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...]
The LIST – April 2025
The LIST - April 2025 April's most popular restaurants are coming your way! We're Springing into April! 😁 Here we are. It's mid-spring, with summer just around that corner up ahead. Restaurant lines are just a bit more tolerable, and traffic... Well, that might not ever … [Read more...]
A Burger A Week – Ed Smith Stadium
A Burger A Week - Ed Smith Stadium We're out at the old ballpark for a burger tasting! ⚾ "There are only two seasons: winter and baseball" - Bill Veeck Jr. I'm not quite that fanatical about my baseball, but sometimes it feels like it borders on it. There is … [Read more...]
Quick Bites – Openings, Mardi, and Brunch
Quick Bites - Openings, Mardi, and Brunch We're bringing you some tasty bites this month! 😋 👋 Welcome In! There is always a lot to talk about when it comes to Sarasota restaurants, food, and dining. A LOT! Openings, closings, movings, special menus, special dinners, happy … [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...]
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...]
Nothing Says Spring Like a Fresh Salad!
Nothing Says Spring Like a Fresh Salad! Three Things We're Eating - One Thing We're Making! WELCOME! We're so glad that you decided to give us some of your time to read this. We've got a new feature we're rolling out this month. So let's start things off like we so often … [Read more...]
Your Guide to Valentine’s Day in Sarasota
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 business. Mother’s Day, Easter, and Valentine's Day. Those are three pretty big days to dine … [Read more...]
Summer House Steak and Seafood
What’s In A Name? The Summer House Steak and Seafood
Any resemblance to actual events or locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental... Yes, you've read or seen that line before. Lots of times probably. Especially if you have ever read a novel or gone to the movies. I'm sure you've done both. This piece focuses … [Read more...]