[ Written by jodikasten | 2 Sep 2010 | No Comment | ]
September Food News

 Happy September, food folks! This month is going to be full of food and restaurant events with new food, new menu items, new places to get them and new ways to get there. (more…)

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[ Written by jodikasten | 13 Aug 2010 | 3 Comments | ]
Mid-August Food News

“Great restaurants are nothing more than mouth-brothels. There is no point in going to them if one intends to keep one’s belt buckled.”

~Frederick Raphael
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[ Written by jodikasten | 11 Aug 2010 | 2 Comments | ]
Choose Your Own Adventure: Potato Salad

The problem with potato salad is that most people don’t use a recipe. (Myself included.) They have a vague idea what their Mama did and what their Granny did, then they add their own flair with a squirt of this and a dollop of that. I had a system down until I got the bright idea to buy new pots and pans when I was in my early 20s. I had inherited a pot from my mother and once it was gone, I didn’t know how many potatoes to put in to boil. But, all this unscientific nonsense makes for a personal, love-filled potato salad experience once you have your own technique mastered. The problem comes when your friend from Canada says, “Hey, can you send me the recipe for your potato salad?”

Um… recipe??? (more…)

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[ Written by iamsurly | 9 Aug 2010 | 4 Comments | ]
Vintage Recipe Cards: Carrot Soufflé

Soufflé. Such a delicate and sensitive dish, as we learned from Alice’s failed attempts to make one for the Brady clan. Now, I’m all for a good chocolate soufflé, but carrot? (more…)

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[ Written by jodikasten | 29 Jul 2010 | No Comment | ]
August Food News

August is upon us, my foodie companions, so let’s take a look at what great food you can plan for in the month ahead! (more…)

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[ Written by jodikasten | 16 Jul 2010 | 3 Comments | ]
Mid-July Food News

Is there anyone left in Jacksonville this week? It seems everyone I know has packed up and gone on vacation. It would be a shame to leave Jacksonville this week because there is so much happening in food news that I barely know where to start.

When in doubt, we’ll start with that buzzing sound. (more…)

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[ Written by iamsurly | 13 Jul 2010 | One Comment | ]
Vintage Recipe Cards: Veal Steak with Spaghetti

Yeah, I know, veal is politically incorrect to eat – but it wasn’t back in the day. However the truly offensive part of this card is the three bean salad in the background – you so know those green beans are straight from a can! As always… please enjoy! (more…)

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[ Written by jodikasten | 7 Jul 2010 | 2 Comments | ]
Dear Gordon Ramsay…

What follows is a love/Dear John letter to Gordon Ramsay. No scallops were harmed in the production of this article. (more…)

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[ Written by jodikasten | 7 Jul 2010 | 3 Comments | ]
Grand Opening: California Pizza Kitchen

Jacksonville will soon be home to the first location of a California Pizza Kitchen restaurant in Northeast Florida. It will be located in the St. Johns Town Center at the roundabout near Barnes & Noble and will open for business on July 12, 2010. (more…)