Eat in/Dine out: No scaredy-cats allowed at 'spooky brunch'
Patricia TaloricoHalloween is all about going full-on ghoul and having a bloody good time.
EAT IN:
A monster meal or spooky snack can help maintain the night's necessary evil energy, but no one really wants to eat anything that looks gory.
We're big fans of mummy hot dogs. (Adults seem to like these goofy treats just as much as kids.)
Take a hot dog and make a slit at the bottom for the mummy’s legs. Then, make two slits along the sides of the dog for the mummy’s arms.
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Slice refrigerated crescent dinner rolls into thin strips so it looks like bandages. Wrap the slices around each hot dog. Bake at 375 degrees for 13-17 minutes or until the dough is light golden brown. The recipe for "walking mummy dogs" also can be found on Pillsbury.com
Want dessert? Check out the gift shop at Wilmington's Hotel du Pont at 42 W. 11th St. Assorted Halloween decorated cookies made and decorated by the hotel's pastry chefs are available for purchase from Friday, Oct. 26, to Wednesday, Oct. 31. The cookies are $3.50 each.
The hotel also is hosting a Halloween bake sale, but the deadline for orders is Monday, Oct. 22. The pastry shop will be making an 8-inch Spiderweb Cheesecake ($25), Jack-o-Lantern Pumpkin Pie ($12), and a 6-inch Candy Corn Layer Cake ($25). Pick-up is between Oct. 26 to Oct. 31 at the hotel's front desk. To place orders, call (302) 594-3120 or email lsteinberger@hoteldupont.com See the Hotel du Pont's Facebook page for details.
DINE OUT:
Wilmington's Columbus Inn at 2216 Pennsylvania Ave. in Wilmington is hosting a spooky brunch from 10 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 28.
The bewitching buffet is $28 per adult and $13 for children ages 4 to 10.
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The price includes a raw bar, omelet and carving stations with oysters, prime rib and roasted turkey, crepes, waffles, chicken fingers, macaroni and cheese, traditional breakfast foods, and a dessert station as well as coffee, hot and iced tea.
A staffer said the restaurant will be decorated like a haunted house.
Dressing up for Halloween is encouraged. A $50 gift certificate will be given for best costume. Children in costumes also eat for free.
Spiked drink "potions" specials will be available for adults. The restaurant will offer free pumpkin carving.
Reservations are strongly suggested. Call (302) 571-1492 for more information.
Contact Patricia Talorico at (302) 324-2861 or ptalorico@delawareonline.com and on Twitter @pattytalorico