South Beach Food and Wine Festival

Wow! What a way to show off South Florida. We looked like the jewel we are on The Today Show Friday morning. Under the tents, you tasted fabulous food and wine and had only to turn your head to see fantastic white beach and the most gorgeous blue ocean.

Four of us were lucky to attend on Friday (open only to the trade) as guests of our wine purveyor. You'll be seeing some of the wines we tasted soon on our shelves. By the way, my partner (and sister), Jonnie, is the wine buyer. If you need advice or want to try to get your hands on something you've tasted elsewhere, she can help.

Our chef, Jay, volunteered for the entire event. He ran Stage A and worked with Emeril, Paula Deen, Rachel Ray, Bobby Flay, Tyler Florence, Guy Fieri, Martha Stewart and more. I can't remember them all. Great experience and great fun for a young chef!

Hey Tom -- I was born and raised here, as was my mother. And, I was fortunate to live in the Redland/Redlands for a few years. I knew whichever way I went with that one, someone would call me on it.

suann

The Cult of the Big Green Egg

I wonder how many people out there are members? Grilling year round is one of the great things about living in South Florida. The Big Green Egg (BGE) is the best grill and smoker around. It's an odd looking grill, but cooks up fantastic food. Check out our display on the front porch, or stop by next Saturday when we'll be cooking up something delicious.

More about the BGE and some recipes later.

Got to run. Tomorrow's my day off and I've got to shop. One of the best perks of working at Norman Brothers is that you get to check out what's freshest and best and shop every day. We're still harvesting in The Redland, so check out the previous posts and you'll know what I'm taking home.

Suann