Jan Norris: Food and Florida

Here’s a hypothetical situation, an agricultural version of Jonathan Swift’s Modest Proposal: Assume you are a highly successful commercial farmer, with assets in the billions. You decide that you want to grow corn in some region of the world where corn will not naturally grow: under the polar icecap, or in the Mohave Desert. You [...]

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An email about a mere orange caused me to stop in my tracks. I had to put down my fried egg sandwich and espresso. It had been more than five years that I had such a strong flood of memories at the mention of a food. The email had a video attached starring a new buddy [...]

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Fun things for kids and adults — and those wanting to learn specific cuisines. Go on! Register for a class! CLASSES AND EVENTS IN SOUTH FLORIDA Note: Events, teachers and times subject to change; call venue and confirm information in advance. To have your event published, see instructions at end of this calendar.  Week of [...]

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The partners who brought you several Sushi Jo restaurants are coming to CityPlace with their newest concept – Thai Jo. Scott Guerrieri and Joe Clark are hoping to open it soon on the second level of CityPlace next to Taverna Opa. “It’s a little different (than the PGA outlet), but we still will have sushi and sashimi [...]

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Letters from friends about foods… A friend in Africa writes about the national dish — nshima, a dish made from maize meal. The closest common food to it, she says, is a very firm, congealed polenta. (Somewhere in Zambia) Hi, Jan! The photo above is of my favorite meal -nshima and bream dinner, with vegetables. The nshima [...]

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