Running a Chef-Driven restaurant group is one of the greatest joys in my life. Since SoDel Concepts was founded in 2004, we have experienced tremendous growth, change, and evolution.

To quote Run DMC, the Saturday morning roadway run to the finish arch at the SoDel Cares 5K was "tricky, tricky, tricky."

There were fire police directing everyone across the parking lot for SoDel Concepts restaurants Thompson Island Brewing Company and Bluecoast. A backdrop of Planet Fitness overlooked a mobile vodka bar. The vibe was beach vacation, but the 320 race finishes are mostly the 302 crew.

 Kiley Persolio and Addison Breneman are the 2026 recipients of the Scott Kammerer Scholarship awards.

In the years leading up to the 2020 pandemic, craft beer experienced a surge in popularity. Brewery counts climbed sharply, culminating in a record number of operating breweries by 2019, according to the Brewers Association.

Amber Willis, beverage director of SoDel Concepts, discusses wine with Michael Klabe and Rebecca Underwood at Bluecoast Seafood Grill & Raw Bar, a company restaurant near Rehoboth Beach. Willis reports that many customers are drinking less, but when they do imbibe, they seek quality.

SoDel Cares will host its 8th annual 5K run/walk and non-competitive mile walk on Saturday, June 6, at Thompson Island Brewing Company.

Little Vikings preschoolers and educators collaborated with SoDel Concepts and Meals on Wheels Lewes-Rehoboth to bring joy to homebound seniors. As part of learning about community, kindness and giving back, students worked to create colorful, personalized placemats that were delivered with Meals on Wheels lunches during Thanksgiving week.

REHOBOTH BEACH, DEL. (Feb. 16, 2023) — SoDel Concepts recently promoted Mike Dickinson to the President of the Rehoboth Beach, Delaware-based hospitality company. Dickinson, who joined the company in 2005, was previously vice president.

Giving Tuesday is Nov. 30 this year, and all SoDel Concepts locations will raise money for SoDel Cares, the hospitality group’s charitable foundation.