If you’re looking for an exciting and affordable new lunch menu, you’ll want to check out the delicious Thai Street Food at Drunken Poet. One of the most popular Thai and sushi restaurants in town, Drunken Poet has attracted the young, hip set of Sarasota for years. After recently undergoing a makeover of the restaurant’s interior,…read more
I walked away from a recent media lunch at Smashburger, hosted the day they opened in Sarasota, with three thoughts weighing heavy on my mind. First, who would have ever thought that smashing could make food taste so much better that you’d name your restaurant after it? Obviously, I had some juicy details to learn. Rod…read more
Sometimes our intuition leads us through the doors of our next great dining adventure. . . Call it a “sixth sense,” if you will. Our visit to Yuniku reminded us to listen to that intuition, because rarely have our other five senses been treated to what we were about to experience at this recently opened Asian Fusion…read more
Even the most traveled foodie can learn a thing or two by attending pop-up dinners, where you’ll experience food parings, ingredients and flavors unlike any you’ll find on most restaurant menus. Fortunately for us, Chef Louis Robinson, known for his plating and innovative menus, is a personal chef in the Sarasota/Lakewood Ranch areas, and he’s recently…read more
Chef Darwin Santa Maria and Tom Golen, chef/owner of Señor Siesta are on a mission. Donning chef jackets like culinary superheroes, these two like-minded lovers of Latin fare have paired together to bring affordable Latin street food to the Siesta Key ‘hood. Which means not just the homes, condos and businesses on Siesta Key, but…read more
Mart and I ask ourselves how it’s even possible to still be amazed by how delicious the food is at Sarasota’s locally owned restaurants. I can’t tell you how often our meals exceed expectations, as it did at Valentino Pizzeria & Trattoria, a family-friendly restaurant off Clark Road, just east of Sawyer. Take something as simple as a bowl…read more