Food

There is a new restaurant on South Beach, but this open-air, fresh and sunny, beachside bistro is not wedged into the throngs of Miami, but is located on our very own 600 South Collier Boulevard. Perched above the sea grapes, ...

The “Like mother like daughter” cliché can turn into a barbed hook to hang a story on when there’s no bait to feed a writer’s line of reasoning.

We’re back again, and after attending the third “From the kitchen of Guy Verdi…” cooking class I have just one word — wow!

The development of Japanese culture and integrity follows a path of diligence that might have began with folklore but finishes with the finest steel found anywhere.

Well, you can salute Chef Guy Verdi with a soup ladle for the “souper” second session of the creative Cooking Class he’s presenting every other Wednesday at Verdi’s Bistro located at 515 S. Collier Blvd.

Imagine a restaurant with an ever-changing theme but with a unique consistency that creates an unmistakable signature. Consider a secret to modern success found in the revisiting of an old world legend and the excitement produced when a special individual ...

Flocks of buzzards are arriving daily and party preparations are full speed ahead for the 25th Annual Goodland Stan’s and Sons Mullet Festival Kick Off Party on Friday from 6 to 10 p.m. at Stan’s Chickee Bar in Goodland with ...

It seems that everything that is smaller is special in South Florida. The Key deer are miniature versions of the white-tailed deer and are unique and famous because of their size.

Many of you will remember Bev Alfeld from her first volume, “The Jamlady Cookbook,” in 2005. This month Pelican Publishing is releasing her second one, “Pickles to Relish,” chock-full of good recipes and her usual tips, tricks, charts and other ...

If asked to think of businesses identified with New England, most people wouldn’t mention wineries. Yet, on a tour of Rhode Island last fall, we were taken to two such establishments and found them making very good wines.

I started reading Three Cups of Tea because somebody mistakenly told me it was a cookbook. Wrong. It’s a biographical tale of Greg Mortenson’s adventures written with David Relin, and a story of a true humanitarian journey.

I have never made any secret of my love for candy, and have often written about it in this column. I grew up on Bunté Tango Bars and chocolate-covered cherries, both of which seem to be scarce or nonexistent now, ...

While you whip up one of his great recipes... Stephen Muldoon is a Marco resident who also happens to be an exciting and nationally acclaimed artist. He works in oil on canvas and executes murals as well. His work is ...

The first cattle known in North America were brought ashore — in what is now Sarasota — by the Spaniards in 1521. The scene can only be imagined!

Some people collect stamps or coins, which probably have real value. I hoard cookbooks, and have been doing so since 1950. Even after getting rid of some when we moved to Marco Island (a mistake, I now think), I still ...