Puzzles and Lewes Gourmet to mark 30th anniversary May 10
Puzzles and Lewes Gourmet on Front Street will be celebrating 30 years of serving the greater Lewes community throughout the day Wednesday, May 10.
All are invited to stop by and share a favorite memory about the stores or life in Lewes over the last 30 years. A cake will be cut and served at 3 p.m.
As a thank you for all of the support the stores have received from the Cape Region community over the years, a drawing will be held to give away three $100 gift cards, in addition to 30% of the day’s sales being given to Lewes nonprofits.
Puzzles and Lewes Gourmet are committed to stocking and promoting locally made products.
Puzzles will debut its new, exclusive Lewes puzzle and Lewes Gourmet will be fully stocked with Backyard Jams & Jellies, Hopkins Henlopen Homestead Honey, Henlopen Sea Salt, Delaware Sauce Company Hot Sauces, Double Spiral Chocolate, Devil Daves Bloody Mary Seasonings, Fisher’s Popcorn, Food Huggers and Henlopen Candle Works, along with regional favorites like Toto’s blue crab salsa, and Blue Crab Bay nuts and seasonings. Delaware cutting and bar boards by Totally Bamboo will be available along with other eco-friendly kitchen and tabletop items.
The go-to place for all things British and Irish in the Delmarva Region, Lewes Gourmet will be celebrating the coronation of King Charles III Saturday, May 6, and all month long.
Puzzles was established in 1992, and Lewes Gourmet in 1993 by Gavin and Lou Braithwaite, and the shops’ first home was on the corner of Second and Market streets where the latter was known as the Union Jack. They moved to the current locations at 108 and 110 Front St. in 2006. Anglo-Americans Tim Southerst and Andrea Spuck took over ownership of the stores in 2015, after a home exchange brought their family to Lewes for the first time. Having never heard of or visited Lewes until the 21st century, Southerst and Spuck have personal connections to William Penn, who named Lewes, and to the War of 1812 bombardment of Lewes.
As a Benefit Corporation and through their commitment to 1% For The Planet, Puzzles and Lewes Gourmet regularly support local nonprofits. They worked with acclaimed British designer Victoria Eggs to create a unique Lewes design that recognizes and celebrates all things Lewes and the Cape Henlopen region. All profits from the sale of Lewes design dish towels, aprons, mugs and posters are given to local nonprofits, as are profits from special commemorative puzzle sales.
Puzzles and Lewes Gourmet’s philanthropic endeavors support: Community Resource Center, Children’s Beach House, Coastal Concerts, Epworth UMC food pantry, First State Community Action Agency, Fort Miles Historical Association, Friends of the Lewes Public Library, Lewes Historical Society, Lewes in Bloom, Marine Education, Research & Rehabilitation Institute Inc., Overfalls Foundation, Paul Kares and The Village Volunteers, among others.
