Erin Thursby
November 7, 2019
#EatUpJax, 5 Points, Arlington, Atlantic Beach, Business, Downtown, Feature, Fernandina, Food + Drink, GastroJax, Local Seafood, Mandarin, Murray Hill, Neptune Beach, Rail Yard District, Riverside, San Marco, Southside, Springfield, St. Augustine, St. Johns Town Center, The Beaches
#EATUPJAX is a monthly column featuring restaurant openings, closings, new locations and other food news in the local Jacksonville food scene brought to you by on the is now closed. If you still have gift cards or turkey orders, they will be honored at ’s restaurant, Gilbert’s Underground Kitchen. Craving some vegan and gluten-free? This November, coming to 311 West Ashley Street near the Duval County courthouse in , is Grenville Kitchen. They’ll be serving pastries, soups, salads, and Caribbean-inspired cuisine. The most intriguing of their selections: the voxtail, a vegan version of an oxtail. The super-swanky Downtown eatery, , …
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Erin Thursby
October 10, 2019
#EatUpJax, 5 Points, Arlington, Brooklyn, Business, Dish Update, Downtown, Feature, Food + Drink, GastroJax, Mandarin, Riverside
Can I say I’m stoked about the decor of a restaurant? The building was briefly home to MLG after moved out. They drained all the color out of the place, opting for stark black and white instead. They tried being whimsical with menu item names, but it just didn’t work. I think the color has to be coming back with the 10/Six Grille, an Alice in Wonderland-themed restaurant. Best of all, they aren’t going Disney with it, sticking instead to the original inspiration of the actual source material which is trippy enough that I think the fun will be back. …
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Erin Thursby
September 10, 2019
#EatUpJax, 5 Points, Atlantic Beach, Avondale, Business, Feature, Fernandina, Food + Drink, GastroJax, Jacksonville Beach, Mandarin, Murray Hill, Neptune Beach, Northside, Riverside, San Marco, Southside, St. Johns Town Center, The Beaches
Long-time Italian chef and restaurant owner Jerry Moran recently did a good deed for a dying man. His New York-style cheesecake has many fans, and when a customer learned that a terminal man in asked for NY cheesecake, they asked Moran if he could help. Moran hand-delivered the cheesecake to the hospital. His restaurant, , was located Downtown for many years but made the move to on Edgewood Avenue, a couple of years ago. The owners of in are making use of the space next door, which used to be Pure Barre, by converting into a secondary restaurant space, this …
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Erin Thursby
July 18, 2018
#EatUpJax, Business, Feature, Food + Drink, GastroJax, Local Sweets
Lots of people love to eat cookie dough, even though ingesting raw eggs isn’t a good idea. Many companies have added cookie dough flavor to things such as ice cream, to give consumers what they want without the raw eggs. But one place has taken the concept just a bit further: Cookie Dough Bliss. Yep. This North Carolina chain is centered around cookie dough. Twenty different flavors, in all kinds of formats–ice cream sandwiches topped with cookie dough, in the form of a pie, in the form of cake pops, or mixed up in a milkshake with chocolate or vanilla …
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FOLIO
November 4, 2016
#904Giveaways: Contests FOLIO 2.0, #EatUpJax, Charitable, Drink, Family, Farms, Feature, Food + Drink, GastroFest, GastroJax, Learning, Northside, Shopping
Moon Over the Market is a tasting event brought to you by GastroJax, and the First Coast Chapter of FRLA, featuring the iconic Jacksonville Farmers Market. Included in your ticket price will be tastes from local food providers, an adult beverage, and samples from the next generation of chefs as they are mentored in a competition using food from the market. Market guides will be on hand to tell you about the history of the market as you walk through! High School ProStart Culinary Students will be cooking with mentorship from local chefs such as , reigning champion of the …
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Erin Thursby
October 19, 2016
#EatUpJax, Business, Drink, Feature, Food + Drink, GastroFest, GastroJax
If you haven’t been over to in and you love local, it’s time to pop in, after a moment at next door. They sell artisan food goods, such as cheese, , red cinnamon cucumbers, and pickles from . We are especially in love with the Thai Pimento cheese in the cold case from the local . They carry local goods, but also other interesting artisan goods from around the country (like their slow cured Olli Wild Boar Salami from California). The brand new opened its doors last month at 4021 Southside Boulevard (look for the orange building). Restaurants in Jacksonville …
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Joanelle Mulrain
October 14, 2014
Lifestyle, Local Musicians, Music, Networking, One Spark, Technology
What: Lecture series WHEN: Saturday, Oct 25 (10am-8pm) Location: WJCT Studios, 1 Festival Dr. Contact: www.tedxjacksonville.com This year’s ’s theme explores (un)knowing and the “vastness of potential through conscious questioning of what we think we know.” If you’re interested in learning from your past and moving on, this year’s TEDx is for you. The 2014 TEDxJacksonville TED Talks include a wide array of local and international speakers who will fall into one of four quadrants of the event: (un)restricted, (un)charted, (un)bound and (un)rest. This year’s topics are: (Jacksonville, environmental lawyer) – “Belonging to the Universe” (LA, documentary filmmaker and …
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Shannon Blankinship
March 1, 2014
Family, Food + Drink, Health & Wellness, Lifestyle
Anyone can try being a vegetarian for one month, especially in March. March boasts restaurant “special menus” plus great dining guides and “how-to” starter kits. March is an easy month to try going meat-free, something you’ve probably wondered about at least once or twice. The real question is why should you try ? What is in is for you? Here are some ideas that might kick start you into thinking more about giving No Meat March a try. Your Health It has been debated whether becoming a vegetarian helps you to lose weight, cure diabetes, or decrease the risk of …
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