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2011 was momentous eating year for Mister M and I. We were fortunate to squeeze in a ton of travel and experience new and exciting cultures. Of course, those adventures also gave us the chance to sample lots of great food. I started 2011 on a detox kick. While I was somewhat successful in ridding [...]
On the fringes of Lisbon, there’s the picturesque Belém, a waterfront historic quarter where in years past, many of Portugal’s important expeditions set sail. Sure, the imposing Mosteiro dos Jerónimos, a monastery that contains the tombs of kings and queens and explorer Vasco da Gama, is a draw to Belém. But the real reason for [...]
Lately, I’ve been feeling like I’m back in Junior High. Much to my dismay, the rad fashions of the 80’s are back, the unemployment rate is in the double digits and frozen yogurt is en vogue. Incidentally, if you see me in my jeggings, it’s Ms. Melton, if you’re nasty. Growing up, it was a [...]
Mister M and I’s first stop when arriving in Prague last week was to Hlucna Samota, a local bar that served Czech favorites. The all-star concoction of pork with potato dumplings, sauerkraut and bacon sounded like a comfort food dream. Then they brought me this trough—with it’s own source of fire—and I thought, they had to [...]
The NFL playoffs are my favorite time of the year. New Years resolutions be damned (because let’s face it, nothing says championship football like freshly-juiced kale and apples), Mister M and I were determined to consume victuals that were worthy of today’s matchups and a binge–even if our beloved Brownies were no where to be found. [...]
Kitchen kitsch. That’s what humorist Charles Phoenix, the creator of the cherpumple, says was his goal when he created the holiday dessert that consists of a cherry pie, apple pie and a pumpkin pie all baked into a three-layer cake and topped with frosting. His creation is the solution to every good eaters dilemma: when [...]
August is National Peach Month. Peaches aren’t just the darling of Georgia– there are stellar varieties from Florida that are just as ripe, juicy and in season and we can’t seem to get enough. While the ways to use peaches are seemingly endless, we are sharing some of our favorite peach recipes from around the [...]
If you head to South Tampa’s legendary Bern’s Steak House, you may find yourself at a crossroads of sorts. With one foot in the 1950’s and another in the present, you are immediately bombarded with the restaurant’s aesthetic- dark paneled with gilded chandeliers and an old school waitstaff serving french onion soup in pewter bowls. [...]
The prix fixe menu at this sleek and modern Brazillian steakhouse gives diners a ton of food and an unusual experience, which is why it makes the Best Steakhouses in Florida list. Meat is king at this steakhouse where seasoned meat (rodizio) is placed on skewers, and slow cooked over a wood burning flame. The [...]
The la carte menu at Tampa’s Council Oak at the Seminole Hard Rock Casino ups the ante on what a steakhouse should be-which is why it’s included in our list of Zest’s Best Florida Steakhouses. Luxe seafood choices, like the gargantuan (yet remarkably tender) shrimp cocktail, a variety of cuts of dry aged beef and [...]
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