The LIST - June 2025 We've got some new places AND some old favorites! Wine and cheese are ageless companions, like aspirin and aches, or June and moon, or good people and noble ventures. - M.F.K. Fisher 🎓 Summer is on! It seems like we were just here a minute … [Read more...]
Savor Sarasota Celebrates 20 Delicious Years!
Savor Sarasota Celebrates 20 Delicious Years! It's time once again to eat your way through Sarasota! 🍴 Ready, Set, Eat!! Yes, the most delicious, almost three-week stretch on the Sarasota culinary calendar is set to be upon us. It's time to dig out your stretchy pants, find … [Read more...]
Quick Bites – Yes Chef, Bubbles, and A New Name
Quick Bites - Yes Chef, Bubbles, and A New Name We've got a few juicy tidbits to finish off your month! 🆕 Prest-O, Change-O. Some things change, and some things stay the same. Out on St. Armands, change comes VERY slowly to many of the circle staples. Yes, it's true, new … [Read more...]
Forks & Corks. Food, Wine, and Sarasota Sunshine!
Forks & Corks. Food, Wine, and Sarasota Sunshine! This annual food and wine fest really shines! It's "That" Time of Year. Yes, the official start to "season" is still a couple of weeks off. But MY very unofficial start to season has just taken place. For the … [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...]
One Dish – Enchiladas Divorciadas
One Dish - Enchiladas Divorciadas Gulf Gate's Kolucan has some creative Mexican dishes on its menu! Let’s start with this. My Spanish es no bueno (I’m actually not even certain that phrase is correct!). It’s no fault of Señora Regalado’s, that’s for sure! She was my … [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 2023 Sarasota Restaurant News Timeline
A 2023 Sarasota Restaurant News Timeline Let's roll things back to the beginning of the year! You did it! Or maybe it's WE did it. A little assistance goes a long way in today's crazy world. But whichever you prefer (you or we), 2023 is quickly coming to its conclusion. … [Read more...]
The LIST – November 2023
The LIST - November 2023 Not a Ton of Fall Colors. But We've Got Turkey! 🍗 WORDS: 932 = READING TIME: 3.5 MINUTES 🦃 IT’S NOVEMBER! Yes, that means some cooler temps and lots of eating. If you’re looking for a few suggestions on where to spend your hard-earned dining … [Read more...]
The LIST – October 2023
The LIST - October 2023 LET'S DIVE RIGHT INTO FALL 🍁 WORDS: 940 = READING TIME: 3.5 MINUTES 🎃 WELCOME TO OCTOBER – It won’t be long now before trick-or-treaters will be descending upon your neighborhood. In all my years in Sarasota, I never actually had a … [Read more...]
The LIST – September 2023
The LIST - September 2023 We're heading into fall. Believe it??? 🌀 Hopefully, everyone made it through Idalia in one piece. 🌀 We're stepping into fall. 🍁 Yep, I know it doesn't feel like it yet... But there will be a time in the not so distant future where it'll be … [Read more...]
