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Archive for March, 2004
Gardens of Plenty
Culinary gardens are sprouting up all over the country, as gardeners rediscover the great pleasure of stepping out their back door to snip fresh herbs, harvest a few sun-ripened tomatoes or pluck a crisp cucumber to embellish home-cooked meals. Nowhere is this trend more evident than in the upscale restaurant scene. From Patrick O’Connell at [...]
Read More >>Street Talk
Noisemakers FINE AS WINE Aussie Nigel Zweck creates a buzz at The Ritz. Nigel Zweck, the 26-year-old banquet director for The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota, says you can’t take the country out of a country boy. Exhibit A: his R.M. Williams boots, adopted while growing up on his family’s farm in South Australia. “They are very high [...]
Read More >>Slice of Life
"I just love to bake pies," confides Amanda Yoder, whose face is barely marked by her 75 years. Those pies-and hearty, home-cooked dinners-are why legions of locals and visitors lined the sidewalks outside the Amish restaurant Amanda and her husband Levi opened in 1975 on Main Street after they moved here from Indiana. They opened [...]
Read More >>Real Estate Gossip
Neighborhood Watch Back to nature at The Landings The Landings is an established gated enclave with heavily wooded nature preserves and tree-lined winding streets alongside Sarasota Bay, directly to the west of Tamiami Trail and just north of Phillippi Creek. Residents enjoy a tennis center with pool and clubhouse, bike trails, a nature walk and [...]
Read More >>Let’s Do Latin
When it comes to Latin food, Sarasota is no Miami-a mixing bowl that’s got some of the most varied, and many say best, Latin restaurants in the world. But we do have a rapidly growing collection of Latin restaurants that are offering flavors from Mexico to Bolivia and Peru and beyond to adventurous diners. Just [...]
Read More >>Native Tongues
Most Americans are familiar with Northern Indian cuisine-the standard lunch buffet you may find at an Indian restaurant, or the menus featuring chicken tikka masala, tandoori dishes or creamy curries. Restaurants featuring the lighter and spicier fare of the south are tougher to find in smaller cities, but one opened recently on Fletcher Avenue in [...]
Read More >>Ask the Experts
Q. I want to add a little "wow" to my neutral family room. What are the new power colors for spring and summer? A. Jacqueline Cantwell, Robb & Stucky, has some bright ideas. Mango is a great new color and it’s so suitable for our Florida homes and lifestyle. For the coming months I see [...]
Read More >>A Flash of Green
The green anole (Anolis carolinensis) is the most common lizard in the Southeast. Because it can change colors from bright green to dark brown, it’s often referred to as a chameleon, but it’s actually related to the iguanas, a diverse family found mainly in North, Central and South America. Male anoles have a flap of [...]
Read More >>Mo’ Roccan
According to Peregrine Armstrong-Jones, of www.confetti.co.uk, Morocco is famous for its mosaic and tiles, so stock up on some cheap versions at your local home supply store. Spread them about the table as centerpieces or even plate settings, then serve dinner in the most colorful dishes you can find. Speaking of color, Morocco is famous [...]
Read More >>Top Tickets
Art Art Uptown: Continuing on view through March 5: wood vessels by Gordon Cook and watercolors and still life compositions by Jacquie Clark. Information: 955-5409. Katharine Butler Gallery. Continuing through March 13: Vanishing Florida, featuring paintings and photographs of Florida landscapes and endangered ecosystems by David and Norine Zapata. A portion of the proceeds benefit [...]
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