Not too far away from the locally sourced masterpieces or fancy cocktails that you can find downtown Savannah these days was probably the biggest food-related story of the year around these parts. I say food-related because the magnitude of the story had little to do with anyone eating and liking anything so much as it […]
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We had a good time with this one. A lot of good tacos out there. Yes, some cost more than others, but generally they are all pretty cheap. Here they are in the order they appeared. **Rreal Tacos – Atlanta Adrian Villareal is a fine dining chef turned self-employed taco guy. His restaurant is on
It’s just about that time in the South when we all get impatient. Impatient because a lot of you have been drinking Pumpkin Spice Lattes for about a month trying to force yoursefl into a cooler fall season, but the temperatures don’t cooperate. Football season is well underway, we see all of our friends on
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Running off at the keyboard on the final weekend before the kids head back to school. That sound you hear are parents hi-fiveing each other all over town. It’s OK to admit it. I thought summer would slow down, but the email machine hasn’t stopped for weeks and the news keeps pouring into my inbox.
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After a flurry of inquires, I thought it a good idea to put this out to everyone in once spot. Summer is our re-run season. Most of us are taking a break from our regular routines. The kids are out of school and looking to be entertained. It happens. We’ve settled in a pattern at
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That didn’t take long. Eat It and Like It has learned that a new restaurant is going into the space formerly occupied by Leoci’s Trattoria at 606 Abercorn in Downtown Savannah. Just like the previous tenant, the cuisine will be Italian. The newly renovated space will be called “Cuoco Pazzo” (Crazy Chef in Italian) will
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All the talk the next 10 days or so will surround that big game in California between Carolina and Denver. It is the most watched sporting event in America every year between the two best teams in football. At least it is supposed to be at any rate. We will hear stories of overcoming adversity.
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**I don’t usually talk about what is coming up in future episodes of Eat It and Like It with Jesse Blanco. There is no particular. We just like to have everyone join us on Sunday mornings at 7:30am on WSAV-TV. That said, a few program notes for the next few weeks. **Sunday, January 23 will
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Not all fairy tales end with a ride off into the sunset and a happily ever after attached them. Sometimes, you have to fold up shop and hit the road having no real idea of what will happen next. That scenario is where Chef Roberto Leoci finds himself as 2016 kicks into full gear. Leoci’s
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Three months and counting until the 3rd annual Savannah Food and Wine Festival rolls out all over town. This week we got our first look at the event’s official poster. The poster was designed by former Savannah College of Art and Design student Nuntanut Sathityatiwat, who incidentally also created the poster for the first Food
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