Jan Norris: Writer, Editor, Floridian

Jan Norris writes at all hours of the day and night. To keep up with Jan, please sign up for her once-a-day Appeteaser. We have a no-spam guarantee and you can opt out of the email Appeteaser anytime you like. Of, if you’re more of the RSS sort, you may subscribe to her feed.We went [...]

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What an incredible meal I had tonight with my (former) food editor friend Deb Moose at Hugo’s Mexican Restaurant in Houston. From ceviche to churros — it was an experience. Watch my blog soon for more details, photos and recipes.
But about those grasshoppers — yes, they’re on the regular menu. Chapulines are pan sauteed grasshoppers served with guacamole, tortillas and chipotle-tomatillo salsa. [...]

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I went with friends last night to Entre Nous in their new location on U.S. 1 in North Palm Beach. What a transformation!
The rooms are beautifully done — it was nice under Mangia!, but the new decor is much warmer, and gives a more intimate experience, with banquettes and bistro benches along the walls, and [...]

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“I never did a day’s work in my life: It was all fun!” — Henry Ford.
That’s how I feel about this “job” after meeting people like Jon Snowden. He runs Jo-Al’s on U.S. 1 in Boynton Beach. In all the years I worked at The Post, including a stint in Delray as bureau chief, I [...]

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To celebrate their 10th anniversary, BarryMore’s Steakhouse in Jupiter is having a surf-and-turf dinner for $10! (Prime rib and scampi, or sole Francais.)
It’s Sept. 30 at BarryMore’s in the Bluff’s Square in Jupiter – and reservations are REQUIRED. (Call 561-625-3757).
I found out about this through Taylor Morgan’s email blast from SouthFloridaDines.com - go to her site, and [...]

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Clearly one of my favorite parts of my job as a food writer is going into the kitchens and getting the stories about their foods from the chefs. They’re usually working away and I get to see techniques, taste some interesting stuff and catch up on all the restaurant gossip.
I recently got an email from [...]

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We have a lot of choices for restaurants in this area. An awful lot — too many, if you ask me.
You’d think with all that competition they’d have it so together to keep you coming back — repeat customers are revered in some parts. Some just don’t care — especially in the summertime.
 I want to shake the [...]

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Just had Sunday dinner* and ate the best fried chicken I’ve had in a long time! I dined with my new-food-bestfriend Ben Starling, and his great friend and sassy lady, Darlene, and her grandson. (Learned how to properly cook kidneys from Darlene, by the way: “Boil the piss out of them!!” )
The menu at Pritchard’s is super [...]

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Tired of the same-old, same-old deli sandwiches and tired cold cuts? Check out my new favorite sandwich shop, owned by Leila Kidd — Brown Baggin’ It — in Lake Park on Park Avenue.
Not only do they roast their own turkeys, and roast beef (they’ve got a great kitchen that always smells terrific and is spotless!) [...]

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We’ve long been a fan of John Reis and his Fire Rock Pizza on Clematis Street at Flagler. It seems to be the only thing that’s made a go of it at this spot – a puzzle since it’s prime real estate. The view of the Intracoastal, the library lawn and activity along Clematis can’t [...]

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