Jan Norris: Food and Florida

I have much to report about Houston, mostly involving beef, more beef, barbecue, some fabulous Indian and Asian food, and some great beers. Still working through this “flight flu.” Tell me where to get the best chicken soup in town — I don’t feel like making any! TooJay’s is OK, but surely there are others. (Leave a [...]

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What an incredible meal I had tonight with my (former) food editor friend Deb Moose at Hugo’s Mexican Restaurant in Houston. From ceviche to churros — it was an experience. Watch my blog soon for more details, photos and recipes. But about those grasshoppers — yes, they’re on the regular menu. Chapulines are pan sauteed grasshoppers served with guacamole, tortillas and chipotle-tomatillo [...]

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I’m in Houston this week meeting with other food editors and writers from around the country as part of our annual Association of Food Journalists conference. The big topic is the state of newspapers and what’s going to happen with the food sections in them. To say my former peers are nervous is the understandment [...]

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The Village Marketplace that closed earlier this summer in the Plaza del Mar in Manalapan is being replaced by another gourmet market: Epicurean. It is opening in stages — the prepared foods department and bakery, as well as the coffee bar, are already open for business, despite empty shelves elsewhere.

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In downtown Delray Beach, I hit upon Crepes By the Sea around lunchtime with my photographer pal, Tim Stepien. We decided it was one of the neatest finds in a while for us both. Crepes are a different way to eat a “wrap” at lunch. The traditional European light, airy pancake is artfully folded over a variety of fillings – both sweet and savory [...]

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