KELLY MERRITT

It’s impossible to name every restaurant that serves a great burger in Naples. But it’s also impossible to ignore the noise some special burgers are getting.

Scallywags Steak and Burger House fills a dining need on the East Trail in East Naples.

Attending food festivals is one of the best ways — not to mention tastiest — to experiment with diverse cuisines without having to get on a plane. Naples has at least four food festivals coming up in February, including German ...

When La Piñata Mexican restaurant opened recently in East Naples, people flocked to it. And they are still flocking.

In Naples, Masa is the first generation of trendy, fine Mexican dining.

Words that begin with the letter “d,” such as diagnosis, dosage and diameter, becomes part of every cancer patient’s vocabulary. But one “d” word could be the most important of them all: diet.

Executive chef Ettore Laccetti and his sister Paolo Laccetti have found a new kitchen of their own in their new North Naples restaurant, Trattoria Abruzzo Cucina Italiana.

What do you get when you combine die-hard customers, dedicated restaurateurs and staff who stick around no matter what? In Naples, it's called Mangrove Cafe.

Hear that? It's your kids going berserk for Elmo. The furry red monster and the rest of the Sesame Street crew are back in town and will perform at Germain Arena Friday through Sunday.

Do you, or someone you love, snore? Here are ways to prevent it.

Electronic readers have revolutionized the way we consume literature. Fact tank Pew Research Center revealed in its e-reader and tablet study earlier this year the growth of e-book readers nearly doubled this past holiday season.

Before Sam Snead's Tavern closed in North Naples, a new Sam Snead's opened in Lely Resort. A new location brings a few new dishes.

Nobody described shrimp better than the character of Bubba Blue in the modern classic film "Forrest Gump." Bubba would feel right at home in a new place in North Naples called PoBoys Shrimp Shack. An entire eatery devoted to the ...

With overseas travel, the Inter­net and specialty stores such as the Asian Market in Naples, the boundaries between countries and cultures are dwindling, giv­ing way for food from exotic locales.

For the past few years, Falafel Grill in Naples has enjoyed a hearty following of customers who keep coming back for the restaurant's Middle Eastern dishes.

If you want the exact right cut of meat and to know exactly how to cook it, you're looking for a good butcher. Luckily, there are still some in Naples.

Three60 Market has cornered fresh flavors and a waterfront view for its ambience.

Sure, L’Orient is a fine dining Asian restaurant. But to owners Eddy, his brother, Chris, and their mother, Pat Thretipthuangsin, it’s more about family than anything else.

No matter how you take your coffee or tea in the morning, you’d be hard pressed to find better pastries than what the French churn out on a daily basis. To taste an authentic French pastry is to hold a ...

A Collier County task force is again moving ahead with creating a program to help retrofit residential and commercial properties with energy-saving devices, after federal concerns had stalled the initiative.

If you haven't taken a stroll through the Pavilion shopping center in a while, but you like good food, you may be missing some special finds. One of them is Margarita's Mexican Restaurant.

Culinary roots must be firmly rooted to make a man leave a Western paradise for the often-thankless job of owning a restaurant. But that’s just what Michael Hernandez did this past year when he returned to Naples from picturesque Whitefish, ...

Immokalee is among five communities in the running for a project that could convert landscaping and other waste materials into usable resources. A Wisconsin-based resource development company called Growth Design Corp. has expressed an interest in the area to make ...

The Oscars ceremony is the motion picture industry's biggest night. No one knows that better than Tom Sherak, president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which organizes and administers the annual competition. Just three nights after the ...

Since 1868 mothers and their daughters have bonded over the timeless classic, Louisa May Alcott's "Little Women." Now, fans can see its natural progression: as a musical. 'Little Women: The Broadway Musical' opens today at TheatreZone in Naples and plays ...

Move over. wine: Craft beers are getting Naples's attention now in its first festival devoted to custom brews this weekend.

"Get ready," said Ritz-Carlton Executive Chef George Fistrovich. "The trend in creative cuisine has just begun and we think maybe it's time to truly break the mold of what’s expected from Naples restaurants."

"When you can eat your clam chowder with a fork, you know it's a good bowl of clam chowder." No one describes good seafood better than my father-in-law and lifelong mariner, Buzz Merritt. He and my exceedingly patient mother-in-law, Peggy, ...

The day before Ash Wednesday is traditionally Fat or Shrove Tuesday, when people were expected to use up tasty foods, such as oil and eggs, in anticipation of Lent. Pancakes became a staple on that day, but they're a work ...

Ted Koppel will be the guest speaker at the already sold-out Evy Lipp People of the Book Cultural event on Feb. 21. The event will take place at Temple Shalom and will feature a patrons’ dinner which in years past ...

There are a lot of reasons to make coffee at home. You can enjoy it in your pajamas. There’s no line.

For decades, professional football has made eating and drinking before, during and after the Super Bowl a game in itself. Across town, restaurant and bar owners are getting ready for the crowds, and many of them are offering special deals ...

Chef Tony Mantuano, whose dishes have been part of the Naples Winter Wine Festival for several years, comes this year as the honored Chef de Cuisine.

Chef Michelle Bernstein brings the adventurous flavors of Miami to the winter wine festival this year.

Seminole Casino in Immokalee will be surrounded Friday by a wagon train of gourmet food trucks.

See Naples through the eyes of a gourmet, with new Naples Food tours.

The European Food Market in Naples specializes in all things Polish, from pierogies to homemade saerkraut.

As state lawmakers get ready for the 2012 legislative session, business leaders throughout Southwest Florida have prepared their list of what they hope is accomplished.

It's that time of year again, when foodies everywhere polish our double-jaw crab crackers and make quick work of shellfish anywhere we can. There is nothing like a shellfish tower — toppling over ice with massive quantities of lemon, cocktail ...

Pate's new House of Prime Rib at Coastland Center can fool a British-at-heart beef lover.

Party with the best of them with some easy holiday presentation tips from local caterers and kitchen suppliers.

Thanksgiving is one of Amer­ica’s favorite meals. It’s a meal home cooks both sa­vor and dread, for when Thanksgiving dinner goes well, it’s wonderful.

Osetra is a specific type of caviar. It's also a new Fifth Avenue restaurant in downtown Naples. In selecting the cuisine for Osetra, owners Anthony Chinaglia and Milos Simovic have partnered with Petrossian, a company that's been supplying caviar for ...

House-made tortillas, check. Amazing guacamole, check. Plethora of tequila, check. Friendly, funny wait staff, check. Management that cares about your experience, check. Cuisine that has me turning cartwheels? In dining at Agave twice plus two to-go orders, I'm somewhere in ...

After more than 30 years, the original location of English Pub will close Saturday and re-open on the East Trail on Nov. 10.

Marcos Soto is back doing what he loves to do — talking to people about food. But now he’s doing it at his new restaurant, Capt. Marcos Seafood & More in East Naples. He gained local culinary fans at his ...

After two years or so living in Naples, I finally know what’s behind the Naples Municipal Airport. Fish tacos, a most unique Caesar salad presentation and a cheeseburger that would be a challenge for Paul Bunyan for to finish were ...

Even if you don’t know the difference between moussaka and pastitsio, you’ll find some sort of temptation at the area’s newest Greek neighbor.

Anyone who wants a little culinary world culture needn’t look any further than Davis Boulevard in East Naples. Here, at Old World Market, a bounty of European cuisine prevails, with an emphasis on the flavors of Old World cooking.

Every homeowner has a dream kitchen. Some homeowners, like Adam and Leslie Bentley of East Naples, choose to design their own, however, rather than enlist the help of a professional designer. The couple found out just how much work it ...