FOLIO
June 20, 2022
#EatUpJax, Attraction, Avondale, Business, Food + Drink, Jacksonville Beach, Natedoesfood, Perennial, Ponte Vedra, Restaurants, Riverside, Travel & Tourism
From shows at the and the , to lively productions at the or , the First Coast is a vibrant metropolis that never sleeps. Whether you’re into country western or comedy, rock-and-roll or jazz, Broadway musicals or pop, Jacksonville offers something for everyone. How many times have you asked yourself after a show, where can we get something good to eat late in the evening? We’re starved! And no matter your tastes, there are many late night hangouts offering inspired dishes and cocktails to keep the festivities going after the show. Here are a few late night favorites in …
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Erin Thursby
January 16, 2020
#EatUpJax, Business, Dish Update, Feature, Food + Drink, GastroJax
We’ve written about closing his restaurant, and assured you that your gift cards could be spent at his restaurant, . That WAS true, for a few months, but it isn’t true any more. Seems that Kenny Gilbert is pulling up stakes entirely and moving on from the First Coast to North Carolina. He opened the Fernandina restaurant in 2015. Over the holidays in St. Nicholas, a drunk driver plowed into the neighborhood watering hole . Nobody was hurt and business resumed the next day! In early December, the of Jacksonville let it be known that they had bought the old …
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FOLIO
August 17, 2017
Business, Feature, Food + Drink, Natedoesfood, Perennial, Restaurants
Rue Saint Marc By Erin Thursby / Photos by Sterling Tucker Rue Saint Marc, the latest venture backed by the brothers Medure, is actually a partnership with a couple who have had an incredible journey over the years. The French-American menu comes from CIA Hyde Park alum Chef Scott Alters, but the cocktails happening at the bar are the brainchildren of his fiancée Gabrielle Saul. She’s been studying mixology for years, and spent some time in Napa perfecting her understanding of wine. She shook up the bar program at Medure before helping her fiancé open Rue. She makes as much as …
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Erin Thursby
May 15, 2017
#EatUpJax, Feature, Food + Drink
On the horizon is a possible reboot of the Homestead Restaurant, of , albeit at an alternate location, in the old Parsons Seafood Restaurant at the Beach on 6th Street. Town Hall, in the location where the Grotto used to be in San Marco, opened last month. This is another restaurant from the celebrated , owner of , formerly of . The Bread & Board has opened to much rejoicing, in the old Richard’s Sandwich Shoppe location. So far we’re hearing that it lives up to the hype! DINING EVENTS There’s a lot going on in the world of food …
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Jack Diablo
August 7, 2016
Charitable, Community, Events, Feature, Food + Drink, LGBTQIA
Secret Pop-Up Food Fair to Benefit Better Together Fund in Response to Orlando Tragedy has a thing for secret locations. For the past few years, she’s hosted lavish dinner parties featuring notable chefs in exotic locations ranging from abandoned buildings to wildlife preserves to cemeteries under brand. Building off the success of these events, she’s formed , an event-planning company that focuses on creating unique culinary and cultural experiences. In the wake of the tragedy in Orlando, Cari has joined forces with local philanthropist to produce Love Feast, a fundraising event benefiting the Better Together Fund. “We were looking for …
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Liza Mitchell
February 11, 2016
Comedy, Downtown, Feature, On Stage, The Elbow
There are a number of clichés that could aptly describe ’s approach to his illustrious radio career as the host of the nationally syndicated show, ; “Consistency is the key to success” or “Less is more” and perhaps even more fitting, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” Feldman is at home with status quo. He’s been doing his same call-in quiz show in the same comfy spot for over 30 years. There are no bells, whistles, politics or hard-hitting news. For Feldman, consistent is better than good because it works. “I don’t think I could do anything differently and …
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Erin Thursby
December 2, 2015
Dish Update, Feature, Food + Drink
has announced the opening of their newest shop located in at 100 West Bay Street, Suite 110, with the entrance directly across from the Wells Fargo Building on Laura Street. The new shop will feature their hand dipped chocolates, coffee, “Peterbrooke-made” gelato, frozen yogurt, and various items from the Peterbrooke Bake Studio. The new location will also be able to host private parties, events and fundraisers. The site of the is going through some intense remodeling. They’ve had to go all the way down to the foundations, putting aside the vintage bricks for reconstruction later. Despite having lots to do, …
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Erin Thursby
December 9, 2014
Downtown, Feature, Festivals, Food + Drink, GastroFest, GastroJax, Hemming Park, One Spark, Restaurants, Videos
Coming to Hemming Park on March 21st is GastroFest! Presented by GastroJax and hosted by , GastroFest will include restaurants, local food providers, local craft beer, cookbook authors, chef demos, and tastings, all to celebrate the food culture of the First Coast. You might know as a 2014 project which made the top 20 out of over 600 projects and won the Golden Ticket from Void magazine and As part of winning the Golden Ticket, Adjective & Co. have designed the logo, which was introduced late last month. Since One Spark, GastroJax has held two fundraisers, the Damn Good …
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FOLIO
November 4, 2014
Events, Food + Drink, Restaurants, Videos
Two-time -nominated of was recently featured inTastemade’s “The Grill Iron” – a YouTube series that takes a scrumptious look into one of the best football traditions: tailgating. Moxie Kitchen + Cocktails took the spotlight for the Florida State/Clemson game, and the video launched earlier this week. Chef Tom Gray’s tailgating menu is “Garnet and Gold Pork Loin” – pork loin, coleslaw and SC-style potato salad — all topped with a “garnet and gold” sauce. I don’t recommend watching this hungry, but here is the link! The video also showcases Moxie Kitchen + Cocktail’s relationship with local and other sustainable sources.
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Regina Heffington
October 14, 2014
5 Points, Avondale, Drink, Festivals, Food + Drink, Jacksonville Beach, King Street District, Riverside, San Marco, Southside, St. Johns Town Center, The Beaches, What's Brewing
A personal beer mug that displays, in holographic form, the temperature of the beer within its confines, the beer’s alcohol content by volume (ABV), its International Bitterness Units (IBUs), your heart rate, blood pressure, family birthdays and bank account balance–along with the price you are paying for your selected brew. Sounds like Google Glass, huh? Where can you purchase such a beer mug? Wrong question. You should be asking when you will be able to purchase it. It doesn’t exist–at least not at the time this article is published. But I am sure somewhere, somebody is working on developing such …
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