Fast-food places, chain dining spots, fine dining restaurants and everything in between are welcoming families with infants to teens in Naples these days. Full story »
A Naples mom has cooked up a food show for kids, and she’s hoping to get it on television. Sarah Coble and her sons Bear Flock, 11, and Wolf Flock, 7, will star in the show, which is called “The Brothers Cook!” They’ve filmed a trailer in the kitchen of their Naples home, and hope to find a network home for the show. Full story »
This is a tale of two cities: Dublin, Ireland and Savannah, Ga. Today, on St. Patrick’s Day, each city is celebrating the birth of Ireland’s patron saint. And should St. Pat himself leave his heavenly home and appear in each city, he would have a totally different reaction. Full story »
Entertainment, often an afterthought for many bars and restaurants, is the centerpiece for The Keys Bar & Grille, opening this week in North Naples. Full story »
I like going to the Silverspot at Mercato to watch movies. It’s clean, the seats are comfortable and the theaters are small.
I’m guessing that a lot of people who have shelled out the extra dough to see a movie there, rather than the more cookie-cutter theaters in town, agree. But all of the things that make the movie-going experience great are reversed at the Silverspot’s restaurant. Full story »
I was tired of oatmeal or toast or cereal for breakfast. Eggs are wonderful, but who really has time to make eggs before work on a weekday? This week, I decided to hunt for muffin recipes, thinking that I could stockpile muffins in the freezer and pop one in the microwave to thaw for breakfast. Full story »
St. Joseph’s Day is celebrated on March 19 in many Christian faiths to honor Joseph, the husband of the Virgin Mary and foster father of Jesus. Joseph is said to be a model for fathers and throughout his life displayed humility and holiness; among the countries that observe it, the holy day is often spent by visiting friends and eating a variety of meatless dishes, including bread baked in various shapes. In Italian homes, especially Sicilian ones, zeppoles (fried dough) and a St. Joseph cake made with ricotta cheese are standard. Full story »
One of the greatest ways of entertaining friends and family during this busy season is entertaining at a brunch. Most of us think of brunch as strictly an American invention. Not so, according to H. L. Mencken, who wrote, “Brunch, designating a combination of breakfast and lunch, eaten about noon, appeared in England about 1900. It was 30 years later before it began to make any headway on this side of the water.” Full story »
Q: Does Chrissy still own the Wildside Cafe on Airport-Pulling Road? I noticed that her name is no longer part of the restaurant name. Also, how many restaurants does she operate and where are they located?
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We really like pasta. We must. What else could explain the seemingly endless number of Italian restaurants that sprout up like weeds on side streets and strip malls? How else would every other new restaurant opening have a name that ended in a vowel? Full story »
There are those who love Tommy Bahama and those who love to hate it and call it a tourist trap. The reasons both groups have for harboring such strong feelings, incidentally, are the same: the place is always packed, out-of-towners dig it and the restaurant has that cheerful Caribbean ambience people expect when vacationing in Southwest Florida.
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You don’t have to fall down a rabbit hole like Alice to have a Mad Hatter tea party. Teavana at Coconut Point, Estero, offers all the makings for magical happenings. The store is part tea bar and part tea emporium, where Rene Brown, general manager, offers a tea education and taste samples. Full story »
Here is this week's "The Dish" ... a conversation with Annie Prizzi. Full story »
