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A Bit of NOLA Comes to Southside Village

A Bit of NOLA Comes to Southside Village Are you ready for a New Orleans Feast? 🎉 A Touch of NOLA in SRQ. This isn’t the first run at this. We’ve had some attempts at bringing the cuisine of the Big Easy to the Suncoast (Blue Bayou, Voocaray, and the St. Armands Oyster Bar … [Read more...]

FIRST LOOK – Little a

FIRST LOOK - Little a Southside Village gets a delicious sandwich spot 🥪 a Sandwich is a Sandwich, but... No, this is not a piece extolling all of the wonders of the Manwich®. Maybe that's a story for another day. No, this piece is about a Sarasota fine dining … [Read more...]

ONE DISH – Larry’s Hot Pastrami

ONE DISH - Larry's Hot Pastrami enRich Bistro is serving up one hot sandwich! I’m Particular About My Pastrami. I’m not a deli snob. I just know what I like (and what I don’t). In my world, the gold standard of pastrami is Katz's Deli on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. … [Read more...]

The LIST – November 2024

The LIST - November 2024 We've got lots of stuff going on this month! “Food is better in November than any other time of the year.” - Cynthia Rylant 😲 WOW! That seemed like a REALLY long month. Sliding into November and the fast-approaching year end had a … [Read more...]

FIRST LOOK – Pazzo on Orange

FIRST LOOK - Pazzo on Orange A Sarasota favorite gets a brand-new start! ⏱️ Time Flies! Thirteen years go by in the blink of an eye. At least, that's what it seems like to me. 2011 was the year Michael and Victoria Calore burst onto Sarasota's dining scene with an … [Read more...]

That’s The Sound of Doors Opening

That's The Sound of Doors Opening Our local restaurant community is getting back on its feet. ⏰ It's Time to Write! It has been an intense, emotional, and, at times, heartbreaking past three weeks. But it's time to try and get back to at least some sense of "normal." I … [Read more...]

Helene Was Strong. But Sarasota is Stronger

Helene Was Strong. But Sarasota is Stronger A barrier island restaurant update This is the point in the month when our regular readers expect us to run down our list of the most popular area restaurants. That doesn’t really seem important, given the events of the past week … [Read more...]

Bread Winners! Two Sandwiches and a Combo.

Bread Winners! Two Sandwiches and a Combo. We're heading out to discover some delicious lunchtime options! 🐢 It is SLOW! Yeah, it's hot. And yes, the kids are back in school. I know it's not peak travel time. But, WHOA! Seems like all around town, restaurants have … [Read more...]

FIRST LOOK – Siesta Poke

FIRST LOOK - Siesta Poke Siesta Key Village gets its very own Poke shop! Poke (/ˈpoʊ.keɪ/) a Hawaiian salad made typically from cubed pieces of raw seafood (such as tuna) marinated with soy sauce and sesame oil and mixed with onions or other ingredients. - … [Read more...]

The LIST – September 2024

The LIST - September 2024 We've got some tasty tidbits headed your way this month! "September showed up right on schedule and lasted a whole month." - Jenny Wingfield 🍂 Don’t You Love This Crisp Fall Weather? OK, OK. But I do love the fact that every passing … [Read more...]

FIRST LOOK – The Duo – Döner & Deli

FIRST LOOK - The Duo - Döner & Deli Siesta Key's Culinary World Gets a Little Bigger! 🌍 775 Words = 4 minutes read time 🧡 SK Gets More Culinary Diversity. I LOVE ethnic cuisine. I'm not particularly particular, either. I love it all! The discovery of new … [Read more...]

A Burger A Week – Let’s Wrap This Up!

A Burger A Week - Let's Wrap This Up! Boy, that seemed like a LONG burger road! 🍔 🍔 Well, That Was Fun! I'm not exactly sure what I was thinking back in July of '22. It probably isn't the best idea that I've ever come up with (but it may be one of the strangest!). … [Read more...]

The LIST – August 2024

The LIST - August 2024 In the heat of summer you could use some cool restaurant info! "The month of August had turned into a griddle where the days just lay there and sizzled." – Sue Monk Kidd 🥵 Welcome to the Sauna! It's August. It's uncomfortable. I … [Read more...]

FIRST LOOK – Cuba 1958

FIRST LOOK - Cuba 1958 Authentic Cuban cuisine just hit downtown Sarasota 🐊 It's Florida. Anyone who's been here for more than a second and a half knows that you can get Cuban cuisine just about anywhere. And I do mean ANYWHERE! It's not just some crazy FL urban … [Read more...]

The LIST – July 2024

The LIST - July 2024 We've got some hot summer restaurant suggestions for you! "The noise from good toast should reverberate in the head like the thunder of July." - E. V. Lucas 🥵 The Sun is Out! And it's not going away for a while! Not a bad time to enjoy some … [Read more...]