Jan Norris: Food and Florida

PALM BEACH – On the island, where visitors have their choice of the grand dame, The Breakers, or the Four Seasons or Ritz nearby, I love the Chesterfield Hotel, and recommend it often to friends who ask where to stay in Palm Beach. It’s a true English B&B format, and the cozy rooms are pretty [...]

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The tropics are heating up. (Well, to be perfectly honest, they’re more like simmering. Disturbance 94L probably isn’t going to amount to much. At best, it might drop some much-needed rain.) The photo above came from Central Florida Hurricane Center, a website for weather geeks I’ve found to be a good source of info in [...]

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You’ve Got a Frond /photo by Jimmy Barron This site is not just about food, but about my home state of Florida – and its many sights. So today, to change things up, here’s a photo page – some nice shots from in and around Palm Beach County. Want to share yours? Put their links [...]

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It’s strawberry season here in Florida – get ready for the huge annual Plant City Florida Strawberry Festival: March 3-13. All things strawberry go down over there – including the crowning of the Strawberry Queen. New this year is a high-wire show, a celebrity cooking challenge, a kid’s strawberry-stemming contest  and a corn dog-eating contest. [...]

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There’s usually a food lover on everyone’s gift list – sometimes, they’re easiest to buy for, since new cookbooks, tools and ingredients are at everyone’s disposal. But for cooks who live in South Florida, a number of local stores, greenmarkets and other sources for uniquely Florida gifts. Here’s a look at some to consider. Food [...]

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