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WHAT'S COOKING
WHAT'S NEW: Il Grissino Ristorante opens in Coral Gables… Claudio Giordano opens Altamare next door to AltaMar, on Lincoln Road… STK and Coco De Ville to open in South Beach… Gibraltar debuts with Chef Jeff O’neill at Grove Isle Hotel & Spa, Goconut Grove… Cafeina, Art Gallery/Lounge, night life, cocktails and gastronomy opens in Wynwood… Angelique Euro Café Opens in Coral Gables… Mediterranean Pasha’s opens at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport… Spice and Tea Exchange opens at Mizner Park, Boca Raton… British-style The Ivy at The Grove opens in Coconut Grove… And More
THE BUZZ: BAM! Emeril Lagasse is coming to the Arsht Center, January 9, 2010. 20th Annual Great Taste of The Grove Saturday and Sunday, January 9 -10, 2010… National Restaurant Association Statistics: decline in 2009 … Whole Foods Market launches Holiday Recipe Program with Local Chefs… New Culinary Boot camp at Biltmore Hotel, Coral Gables… Gordon Ramsay auditioning amateur chefs for a new cooking show in Miami And More
FOOD & WINE NEWS: 3rd Annual VINITALY US TOUR Miami & Palm Beach, February 8 – 10, 2010… 2010 Symposium for Professional Wine Writers Feb 16 -19 at Meadowood, Napa Valley… Tickets On Sale for 5th Annual VINOLIVO February 12th, Sonoma, CA… World’s Finest Vintners offer top wines to bidders at 10th Naples Winter Wine Festival… Schenectady's first Culinary Boot Camp, January 4 – 6, 2010… Tickets on sale for Paso Robles Zinfandel 18th Annual Festival March 19 – 21, 2010… Artisan Bread School brings the art of bread making to US Classes in 2010… Read More...

EATING OUT
Essensia is a calming antidote to today’s stress, a place where you can have a delicious meal prepared with wholesome, healthful seasonal and organic ingredients, at a reasonable price.
Food Trend Changes in the past 10 years.
La Marea at the Tides Hotel, South Beach
Bourbon Steak
Truluck’s, Fort Lauderdale
Ocean Prime, Aventura
Yolo, Fort Lauderdale
La Cofradia Ceviche Bar Coral Gables
Philippe
BEST BUYS & BOOKS

Alter Eco Fair Trade, Organic Dark Chocolate Quinoa With Alter Eco Dark Chocolate, Valentine’s Gifting Has Never Been Tastier

The Shoul The pashmina revisited Staying warm without the bulk

Sterno Buffet Kits Reusable, Versatile and practical for parties or any kind of emergency situation

The South Florida
Gourmet AT LARGE

BEST BOOKS OF 2009

Books for the Holidays are more than
just a gift. They are treasures
to be used and kept.
click here for a list of
recommended books for the Holidays.

TRAVEL

Meadowood • Napa Valley, California
The Ultimate Romantic Experience

Exclusive guest rooms perched atop wooded hills, a two-Michelin star restaurant, pristine nature, a magnificent spa, and all of Napa Valley’s wineries at hand, Meadowood is an exquisite getaway for lovers and aficionados of splendid wines, sports and nature

A Fabulous Getaway:
Ghent: Jewel of Flanders

Charming Brussels, Belgium:
the “In” place to visit

VIEQUES THE NEXT “IT” ISLAND

The Province of PISA, Italy
Beyond the shadow of The Leaning Tower,
A cornucopia of wines and artisan foods

Annecy and Talloires

THE CELLAR

It's Time for Wine

By Monty and Sara Preiser

CARNEROS WINERIES CELEBRATE PASSPORT WEEKEND

Sauvignon Blancs
Lure of the Loire

The Wines of Slovenia - Part I

Discovering the delights of native grapes with:
Dusan Brejc, director of Slovenian Wine Commission; Darinko Ribolica, winemaker at Goriska Brda; Primoz Susmelj of 1894 Vipava wineries, Vivapa Valley