Jan Norris: Food and Florida Online

Mediterranean experience is just that
As the fomer food editor at The Palm Beach Post, I used to go to a lot of food shows. Unfortunately, they weren’t around here and not all were open to the public.
But the one this weekend in Miami is worth the drive and it’s open to all. It’s a riot [...]

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There’s not much rhubarb in the South
We’re not only upside-down in growing seasons here (our green markets are finished until they start again in mid-fall, while Northern ones are open for summer) we just can’t grow certain things at all.
One of those is rhubarb. This plant really doesn’t cotton much to the South at all — just [...]

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It’s been raining cats and dogs — and alligators down here these past few weeks. And this being Florida, it’s never halfway. All or nothing.
So my food friends in Jacksonville are taking the water taxi to dinner these days.
There’s a unique restaurant up there in a burg named Mandarin on the Julington Creek  called Clark’s Fish [...]

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There are some fine dining deals to finish off your month — and lead us to June — Palm Beach Restaurant Month when some serious discounts are set up so you can try new spots.
Happy Anniversary, Cafe L’Europe!
For 29 years, Norbert and Lidia Goldner have been graciously serving fine meals and wines at the Palm [...]

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Editor’s Note:
I took a brief vacation but am back. Hope your Memorial Day foods were tasty and you had a good time with family or friends. I also hope you took a few minutes to think about those people who weren’t able to celebrate because they were busy working to provide the freedom we have [...]

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