
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 […]

Courtyard at Pescado hosting Mardi Gras wine dinner Feb. 23
Special to 30A Food & Wine:Feb. 1, 2023 ROSEMARY BEACH – The Courtyard at Pescado, located on the ground floor of the Orleans Building in Rosemary Beach, is set to host a Mardi Gras Wine Dinner Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023, at 6:30 p.m. The coursed menu, created by Chef Preston Trott, will consist of four […]

Seagar’s: Warmed from the inside out
Sandestin steakhouse debuts winter menu By Michelle FarnhamJan. 26, 2023 SANDESTIN – As a AAA Four-Diamond steakhouse, Seagar’s Prime Prime Steaks and Seafood is certainly known for its beef, but Executive Chef Fleetwood Covington III and his crew debut new creations four times a year to capitalize on each season’s freshest ingredients. At a special […]