When your dad’s a doctor, many kids grow up playing checkup on their siblings or stuffed animals, but for Jodie Snyder Morel and Danielle Snyder Shorenstein, they were a little more creative with their father’s medical tools: they used his forceps and other items to make jewelry. “My sister did the wire work because when […]
Driven by rhythm, funky horns and the powerhouse vocals of frontwoman Brenda Radney, Orlando’s The Sh-Booms brings hurricane force to its repertoire of original garage-soul tunes. Although tracks like “Drop ‘em Dead” and “Detox to Retox,” from their 2019 album “The Blurred Odyssey” punch up perfectly on an imaginary jukebox alongside kindred rockers like The […]
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A dirt road took us there. When we reached the grove, the Ford hesitated, as if sizing up the chances of a square metal machine penetrating the round world of oranges. “Hold on, sister,” my father said, shifting gear. His CB radio antenna whipped in the air like a 9-foot machete. It caught in the […]
makes two servings PREPARATION: Add the shrimp to a bowl, cover with vinegar and let it sit at room temperature for 20 minutes. In a bowl, combine the shallot, ginger, cucumber, chile and coconut milk. Remove the shrimp from its marinade with a slotted spoon. Add the coconut milk mixture to the marinade and mix […]
Nicole Ponseca walks in looking very much like a rock star, wearing an oversized army surplus jacket cinched at the waist with a belt and a pair of oversized sunglasses. Every single employee in the restaurant knows her. They hug, exchanging air kisses, hellos and miss yous. What an entrance. Like Ponseca, the restaurant, Pastis, […]
North Lotus Noodle Bar St. Augustine Chef Barry Honan cooked in the fabled kitchen of 3-Star-Michelin restaurant Le Bernardin, but it was his off-shift meals that inspired St. Augustine’s hottest new restaurant: Lotus Noodle Bar. Classically trained in French technique, Honan honed his skills under Eric Ripert, while slurping his way through the noodle bars […]
As wanderlust beckons, many beachgoers gravitate to bustling cities along Florida’s east and west coasts, but plenty of smaller yet vibrant towns offer a comparable blend of culture and adventure. New Smyrna Beach, about an hour northeast of Orlando, is a quaint seaside haven with an abundance of natural beauty and diverse landscapes waiting to […]
