Jan Norris: Food and Florida

Kids of all ages can decorate cookies at two locations this weekend to help other children hospitalized during the holiday at St. Mary’s Medical Center in West Palm Beach. Kids are invited to Prosecco Cafe in Palm Beach Gardens on Saturday from 3 to 5 p.m., to decorate two cookies to be entered in the [...]

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Alan Doherty and his team at ChefStart will again hold their Summer Camp hands-on cooking program for kids ages 8-14. Every week, a different cuisine is the focus. Students will cook appetizers, salads, entrees and desserts from Italy, the Mediterrean, and beyond. They’ll compile a recipe book, and bring home ideas to expand on the [...]

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Beware: Serve mom these pancakes tomorrow morning for Mother’s Day, and you just might end up the official pancake maker for life. They’re that good. The recipe is courtesy of Paul Muldoon, chef at B’Stro on the Beach – the in-house restaurant of B Ocean in Fort Lauderdale. B Ocean at Fort Lauderdale beach This [...]

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The New York City Council is about to take up a bill that would ban toys from fast-food offerings. They’re talking about taking the happy out of the Happy Meal, for many kids, the free toy is, after all, the reason they order what they do when they go to a fast-food spot. Or is [...]

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Babies are popping out all over. Cousin Meredith Sundbye and her hubby Rob brought Nicholas into our family at the tail end of 2010. Friends Adam and Carly Steinhoff are the very new parents of Graham, born at the late end of Valentine’s Day. Several friends report new nieces and nephews or grandkids. A back-to-the-earth [...]

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