A year and half ago I reviewed Ooh La La, a small French bakery, in Sarasota, Florida, on the day it opened. I knew it would be a success. Now they have expanded their deliciously decadent dishes as well as their days and hours....
Read MoreThe Tandem Tasters love making and sampling soup, anytime of year. Our team begins to taste and test new soups every autumn for one of our culinary columns. Since summer weather seems to be hanging on in Florida and Arizona, we...
Read MoreMaralyn and I spent our rare moments away from Bocuse D’ Or strolling through the back streets and alley ways in Lyon. We stopped at every bistro, bakery and pastry shop to gaze in the windows. . Now Sarasota, Florida, has...
Read MoreBack around a hundred years ago, Sarasota had a collection of fish camps dotting the shoreline. There was an abundance of fish, crabs, clams, oyseters and scallops. I seek out the few fish camps still thriving in Florida, mostly...
Read MoreWhere can you go, for a long walk or a short bike or boat ride, and find the most delicious coffee in the entire coffee lovers city of Sarasota, Florida? There is a small, local hidden gem, just around the corner, known as...
Read MoreNearly a year ago, a new little treasure near Siesta Key Beach was almost a secret. Food and Wine editor for Sarasota Magazine, John Bancroft, hesitated to write about it. I know how he feels. I want to walk in without...
Read MorePuccini’s – the real thing! I love Puccini’s, the new Italian cafe in Sarasota, Florida. Everything is just right. As a former food reviewer in New York City, it was rare to find the food, ambiance, service and...
Read MoreTaste the crispy, crunchy, fries and cod and seafood bites from the bait shop.What a thrill to read that my once secret seafood dive was featured in one of my favorite magazines, Coastal Living,...
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