Jan Norris: Food and Florida

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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Having tested the waters on Delray’s Atlantic Avenue with his Pop-Up in August, Glen Manfra set up the follow-up SpoonFed permanent spot and has rolled out the all-day restaurant. We caught up with him to ferret out his take on breakfast, working across the street from a restaurant he helped create, and kinks in new [...]

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Michael Schwartz, the James Beard Award-winning chef from Miami, contributed his grilled (or oven roasted) yogurt-marinated leg of lamb to my column today. With it is his salsa verde recipe, good for pork or lamb. No mint jelly for us! For readers who can’t have wheat or are avoiding it for diet reasons, I give [...]

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In the style of his Las Vegas success, Todd English P.U.B., Olives restaurateur Todd English has opened the English Tap and Beer Garden in Boca Raton. The focus is on the brew: More than 100 beers from around the world are offered, including 30 on tap and other craft brews in bottles. A full bar [...]

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Chef Angelo Elia, whose “home will always be” the acclaimed Casa d’Angelo in Fort Lauderdale, will open a trattoria by the end of summer in downtown Delray. A gelateria will follow in a few months. “I will never leave Casa d’Angelo,” he said. “It’s my home.” But he’s working diligently to complete the build-out and [...]

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