SAINTS OF OLD FLORIDA Saints takes readers deep into Old Florida, where simplicity, adventure and community thrive. The 2017 Florida Book Award winner brings together the authors’ personal stories, heirloom recipes, vintage relics and authentic photography in a natural-cloth hardback cover with gold embossing. saintsofoldflorida.com$48 CRÈME DE LA COCOA These hand-painted, hand-casted chocolates made by […]
DAY 1 With only 30 minutes remaining of a five-hour journey from our home near Palm Beach to Amelia Island in Northeast Florida, the monotonous four-lane highway finally eased into a winding two-lane beach road, at times surrounded by endless marshland and at others canopied by old oak trees and wrapped in pine forest. A […]
NORTH Dickens on Centre Amelia IslandDec. 8–10 For three days in December, the likes of Tiny Tim and Ebenezer Scrooge walk the streets of Amelia Island. Vendors and artists along Artist Alley feature holiday-themed keepsakes, and local restaurants like Joe’s 2nd Street Bistro offer classic English dishes. The Victorian-era buildings are dressed up in twinkling […]
Not too long after he moved to Tallahassee some 25 years ago, Jeff VanderMeer took a hike in the St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge, a 68,000-acre habitat winding along 45 miles of Florida’s Gulf Coast. It’s a mecca for all manner of migratory birds and home to an ark’s worth of hairy, scaly, sleek and sharp-clawed beasts, […]
APPLE FRITTERS WITH PISTACHIO SEMIFREDDO Serves 4 semifreddo 2 cups heavy whipping cream 6 egg whites 1 cup sugar 1 1/2 cups pistachios 1 tablespoon vanilla fritters 2 eggs 1 tablespoon sugar 1 cup milk 1 1/4 cup 00 flour, such as Caputo 2 apples, peeled, cored, and sliced into 1/4 -inch thick slices 1/2 […]
Read our Winter 2017 Outside issue front to back.
There’s something nostalgic about Christmas carolers singing on a street corner, twinkling lights against a crisp winter sky or a crackling fire in the hearth. But, alas, far too many people forget to slow down and enjoy these festive symbols or create quality experiences with their loved ones. These days, the holiday season feels like […]
John Hemingway has lived most of his adult life in Europe and, more recently, Canada, but he’s no stranger to Florida. He lived in Miami until his second year of high school. And lately he’s found himself returning to Key West, where his own father spent part of his childhood and where his famous grandfather […]
How do you change an entire city’s perspective of art? If you’re Dustin Harewood, you use spray paint, acrylic and resin. The Jacksonville artist and educator is part of an emerging group of contemporary artists pushing boundaries with abstract and visually intricate compositions. In a city where watercolor beach scenes take on the role of […]
