Jan Norris: Food and Florida

Dear Readers: Most of you know this site is evolving, sometimes faster than I can keep up. Well, often, in fact. In a move to fix the program that allows you to comment without logging in, there was a glitch somewhere else in the system. The result was I missed a couple months’ of emails forwarded to me through [...]

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Ever thought about creating a business from your favorite recipe or food product? There are several success stories in our area, and one of those — Lori Saitz of Zen Rabbit Baking Co., the one who makes and sells Zen Rabbit Crunch and Gratitude Cookies, is sharing her experience. In a seminar titled “You Should Sell [...]

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It’s last-minute, but still some seats are available for tonight’s food-lover’s dinner at the Kravis Center showcasing a number of the county’s top chefs. The Culinary Creations dinner is a benefit for Quantum House at St. Mary’s, and the Chef in Distress Endowment fund. The “round robin” dinner is unique and always a surprise to those [...]

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Hukilau, a weekend-long event in Fort Lauderdale, will celebrate all things tiki culture and Polynesia. The hub is at the Bahia Cabana hotel across from the Yankee Clipper on the beach where there’s an art display and several events poolside.  But food events and drink seminars will take place appropriately at the still-thumping Mai-Kai. (Get info and [...]

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Editor’s note:  My good friend Scott Simmons, former TGIF editor at The Palm Beach Post and fellow Floridian, shares my passion for vintage dishes, cookware and other old kitchen items. I welcome his new column about items he finds in his antique and thrift store rounds. Have questions about your own china and antiques? Contact him at the [...]

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