Dining

By Jack Smith I think 18th-century satirist Jonathan Swift said it best: “He was a bold man that first ate an oyster.” Oysters are a somewhat divisive issue and as my wife likes to put it, “I would rather eat a tire.” Growing up on the Chesapeake Bay, oysters were...

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 Jack Smith While all of our featured restaurants offer a plethora of homemade soups and salads, I’d like to focus on two of my favorites, Caesar salad and she-crab soup. Most food-historians believe the Caesar salad was invented in the 1920s by an Italian immigrant named Caesar Cardini, a...

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 Lee Moore, Owner, Kwiker Liquor I really don’t care how many three-point shots you’ve made, how many hit records you’ve sold or how many movies you’ve starred in; if your tequila isn’t as good as your talent, then you’re not gonna get on the shelf at Kwiker Liquor! With that...

By Jack Smith If you, like me, enjoy a cold frosty beer, thank a German or Czech immigrant. These immigrants mostly in Milwaukee, New York, and St. Louis were looking to bring classic ales and lagers from their homelands to their new turf. By 1612, Dutch immigrants Adrian Block and...

By Brittany Kirke On April 20, 2012, Bill Buskell opened The Wicked Wheel Bar and Grill. Since then, it has become a renowned hotspot for fried chicken: it’s been voted “Best Fried Chicken” in Bay County seven years in a row! Nine years later, Wicked Wheel continues to draw in...

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...

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 Contributor Caroline Coker, 30AEats.com This is one of my favorite appetizers that I make at home all the time. During one memorable chapter of my childhood, I spent the summer with my mom and younger brother, poolside at my aunt and uncle’s home in Texas, where mom made mounds...