Chefs have long known that pork belly is one of the most succulent, savory tastes—if prepared properly. How exciting to see Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse feature pork belly as one of its new dishes. …

The wet weather of the past few days has been making me even more excited to get out of the house and to the Suncoast Super Boat Grand Prix events held throughout the weekend. Today on Wednesday, July 27 there are two events where you can see the boats and meet the teams racing this weekend. Our local team, Team REDS, will be at Morton’s Market in Osprey Village from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. In the evening Team REDS will join other race teams at Fleming’s Steakhouse (1001 Siesta Dr., [...]

Happy Hours are going through a transformation in many restaurants, and rightly so. The boozy Happy Hour is a relic of a bygone era where menus focused on cheap liquor with little to no attention on food. For many spots, the hours between 5 and 7 p.m. were nothing more than liquid “lead-ins” to dinner. Today’s consumer preferences, coupled with restaurants’ desire to offer expanded yet simple menu additions, are leading to some interesting and innovative Happy Hour menus. A leading innovator in the burgeoning small plates/Happy Hour menu space [...]