ROASTED AUTUMN ROOTS Serves 6 For the roots PREPARATION: Heat an oven to 400 degrees. Wash all roots well but do not peel. Place red and golden beets in an oven-safe dish and fill dish with 1/4 inch of water. Add salt, pepper and thyme. Cover with foil and roast for 45 minutes to one […]
ROASTED CAULIFLOWER AND SALTED PLUM Serves 6 PREPARATION: Heat an oven to 500 degrees. Cut the cauliflower into chunks. In a large bowl, toss cauliflower chunks with oil and season with salt and pepper to taste. Spread on a sheet pan and roast until chunks are crispy and brown on the edges but not overcooked. […]
ESCAROLE AND BEANS Serves 6 PREPARATION: Heat an oven to 450 degrees. Spread cherry tomatoes on a sheet pan and roast, uncovered, for 8 minutes. Fill a bowl with cold water. Submerge escarole leaves, agitate and drain. Refill bowl with fresh water and repeat. Transfer lettuce to a salad spinner and spin until dry. Remove […]
Lauren Macellaro is tiny and pixieish with a short shock of dark hair, a wide grin and those big-gauge ear plugs. Her right forearm is extravagantly tattooed. She looks like a chef. She’s 36, chef at the celebrated Reading Room in St. Petersburg and a James Beard semifinalist for best chef in the South this […]
With a culinary bounty as rich as its cultural history and natural habitats, Amelia Island teems with epicurean treasures throughout its historic downtown and its breathtaking resorts tucked among the oak trees and nestled along its pristine beaches. Florida’s northernmost barrier island has become a must-eat destination for the discerning foodie, offering fresh-off-the-boat seafood, farm-to-table […]
In the last three years, at least a dozen new Kombucha brewers have popped up around the state. “It’s just starting to become popular in Florida, and I think there’s a lot more that can happen,” says Nella Fusco, who, with her partner Noah Hebbe, launched Awaken Kombucha three years ago in Vero Beach. “That’s […]
On a back road in Wewahitchka, we pulled over and reached the short, frustrating conclusion we could no longer avoid. We didn’t know exactly where we were, and we certainly didn’t know where we were going. The neighborhood was pitch black, silent and strange. It felt like defeat. Late on the day that Hurricane Michael […]
In 2008, Special Forces veteran Jason McCarthy had left the Army, split with his wife and found himself living on a couch in New York City with his chocolate lab Java. Though he felt like he had hit rock bottom, two things helped prop him back up again: his bond with Java and his idea […]
SEASIDE The breezy neoclassical home nestled in the dunes and peering over the Gulf of Mexico is one of Seaside’s original planned new urbanist beach cottages. The traditional architecture creates an old-world aesthetic although the house, built in 1990, is of relatively recent construction. It was fully renovated in the spring of 2018 and went […]
