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Riverside Café: A number of attractions, including the food
When someone mentions the Riverside Café, I generally think of it as the bar with all the big-screen ...
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Tina Rondeau
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First Bites: River Twist Food and Wine on 17th Street
Chef Michael Amaral, whom we first encountered a half dozen years ago when he was executive chef at ...
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First Bites: Francesca’s Italian Kitchen on Ocean Drive
Is there room for another pizza and pasta joint in Central Beach not more than a couple of ...
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First Bites: Savor, a promising eatery
Two successful Fort Pierce restaurateurs – Chef Jason and wife/sommelier Hallie Alfonso – have just opened a new ...
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Trattoria Dario: Island’s premier Italian restaurant
In an area with no shortage of Italian restaurants, the best on the island is Trattoria Dario. For ...
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Scott’s on Fifth: Some seriously fine dining to our north
From time to time, we highlight fine-dining restaurants that are within an hour drive from Vero. To our ...
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Crab Stop: Room for more crabs (and crab lovers)
After five years and goodness knows how many thousand crabs, the Crab Stop of Vero Beach has moved ...
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First Bites: Prima Pizza & Pasta on 14th Avenue
Every decade or so, Glenn Pacicca seems to get the urge to open a pizza and pasta joint. ...
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Ocean Grill: The seafood favorites are scary good!
October is one of my favorite times of the year. Not only does it finally bring a respite ...
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Sea scallops and N.Y. strips – with a side of moderation
Two weeks to the day after undergoing a quadruple bypass at Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital, I climbed ...
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Johnny D’s: A well-liked eatery gets new competition
It’s that time of year in Vero Beach when restaurants come and go – and this year, there ...
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Ember & Oak: Unique and intriguing steakhouse experience
We’ve been to a number of steakhouses over the years – Vero Beach steakhouses, New York steakhouses, Midwest ...