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…
The LIST – June 2023 Let’s take a look at some of the most popular Sarasota restaurants for this month! June = SAVOR SARASOTA TIME! Yes, you have heard a…
2023 Savor Samples – Tripletail, Crow’s Nest & Dolce Italia On your mark, get set… Here we go! Savor Sarasota Day One is now upon us. So many choices, so…
2023 Savor Samples – C’est La Vie!, Michael’s, & Libby’s We’re ready to get Savor started. How about you?? Let the 48-hour countdown commence! 🚀 I can tell everyone is…
A Burger A Week – Patricks 1481 Let’s see if an old burger favorite can turn new tricks! 🚫 We had a little hiccup in our Tuesday newsletter. YES, 1…
2023 Savor Samples – Amore, Pop’s & San Marco Let’s have a quick look at some Savor Sarasota menu options! Hello hungry Sarasota Diners! YES, your time in the sun…
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,…
Your Savor Sarasota 2023 Preview is Here! We’ve got a little preview of the upcoming Sarasota restaurant week. 📝 We’ll be keeping our list of Savor Sarasota restaurants updated throughout…
A Burger A Week – Siesta Key Oyster Bar How does an “oyster bar” do at the burger game? 🌟🌟 We’ve got an interactive Burger Map to help us track…
FIRST LOOK – Osteria Southside Two Sarasota restaurateurs combine for one great place! Opening a restaurant is challenging. It doesn’t matter how much experience you have in the “business”; things…
A Burger A Week – Mattison’s City Grille We’re in the heart of downtown for this week’s tasting! 🌟🌟 We’ve got an interactive Burger Map to help us track our…
The LIST – May 2023 We’ve got your top Sarasota restaurants, plus some recent openings! We are rolling right through Spring! 🌻 Traffic is a touch lighter. The days are…
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…
A Burger A Week – Food + Beer We’re at the original location to sample the Basic Cheeseburger! 🌟🌟 We’ve got an interactive Burger Map to help us track our…
How to Make the Perfect “Cuppa” Tea Let’s help our U.K. friends celebrate National Tea Day! I think it’s best to just get this out of the way upfront. I…
A Burger A Week – Libby’s Neighborhood Brasserie Can a Southside Village staple deliver on a great burger? 🌟🌟 We’ve got an interactive Burger Map to help us track our…
FIRST LOOK – The Breakfast Company This Bradenton breakfast and lunch spot adds a Sarasota location! 2020 does not seem that long ago. Does it? I think time flies by…
The LIST – April 2023 Here’s our monthly roundup of some of the most popular places on our website! Spring has definitely sprung! 🌻 Baseball spring training is fading quickly…
A Burger A Week – Five Guys It’s the final stop of our first half! 🌟🌟 We’ve got an interactive Burger Map to help us track our Sarasota A Burger…
A Burger A Week – Duval’s Fresh. Local. Seafood. Can a “seafood” place really be a burger spot?? 🌟🌟 We’ve got an interactive Burger Map to help us track our…
FIRST LOOK – Tzeva Palm Avenue gets a tasty new resident Sarasota’s vibrant dining landscape is colorful. So maybe it’s appropriate that one of the newest faces on the Sarasota…
A Burger A Week – JR’s Old Packinghouse Cafe The burger train is going “old-school” this week! 🌟🌟 We’ve got an interactive Burger Map to help us track our Sarasota…
FIRST LOOK – Shebeen Irish Pub & Kitchen An Irish Pub Comes To Siesta Key! With St. Patrick’s Day 2023 a mere 72 hours away, we thought it would be…
A Burger A Week – Tony’s Chicago Beef Can their burger measure up to their Chicago Dog? 🌟🌟 We’ve got an interactive Burger Map to help us track our Sarasota…
The LIST – March 2023 We’ve got your monthly round-up of some of the best places to dine in Sarasota! 🗓️ Welcome to March! Yes, it’s official. You made it…
A Burger A Week – Oak & Stone Yes, there is pizza and “Pour Your Own Beer.” But how is the burger?? 🌟🌟 We’ve got an interactive Burger Map to…
FIRST LOOK – The Toasted Yolk Cafe A new breakfast and lunch spot opens on South Tamiami Trail It goes by A LOT of aliases. Here’s just a small sampling:…
A Burger A Week – Indigenous Can a fine-dining restaurant really crank out a great burger?… 🌟🌟 We’ve got an interactive Burger Map to help us track our Sarasota A…
A 50-Year-Old Butcher Shop Hiding In Plain Sight A wine tasting leads to a great discovery! When I started to write this piece, it was about something entirely different; a…
The LIST – February 2023 We’ve got some great Sarasota Restaurant info for you! ⭐Welcome to our monthly roundup of Sarasota restaurant, food, and dining “stuff.” We call it The…
A Burger A Week – Gecko’s Grill & Pub Let’s see if the Classic Burger can measure up to its old-school name 🌟🌟 We’ve got an interactive Burger Map to…
This Is Not Your Average Valentine’s Day Post WARNING: We’ve got a non-traditional spin on this February holiday This will not be a Valentine’s Day piece like any other one…
A Burger A Week – Opus Restaurant & Lounge Gulf Gate is home to an unexpectedly great burger! 🌟🌟 We’ve got an interactive Burger Map to help us track our…
Time To Celebrate National New England Clam Chowder Day! You want to celebrate, and we want to help!! I LOVE soup. Let’s just start with that. 🍲 Growing up on…
A Burger A Week – S.O.B. Burgers In the world of burgers, fancy isn’t everything! 🌟🌟 We’ve got an interactive Burger Map to help us track our Sarasota A Burger…
Dine Around – An Eater’s Guide to Burns Court It may be small, but there’s some great stuff to eat in Burns Court There are some that define Sarasota as…
A Burger A Week – New Pass Grill & Bait Shop City Island Hosts An Iconic Sarasota Burger Spot 🌟🌟 We’ve got an interactive Burger Map to help us track…
The LIST – January 2023 It’s a brand-new year and a brand-new list! 🎇 Welcome to the new year! It’s OK. You can open your eyes. I have a feeling…
A 2022 Sarasota Restaurant News Timeline There was a whole lot happening in our local restaurant community last year! Here we are. Yes, this place. The end of 2022. You…
FIRST LOOK – Florence & The Spice Boys Can A Mobile Restaurant Make the Transition to Brick and Mortar? Growing up in the Chicago suburbs in the 60s and 70s…
Sarasota Christmas & Christmas Eve Dinner We’ve got a few suggestions for dining out for the holiday I probably don’t need to say it, but why not? Christmas, like most…
A Burger A Week – The Capital Grille Can a traditional steakhouse meet the burger bar? 🌟🌟 We’ve got an interactive Burger Map to help us track our Sarasota A…
The LIST – December 2022 We’ve got info on all of the hottest restaurants for the last month of the year! Welcome to December! OK, it may be just a…
A Burger A Week – The Cottage Can The Billionaire Burger live up to its lofty name?… 🌟🌟 We’ve got an interactive Burger Map to help us track our Sarasota…
FIRST LOOK – Faicco’s Italian Heros Let’s take a look at the sandwich shop that everyone is talking about. I guess you can’t technically call this a “First Look.” A…
A Burger A Week – BrewBurgers Pub & Grill We’re down in south Sarasota County for a burger tasting! 🌟🌟 We’ve got an interactive Burger Map to help us track…
A Burger A Week – BrewBurgers Pub & Grill We’re down in south Sarasota County for a burger tasting! November 15, 2022 🌟🌟 We’ve got an interactive Burger Map to…
CAN AN AIR FRYER REALLY MAKE BETTER WINGS THAN AN OVEN?? WE DID A LITTLE BUFFALO WING EXPERIMENT TO FIND OUT! Back PP (pre-pandemic), a couple of very thoughtful friends…
A Burger A Week – Tommy Bahama Restaurant & Bar It’s a Sarasota burger with that “I’m on vacation” feel to it! People travel to Sarasota for a lot of…
The LIST – November 2022 We’ve got your monthly rundown. Check out who made it this month. It’s November! Yes, I can read your mind. “Where has 2022 gone!?” I…
A Burger A Week – Brick’s Smoked Meats Can a place known for BBQ deliver on the burger?? 🌟🌟 We’ve got an interactive Burger Map to help us track our…
A Burger A Week – BurgerFi Is it “Fast Food” or “Fast Casual”? If you’ve spent any time around the food and restaurant marketing scene (or even just been a…
Let’s slurp some noodles at this new Sarasota restaurant! October 21, 2022 I like soup more than most people. At least most people that I know. I would be perfectly…
A Burger A Week – Mouthole BBQ What happens when your “restaurant” is on wheels?… When I started making the list of which burger places I would visit on this…
Let a 9-Year-Old Show You How to Make Pupusas! Let’s take a look at Chef Gaby Melian’s latest cookbook for kids. This is Evelyn. Evelyn is a chef. No, she…
A Burger A Week – The Rosemary The Rosemary District gets a chance to show off their burger game 🌟🌟 We’re doing some Sarasota burger giveaways! Yes, that translates to…
Our local Sarasota restaurants are still standing strong! October 7, 2022 Every month for the past 72, we have written a piece about the top 25 restaurants in the Sarasota…
A Burger A Week – Island House Tap & Grill A unique burger cooking method makes this one standout! 📝Sous vide (/suːˈviːd/; French for ‘under vacuum’) is a method of…
Fall is here. Football season has started. Bring on the wings! Sep 23, 2022 Yes, it’s that time of year when you can eat wings a couple of times a…
A Burger A Week – Knick’s Tavern & Grill Where everybody knows your name… Most towns/cities have a “Knick’s.” A place that is owned by longtime residents and serves a…
A Burger A Week – Shore St. Armands Circle can compete in the burger game too! Getting out to “The Circle” has been a crapshoot for a little more than…
A Burger A Week – The Public House Sometimes the best things are found in the most unlikely places. 🌟🌟 We’re doing some Sarasota burger giveaways! Yes, that translates to…
A Burger A Week – Shakespeare’s Craft Beer & Gastro Pub They’ve got “12 Great Burgers.” We’re after just one! 🌟🌟 We’re going to start doing some Sarasota burger giveaways!…
A Burger A Week – Shake Pit This old school Bradenton burger joint is our next stop Every small to medium-sized town has a Shake Pit. Sure, it’s called something…
A Burger A Week – Alpine Steakhouse They’ve got more going on here than just TurDucKen! It’s basically every and any carnivore’s dream. A high-quality butcher shop comingled with a…
A Burger A Week – Baker & Wife The first stop on our 52 week journey lands us in Southgate! So here we go! I think I want to start…
A Burger A Week! It’s a Sarasota area burger Odyssey like no other! OK, here we go. We’ve got a new feature in store for you. We think you’ll love…
I never met Nana, but I LOVE her “Noodle” salad! Jul 20, 2022 📃This is the first in what we hope will be a regular series dedicated to sharing some…
People have been buzzing about this new North Trail restaurant July 8, 2022 In a smallish corner of a fairly non-descript North Tamiami Trail strip center is a place where…
A Simple Summer Potato Salad Recipe + The 4th! We’ve got a few ideas for your Independence Day celebrating! The Independence Days of my youth were pretty straightforward occasions. A…
FIRST LOOK – LobsterCraft I remember when I was growing up. Eating lobster was a BIG deal. It was a meal that was strictly reserved for special occasions; New Year’s…
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…
FIRST LOOK – Meliora A New Hotspot Opens Its Doors On Hillview Street Meliora (MEH-lee-OR-ah). Meaning: Latin term for BETTER. That’s a big statement AND a whole lot to have to…
We’ve got some suggestions for you on where you can get a REAL taco in Sarasota We should probably get this out of the way right up front. Cinco de…
Three Things We’re Eating – One Thing We’re Making! It’s April it’s springtime, and it’s SALAD time! So this month, it’s Two Wedges and THE Salad! The Wedge Salad. It’s…
When we think about Sarasota food destinations, does Southgate come to mind? Southgate. Yes, it’s a neighborhood. And yes, it’s a shopping area. But is it a dining destination? There’s…
Make it at Home – Blackened Calamari with Sauteed Lemon Lime Beurre Blanc Sauce Knick’s Tavern & Grill really brings the deliciousness! Image by HUIZENG HU via Getty Images I’m just starting…
Let’s Have Breakfast & Lunch – Sarasota Style We’ve got lots of fantastic places that close around 2PM What do these places all have in common? BLVD Café, Atria Bread + Coffee,…
Make it at Home – The Oasis Cafe & Bakery’s Italian Scramble We’re making breakfast this month!! If you’ve been reading Sarasota Bites for any length of time, you will know that…
We’ve got a few ideas for your margarita drinking pleasure. This is one of the happier accidents in recent memory. Just by sheer luck (or maybe savvy planning), National Margarita…
Super Places To Watch The Super Bowl: UPDATED UPDATED FOR 2023 It’s traditionally one of the biggest “party” days of the year. Yes, NYE is pretty big too. But Super…
Make it at Home – Michael’s on East’s Famous Bowtie Chicken Pasta This is going to be our most challenging attempt yet! There are a few iconic restaurants dotting the…
Your Guide to Valentine’s Day in Sarasota Let us help you make some dining decisions for this romantic holiday. February 14th. It’s one of the busiest days in the restaurant…
What does it take to make a great pot of soup?… I love soup! I could eat it every day. Even in the dog days of a Sarasota summer. I’m…
Make it at Home – The Columbia Restaurant’s 1905 Salad Can you make this memorable salad in your own kitchen? Let’s find out! There aren’t many restaurants in Sarasota as…
We’ve got your guide to some popular craft beer styles. Yes, craft beer is still a thing. And a BIG thing at that. This is not a complaint, by any…
Here’s Your Guide to Cooking The Best Christmas Prime Rib! If you want to cook this holiday favorite, we’ve got some suggestions to make it easy! The final Christmas countdown…
We’ve got a few ways for you to celebrate If you’re a doughnut person, then it’s your time in the spotlight. Yes, today is National Doughnut Day. I think this…
See What’s Hot This Month Two more months before we wrap up 2021. Let’s try and finish strong! OK, Halloween is in the rear view mirror. Dia De Los Muertos…
Dine Around – An Eater’s Guide to St. Armands Circle Here’s What the Circle Has to Offer A beautiful Sarasota day. Sunshine, a light gulf breeze, and a blue sky…
Yes, Sarasota has a few Day of the Dead Festivities As holidays go, Dia De Los Muertos is not a huge one in Sarasota. I think we can all agree…
Let’s Take Pazzo’s Recipe For a Spin! Let’s take a quick trip down memory lane. Don’t worry, this won’t tax your brain cells. We’re only going back to the mid-2010s….
Great Places in Sarasota to Get Your Fix. Stone Crab Season Has Started! If you’re one of those people that’s been ripping the day pages off of a giant wall…
We May be 5,011 Miles From Munich, but… Yes, it’s October. I can tell not by the calendar on my wall, computer, or phone. I can definitely tell by the…
Some Great Sarasota Centric Cookbooks You can find just about anything online if you look hard enough. Really, just about anything. There are a handful of sites out there that…
It’s officially fall. Well, we’re a few weeks into it anyway. It’s only a matter of time before those mornings start to get noticeably cooler which will make everybody just…
So many hot dogs. So, little time. It’s a topic that certainly has its share of passionate consumers. It’s a lot like the fervor that a burger or pizza conversation…
Make It At Home – Mattison’s City Grille We’re making Artichokes Esther-Style! I like artichokes. Maybe it’s that I like the process of peeling the leaves and pulling off the…
I’ll start off by saying that I’m not a brown liquor person. Sometimes I want to be. But, I’m just not. I love the thought of brown liquor. I guess…