Candy Apple Café and Cocktails — Jacksonville’s New
Sep03

Candy Apple Café and Cocktails — Jacksonville’s New

In Downtown Jacksonville, adjacent to Hemming Park and City Hall, stands the home of Sweet Pete’s Candy and The Candy Apple Café & Cocktails. The bright white building with the large porch and bright aqua eaves bustles with energy.

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Black Sheep
Jul12

Black Sheep

The focus at the decidedly modern Black Sheep is squarely on fresh, local ingredients, hand-crafted food, and gracious service.

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Look Back, Move Forward
May06

Look Back, Move Forward

Blue Bamboo is an oasis of calm and tranquility . . . a respite from the traffic’s din and the mish-mash of strip malls that define much of Jacksonville’s Southside Boulevard.

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bb’s ~ a groovy place to b
Mar10

bb’s ~ a groovy place to b

Check any list of Jacksonville’s top restaurants and you’re bound to see perennial favorite bb’s. Their cuisine is self described as American Continental, but pan-Asian and classic European influences have entered the repertoire over the years, creating an amalgam of flavor and style that co-owner Barbara Bredehoeft calls “One World Cuisine.”

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Provençal Dining Flourishes at San Marco’s Bistro Aix
Jan19

Provençal Dining Flourishes at San Marco’s Bistro Aix

In its sixteenth year of operation, Bistro Aix is reclaiming its rightful place as the elegant, yet vibrant doyenne of the San Marco dining set.

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The Story of Simi Winery
Dec05

The Story of Simi Winery

In 1849 the world, all in a rush, discovered California. Among the fortune seekers were two brothers —Giuseppe and Pietro Simi. They didn’t find gold in the New World, but they did find the Alexander Valley where they established a winery and planted vineyards. When the Simi brothers both died unexpectedly during the flu epidemic of 1904, Giuseppe’s 18-year-old beauty queen daughter, Isabelle, took over. She proved more than capable...

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