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DINING: First Bites – Scoozi debuts in downtown Vero

What do Boston, Dubai and Cork, Ireland have in common with Melbourne, Australia, and Vero Beach? All five ...

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DINING: Chinese options abound in London – and Vero

From time to time, I get wistful about the lack of a great Chinese restaurant within any kind ...

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DINING: First Bites – Genie’s Mediterranean Grill in Sebastian

If a genie were to appear and grant me three wishes, at least one would be for more ...

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DINING: Avanzare is better than ever in its new home

The offseason restaurant change that was Vero’s surest winner was Avanzare’s move two blocks north into the location ...

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DINING: Maison Martinique – Can Rip Tosun bring it back?

Can a restaurateur from the past restore the reputation of a restaurant once viewed by many as Vero’s ...

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DINING: Blue Star Brasserie – More focus on food, less on music

When last we left serial restaurateur Kitty Wagner, she had just opened a bigger and better Blue Star ...

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DINING: First Bites – Cajun Cove on Royal Palm Pointe

Cajun Cove, a new restaurant featuring many of the dishes popular in New Orleans, is finally open – ...

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DINING: First Bites – Bistro Fourchette in Old Downtown

Bistro Fourchette, a casual restaurant offering French bistro classics, has made its debut in the old downtown in ...

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DINING: Trattoria Dario hits stride with chef Mathew Pope

As Trattoria Dario swings into its third season on Vero’s South Beach, this attractively decorated upscale Italian restaurant ...

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DINING: Ristorante di Mare serving up wild game and wild turkey

One of the things we have always enjoyed about Ristorante di Mare, a South Beach bistro specializing in ...

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DINING: Disney’s Vero Resort offers options – Sonya’s, Shutters

The most challenging reviews to write are of good restaurants where things don’t go quite as they ought ...

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DINING: Ocean Grill offers spook-tacular stone crabs and more

Why is it I make it a point to do our annual review of the Ocean Grill each ...