Ovide hosting Easter brunch April 9
March 31, 2023Special to 30A Food & WineSANDESTIN – Ovide at Hotel Effie Sandestin is hosting a special Easter brunch buffet on Sunday, April 9. Locals and travelers alike can enjoy delectable dishes, live music and more. Brunch is priced at $95 per person, excluding gratuity and tax, $25 for children under 12 years old, […]
Back Beach Barbecue, Idyll Hounds raise $2,670 for NICU
Beer dinner gives back to Gulf Coast neonatal unitMarch 27, 2023Special to 30A Food & WinePANAMA CITY BEACH – Back Beach Barbecue and Idyll Hounds Brewing Company hosted an intimate beer dinner at Back Beach Barbecue March 2. Through donations and ticket sales, the evening raised $2,670 in support of HCA Florida Gulf Coast Hospital’s […]
New Hemmingway-themed menus debut at Havana Beach
Special to 30A Food & WineMarch 23, 2023ROSEMARY BEACH – Havana Beach Bar & Grill’s new brunch and dinner menus are an ode to Hemingway’s Havana, celebrating the joy of living, eating and drinking well. The new menus debut this spring and draw inspiration from Ernest Hemingway’s favorite oldtown Havana haunt, El Floridita, after which […]
30A Wine Festival: Carnival!
Grand Tasting fills Alys Beach with colorBy Michelle FarnhamFeb. 28, 2023ALYS BEACH – Mardi Gras rolled through town last week, but there was still plenty of celebration at the Carnival-themed 30A Wine Festival Grand Tasting, held Feb. 25 along South Charles Street.Vibrant Brazilian decor stood out among the stark white architecture synonymous with Alys Beach. […]
Schoolhouse rock!
Taste of the Race culinary event supports Seaside SchoolBy Michelle FarnhamFeb. 22, 2023SEASIDE – Race weekend is always Seaside’s time to shine, but Friday was Seaside’s night to rock!The sold-out crowd of more than 700 filled the Lyceum Lawn at Seaside Neighborhood School Feb. 17 for Taste of the Race, sampling eats from 19 restaurants, sipping […]
Alys Beach prepares for 11th 30A Wine Festival
Special to 30A Food & WineFeb. 22, 2023ALYS BEACH – The 30A Wine Festival returns to the community of Alys Beach for its 11th year: Wednesday, Feb. 22 through Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023. The festival showcases renowned distillers, vintners, and culinary favorites over five days of celebration – a series of events and workshops where […]
Sandestin Gumbo Festival returns Feb. 24-25
Special to 30A Food & WineFeb. 13, 2023 SANDESTIN – The Sandestin Gumbo Festival is one of the most popular winter food events along Florida’s Emerald Coast where the area’s best chefs compete for bragging rights with gumbo and Bloody Mary showdowns. The festival returns to The Village of Baytowne Wharf for a weekend of […]
Restaurateur and visionary Harriet Crommelin dies at 76
Harriet Huntress Crommelin, 1946 – 2023Special to 30A Food & WineFeb. 12, 2023 Harriet CrommelinHarriet Huntress Crommelin, 76, of Santa Rosa Beach, Fla., passed away Feb. 8, 2023, at her home in Seagrove Beach. Harriet was predeceased by her parents Vice Admiral Henry Crommelin and Sally (Huntress) Crommelin and her siblings Diane […]
Let the good times roll at Baytowne!
Special to 30A Food & WineFeb. 10, 2023 SANDESTIN – Mardi Gras is one of the biggest parties of the year where locals and travelers alike indulge in lively parades, celebrations and traditions. In the heart of Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort, The Village of Baytowne Wharf hosts over-the-top Mardi Gras parties. The festivities begin […]
Back Beach Barbecue, Idyll Hounds plan beer dinner benefitting NICU
Special to 30A Food & WineFeb. 8, 2023 PANAMA CITY BEACH – Back Beach Barbecue and Idyll Hounds Brewing Company will host an intimate beer dinner Thursday, March 2, at Back Beach Barbecue in support of HCA Florida Gulf Coast Hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Beginning at 5:30 p.m., the restaurant will be closed […]