February 6, 2019 - ChaddsFordLive.com

Kennett Square to debut Restaurant Week

Verbena BYOB will be serving a special four-course tasting menu during Restaurant Week.

Kennett Square’s first-ever Restaurant Week – Feb. 24 to March 3 – will feature a wide variety of dining options at over a dozen participating restaurants. Also on tap: 15 nights of music at various venues, including restaurants and the Kennett Flash, “Food, Wine, and Good Times,” a culinary-themed art exhibit showing the work of Jeff Schaller, Dane Tilghman, Al Moretti, and others will be displayed at the Square Pear Gallery.

Historic Kennett Square is promoting the town’s first restaurant week.

“We have such an exciting and diverse restaurant scene that we wanted to showcase the creativity of our chefs and introduce the many flavors of Kennett Square to a broader audience,” says Mary Hutchins, executive director of Historic Kennett Square. “There’s a great sense of anticipation building as chefs and restaurant owners put together special menus and offerings to celebrate this first-of-its-kind event in Kennett Square.”

With dishes headlining locally-sourced ingredients and a variety of international flavors, there will be something to cater to every palate—for adventurous foodies as well as for those in the mood for more traditional fare. Chef-driven creativity is at the heart of Restaurant Week and, much like a secret menu, diners will be able to taste and explore dishes not seen on regular menus.

Kennett Square’s Restaurant Week will also offer a wide range of dining experiences. Enjoy food, craft-brewed beer, and local music at Kennett Brewing Company; a leisurely four-course tasting menu at Kennett Square’s newest restaurant, Verbena BYOB; or a Lil’ Wrangler special (a Tipsy Texan Slider, pickles, and banana cream pie) with a side of local bands at The Creamery, where you can also work off the pie with an axe-throwing session at the onsite Chop Shop.Pair a three-course, prix-fixe dinner at Grain with Monday-night trivia, Tuesday-night bingo, or music on weekend nights. Watch your meal being prepared in Portabellos’ open kitchen or enjoy an appetizer combo as part of Lily Asian Cuisine’s three-course prix-fixe dinner menu. For those who would rather enjoy restaurant week in the comfort of their own home, Talula’s Table will offer a boxed and ready-to-eat three-course seasonal, farm-to-table dinner to pair with your own wine or beer for a gourmet night in (and you don’t have to wait a year to reserve).

Restaurant Week will offer lunchtime options, too. Midday diners might choose a two-course, prix-fixe menu at La Verona or pop in to Sunrise Café to try a delicious new Kennett Square trend – blended beef and mushroom burgers from Phillips Mushrooms. Michoacana Grill is adding a delightful crunch to their popular salad bowls with a Restaurant Week-only special Nacho Salad for $7.75.

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Eric Robert Duerr of Chadds Ford

Obituaries

Eric Robert Duerr, 22, of Chadds Ford, died Saturday, Feb. 2.

Born Nov. 16, 1996, in West Chester, he was the son of Todd Duerr and Susan Hanchak Duerr. Eric attended Unionville High School and graduated from the Sanford School in Hockessin, where he played baseball. He was a student at West Chester University. He stayed involved with the West Chester baseball team throughout his college years. Eric was a proud member of the West Chester Fame Fire Company #53.

Above all, Eric was a loyal friend to all, in good times and even more so in bad times. He was passionate about what he believed in and was gifted at the art of debate and had a quick wit that energized the room.

In addition to his mother and father, Eric is survived by his twin sister, Natalie Duerr, brother, Brad Duerr, and his beloved dog “Rangehead.”

Relatives and friends are invited to his visitation on Thursday, Feb. 7, from 6-9 p.m. at the St. Cornelius Church, 160 Ridge Rd. Chadds Ford, PA 19317, and again on Friday, Feb. 8, from 8:30-10:15 a.m. at the church, followed by a funeral mass at 10:30. Interment will be held private.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in Eric’s memory to the Concussion Foundation at https://concussionfoundation.org/or West Chester Fire Department Station 53 http://www.famefireco.org/Arrangements by DellaVecchia, Reilly, Smith& Boyd Funeral Home, Inc. of West Chester, PA 610-696-1181; www.DellaFH.com.

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Man arrested for giving meth to kids

Police

The Chester Cunty District Attorney’s Office today announced the arrest of a Honey Brook man for giving methamphetamines to children. In a press release, District Attorney Tom Hogan said the 43-year-old defendant, Harold Theodore Nuse, was originally arrested for leaving three young children in a running vehicle with a gun while he went shopping.

The kids, boys, ages 6, 8, and 11, were found unsupervised a sleep in the vehicle, a Chevrolet Silverado. Nuse and his wife Brandy Nuse were in a Walmart shopping, the release said.

According to the DA’s office, the incident happened 3:45 a.m. on Dec. 24 when state police noticed the truck running and a 9mm pistol in plain sight on the front console. The boys were in the back seat. When troopers woke them, they said they didn’t know where their parents were. At 4:15 a.m. the couple exited the store and returned to the Silverado.

Brandy Nuse is the mother; Harold Nuse is her husband but not the biological father of the three boys. Both were arrested and the boys turned over to family members.

During the investigation, one the boys told detectives that Harold Nuse had been feeding them crystal methamphetamine. Harold Nuse was subsequently charged with drug delivery, endangering the welfare of children and other offenses. Bail was set at $75,000.

“Guns and drugs don’t mix with children,” Hogan said in the press release. “Instead of caring for these children, the defendant was putting them at grave risk of death and serious injury.

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Around Town Feb. 7

Along the Ford

• Pocopson Township resident Laura Densmore will share her fascination and photography of birds from 7-9 p.m. at Lower Brandywine Presbyterian Church, 101 Old Kennett Road in Wilmington on Feb. 21. Her photography of birds has taken her from Texas to Florida, Alaska, Canada and beyond. The event is free.

• Unionville High School presents “Little Shop of Horrors” on March 14, Friday, March 15 and Saturday, March 16 at 7 p.m. A cast of more than 60 students brings this unique sci-fi musical comedy to life with a captivating mixture of memorable storytelling, catchy songs, exciting dance numbers and amazing stagecraft. It’s the 1960s and Mushnik’s rundown flower shop on Skid Row hardly ever gets any customers. All that changes when Mushnik’s nerdy apprentice, Seymore Krelborn, brings in a strange, new species of plant that looks like a Venus Flytrap. Online ticket sales begin Feb. 24 at www.showtix4u.com. Tickets are $12 in advance, $14 at the door and $12 students/seniors.

• Glen Williams will discuss the Siege at Yorktown during a revolutionary Dining event at The Gables, 6 p.m. on Feb. 19. Cost is $50. For reservations, go here.

• The Chadds Ford Historical Society presents “Colonial Courtship & Victorian Valentines” from 7-9 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 15 as part of its Tavern Talk series. Cost is $20 for nonmembers, $15 for members. This adults-only event provides an opportunity for you to learn the art of historic courtship, superstitions, and traditions while getting hands-on with history. The program features wine courtesy of Chadds Ford Winery, chocolate provided by Neuchatel and English Colonial Dancing with Dance Master George Tolton. For tickets, go here. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tavern-nights-colonial-courtship-victorian-valentines-tickets-54294670822

• The Kennett Symphony will sponsor its annual Instrumental Competition for Young Artists at noon on Saturday, April 27, at the Kendal at Longwood Auditorium. Competitors must apply here by April 13. The competition is limited to twenty gifted young musicians in grades 9 to 12, each of whom will perform a classical composition or movement of a larger work for solo instrument and orchestra. The auditions are open to the public and are free of charge. Each of the young musicians will be judged by a panel of professional musicians. Three prizes will be awarded – first prize provides a $750 cash award and the opportunity for a solo performance with the Kennett Symphony, second prize is $300, and third prize is $100. For information on how to apply, visit www.KennettSymphony.org, or contact the Kennett Symphony at 610-444-6363.

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Police Log Feb. 6: Accidents, theft, drug possession

Police

Pennsylvania State Police

• Kenneth B. Sellers, 60, of Unionville, was cited for his role in a traffic accident at Route 926 and N. Walnut Street in East Marlborough Township on Jan. 31, a police report said. According to police, Sellers was stopped at the stop sign at the intersection but he pulled out into the path of an oncoming vehicle. Sellers was uninjured but police said the other driver was believed to have incurred a minor injury.

• State police are investigating a case of retail theft that occurred at the Walmart in East Marlborough Township on Jan. 30. The report did not include a description or list what was stolen but did say multiple items were stolen. The incident happened at 2:50 p.m.

Southern Chester County Regional Police

• Police said Dane R. Gill, 33, of Oxford, was arrested and charged with a violation of the Controlled Substance, Drug, Device, and Cosmetic Act (Act 64) after he was taken into custody on an outstanding Bench Warrant and was found to be in possession of a methamphetamine pipe. The incident occurred on Jan. 22 at 12:30 a.m., in the 9000 block of Gap Newport Pike, in New Garden Township.

• According to a police report, a 17-year-old juvenile male from Kennett Square was arrested and charged with violations of the Controlled Substance, Drug, Device, and Cosmetic Act (Act 64), after he was found to be in possession of numerous plastic bags of marijuana. The incident occurred Jan. 20 at approx. 9:08 p.m. in the 800 block of West Cypress Street, in New Garden Township. The juvenile was processed and released. Charges were filed through Chester County Juvenile Probation.

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