Jan Norris: Food and Florida

To jump-start the party that celebrates the start of Flavor Palm Beach, the restaurant month with good deals for dining, a tasting party will be held tonight along West Palm Beach’s waterfront. A group of chefs representing the restaurants will be on hand with small plates and wines; a string band is set to play. [...]

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New little wine bar opens on Evernia in downtown West Palm for “casual sophisticates.”

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If you cook with microbrews, head down to Lou’s Beer Garden (Miami Beach’s alleged first gastropub) for the first MicrowBrew Cook-Off this Sunday.
It’s open to anyone who wants to cook – just sign up. Attendees get a vote, and get to taste all the dishes while drinking more beer.
Rules are easy: Cook a dish with [...]

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A little “all natural” Caribbean-themed eatery has opened in North Palm’s Crystal Tree Plaza, but it has big aspirations. It’s the caterer to the G-Star movie studio that just opened the state’s largest sound stage in Palm Springs.
The menu that has no salts or sugars offers up good looking sandwiches (“spiced Lucayan pulled chicken,” Browdog’s [...]

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Free cocktails at III Forks tonight
The first Tuesday of every month features a free vodka tasting at III Forks in Midtown, Palm Beach Gardens – this month’s free tasting features Tito’s Handmade Vodka used in Tito’s martinis and Tito’s Texas tea. Free hors d’oeuvres, too, from 5 – 6:30 p.m.
III Forks, 4645 PGA Blvd., Palm [...]

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