More Wilmington restaurants on Guy Fieri's 'Diners, Drive-ins and Dives'

EDITOR'S NOTE: An earlier version of this article said the Stoney's Pub episode is airing this Friday. It is June 14 at 9 p.m. The article has been updated. 

The remaining episodes of the Food Network series "Diners, Drive-ins and Dives" filmed at Wilmington-area restaurants and food shops earlier this year will be airing this month and throughout July.

The segments recorded in February and March marked the first time spiky-haired celebrity chef Guy Fieri has visited Delaware for the popular series, now in its 30th season.

On June 14 at 9 p.m., Fieri, who has hosted the program known as "Triple D" since 2007, visits Stoney Pub on 3007 Concord Pub for an episode titled "British, Hawaiian and Mexican."

According to an episode guide, Fieri, who is "grabbing grub from all around the globe," comes to Brandywine Hundred to sample "a true British pub serving authentic English staples from fish and chips to Yorkshire Pudding."

Owner Mike Stone, who uses his "Mum's recipes" at the restaurant he's run since 2000, says he has an authentic "British Chip Shoppe batter" for his famed fish and chips.

Roast beef and Yorkshire pudding (similar to a popover) are another Stoney's Pub favorite.

Downtown Wilmington's Farmer & The Cow will be highlighted at 9 p.m. July 5 in the "Crazy Chicken and Twisted Burgers" episode. 

Farmer & the Cow, opened since March 2018, is known for both nostalgia and novelty. The 413 N. Market St. restaurant celebrates over-the-top burgers, shakes made with cereal and a wide selection of bourbon.

At the restaurant, Fieri apparently samples pork piled onto a burger patty and the restaurant's chicken skins.  

Farmer & The Cow has several burgers with pork including the "Morning Glory" ($16) that has both bacon and scrapple and the "That'll Do Pig" ($18) with bacon, bacon jam and bacon mayonnaise. The chicken skins ($9) have a Nashville-style dry rub and are served with ranch dressing.

On July 12 at 9 p.m., Fieri explores "International Infusion" eateries with a stop at Maiale Deli and Salumeria at 3301 Lancaster Pike in Wilmington.

He checks out the "meaty spot in Wilmington, Delaware, putting Thai into sausage and Cuban into sandwiches."

Maiale owner Billy Rawstrom, the self-proclaimed sausage king of Delaware, has posted numerous behind-the-scenes photos on his website of Fieri's visit. 

Finally, on July 26 at 9 p.m. Fieri cruises his Camaro to Mrs. Robino's at 520 N. Union St. in Wilmington, to check out the "1940s Italian family spot that's making beef braciole and meaty ravioli from scratch." 

Mrs. Robino, owned by family members for nearly 80 years, has both cheese and meat ravioli for $10-$12.

"Diners, Drive-ins and Dives" have been featuring Delaware eateries since last month.

On May 31, Fieri's visit to another Little Italy institution, Luigi Vitrone's Pastabilities on Wilmington's Lincoln Street, was one of three restaurants featured on the episode.

Fieri watched as owner Vitrone make gorgonzola-stuffed arancini (fried rice balls) and veal scaloppini rollatini at the tiny restaurant.

The Food Network called the 415 N. Lincoln St. restaurant, founded in 1988, as a "funky spot for unforgettable Italian food" and said Pastabilities "looks like a funky apartment in Milan in the 1970s." 

Fieri seemed to thoroughly enjoy chowing down on Vitrone's arancini. The star chef appeared to have a higher energy level at Pastabilities then he did when he visited Locale BBQ Post in Wilmington on a "Diners, Drive-ins and Dives" episode that first aired May 24.

Some viewers said the frequently ebullient Fieri seemed subdued and less animated than usual during the Locale BBQ Post episode, which featured chef/owner Dan Sheridan.

Sheridan made two of the takeout shops popular dishes — smoked chicken salad and over-the-top chili.

Several Delaware restaurant owners, who were featured on the Food Network series during Fieri's visit, told Delaware Online, the chef was fighting a bad cold and wasn't feeling well on some filming days. 

The "Diners, Drive-ins and Dives" episodes filmed in New Castle County will be rebroadcast several times and are available on video streaming systems.

Go to foodnetwork.com/shows/diners-drive-ins-and-dives for more information.

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