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Perq Up
Sometimes I tell Louise, “We gotta get outta here. We need to move the shop to a place with a bit more hustle and bustle, like Miami or Palm Beach.” “No,” she’ll remind me, gently. ”We’ll make Sarasota even better.” This usually elicits some sort of sigh from me as I tap my foot and look idly out the window waiting for the throngs of people that will turn our town from tiny to thriving. Of course, Louise, borrowing Costner’s beloved “If you build it they will come” notion, is right. You don’t just pack up shop and move to where the crowds of nameless people will...
Read MoreEdible Sarasota: ‘Life of Pie’
Sometimes I write for Edible Sarasota, a downright glorious publication (if I do say so myself) that focuses on our local gastronomic community. Chefs and recipes are featured, for sure, but they also highlight unique stories like the power of edible flowers and one-of-a-kind chalkboard menus. Last issue I was burdened with the oh-so-horrible task of eating all of the delicious pizza in Sarasota and her neighboring towns. What a chore! Each pizza joint had something different to offer. Thus, if you’re moody like I am, there’s a pie to suit your every whim. Super cheesy, authentic Neapolitan, pizza by the yard, grilled, baked, or covered...
Read MoreShore Restaurant at St. Armand’s
Shore Diner doesn’t even have a website. Well, not really. You can go to shopshore.com if you’d like to see a bit on the diner’s downstair’s uber-cool, surf-inspired boutique, but no real mention of the sharp, swanky restaurant that hovers overhead. If you really want to get a taste of what this eatery is all about, you’ll have to come in for a bite. Here’s a shot, from their site, of Shore boutique (below) and restaurant (above), located on St. Armand’s Circle. If this hip pic doesn’t make you want to wander in, then…umm, I guess you and I have different tastes. I will full on...
Read MoreThe Happy Pickle
Here’s another one of my articles from this issue of Edible Sarasota. Photo by Angela Jenkins. “I sing all the time and I love to sing at my stand. My friend called me ‘one happy pickle’ and the name just stuck,” says Mark Webster of his somewhat namesake company, The Happy Pickle, best known for gourmet pickles and olives that have customers lining up at Florida farmer’s markets, including our own Phillippi Farmhouse Market, in anticipation of just one crunchy, tangy, juicy bite. “Man it’s rewarding,” says Webster of his company, where half sours and kosher dills keep him happy to be caught in a pickle. There’s a good...
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