Red Sky Cafe

Are you ready for some of the best food available on the Outer Banks? You’d better be, because today is the official start of the Taste of the Beach!

This is a 20 year old tradition on the beach, and it gets bigger and better every year, and this looks to be the biggest! Today alone there are eight different events to choose from including a chance to meet Ed Brantley & Heba Salama from “The Biggest Loser”, a beer and food matching event, and a wine and cheese tasting this evening. That’s just to name a few. And it’s not just today; the event runs through Sunday, March 14th.

Tomorrow, the Red Sky Cafe, Roadside Grill and The Blue Point are holding the Taste of Tapas in Duck. But you better have already gotten you’re tickets, because this event is already sold out.

Why would anyone settle for less?

However, just because you can’t do the tapas crawl, doesn’t mean you need to miss out on the great food made by Chef Wes at the Red Sky Café. You can always stop in for lunch or dinner.

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2009 mission in Guyana - help 2010 even better!

Chef Wes Stepp and the entire Red Sky Cafe staff will be preparing a very special dinner to benefit a group of Christian Youth Missionaries that are on their way to Guyana, in South America, and need our donation.

The Youth group comes from 3 local churches:

• Liberty Christian
• Duck Methodist
• Kitty Hawk Methodist

(Click on the links to know more about their generous programs and communities)

The Dinner

Your entire dinner will cost $15 per person.

Diners get a choice of Beef, Chicken, or Seafood. Beef will be served with Mashed Red Potatoes, and Chicken and Seafood with the Red Sky’s famous Redneck Risotto (Asiago Cheese Grits). All dishes are served with a selection of seasonal vegetables and a large drink.

Orders are available for takeout as well as in the restaurant. All proceeds go to the Mission fund.

The Mission

Guyana suffers substantially from institutional weakness and low capacity in gathering, collecting and aggregating social sector data. As a result, local government encounters serious challenges in measuring poverty data, which hinders their ability to target where to allocate the few resources available.

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Staff at Outer Banks Seafood Co in Virginia Beach

Chef Wes Stepp has recently opened Outer Banks Seafood Company in Virginia Beach, and we were invited to the final staff training day, the menu presentation.

In case you dont know, that’s when Chef cooks the entire menu for the staff, so they get familiar with the food and understand exactly what is on the menu. It’s also the most delicious training day ever

The restaurant is located at 1080 Nimmo Parkway, in the Red Mills neighborhood in Virginia Beach, and it’s a beautiful location. Overlooking a large lake, surrounded by huge mansions, staffed with high-quality professionals and serving the same deliciously fresh seafood that made Red Sky Cafe a landmark in the Outer Banks, Chef Wes’ new restaurant is already a major success.

Check it out for yourself:

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If you’re near VA Beach, you need to stop by Outer Banks Seafood Co. for an unforgettable meal.

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Outer Banks Taste of the Beach

Hey, it’s that time of the year again – the Outer Banks Taste of The Beach is coming up in just a couple of weeks and Red Sky Cafe is preparing a major event for you.

In case you dont already know, the Outer Banks Restaurant Association (OBRA) has been hosting the Taste of The Beach for over 20 years. This grand food festival event on The Outer Banks of North Carolina features wine tastings, cooking classes, special menu presentations, celebrity guest chef appearances by Ed Brantley & Heba Salama from “The Biggest Loser”, brewery tours, tapas crawls and many more events with exciting array of creative combinations of culinary delights and fun activities on the Outer Banks.

Details:

When: Events start on the 11th, the official Expo is on Sunday the 14th, from 6-8:30pm
Where: Pamlico Jack’s Pirate Hideaway, Mp 15 on Hwy 158
How Much: $50 per person

Here’s the best part, though:

In Duck, we’ve got our own thing going, in addition to all of the other events….

Tapas Crawl In Duck

On Friday, March 12th, the Red Sky Cafe, Roadside Grill and The Blue Point are holding a unforgettable Tapas Crawl.

If the weather allows, you can stumble from one restaurant to the other tasting the best selection from each of the Restaurants and get to know what we’re all about.

Unfortunately, all tickets are sold out for the tapas crawl. But we’d still love to have you here

If you cant make it, dont worry – we’ll post pictures and videos here.

The Expo, however, still has tickets available. We look forward to seeing you there.

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Watch below for a quick glimpse of all the fun:

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Valentines enjoyed several special treats from the Red Sky

The restaurant was completely booked by 6:30pm.

Guests arrived constantly and many just stood by the bar and watched the Chefs through the open kitchen. It was a real sight.

The Red Sky was serving its regular dinner menu, along with the special sample platters, served on a 3 1/2 ft long mirror (as you’ll see on the video). Each platter had at least 15 different Tapas (small entrees) ranging from Filet Mignon to Scallops to Quail.

Throughout the dining room, Wows and Oh My Goshs were heard constantly, followed by delighted champagne toasts.

If you had to miss it, mark your calendar for next year – you wont regret it!

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Valentines in the Outer Banks - Red Sky Cafe!

Chef Wes Stepp presents “Looking At You Valentines For Two” at the Red Sky Cafe in Duck, NC.

Let me explain how this cool (and unusual) dinner will take place:

1 – There’s No Menu

Couples will pick from Protein Groups below:

Seafood, Beef, Chicken, or Pork

They can choose one, two, three, or have all four groups on their menu.

Chef Wes will then prepare a delicious Tapas selection of several fresh proteins, including shrimp, scallops, oysters, filet mignon, chicken breast, tenderloin, pork belly, etc…

2 – There are no dishes

This Valentines dinner is called “Looking at You” because Chef Wes is abolishing all dishware and substituting it with his unique mirror platters.

Valentines dinner will be served on mirror platters!

Your entire menu selection will come on a beautiful mirror platter, one of the signature presentations of the Red Sky Cafe.

So, in a way, your dinner will be “looking at you”

3 – Champagne for Everybody

Each couple (over 21) receives a flute of Champagne to accompany their dinner, courtesy of the Red Sky Cafe.

The bubbles mark the beginning of a very special night, that can be complimented by one of the special Champagne bottles on the menu marked for a special Valentine’s discount.

Ask your server for a complete selection!

4 – It’s Super Affordable!

For only $45 per couple, this dinner is the best Valentine’s gift we can give your wallet!

Seriously – movies for 2 + popcorn + sodas cost $35! (and you dont get to taste Chef Wes’ creations or Champagne!)

Reserve your table now – call 252-261-8646!

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In keeping with his goal of helping people eat healthier foods, chef Wes prepares another healthy Outer Banks seafood recipe, this time extra simple – to make life easier for the guys trying to impress their Valentine’s dates this coming weekend.

The scallops are seasoned with Cajun seasoning and then seared on a really hot pan with olive oil for 2-3 minutes on one side, until a thick crust appears, then reduce the temperature to medium and flips the scallops, which will finish in the oven for about 3 more minutes.

For the vinagrette, Chef uses diced cucumber, cilantro, red and yellow pepper, rice wine vinegar, honey, and a touch of scallions. On top of the scallops, to add a summer taste, he adds a spoon of fresh basil pesto, which makes them a bit salty, just enough to counter their natural sweetness.

You can receive more recipes, tips for your Outer Banks Catering, and exclusive discounts to the Red Sky Cafe in Duck by signing up on our home page. As a bonus, you’ll receive our 2010 season menu package, with several menu ideas for your next event here in the OBX.

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Well, Chef Wes is determined to help you stick to your resolutions this year – starting with a diet rich in Outer Banks Seafood . This time, he shows you how to pick fresh fish, exactly what to look for when buying the fillets, and how to put together a quick, healthy, and delicious Mahi Mahi open-face Goat Cheese sandwich.

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On this video you’ll also get to know Wes’s son, Taylor, who he’s been training to become the head chef at the restaurant. Taylor is already the lead chef at Wes’ Outer Banks Seafood Company restaurant in Corolla, which will be open again this summer.

The recipe is quick and simple, and you’re welcome to customize it to your liking.

Here are the main ingredients:

1 fresh Mahi Mahi fillet

Basil pesto (preferably homemade)

Goat cheese

Bean sprouts

Summer tomatoes

And to top it off…

Fresh Guacamole

Cilantro Sour Cream

Hope you enjoy this recipe – we certainly enjoyed cooking it for you!

And stay tuned – this we’re going to shoot a few more quick recipes that take less than 10 min to put together and that will make healthy eating a piece of cake. (without the cake, of course!)

See you soon!

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With a record-breaking ticket sale, 2010 was the biggest OBX Wedding EXPO to date, and what a blast it was!

Over 550 brides-to-be (and their entourages, of course) came to meet with the top 130 vendors on the beach – from wedding caterers to photographers to frozen drink machines’ providers.

Our booth stayed crazy busy throughout the entire show – Brides-to-be came to us to get their questions answered by Chef Wes, his wife Cindy, and catering manager Eric Kallestead. While they chatted, Grooms-to-be (mostly) enjoyed our famous Shrimp & Grits and Cindy’s popular dessert shooters.

Just so you have an idea of how heavy was the traffic on our booth:

• Over 500 dessert cups consumed (that’s almost 1 cup for EVERY person on the show!)
• 3 Hotel Pans full of Shrimp & Grits (That’s a little over 20 Quarts!)
• Well over 400 of our 2010 wedding catering package

It was a great show indeed!

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We had detailed directions and address on our post about the obx wedding expo tour – and we were surprised to see several of our blog readers coming to check out the houses and taste a little of our food.

One of the biggest attractions was the Grand Ritz Palm luxury rental in Duck, where Chef Jamie was preparing fresh Sushi while his wife carved beautiful fresh fruit sculptures. The Red Sky Cafe catered weddings at the Grand Ritz for 200+ guests.

Below you’ll see videos of all the Wedding rentals that the Red Sky was present during the Outer Banks Wedding EXPO:

Oceanfront Rental In Corolla – Ocean Sands section A – Gertrude’s Getaway

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Luxury Soundfront Rental In Duck – The Grand Ritz Palm

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Oceanview Wedding Rental In Southern Shores – “The Blushing Bride”

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Oceanfront Rental In Kill Devil Hills – “The Woodmere”

RSS Readers: click to watch “OBX Wedding EXPO House In Kill Devil Hills”

If you were at one of these houses, thank you! We hope you enjoyed our food!

If you weren’t – tsc tsc…. We’ll be waiting for you next time!

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