Food and wine. Pairing food and wine (and beer) is an art. And doing so in the Sunshine State is an art unto itself – with choices in glorious abundance. Here are some of the major food and wine events scheduled in the Sunshine State, by region and month. South Florida | Central Florida | North…
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By Terry Gibson You can find about any type of cuisine in gourmet restaurants in southern Florida’s coastal cities. But to experience authentically Florida cooking, with complimentary Latino and southern soul flavors, take a ride inland through the pastoral farm fields of the peninsula’s southern…
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By VISIT FLORIDA Staff The Magic Kingdom is where storybooks come to life, where elephants fly, teacups dance, and every day ends happily ever after. Disney tales and characters are around every corner -- at Space Mountain, Splash Mountain, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, and classic Disney…
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By Julie Deily Disney Springs is an entertainment, dining and shopping complex. It used to be called Downtown Disney and if you haven't been in the last few months or the last few years, you'll notice huge changes. We recently spent a weekend there and explored what the celebrity chefs have to…
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By Carlos Harrison We’ve met at Essensia, in The Palms Hotel on Miami Beach, eating on a veranda that looks straight out of a Graham Greene novel, full of rattan and paddle fans. We’re here at my invitation, because it’s one of the area eateries that serves up farm-fresh product from local…
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By Gary McKechnie In July 2014, celebrated chef Norman Van Aken, founder of New World cuisine and featured chef at Norman’s at Orlando’s Ritz-Carlton Grande Lakes, convened a special gathering at the city’s East End Market, known by locals as the area’s “neighborhood market and culinary food hub.”…
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By Tom Scherberger In Miami and Orlando, hundreds connecting through social media meet in otherwise deserted parking lots to feast on sliced pork belly with buffalo sauce or perhaps Korean bulgogi tacos. The food truck craze has swept into Florida. On a summer Sunday evening in Orlando…
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By Rachelle Lucas Barbecue seems to be the epitome of southern comfort foods. Slow cooked, fall-off-the bone meats. Sweet and tangy finger-licking marinades. Buttery grilled corn-on-the-cob, cool and crunchy coleslaw, and thick slices of bread to sop up left over sauce on your plate. Just…
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By VISIT FLORIDA Staff Acres of citrus groves and miles of coastline offering access to the freshest seafood may have put the Sunshine State on the culinary map, but Florida also brings a host of other flavors to the table. Florida is a paradise for foodies who crave locally sourced, farm-to-table…
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By Dalia Colon Like every great catch, Florida is the total package: beautiful on the outside and intriguing beneath the surface. Go behind-the-scenes of Florida dining when you sit at the chef’s table of the finest restaurants in the state. At upscale Matthew’s Restaurant in Jacksonville…
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