Jan Norris: Food and Florida

Watermelons are still all over, and the weather is still sweltering. Here’s a recipe for a watermelon cooler from creative chef Jeremy Hanlon of West Palm Beach (My Fresh Chef – he caters and does private cheffing and is working on a TV show). I love his use of fresh fruits and vegetables in every [...]

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

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We’ve all been there – with a nice bottle of wine, a loaf of bread and some thou beside us in a wilderness – or urban area – with no corkscrew in sight.
Here’s a lesson in opening a wine bottle using a shoe. The tricks are:
a) Have a hard-soled shoe – a tennis shoe won’t [...]

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Cabo Flats, Palm Beach Gardens
Happy hours: 4 p.m.- 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, at the bar only
The crowd: Raucous and shirt-sleeved group of all ages, primed to do the Mexican Hat Dance.
Surrounds: Inside-and-out long bar, and several high-topped tables; lounge chairs on patio.
Barback: Dina got us in under the wire, since this popular Happy Hour [...]

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My little buddy Kody, 4-1/2, came to visit the other day and we made smoothies – his first experience with these – or so he says. He pronounces smoothie with a strong oo sound – so smuuuthie is what he calls these. Once I explained they were like a milkshake, only fruitier, he was anxious [...]

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