Dining

Kurt Fadden and his wife, Eve, are the owners of the new poké restaurant, Island Fin Poké Co located in Pier Park North. The Restaurant serves Hawaiian style poké bowls, as well as Dole soft serve in various flavors. The build-your-own poké bowl experience starts with choosing a base...

By Marta Rose-Thorpe What a brilliant and delicious meal we had the night we visited Jaa’s Kitchen. I took my family of four – with husband and two teenage sons – to this authentic Jamaican American eatery, nestled in a shopping plaza on the beach, and we were in for...

By Jack Smith When I was a child growing up on the Chesapeake Bay, we had a special word for shrimp: bait. My first experience with shrimp as a food source was in the ‘60s and it came in the form of a shrimp cocktail. Fried, blackened, steamed were all...

By John Trubia, Executive Chef, Paparazzi Gourmet Deli and Catering Like so many here in town, my wife Kitty and I are empty nesters. Our boys are grown and forging new lives and starting families of their own. The strangest thing about our new life is that there is hardly...

By Jack Smith Hamburgers may well be considered America’s favorite food, but the origins of the hamburger are fuzzy at best. The Germans claim it started in Hamburg (hence the name, hamburger), influenced in turn by the 12th century Mongolians’ steak tartare. In the 19th century, beef from German Hamburg cows...

At Kwiker Liquor, we know that the key to having a great selection of fine wines is knowing a great selection of Vintners and Winemakers. We take pride in cultivating these relations to bring the very best to our customers in the Panhandle. This month we called on our...

By Brittany Kirke Even though it may be a few hundred feet away from the sand, this beachy bar will have you feeling fresh off the boat. Tim Jacobi and Don “DJ” Janovyak have been pelagic fishermen for over 40 years and grew up on big boats fishing recreationally, a...

By Jack Smith I have delayed writing this article for almost a year. The reason is purely selfish. Candice Leann Hunt and the Reef Bar & Grill are the best kept secret in Panama City Beach. Located in the Beachside Resort Hotel on Front Beach Road, The Reef is the...

By Jack Smith One of Mexico’s most popular exports is the margarita via its readily recognizable tequila base. In its classic form — tequila, lime juice and Cointreau or Triple Sec, served on the rocks in a glass with a salted rim — the margarita has fueled many a party....

At Kwiker Liquor, we know that the key to having a great selection of fine wines is knowing a great selection of Vintners and Winemakers. We take pride in cultivating these relations to bring the very best to our customers in the Panhandle. This month we called on our...