Jan Norris: Food and Florida

This could be a big year for Clay Conley. The chef at Buccan in Palm Beach is a new dad, and today was just announced as a semi-finalist for the prestigious James Beard Award for the South’s Best Chef. Conley’s Buccan hits on all notes for Palm Beachers, who have flocked to fill seats at [...]

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They come, they go, they come back, they leave again. Such is the chef game in Palm Beach County. Michelle Bernstein announced she’d be leaving the boutiquey Palm Beach hotel, The Omphoy at month’s end. The James Beard Award winner’s MB at the Omphoy was one of three restaurants (Michy’s, Sr. Martinez and Crumb on [...]

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One of the highlights of the 2011 Palm Beach Food and Wine Festival was the Beard Down South dinner at Buccan in Palm Beach. A number of chefs participated, including Dean Max, of 3800 Ocean at Singer Island’s Marriott, and of 3030 Ocean in the Harbor Beach Marriott in Fort Lauderdale.     Along with [...]

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One of the longest running dine-arounds takes place Sunday in Palm Beach at the Colony Hotel to benefit the United Cerebral Palsy programs. More than a dozen local chefs and restaurants will have stations set up in the Colony, and wines and a silent auction, along with live entertainment, are part of the festivities. Chefs [...]

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Die-hard food lovers have this date circled on their calendars as the date the 2012 Food Network South Beach Wine and Food Festival tickets go on sale. This marks the 11th year of the fest in Miami Beach, which has grown to include Food & Wine – its current sponsor. It takes place at various [...]

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