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Food expo, film show benefits home-grown products
By ATTIYYA ANTHONY | Oct. 5, 2009You don't have to dig deep to see that Gainesville's soil is ripe with growth.
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Five ways to cook fresh fish at home
By Victoria Phillips | Sep. 23, 2009A slight aroma of garlic and lime reaches your nostrils as the oil in the deep fryer begins to bubble and pop. You plunge the grouper fillet into a bowl of egg yolks. Picking it up, it drips like slime for only a few seconds before you dunk it into a mixture of breadcrumbs and cracker meal.
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101 Cantina adds modern Mexican twist
By KIRK WILLIAMS | Sep. 23, 2009Midtown's newest restaurant by day and bar by night will ensure that no UF student needs travel to Tijuana in search of satisfying Mexican cuisine or top-shelf tequila. The recently opened 101 Cantina, a kind of "Southwestern sibling" to 101 Management Group's 101 Downtown, is situated at a premier University Avenue location right alongside The Swamp and Ben & Jerry's.
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Recipe for the perfect Game-Day burger
By MAXIM PETTERSEN | Sep. 1, 2009With Game Day approaching this weekend, your drive for football fanaticism, thirst for beer and especially your hunger for the perfect tailgating burger will shoot like a rocket into the sky. Other than the action-packed game with the Gators dominating, the tailgating experience will be the best part. Here is a homemade recipe to create a perfect, mouthwatering burger on Game Day.
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Local pizza shops offer originality, culture to dining
By Alex Orlando | Aug. 26, 2009With college students scarfing down pizza faster than the average Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle, the pizza market is thriving in Gainesville.
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Easy, homemade chicken tacos
By MAXIM PETTERSEN | Aug. 16, 2009Welcome to college! You will probably be here for at least the next four years, on your own, without anyone to cook for you. Eating out can be expensive, and the meal plans will eventually become unexciting and monotonous. There is always the option to cook your own delicious food. This quick and easy to make recipe costs only about $10 for four to five servings and will hit the spot!
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Gainesville food joints offer diversity, familiarity for all
By JOHN SILMAN | Aug. 16, 2009You are new to Gainesville and perplexed by the throngs of drunk college hooligans swaying by your doorstep at 2 a.m. Or, you are back from your forced exile from home-cooked meals and motherly laundry service, and all of a sudden are forced to fend for yourself once again.
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Eat healthy, cheap on the go
By MIKE CIADELLA | Aug. 16, 2009College and fast food usually go hand-in-hand, and UF's campus is no different than most other colleges. But outside the campus boundaries, Gainesville offers numerous options for eating out that are healthy, delicious and affordable.
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Oakes shifts focus to food industry
By Richard Iwanik-Marques | July 22, 2009Ostrich, kangaroo, 'gator and rattlesnake are not items typically found on a Mexican restaurant's menu, but Boca Fiesta can hardly be considered a traditional Mexican restaurant.
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Coffee binge brings aversion, reflection & perspiration
By Jon Silman | June 3, 2009With all the rabble between scientists and media outlets over the benefits and dangers of coffee, it's hard to know what to believe. People on the left say it prevents cancer, and other people on the left say it could give you a heart attack. People on the right talk too, but I don't listen to them. Like any red-blooded, coffee loving fool, I decided to see for myself.
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Caramelized onions spruce up meals with sweet, savory flavors
By CHRISTINE HART<br | Sep. 14, 2008Caramelized onions are one of my favorite side notes that can easily, and with a low-caloric punch, jazz up many dishes be they tacos, mashed potatoes, scrambled eggs or a sandwich. Now, before you go trekking off to candy lands and your metaphorical boots get gummed up with pralines and crème brulees, let us better introduce ourselves to the notably uncandy-like subject. Caramelized onions are onions that have been sliced thin and cooked on low to medium heat, often in a bit of fat, until they become golden brown in color, meltingly tender, and both sweet and savory in flavor. They can be delicious eaten straight out of the pan, but their awesomeness lies in their adaptability that shines when they are paired with other dishes.
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Welcome to College Bites
By CHRISTINE HART<br | Sep. 9, 2008I first became interested in cooking in high school and came to UF (pursuing a degree in art) with ideas and recipes that have helped me cook healthily for myself while staying on a budget. Because I am on often cooking on the fly for one, I have to remain flexible; thus I developed an improvisational attitude towards cooking. As I see it, if you become familiar with a particular ingredient, technique, or basic recipe and learn how to play with it, it can become so much more than one involved, rigid recipe ever could.
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For lovers of books and health food
By SEAN MCCAUGHAN | Sep. 3, 2008Of the many reasons a restaurant may not be a crazy success, often ¾ dare I say most of the time? ¾ the quality of the food is the last. Some of those places are so devoted to the goodness of what they serve that they totally overlook everything else, including promoting themselves. They miss unbridled potential. That is the biggest problem with one of my favorite places in town, The Book Lover's Café.
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Enjoy quality, ambience at favorite Gainesville eateries
By MARGARITA DELAPAZ | Aug. 17, 2008Whether you're new to Gainesville or just looking for a new place to eat, Gainesville has a ton of local eats to check out this semester. Make the most of your time here and uncover these Gainesville gems that will give you the best food for your buck.
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Delicious Easter candies based on pagan traditions
By SARAH KIENY | Mar. 19, 2008Despite the tight-fitting suits and pastel crinoline dresses, children love Easter.
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Top of the Tapas
By YVONNE AYALA | Sep. 5, 2007With so many Latin restaurants in town, how do you know which ones are the real deal? Where can you get an authentic media noche? Who makes the best guava puff pastry? Which place can satisfy your Latin food addiction? Eight of the most popular places are reviewed here to let you know what's fabuloso and what's not.
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Pizza guide separates the good, the bad and the greasy
By BETH ROMANIK | Aug. 22, 2007If you're really trying to live it up while you're at college, you must know that living the quintessential university lifestyle requires eating a lot of pizza.
