Jan Norris: Food and Florida

It’s all about the green at this new nightclub/restaurant By Thom Smith, columnist Palm Beachers are green — in so many ways. Money, of course, comes to mind first, but islanders like to do their part for the environment, too. And the arrival of da Francesco at 251 Sunrise gives them ample opportunity to practice la [...]

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ESPRESSO EXTREMES by GadgetGals Nancy Byal and Jan Hazard, columnists This past March, Jan and I headed to Chicago to the International Housewares Show to see what new and exciting products are coming to American kitchens. One thing we can always count on finding: plenty of top-notch espresso-based drinks to revive our spirits. We’re thinking [...]

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So many of you requested the recipe for the cake that I baked for the Palm Beach County Mental Health Celebrity Baking Contest, I decided to share what I could of it. Credit where credit is due: This is my mother’s cake – and I daresay it’s as old as our fair state, though I [...]

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Editor’s Note: Congratulations to Debbie Moose, our Gal and a Grill columnist. She writes the Sunday Dinner column in the Raleigh News & Observer, and it’s been nominated as Best Newspaper Food Column in the Association of Food Journalists’  national competition. We’ll know in October when we meet how she placed against Rob Kasper, of [...]

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All summer long, kids ages 8-14 can get in on a cooking camp at the Cooks Institute for Young Chefs at Cooks Inc. in Abacoa. Chefs John Carlino and Allan Doherty, both professional chefs, teach youngsters kitchen basics, including safe food handling and sanitation, basic prep and cooking techniques and making healthy food choices. Popular cuisines are the [...]

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