Chefs Doug Ruley and Maggie Cellitto were named to the 2020 Best of Delaware list in the July issue of Delaware Today magazine.

Both are employees of Rehoboth Beach-based SoDel Concepts, which has 12 restaurants in Sussex County.

SoDel Concepts is kicking off the summer with one of the coastal area’s most coveted crustaceans: lobsters. All 12 restaurants will feature a lobster dish on their specials list.

“We already have a great staff that’s with us year-round,” Mr. Patton said. “But we get the bump of what we need for the summer from those students.”

“We’ve been really lucky to have a lot of our summer employees back from last year,” Mr. Patton added. “We got a great group of Cape students, combined with a great group of students from local colleges. We’ve been lucky that we get to pick the cream of the crop. Our sales numbers have started out really good, better than last year at this time.”

Thompson Island Brewing Company in Rehoboth Beach recently released four limited-edition new beers available in cans. One of the latest offerings, Revival, is a collaboration with nearby Revelation Brewing Company.

SoDel is guided by three core principles. It believes in “cooking beautiful, simple food; developing the people we work with, and making the world a better place,” a philosophy that Scott discusses in this interview.

Matt’s Fish Camp in Lewes, part of the SoDel Concepts hospitality group, and ThinkSecureNet recently teamed up to bring lunch to Delaware State Police Troop 7 in Lewes.

During the novel coronavirus pandemic, SoDel Concepts continues to prepare meals for more than 250 homebound seniors in the Meals on Wheels Lewes-Rehoboth (MOWLR) program. The Rehoboth Beach-based hospitality company uses the kitchen in Fish On in Lewes to cook and assemble more than 500 meals a day.

For a limited time, customers who order carryout will receive a complimentary bottle of Little Beauties, the hand sanitizer made by brewmaster Jimmy Valm.

SoDel Concepts restaurants will raise funds Saturday, April 18, for the Beebe Healthcare COVID-19 Relief Fund, which was organized by the Beebe Medical Foundation to support Beebe healthcare workers on the frontline of the pandemic.

 Scott Kammerer, president of Rehoboth Beach's SoDel Concepts, was named to Nation’s Restaurant News’ 2020 list of the most influential leaders in the restaurant industry. 

Lauren Herlihy has been named president of SoDel Cares, the charitable arm of SoDel Concepts, a hospitality group with 12 restaurants in Sussex County.

Thompson Island Brewing Company in Rehoboth Beach will host a five-course beer-pairing dinner at 6 p.m., Wednesday, March 11.

This will be the first in a planned beer dinner series, which will complement the wine dinner program that SoDel Concepts runs in seven of its restaurants

Bradour and Williamson decorated a minivan in holiday finery and made the circuit, from Lewes to Fenwick Island. When they finished their route, they had a total of 4,300 cookies, which MOWLR volunteers packaged at Fish On. 

SoDel Concepts recently held its third annual SoDel Professional Development and Strategic Retreat at the Clubhouse at Baywood in Millsboro, an event venue and one of the Rehoboth Beach-based company’s 12 restaurants.

More than 170 employees attended the event, which included a keynote address, a session for questions and answers, a chef panel and breakout sessions.

The Delaware Restaurant Association named Scott Kammerer chairman of the board for a two-year term beginning in 2020, the DRA announced Feb. 6.

 The Clubhouse at Baywood in Millsboro, Delaware, recently received the Couples’ Choice Award from WeddingWire, a global marketplace featuring more than 500,000 wedding vendors. 

To qualify for the award, vendors must collect at least five four-to-five-star reviews throughout the year.

Thompson Island Brewing Company in Rehoboth Beach is giving neighbors, club members and other groups a chance to gather in a fun, informal environment.

Thompson Island Brewing Co. and the Rehoboth Beach Running Company have joined together to create the Thompson Island Brewing Co. Run Club. At 5 p.m. every Thursday, participants meet in the beer garden of the new Thompson Island Brewing Co. brewpub, 30133 Veterans Way, Rehoboth Beach.

Once again, SoDel Concepts is spotlighting one of the world’s most comforting foods: grilled cheese. But this is no ordinary version of the sandwich. Throughout January, all 12 of the hospitality company’s restaurants will tweak the traditional.

SoDel Cares, the philanthropic arm of SoDel Concepts, recently donated $10,000 to the Harry K Foundation, a Rehoboth Beach-based nonprofit dedicated to helping Delaware children who are facing food insecurity.