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Gumbo Crawl sees repeat winners in Rehoboth Beach

Nearly two dozen local businesses in Mardi Gras-themed competition
Rehoboth Beach Main Street hosted its annual Gumbo Crawl April 5, and Michael Clay dressed for the occasion. CHRIS FLOOD PHOTOS
Chris Flood
April 11, 2025

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Rehoboth Beach Main Street
509 Rehoboth Avenue
Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971
United States

The 2025 Rehoboth Beach Gumbo Crawl took place April 5, and after all the ballots were counted, it was the same three winners as the year before – Blue Moon in first, Above the Dunes in second and Mariachi Restaurant in third. Victoria’s Restaurant won the Best Specialty Drink competition.

The annual event is co-hosted by Rehoboth Beach Main Street and the Purple Parrot. The awards ceremony will take place at 5 p.m., Wednesday, April 16, at the Purple Parrot, 134 Rehoboth Ave.

For more information on Rehoboth Beach Main Street, 509 Rehoboth Ave., call 302-227-2772, email dan@downtownrb.com or go to downtownrb.com.

It wasn’t all about gumbo; there were specialty drinks vying for prizes, too. Ryan Warwick of Dogfish Head hands a sample to Francena Chalfant while his co-workers Broy Willis, center, and Josh Fehr look on.
There were Rehoboth Beach Main Street volunteers checking cards at the door to make sure participants didn’t double dip. Volunteer Jill Shull checks cards at Nalu.
Enjoying the offerings at Mariachi restaurant are (l-r) Alex Greer, Patty Sinkus, Larry Sinkus, Laurie Keller, David Keller and Jessica Mullen.
Like many participants, Rehoboth’s Chris Beagle wears his Mardi Gras beads as he takes a gumbo sample from Zogg’s Raw Bar & Grill owner Chris Jacona.
DiFebo’s had its operation set up on the corner of North First Street and Baltimore Avenue, which drew a crowd. DiFebo’s employees Braden Webb and Carrie Meier, far right, work to keep people moving.
Longtime restaurateur Chip Hearn holds court while his daughter, Somewhere co-owner Aileen Hearn, serves gumbo crawl customers.
The Rehoboth Ale House gumbo was so good, the supply ran out. Elaine Butter and Greg Drennen, at right, are in time to get their samples from Chris Murray and Jackie Strack.
It was a bit of a cool day for the crawl, but Mercedes Arnavant stays warm over the gumbo table at the Summer House.

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Chris Flood has been working for the Cape Gazette since early 2014 and has the local parking passes to prove it. He currently covers Rehoboth Beach and Henlopen Acres, but has also covered Dewey Beach and the state government. He covers environmental stories, business stories, random stories on subjects he finds interesting and has a column called ‘Choppin’ Wood’ that runs every other week. Additionally, Chris moonlights as the company’s circulation manager, which primarily means fixing boxes during daylight hours that are jammed with coins, but sometimes means delivering papers in the middle of the night. He’s a graduate of the University of Maine and the Landing School of Boat Building & Design. People are often surprised to learn that Chris was able to convince someone to marry him and, more surprisingly, convince that person to then have kids with him.

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