Jan Norris: Food and Florida

MIAMI – Chef Joel Huff is new at Azul, the still stunning restaurant on the bay in the Mandarin Oriental Hotel on Brickell Key. A friend and I took advantage of Miami Spice (which runs through Sept. 30) for a $35 three-course dinner there last night. Even in this restricted format, the chef’s talent was [...]

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  You can’t tell there’s a recession by the restaurants opening in and around Palm Beach County – there have been several new restaurants and more on the way. Check out these you may have missed or not known about. South County: Moquila is reopening with a new owner and new chef – look for [...]

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Editor’s note: This post has been removed. All other posts pertaining to Leo Balestrieri and restaurants Apicius, Bar Italia and Harry’s Bar in Palm Beach County have been removed from this site, because of the overwhelming number of personal attacks from and to the restaurateur.

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The USDA thinks potatoes aren’t the best choice for school cafeteria diners. Tater Tots and even mashed spuds could be a thing of the past in cafeterias, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. Federally funded lunches (and breakfasts) are targeted by the USDA. Last year, the Institute of Medicine recommended that most [...]

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A French pastry chef once said that you might have an incredible experience at dinner, but “it’s the dessert that you’ll go to your dreams on.” Pastry chefs are much revered in France, the capital of all things culinary. In America, they’re just now getting the exposure other chefs have seen for some time. I [...]

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