Food & Drink

Food & Drink

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Food & Drink

Our EXPERIENCES sections showcase the best of Northeast Florida across six key categories:

Adventure – Outdoor activities, extreme sports, and unique experiences
Arts & Culture – Museums, galleries, theaters, and cultural events
Entertainment – Live music, shows, festivals, and nightlife
Food & Drink – Restaurants, breweries, cafes, and culinary experiences
Nature & Outdoors – Parks, trails, beaches, and wildlife experiences
Travel – Hotels, attractions, tours, and destination experiences

Discover stories, events, and experiences that make Northeast Florida special.

Food & Drink

Local Seafood Anyone?

Life on the First Coast affords our residents a number of luxuries that many cities around the country can not boast. While it’s true that thirty-one other cities do have professional football teams, DUUUUUUUVALLLLLLLLLL is indigenous only to here, and

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Smothered, Loaded, Warm & Wonderful

We all have fond memories of foods served in seemingly happier times. They tend to be completely indulgent, high calorie, artery-clogging favorites that come smothered with gravy, drenched in sauce and loaded with toppings. They put a smile on your

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An Enduring Affair with Hot Dogs

For those of you who remember the Patty Duke Show, a television sitcom that aired on ABC from 1963 to 1966, the opening theme song indicated that “Our Patty loves to rock and roll, A hot dog makes her lose

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Let’s Get Jammin’

In 1968, NASA included “bacon squares” aboard Apollo spacecraft, prompting astronaut Jim Lovell to remark, “Happiness is bacon squares for breakfast.” The love of bacon is also attributed to the 1990s Atkins diet craze that placed considerable emphasis on high-protein foods.

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Our Obsession with “New”

We are inundated with stories, television shows, blogs, recipes, hacks and a neverending stream of social media posts that obsessively focus on “what’s new” or “what’s hot.” Decidedly accomplished chefs are being hoisted onto pedestals and treated as gods, increasingly

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Grumpy’s Restaurant Neptune Beach

“HOME OF THE BAD MOOD DUDE” … Grumpy’s is already well known around town but they just (about 6+ months ago) opened in Neptune Beach so I had to see what the hype was about. Already have my staple favorite

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Ode to Corned Beef

What is it about corned beef that elevates its stature to the level of an Oscar winning musical performance? What is it exactly that makes it so consistently crave-worthy and satisfying? In the 1965 film “The Sound of Music,” Maria

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