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Sarasota’s Best: Grouper Sandwich
Is there anything more quintessentially Sarasota than a grouper sandwich on a perfect spring day? We don’t think so—so we made it our mission to find the best one in town. Here are the results, with help from our 5,800-plus Facebook fans and judges: food blogger Megan Greenberg, food writer Abby Weingarten and associate editor [...]
Read More >>Hot Dish: Yummy House’s Clams with Ginger and Scallions
Scoring a reservation at the new Yummy House may take you a month, but once you know the secret—go in person to make a reservation—you’ll enjoy a Chinese circus of flavors. Be sure to try the ginger clams. Delicate, sweet and in the shell, they rest in a glistening sauce with ginger, Asian seasoning and [...]
Read More >>Restaurant Review: Jack Dusty at The-Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota
Here’s the very first thing you need to know about The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota’s new restaurant, Jack Dusty: It would be a shame, if not a crime, to pass up the local caviar starter ($21). Imagine a chilled black oblong platter on which are seated two perfect little canapés, each one featuring a black swoosh of [...]
Read More >>Hot Dish: Owen’s Fish Camp’s Soft Shell Crab BLT
I’m always on the lookout for sandwiches that reinvent the classics with a twist. And that’s just what the soft shell crab BLT at Owen’s does. Sweet, juicy, batter-dipped and fried crab tops creamy house-made basil mayonnaise and bacon, turning the good ol’ BLT into a magnificent stack of salty, crispy, creamy goodness. I like [...]
Read More >>What I’m Drinking: March 2013
This month: Pattigeorge’s updated, Sarasota-style cosmo.
Read More >>Foodologist
By John Bancroft “If it sparkles, I like it,” confides pastry chef and wedding cake designer Lyndsy McDonald. We guessed as much from her conversation, which sparkles with enthusiasm for her art and her business, Pastries By Design, located at 10667 Boardwalk Loop in Lakewood Ranch. For The Record: The biggest wedding cake McDonald has [...]
Read More >>Restaurant Review: Harry’s Continental Kitchens
By John Bancroft Harry’s Continental Kitchens, long a stalwart on Longboat Key, is at the heart of what has become a mini gourmet empire at the corner of Gulf of Mexico Drive and St. Judes Drive. Catering services, a corner store (not your average convenience store), deli and wine shop now complement a restaurant that [...]
Read More >>Freeze Frame: Acapulco Tropical
Acapulco Tropical, a Hispanic and Caribbean store and restaurant on First Street in Bradenton, is “more like a lot of little stores in one building,” says manager Joey Leyva. In the middle is a specialty grocery store stocked with food, drinks, snacks, toys, even piñatas, surrounded by a full-scale meat shop on one side [...]
Read More >>Sarasota’s Best: Meatloaf
It’s the month to snuggle up with comfort food – and that means meatloaf.
Read More >>Web Extra: More Parties to Die For
Looking for even more parties to die for? Here are some more behind-the-scenes photos from just a few of Kathy Rainer and Tricky Wolfes’ over-the-top events. Rainer and Wolfes will be speaking at this year’s Ringling in Bloom; to read their party-planning tips, click here.
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