Couple’s two restaurants focus on local, seasonal ingredients
Nick Roth February 12, 2021
Gary and Lorraine Papp own and operate Harbour in Lewes and Palate on Route 1 near Rehoboth Beach. Shown are (l-r) Palate Executive Chef Andrew Guffey, co-owner Lorraine Ellis Papp, and co-owner Gary Papp, executive chef at Harbour. SUBMITTED PHOTO
Lorraine and Gary Papp set their roots in the Cape Region restaurant community back in 1994, when they came to town to help John Donato and Twain Gonzalez open The Buttery on Market Street in Lewes.
It was supposed to be a one-summer job, but 27 years later, the couple is still here. They left The Buttery in 2008 to open The Essential Chef catering business. That led to a small bistro called Palate in the Safeway shopping center on Route 1. Now, they’ve added Harbour into the mix with a seafood-centered restaurant on the Lewes waterfront.