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...]
Shaking Up The Competition: The Fine Art of Judging Cocktails
Shaking Up The Competition: The Fine Art of Judging Cocktails 25 local Sarasota Restaurants compete for bragging rights! 🧑⚖️ I've Judged A Few Things in the Past 20+ Years of Food Writing. Back in the early 2010s, Chef Judi Gallagher and I used to judge the Sarasota Food … [Read more...]
The Perfect Day of Dining and Wine-ing
The Perfect Day of Dining and Wine-ing Forks & Corks Brings It All Together Sarasota is a food and wine town. End of discussion. I’m guessing that this comes as no surprise to anyone who’s been around here for more than a few days. We really love our food … [Read more...]
A Burger A Week – 1592 Wood Fired Kitchen & Cocktails
A Burger A Week - 1592 Wood Fired Kitchen & Cocktails Can a place do everything from Saganaki to a great burger?... 🌟🌟 We've got an interactive Burger Map to help us track our Sarasota A Burger A Week adventures. Now, your burger info is just a short click away! Take … [Read more...]
Savor Samples – There’s Still More Time To Dine!
Savor Samples - There's Still More Time To Dine! We've got a list of extended Savor dining deals Well, we made it! Wow, those two weeks just flew by! ✈️ I’m hoping that most of you took advantage of at least some of the fantastic local dining deals that were available to … [Read more...]
2023 Savor Samples – 1592 Wood Fired, Sardinia & Cafe L’Europe
2023 Savor Samples - 1592 Wood Fired, Sardinia & Cafe L'Europe Our last menu roundup for this year's Savor! Hey! Welcome to your Savor Sample #4 👋 We've got two dinners and a lunch for you this week. That's a great title for a food-centric flick!! 🎥 (I should jot … [Read more...]
Make it at Home – Horiatiki Salad
Make it at Home - Horiatiki Salad This traditional Greek salad is great for summer! Χωριάτικη σαλάτα. What? You didn't expect this piece to include a Greek vocabulary lesson? OK, well, you're getting a little extra for your nickel today. To say that my knowledge of the … [Read more...]
Food and Wine Meet in the Perfect Spot
Food and Wine Meet in the Perfect Spot The 2023 edition of Forks & Corks still shines! It took a few years, but The Sarasota-Manatee Originals got the food and wine train running on time once again. 🚂 Yes, Sarasota food people, Forks & Corks has returned to claim … [Read more...]
Savor Sarasota Restaurant Week – A Preview
Savor Sarasota Restaurant Week - A Preview Here's what you can expect for two weeks of dining adventures! It's like the surest sign of a Sarasota summer; Savor Sarasota Restaurant Week. Don't ask me why it isn't "Restaurant Weeks." Visit Sarasota County might want to … [Read more...]
The Special – Spanakopita, Two Takes on a Traditional Dish
The Special - Spanakopita, Two Takes on a Traditional Dish A look at a delicious Greek dish! I think we can generally agree that food diversity is a good thing. After all, who wants to eat from the same, static, never changing food category day after day? The explosion of … [Read more...]
