Around Delaware: Flight Club at Chelsea Tavern

February 17, 2016
by Emily

Dela Darling - Flight Club at Chelsea Tavern

I really enjoy my day job and everything I get to do, but I really love some of my coworkers.  Jess recently joined my company and has quickly become a great friend.  I really get along well with her and her boyfriend and share so many interests.

Like me, Jess is usually up for trying out something new and she really enjoys experiencing Wilmington and Newark, specifically the beer scene.  I, of course, love that I have a friend who isn’t allergic to beer so we can do flight tastings together!

Dela Darling - Flight Club at Chelsea Tavern

A few weeks ago she brought me with her to Chelsea Tavern on Market St. for my first “flight club.”  That’s right – “flight club,” a play on the popular movie set in Wilmington, Fight Club. (Maybe you’ve heard of it?)

Anyway, it was so awesome!  For $10, you get five different craft drafts in 6 oz. pours.  Not only is it a really great deal, but it’s fun to try new beers, and each pour is enough to appreciate the beer, but not too much to overwhelm you if you don’t love it.  There’s also a little bit of food for you to snack on as well as the well-priced happy hour menu to choose from.

Dela Darling - Flight Club at Chelsea Tavern

Flight Club from this week was so cool and featured Girl Scout cookie pairings.  As soon as I heard that I was sold!  The flight consisted of:

Seriously, how cool is that?

Dela Darling - Flight Club at Chelsea Tavern

Flight Club is such a great deal and after you’ve officially “joined” by attending a minimum of four flight club tastings, you get all kinds of awesome discounts and deals at Chelsea Tavern all the time.  Nothing better than that.

Flight Club takes place from 5:30-7:30 in the downstairs room at Chelsea Tavern.

NYE Recap – A Taste for Wine & Murder

January 6, 2016
by Emily

This NYE was ridiculously fun.  I was so excited to spend it with old friends (sorority sisters) and new (my trivia team).  Honestly we had such a great time.  We did a murder mystery dinner party, A Taste for Wine & Murder, which was so much fun.

the murder mystery

We had such a fun time with our murder mystery.  Everyone in the group was really invested in their characters (think very thick Russian accents and actual Italian all night long) and in the story.  How could you not be when the setting is a winery?

Rating: 9/10

I loved the game and we had a great time, probably one of the best boxed murder games I’ve ever done.  The only downside was that the “nonessential” characters were so nonessential we had to really stretch it.  Luckily my girlfriends were good sports about that!

Food

We had such an amazing dinner.  Financially it was a great decision to stay home as we ended up doing it potluck and everyone saved a boatload of money even though we had a more lush meal.  We started with appetizers – crackers & a variety of cheese from Trader Joe’s, as well as veggies and dip.  We moved onto a really great salad and then had filet mignon, crabcakes, mashed potatoes and roasted Brussels sprouts for our main course.  We rounded out the evening with a platter of peppermint brownies and raspberry brownies.

Rating: 10/10

Surf and turf is such a staple to me as a NYE dinner, but it’s so expensive when you go out.  Great decision to opt for staying in.

Drinks

We drank wine, of course!  Since the mystery setting was a Napa winery, we had to imbibe on amazing reds and whites.  My favorite of the night was the Apothic White blend.  We also had a great Malbec and a Pinot Grigio.  Obviously at midnight we rounded it out with champagne.  My favorite place to buy alcohol is Costco.  Seriously the prices are amazing, especially on the Kirkland brand, which usually is manufactured and bottled at wineries/distilleries more well known.  Since they are essentially the same and 1/2 to 2/3 of the cost, it’s a no-brainer!

Rating: 8/10

Our drink selection was great and I loved everything I had, but it definitely would have been great to have our own bartender for the night!

Bachelor Premiere Party Plans

December 14, 2015
by Emily

One of my favorite events with my girlfriends is getting together to watch The Bachelor and The Bachelorette.  It’s so fun to get together for the premieres and finales and watch (okay, mock) the show together.  Everyone brings a snack or drink to share and a few of us provide the additional entertainment.

Last season, we watched as Kaitlyn and Shawn got engaged at my recap party and in just three weeks, we’ll watch as Ben Higgins looks for love with a new group of women.

I absolutely love the Evites I sent out.  they’re so pretty and perfectly fit the rose theme.  I opted for this hot pink petals theme from Evite.com.

invitation blurred

On top of my cute evites, I put together an official bracket so everyone can enter “Bachelor Madness” and a lookbook so all the ladies can make notes or just have pictures and background info to refer back to.  PDFs can be downloaded here and here.

Bracket

Bens Ladies

One of the best things about these events are that they’re really good for introducing people from different parts of your life.  Of course, I invite my girlfriends, but I also have my cousins and aunts and some of the girls from work!