If You Can’t Stand the Heat….
Story by Natalie Haddock If you can’t stand the heat, get over to the Kitchen. The Summer Kitchen Café, that is. Aptly named after the small outbuildings that were designed to keep the heat of cooking out of the main house, the Summer Kitchen began as just a 300 square foot little red shack, catering […]
Fire it up with Chef Bob Medina!
Posted by: Philip Heppding Story by: Robert Medina- Owner- Fire It Up Foods, LLC This week we have a special guest contributor to 30afoodandwine.com. Robert Medina is a local author and former fireman who brings us a few simple holiday hors d’oeuvres. It’s that time of year again. I don’t mean the holidays. I mean […]
Chef Kevin Purdy
Story by Chad Thurman Meet Chef Kevin Purdy of the Highlands House Café & Bar in Santa Rosa Beach. Chef Purdy envisions and creates the menu using his experiences, influences, and educational knowledge to offer coastally inspired and French technique influenced meals. Purdy credits the free and creative atmosphere that Highlands House owner Marc Russack […]
A Chef’s Holiday Traditions
Story by Sarah Murphy Robertson The holidays are all about indulging in the delicious, decadent food of our families’ traditions. Chef Derek Langford of Bud & Alley’s graciously shared some holiday memories and an especially celebratory recipe to enjoy this season. Chef Langford grew up in North Georgia, in a town called Winder just outside […]
3 for 30a
We hope everyone has recovered from the Thanksgiving holiday and Christmas trees are up and ready for the Christmas season. This week’s installment of the 3 for 30a has some great events to get the celebrations under way for the holiday season. On Friday night, check out the Speakeasy Party at Acme Ice House in […]
Reserved Seating
Story by Sarah Murphy Robertson We are excited to announce a new way of fine dining on 30A. While our area’s many restaurant options are abundant, vacationing and special occasions often call for other exclusive culinary experiences. 30afoodandwine.com is collaborating with one of the area’s premiere chefs, Christopher Holbrook, to design incredible private dinners for […]
The Battle of Rosemary Beach
Story by Sarah Murphy Robertson Acme Ice House in Seacrest has done it again. Wednesday November 19th’s installment of “Food Fights” showcasing local 30A chefs cooking head to head (with three mandatory secret ingredients and only an hour’s time!), was overflowing with creativity, talent, and entertainment. Eager guests poured into the warm, inviting doors of […]
Giving Thanks on 30A
Story by: Sarah Murphy Robertson Warning: reading this article may result in one’s immediate craving for fare from these fantastic local establishments. As the weather cools and fall settles in, the holidays aren’t far behind. Thanksgiving is synonymous with family fun and good food. Here in our corner of paradise known as 30A, there are […]
Fight Night!
Story by: Sarah Murphy Robertson Anyone happening by Seacrest this past Wednesday evening may have heard the enthusiastic roar as Acme Ice House crowned their first Food Fight winner. It was a night celebrating culinary creativity and the crowd buzzed with excitement as two local chefs had one hour to create a minimum of two […]