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April 14, 2010: Grand Opening for Whisky River Jacksonville at the St. Johns Town Center in Jacksonville, FL. Amidst a crowd of J’vlle media the friendly folks at Whisky River hosted a preview of their smashing new club complete with a macho mechanical bull who’s guarded by Willie Nelson (look-alike)

by Madeleine Peck Wagner Without a degree in entomology, or even a deep and abiding interest in things that fly, crawl, and cross-pollinate, it might be reckless to say that bees are the hardest working insects in the bug kingdom– but they do seem to accomplish a lot. Most readers

by Erin Thursby Moe’s, a burrito franchise popular here in Jax, is seeing growth rather than downturn. Business Week says that they would be launching 33 franchise deals in the first quarter alone. That’s ten more stores than they opened in all of 2009. They’re looking to expand internationally, particularly

by Erin Thurby Despite the name, Salt Life Food Shack is not a shack. There’s a studied beach casualness to the place, which looks like it cost plenty to create. Although it’s meant to reflect beach culture all over, it certainly captures Jacksonville’s beach sensibilities. For those of you who

by Oliver Dodd With only two authentic restaurants, Korean cuisine is criminally under-represented and under-appreciated in Jacksonville’s food scene. While it doesn’t strike me as being too odd, per se, this is perhaps a bit tragic since there are some strong stylistic parallels between Korean cuisine and that of the

by Madeleine Peck Wagner It’s about 11 pm on a Saturday night in 5 Points. The air is cool and clear and along the main drag of Park Street people are ambling about, wandering back and forth between the bars along the strip. At Underbelly–where you can sneak through the

by Erin Thursby If you’re looking for something upper-crust to eat this Easter brunch, EU has a few suggestions for you, in different neighborhoods here on the First Coast! III Forks Easter Brunch 11 am-3 pm It’s one of our newest upscale places to nosh (namely wet-aged steak) and you’ll

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by Oliver Dodd Thai cuisine has an incredible range. There’s the classic creamy peanut sauce, fiery hot curries, sweet basil sauces and the staple Padt Thai. One of my favorite Thai restaurants around is the often overlooked Pattaya Thai. Pattaya Thai is not one of the big names around town

by Erin Thursby A friend of mine asked me a certain question upon hearing that 13 Gypsies would be featured on the Food Network’s Diners, Drive-ins and Dives. This question is so common, that it’s actually addressed in Guy Fieri’s fan blog: Many people ask, “is this a diner, drive-in