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Bar Tab: Evie’s makes Spanish Point Restaurant & Tiki Bar even better
Sunshine reflects off the water on a balmy Saturday afternoon as we approach the newly renamed and renovated Evie’s at Spanish Point Restaurant & Tiki Bar. There are seniors, baby boomers, new...
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Bar Tab: The Old Salty Dog-City Island offers great escape
It’s a recent weekday afternoon and we’re seated at the bar of The Old Salty Dog on City Island in Sarasota. The bar has been fashioned from the hull of a boat and we have clear views of Sarasota Bay....
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Lionfish is on sale, but what do you do with it?
This week, Whole Foods is selling lionfish on sale for $8.99. On June 1, the price will go back up to $9.99 a pound. The invasive species was first found in Florida in the mid-1980s and have spread...
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Meet the bakery turning cupcakes into milkshakes
Kentucky bourbon cupcake milkshake. Yep. That’s a thing. And you can get it on St. Armands Circle. Meet Gigi’s Cupcakes. The new cupcakery on St. Armands will take any cupcake in its case — whether...
View ArticleServer Chronicles: The Allergy Impersonators
If you truly have allergies, I am sorry. It must suck. What also sucks, is the people that lie about having allergies. They give you all a bad name. “I’m allergic to shellfish, beef, pork, parsley,...
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Grind & Dine: coffee dinner tickets still available
Caffeine addicts: keep reading. Tickets are still available for a funky coffee-pairing dinner happening on Monday, June 27th at 6:30 p.m. Two mobile vendors, Chef Louis Robinson of Spice and Justin...
View ArticleEat, drink, help the environment: 3rd Annual Trash Fish Dinner
Classy…but still trashy. The Trash Fish Sarasota Wine Dinner is back for the third year. On August 7th, you can stuff yourself with wine and seafood, all while helping the environment (double win?)....
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#WeCookWednesdays
You know how you go on Pinterest and try out a Do-It-Yourself project that looks simple enough, and it turns out horrendous? Yes, some may have the skills to crank it out with perfection, but let’s be...
View ArticleBradenton to get a brewpub
Something’s in the works in Bradenton that hasn’t been seen there in a decade: A brewpub. 3 Keys Brewing hopes to open its restaurant and brewery at 2505 Manatee Ave. E. in October, according to...
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#WeCookWednesdays
PART II – By Samantha Putterman and Marla Korenich In our second cooking attempt we decided to take on bacon. And egg, and rice. Fried rice is one delicious thing, but throw some bacon in there, and...
View ArticleGourmet food market moves into south Sarasota Bed Bath and Beyond
What’s better than Bed Bath and Beyond coupons? Using your Bed Bath and Beyond coupons to buy beer and wine. Yes. You’re reading that correctly. Now you can load up your wine rack at the very same...
View ArticleNew restaurants under construction at Westfield Southgate
Westfield Southgate is under construction again. And this time when the barricades come down, we’re getting a lineup of new restaurants. The mall has been talking about this for more than three years....
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Walmart launches curb-side pickup in Southwest Florida
HYPOTHESIS: Walmart’s new, free online ordering system will decrease the number of posts on “People of Walmart.” Tragic right? Here’s the problem with a service that allows you to pre-order Walmart...
View ArticleShould Sarasota limit, if not eliminate, big special events downtown?
Sarasota will consider whether to further restrict — or outright prohibit — large special events downtown this fall. The new rules would be based on whether a special event requires shutting down more...
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New rules would give food trucks room to roam
Local food truck owners would have even more room to roam and fewer regulations under the latest proposed rule changes for street vendors across Sarasota County. The new rules would eliminate the...
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International Bacon Day
I know, most food holidays are made up and just a marketing tactic to go buy that thing. Honestly, I don’t really care. Merry Crispness, It’s International Bacon Day! I don’t recall us eating it all...
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Enough with the pumpkin spice
Dear Lord, when will it end? I blame Starbucks for their seasonal offering of the Pumpkin Spice latte that spawned a culture full of sheep, buying and eating anything pumpkin spice. There are...
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Newk’s Eatery opens in UTC area
I wasn’t quite sure what to do when I walked into Newk’s Eatery. Was I staring at a hostess stand or an ordering counter? They must have expected this. They had someone there to help me. She gestured...
View ArticleSarasota County punts on food trucks rules — again
Concerns about how new rules would or would not restrict food trucks’ ability to set up near neighborhoods led the Sarasota County Commission to punt on a decision to loosen those rules Monday. Now...
View ArticleNew restaurant at Westfield Southgate revealed
We’ve been promised at least four new restaurants at Westfield Southgate. Today, we learned the third one. (I know, the suspense has been killing you) Naples Flatbread and Wine Bar is the latest...
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