11th at 5pm (dinner served at 5:30). Price is $100 per person (all inclusive).

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Wed
August 10
6pm

Toscana Kitchen + Bar

Tomato Dinner

We have created a special menu with wines paired by our friends next door at Moore Brothers Wine Company. This multi-course tomato dinner will begin with a reception at 6pm on Wednesday August 10th.

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SOLD OUT

Wed
June 29
6pm

Toscana Kitchen + Bar

Crab Dinner

We have created a special menu with wines paired by our friends next door at Moore Brothers Wine Company. This multi-course crab dinner will begin with a reception at 6pm on Wednesday June 29th and you can now reserve online!

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Sat
April 16
5pm

Toscana Kitchen + Bar

Guest Chef Luigi Brunetti

It's an early dinner with Chef Luigi Brunetti, chef and proprietor of Agrihotel Elisabetta outside Livorno, Italy! Chef Luigi's menu, paired with regional wines, will showcase Tuscan fare the way the Tuscans make it----including, by special request by Chef Matt Curtis, Cacciuco alla Livornese, the authentic rich fish stew.

An additional $20 donation to Meals on Wheels DE is requested from each guest at this special fundraising dinner.

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Sat
April 16
8pm

Deep Blue Bar and Grill

Guest Chef Rick Moonen

After years of re-honing the culinary edge in New York City in such hallmark restaurants as the Le Cirque and Oceana, as well as the eponymous rm seafood, Chef Moonen has relocated his operation to a spectacular new multi-faceted seafood extravaganza in the Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas.

Chef Moonen wrote a special menu for an evening that will undoubtedly bring world class cuisine to Wilmington.

An additional $20 donation to Meals on Wheels DE is requested from each guest at this special fundraising dinner.

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Wed
April 6
6:00pm

Toscana Kitchen + Bar

Lobster Wine Dinner

Toscana's Chef Matt Curtis is just back from the International Seafood Show in Boston where he was inspired to write an intriguing menu featuring Maine lobsters. When you see this menu with wines paired by our friends next door at Moore Brothers Wine Company, you'll realize that Iron Chef Italian Masahiko Kobe has nothing on Chef Matt. The multi-course lobster dinner will begin with a reception at 6pm on Wednesday April 6 and you can now reserve online!

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Sat
March 26
5:00pm

Deep Blue Bar and Grill

Sideways - Movie and Dinner

Includes movie ticket for the 3:00pm Sideways at Theatre N. Dinner will be served after the movie at 5:00pm.

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Sat
March 26
5:00pm

Deep Blue Bar and Grill

Sideways - Just Dinner

Just the Sideways Dinner at 5:00pm. No movie ticket included.

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Sat
March 26
6:00pm

Deep Blue Bar and Grill

Sideways - Movie and Dinner

Includes movie ticket for the 8:00pm Sideways at Theatre N. Dinner will be served before the movie at 6:00pm.

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SOLD OUT

Sat
March 26
6:00pm

Deep Blue Bar and Grill

Sideways - Just Dinner

Just the Sideways Dinner at 6:00pm. No movie ticket included.

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Fri
March 25
6:00pm

Deep Blue Bar and Grill

Sideways - Movie and Dinner

Includes movie ticket for Sideways at 8:00pm at Theatre N. Dinner will be served before the movie at 6:00pm.

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SOLD OUT

Fri
March 25
6:00pm

Deep Blue Bar and Grill

Sideways - Just Dinner

Just the Sideways Dinner. No movie ticket included.

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SOLD OUT

Mon
February 14
6:30pm - 8:30pm

Toscana Kitchen + Bar

Bubblefest 2005

A hip alternative to restaurant reservations for you and your honey. Sample 8 different bubblies presented by the friendly wine experts at Moore Brothers & enjoy elegant hors d'oeuvres.

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Mon
February 7
6pm

Toscana Kitchen + Bar

Sergio Germano Wine Dinner

Join us for a special menu for this wine tasting with Sergio Germano. Call 302.654.8001

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Fri
December 31
9pm

Deep Blue Bar and Grill

New Year's Eve at Deep Blue

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