Metro
Jimmy John’s debuts new restaurant
By Carla Vianna | Jan. 8, 2015Jimmy John’s opened its third Gainesville location in December, and it’s freaky-fast business as always.
Food
The Avenue
Netflix binge drinking game: Friends
By Kristan Wiggins | Jan. 7, 2015So no one told you life would bring you “Friends” on the silver platter that is Netflix. All 238 episodes of the decade-old sitcom came with the New Year, and it even has Central Perk frequent visitors reliving the highlights: the will-they-won’t-they Ross and Rachel; the fan-favorite, sarcastic Chandler; and, oh my God, don’t forget Janice. For those of you unconvinced to watch it again, might I remind you that you don’t have to wait for reruns or get up after every sixth episode to change the DVD in the box set. Whether you’re reliving the ‘90s for the umpteenth time or experiencing it for the first time, here’s a drinking game to take you from opening song to ending credits.
The Avenue
Men's cooking more about leisure
By Kelsi | Jan. 7, 2015The constant presence of the male chef on food-related TV shows and the rising number of books, magazines and blogs about men’s cooking seems to indicate a growing enthusiasm for cooking among men. Indeed, American men are spending about twice as much time in the kitchen compared to the 1960s.
Metro
Lucky’s Market soft opening Jan. 6
By Carla Vianna | Jan. 5, 2015A Colorado-based organic grocery store is opening its doors in Gainesville this week.
The Avenue
The history and art of recipes played on the radio
By Keri | Dec. 3, 2014The sharing of recipes is not only through cookbooks, television and the web but also on the radio. Contemporary radio shows, such as American Public Media’s “The Splendid Table” hosted by Lynne Rossetto Kasper, have been continuing the art of recipe telling on the airwaves since the early 20th century. In fact, the glory days of radio homemaking began in the 1920s, increased in popularity during the Depression years and lasted up until the 1960s when television took the scene. Providing a community for the radio homemaker were women such as Evelyn Corrie Birkby, of Sidney, Iowa, who chatted about domestic life, sharing best recipes and cooking tricks.
The Avenue
Dudley Farm pays tribute to the past in annual Cane Day event
By Kelsey Jordan | Dec. 3, 2014The aroma of boiling molasses, the dust of corn shucking and the twanging sounds of banjos will fill Dudley Farm Historic State Park’s biggest event of the year Saturday.
The Avenue
Before Thanksgiving, have Friendsgiving
By Emily Cardinali | Nov. 19, 2014Before you go home for Thanksgiving to see your (hopefully not bickering) family, the best way to pre-celebrate is by having Friendsgiving with your (again, hopefully not bickering) friend family in your dorm. I mean, you’ve probably seen these people naked in those (awful) communal showers. The least you can do is share a dinner.
The Avenue
Thanksgiving and TV: America’s two loves
By Kelsi | Nov. 19, 2014Thanksgiving is a celebration usually composed of food (turkey, of course), family (and friends — inclusivity is one of Thanksgiving’s beauties) and football (yes, we’re in the South). Gathering around the TV, Thanksgiving revelers let the food digest before the slicing of pie(s).
The Avenue
Cookbooks as works of art
By Kelsi | Nov. 12, 2014In a time when many of us are turning to online recipes for instruction, how is it that heavy, richly illustrated cookbooks (unwieldy for practical use in the kitchen) are being released in a steady stream? Are cookbooks becoming more of an art piece than an instructional book? Are they resting on the coffee table more than on the kitchen counter?
The Avenue
Daily Green looks to redefine local drive-thru food
By Christina Hunt | Nov. 7, 2014Daily Green, a healthy fast food option in downtown Gainesville, will soon offer online ordering and drive-thru pick up.
The Avenue
Your cookbook is more than simply your recipes
By Kelsi | Oct. 22, 2014A cookbook can be considered an autobiography.
The Avenue
Local food: Ward’s fall festival returns
By Lilianne Busto | Oct. 22, 2014A locally owned Gainesville grocery store is celebrating its 63rd Anniversary Fall Food Festival on Saturday.
The Avenue
Dixieland Music Park Fall Bluegrass Festival returns to Waldo
By Cody Smith | Oct. 22, 2014The fall music festival season is kicking off strong in Central Florida in the coming weeks, and the small town of Waldo is once again bringing back bluegrass.
Metro
Local farm making mooooves toward dairy production
By Chabeli Herrera | Oct. 20, 2014In a push for added sustainability, the lush vegetables and bright flowers that grow on the seven farmed acres at Swallowtail Farm in Alachua will be joined by four new mooing members come January.
News
UF IFAS looking to attract more STEM students to agriculture
By Taylor Russell | Oct. 20, 2014UF Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences is working to recruit students to fill the shortage of young professionals in the agricultural industries.
The Avenue
Toasting to the holidays ahead
By Keri | Oct. 15, 2014Now is the time to start preparing for the holidays ahead. No, we don’t mean shopping or menu planning, which are good ideas by the way, but preparing for the social events ahead. Ways to fine-tune your social etiquette are to know how to give good toasts, a universal practice of honoring a person or occasion with an expression of goodwill and a drink. The holidays present many opportunities to give toasts with gatherings of friends and family ahead, including parties, winter weddings and graduations.
The Avenue
Wizardly drinks this month
By Lauren Bobek | Oct. 8, 2014Wizard-themed drinks are whizzing into UF’s Starbucks this month.
Metro
New Gainesville Korean BBQ replica of similar California BBQ
By Chabeli Herrera | Oct. 6, 2014Some copycat confusion ensued Sunday when a blog post on Ken Eats Gainesville alerted residents that Gainesville’s upcoming Shila Korean BBQ restaurant had missed a key element in business etiquette: If you’re going to open a restaurant, make sure it doesn’t already exist.
News
Fast-A-Thon brings practice of fasting to UF community
By Rumi Rahman | Oct. 5, 2014UF students willing to fast from sunrise to sunset Thursday will be rewarded with a feast.
The Avenue
Universal Cutlery Culture: the spoon’s diverse history
By Keri | Oct. 1, 2014Ever been bewildered by the multitude of forks, knives and spoons jostling for space at a formal dinner table? Which to use? When? And how did they get there, anyway?
