Dining

Dining road trip: The Big Easy, and the Great Brees-y

Some people are natural wanderers who seem to glide from place to place effortlessly. My son and I ...

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Thomas Keller: Three stars by land, one great chicken at sea

Talk to any veteran cruiser, and you are likely to hear the lament that cruise ship dining is ...

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A visit to a Michelin three-star restaurant in Basque Country

On June 19, the 2018 list of The World’s 50 Best restaurants will be announced at a ceremony ...

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Wonderful seafood in a no-longer small town in Portugal

Many years ago, on a visit to Lisbon, we made a side trip an hour up the coast ...

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Scampi Grill: Trattoria is hard to beat, inside or out

On a delightful Vero spring evening, we dined on the patio of the Scampi Grill for the first ...

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First Bites: Rooster in the Garden in Fort Pierce

A few months ago, considerable fanfare accompanied news that Chris Bireley, highly regarded chef-owner of Vero’s Osceola Bistro, ...

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Chill & Grill: Outstanding food, time after time

After a decade as the Vero Beach 32963 dining columnist, I must confess there are some restaurants where ...

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Yen Yen: When you have a ‘yen’ for good Chinese food

From time to time, I receive an email from P.F. Chang’s updating me on some of their specials. ...

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Green Marlin Restaurant and Raw Bar: Discover it

Here’s this week’s question:  When there is a locally owned seafood restaurant in Vero serving very good dishes ...

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First Bites: Post & Vine joins 14th Avenue dining scene

After a long wait, Post & Vine has debuted as the newest addition to the 14th Avenue dining ...

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Capt’n Butcher’s: View hasn’t changed, but food has

A year and a half after it closed, Capt’n Butcher’s is back – sort of. We were pretty ...

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Michael’s Table: A talented chef continues to tease

Once upon a time, there was a fine-dining restaurant on Ocean Drive called Michael’s Table. With Michael Lander, ...