Wine & Brine

09/10/2023

So grateful to have this old crew from back together with me . L to R: Mike DeStefano, Greg Sneigowski, Megan DeStefano. Channeled Belushi from The Blues Brothers! Along with the rest of the crew, we have a great team in place to do some great food and events!

08/25/2023

Early morning to pick up for tonight’s oyster night from one of the area’s newest farmers, Tyler Hofe . Had these once before from and loved them. Always good to support local farmers!

01/21/2023

Happy to be bringing local NC oysters back to our Saturday pop up oyster night, tonight featuring Slash Creek oysters from Hatteras farmed by Katherine McGlade & Spurgeon Stowe. It’s been a rough past year for many NC oyster farmers with challenging weather conditions resulting in a significant crop losses. Delighted to see them on the rebound!

01/16/2023

A little morning reading/research for local DAR chapter anniversary luncheon menu Fascinating to see ‘receipts’ of old, some crude, and some timeless, and to get inspiration from long ago, all the way to todays numerous cooking channels & media. And nothing like finding an old cookbook at a used bookstore!

10/25/2022

Early morning road trip to Raleigh for some supplies for the new chef gig Fields of white cotton everywhere along 64 in Eastern NC -another year, another harvest. Always wanted to get a shot of that sign. Perfect time for it!

10/17/2022

Exciting news break! I’ll be taking over helm at as executive chef, and already got my feet wet with my first raw bar event this past weekend.

06/14/2022

Congrats to all the nominees, winners, and especially team NC!

Congrats to Katie Button, Ricky Moore, and Meherwan Irani

04/22/2022

Little late for a post, but couldn’t miss an Earth Day opportunity to encourage everyone to consume perhaps the most sustainable protein source on the planet, oysters. Tonight is our next to last oyster Friday pop-up and we’re featuring Carolina Dreams from . Check out these ponzu pickled oyster and tuna with local seaweed salad and kimchi aioli.

04/15/2022

It’s oyster Friday and I brought in from farmer and business partner Fletcher O’Neal in Ocracoke. Also made chorizo & manchego baked oysters along with Rockefeller -also have oyster stew, fried oysters and more. Open at 5.

04/08/2022

Back at it for Friday pop up oyster bar tonight at 5pm featuring our most local oyster raw on the half shell: from grower Bobby Smith. Also have two types of baked, fried and stew!

04/01/2022

It’s FREE Pearls oyster Friday …every dozen raw comes with free pearls! Prepped miles and miles of Rockefeller, we also have baked oysters with preserved lemon butter, fried oysters, oyster stew and more! Kidding on the pearls (happy April 1), but if you find one, by all means keep it!

03/25/2022

Big weekend for oysters…in addition to the usual Friday night pop up , I’ll be hosting the OBX Oyster Tours as part of . Ticket holders start with a tour of the demonstration lease in Wanchese, followed by a tour out on , followed by a tasting of 6 NC oyster . Tickets sold out for the tour, but walk-ins welcome at Trio to get the oyster tasting!

01/28/2022

Last pop-up oyster bar door a couple weeks, as they will be closed first two weeks of February. In addition to two types of oysters raw on the half, Rockefeller, Chorizo baked, Fried oysters, and oyster stew, we have some pastrami spiced smoked oysters for something new. Limited quantities tonight so come early.

01/21/2022

So much for our winter storm. Didn’t get cold enough here on the beach, so oyster night is on . Tonight we are featuring Blackberry Point oysters from farmer Miles Cockrell in Virginia. Plump and delicious on the half shell, but we are also featuring two types of baked oysters, oyster stew, and fried oysters as well.

01/02/2022

New Year’s Eve oysters and NY Day dinner: Smoked Core Sounders with Cowboy caviar, and Pork Pho with spicy noodles black eyed peas and kale.

12/10/2021

NEW OYSTER ALERT! Join me tonight for oyster Friday. Happy to bring in the newest oyster from Matthew Schwab’s , Southern Salts. Farmed at the mouth of the New River, NC, these beauties have a clean briny taste and refreshing aroma of the incoming tide. Two types of baked oysters, fried oysters, oyster stew, and a smoked oyster and potato salad appetizer for tonight as well.

12/03/2021

11/19/2021

It’s oyster pop up Friday and we have Carolina Dreams from company on the raw bar, and a new take on oyster stew with potato and leek. Two baked oysters and Fried oysters round out the oyster specials. Reservations Accepted and walk-ins welcome.