Seeing Red Wine heats up amid cooler temps
Seaside pours over 120 wines, sells out 28th annual festival By Michelle Farnham A sudden autumn chill sent 2018 Seeing Red Wine Festival attendees clambering for cozy scarves and the warming effects of a luscious Pinot Noir. There were plenty of Cabs, Sirahs, Merlots, and a few Zins and Chardonnays thrown in for good measure, […]
Coastal views, international flavors
Fish Out of Water gets revamped as FOOW By Michelle Farnham St. Joe Club & Resorts realized its fine dining restaurant Fish Out Of Water was a bit of a … well, a fish out of water. Located within the WaterColor Inn, a new “clever, hip and fun” restaurant seemed more in line with the […]
Life is grand with wine in hand
DCWAF’s Harvest Wine & Food Festival delights for a second year By Michelle Farnham The Harvest Wine & Food Festival was back for its second year at the picturesque Cerulean Park in WaterColor Oct. 27, bringing with it a mix of new and familiar faces. With 60 tents offering more than 250 bottles of wine […]
Bay Breeze Patio Announces Honorary Judges for 5th Annual Eggs on the Beach Cooking Competition, Sept. 29, at Seascape Resort
Special Contribution to 30A Food & Wine Bay Breeze Patio announces the panel of honorary judges for the 5th Annual Eggs on the Beach Cooking Competition, which will be held at Seascape Resort on Sept. 29, 2018. This year’s group of culinary experts includes Chef, Author and Food Network personality James Briscione; Cookbook author and […]
New chef focuses on festive fall flavors
Seagar’s Guidry offers a lighter take on cold-weather comfort foods By Michelle Farnham Editor, 30A Food & Wine SANDESTIN – When talking fall flavors, Chef Lee Guidry steers clear of the much-maligned pumpkin spice, and instead reaches for fine dining staples like sage, brown butter, and butternut squash to create his fall menu – which […]
Amaretto Cherry Streusel Tart – Summer Recipe
By Maro Desjardins How is your summer winding down? Check out our latest installment of our summer recipe series courtesy of Maro Desjardins from Maro’s Cooking Check out the rest of our summer series below and be sure to tag your recipes with #30afoodandwine. Stone Fruit Summer Salad with Roasted Shallot Vinaigrette Red Snapper Ceviche […]
Chef Jack McGuckin – Pushing the palate to new places
By Stephanie Burt You might notice a bit of the Big Easy on your plate when you visit Bijoux in Miramar Beach. “There is something ‘New Orleans’ that is innate in the way I cook,” said Executive Chef Jack McGuckin. “It’s not ingredients necessarily, but in the way I approach food, the techniques. I can’t […]
The Market Shops 4th Annual Bloody Mary Festival set for October 6, 2018
Proceeds to benefit Habitat for Humanity – Walton County On Saturday, October 6, The Market Shops will host its 4th Annual Bloody Mary Festival benefiting Habitat for Humanity – Walton County. The annual event will feature unlimited tastes of the Emerald Coast’s most creative and innovative bloody marys made with Cathead Vodka and served by […]
Stone Fruit Summer Salad with Roasted Shallot Vinaigrette
By Maro Desjardins We still have a few weeks left to enjoy the summer here in paradise. Maro Desjardins from Maro’s Cooking is back this week with our latest recipe for our summer recipe series. Check out the rest of our summer series below and be sure to tag your recipes with #30afoodandwine. Red Snapper […]
Cafe Thirty-A Welcomes New Executive Chef Timothy Williams
Cafe Thirty-A welcomes Chef Timothy (Tim) Williams as the new Executive Chef. Tim is excited to be a part of the Cafe Thirty-A family. Timothy’s food philosophy is all about using “fresh ingredients and letting the beauty of the flavors speak for themselves.” Guests can expect the classics to stay on the menu, but look […]