Life is most certainly uncertain, right? Gotta eat cake first sometimes. A quick guide to the spots we featured in our desserts episode. There are plenty of great ones out there. Long beyond what we showed you, obviously. The Purple Cow – Hilton Head Island Spots like Bernie’s (Lisa Bernstein) have been popping up everywhere. […]
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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Sometimes for all the success someone can enjoy, the best reward comes with earning the respect of your peers. Now you can count Savannah’s Candy Man Adam Turoni among those being recognized by a national publication. Chocolat by Adam has been named a Top 10 Chocolatier in America by Dessert Professional Magazine, a leader in
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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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If you are new to this website and don’t know much about what it is that I do or who I am, then I will assume you do not know that I am from Miami. I wasn’t born in Miami, but by the time I moved away 6 months after Hurricane Andrew in early 1993,
Word spread fast over the weekend. All it took was one of its regulars walking up to pull on the green doors at the corner of Broughton and Price to find out that their favorite Mexican restaurant had closed. A small, handwritten yellow sign was the only indicator that Juarez Mexican restaurant would not be
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It has been an interesting year on the landscape in Savannah. The naysayers may disagree, but so much has changed in our city. No, Savannah isn’t perfect, but she is growing and evolving. As the calendar reaches the end of December, a good many people like to take stock. We take stock of our jobs,
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I’ve had the opportunity to chat with Paula Deen a number of times this Fall. She’s invited me to be a guest on her podcast a number of times. I was even asked to host it once while she was in Los Angeles back in September during ABC’s Dancing with Savannah Stars. We got together
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The 3rd Savannah Food and Wine Festival wrapped up a few days ago with another magnificent brunch at the Westin Savannah Harbor. That setting punctuated what was a near perfect week in our beautiful city. From the record-setting Low Country Boil back on Saturday the 7th, to the absolutely triumphant Taste of Savannah at the
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