North EL JEFE Jacksonville Already known for his fried green tomatoes and creamy shrimp and grits, Chef Scott Schwartz of Amelia Island’s popular 29 South restaurant set out to recreate a cuisine he first fell in love with as a kid: Tex-Mex. Not “fresh Mex,” or Baja style, or any other chef-driven take on it. […]
I am a few miles north of Florida’s capital city, driving down a dirt road, well off the main drag. I’m looking for the home of one of American culture’s true originals, the one true Dr. Funkenstein, captain of the Mothership and shape shifting Trickster Supreme. George Clinton is a living bridge across seven decades of […]
Long before the Internet made him famous, Florida Man was ready for his close-up. The meme only became a viral sensation a few years ago, a perverse homage to those news headlines about aberrant, often drug-induced, behaviors across the peninsula that always begin with the fateful words “Florida man”: as in, “Florida man arrested after […]
Something special happens the moment you set sail for an adventure in The Florida Keys. The air shifts and your mood lifts when surrounded by the vibrant water, warm sunshine and blue skies. The Florida Keys’ spirit of freedom envelops you, no matter how many times you make the journey by road or by boat. […]
MIAMI BEACH Do this: Indulge at Faena’s Tierra Santa Healing House. Enjoy an over-the-top spa treatment at the uber-luxurious, art-filled Faena Hotel. Faena Hotel3201 Collins Ave.faena.com/miami-beach Skate or Bowl at Basement. Inside The Edition hotel lives Basement, an entertainment center featuring a “micro-club” beside an indoor ice skating rink and a bowling alley set to a killer […]
Country music superstar Jake Owen opens up about life growing up on the water and in the orange groves in his hometown of Vero Beach, his big Nashville break and how he hopes to pay his successes forward.
This year Flamingo kicked off the Holiday Season with a Shop, Sip and See at Dixie Landing. Floridan Mining Gallery artists Ashley Woodson Bailey and Jim Draper had their beautiful and original artwork on display while guests mingled with one another over cocktails and appetizers. Special thanks to our event partners: J.McLaughlin Florida Mining Galley […]
There’s a moment when dining at the Palme d’Or, a French restaurant in Coral Gables’ Biltmore Hotel when you’re convinced that there just can’t be another thing coming. Then the table captain rolls up a cart of petits fours, and even after all you’ve eaten, you let a delicately adorned tiny cake melt away on […]
The Tallahassee lassie found connection and comfort in a cold English college that has called her back for 30 years.
