Was I in Naples, Florida, or Hollywood, California?   By Judi Gallagher   Wednesday morning I loaded up the car with loads of luggage (pairing food and wine with Ann Taylor is not always easy), my camera charger and enough super enzymes (for digestive purposes) to last through more than a few extra meals. [...]

A dream restaurant team circles the Circle.   By Judi Gallagher   On Thursday I attended a cooking demo/fundraiser for the International Baccalaureate scholarship program at Riverview High School. I was attending as the administrator’s proud wife, not a professional chef. Although the venue had an air-conditioning snafu, both chef Ryan Kelly from Roy’s Hawaiian [...]

T.C. Choy’s Asian bistro is well worth the trip to Tampa.   By Judi Gallagher     After hearing for months of a Sarasota migration to T.C. Choy’s in the Hyde Park area of Tampa (301 S. Howard Ave.; 813-251-1191). we decided to head north this weekend and were rewarded with some of the best [...]

  Brand-new gadgets and great old favorites. By Judi Gallagher   Although we’re not usually big on New Year’s Eve, hubby Paul and I decided to have some friends over for an impromptu Cuban dinner to ring in the New Year. I do not mean to refer to our dear friends as guinea pigs, but [...]