Jan Norris: Food and Florida

I was near Lantana today and stopped in at the Greek Grocer to get some olive oil – I love Greek olive oil’s flavor. I got to visit with the very friendly family who own the little grocery store that’s next door to the Greek Tasty Corner Bakery — mm. A sweet stop!   First, [...]

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I went to lunch with the Post’s oped editor, Lou Ann Frala today and she was freaking out. She saw her first land crab. “I nearly ran off the road — I couldn’t take my eyes off this thing. It was going across the road and I couldn’t believe how HUGE it was! I went [...]

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Kentucky’s favorite — the Hot Brown A good friend is traveling in and around Indiana, and mentioned two lunches he’s had in Louisville, Ky. At one, he passed on the famous “hot brown” — it’s an open-faced turkey sandwich, generally made with bacon and pimientos, and topped with a Mornay sauce (a white, or Bechamel [...]

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Jan writes: I’ve said many times that food is the great equalizer. Everybody eats. And I love learning about other cultures through foods. I invited my friend, former co-worker and the Post’s Kitchen Counselor, Gholam Rahman, to write a bit about Ramadan. It’s a sacred month-long holiday with many food connections for Muslims around the [...]

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