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Wine Festival 2008: Q&A With Sam Talbot
Published 01/22/2008 at 3:31 p.m.
He didn't win "Top Chef" but that hasn't stopped him.
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Childhood dreams come full circle
Published 01/14/2008 at 7:43 p.m.
“Just pucker up,” Julie shouts to me from the dock. “Keep your hands by your sides and stay still.” He pops up out of the water a few feet away and cautiously swims forward, his mouth out of the water ...
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The Strange Magic of Absinthe
Published 01/09/2008 at 2:54 p.m.
A round carnival tent sprouts oddly out of the Miami Beach sand. Hidden behind a tall fence (the kind that doesn’t let you see in, and consequently makes you want to see in really badly), the tent emits a yellow ...
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Happy hour: A conversation with Carla Geschwendt
Published 01/08/2008 at 6:36 p.m.
Position: Head bartender, Shula’s at the Hilton Naples and Towers, 5111 U.S. 41 N., Naples, 659-3107. Hometown: Lansing, Mich. How did you become a bartender? “I started in college and it got me through. I just continued. I have been ...
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An Aquatic Love Affair Comes Full Circle
Published 01/03/2008 at 1:55 p.m.
“Just pucker up,” Robin shouts to me from the dock. “Keep your hands by your sides and stay still.” He pops up out of the water a few feet away and cautiously swims forward, his mouth pointed up towards the ...
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The Dish: A conversation with chef Angela Riddleberger
Published 12/25/2007 at 6 p.m.
Angela Riddleberger, bartender at the Patio Bar at the Silver Spoon, Waterside Shops, 5375 U.S. 41 N., Naples, 591-2123
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It's Been a Good Year, 2007
Published 12/25/2007 at 1:46 p.m. 1 Comment
When Coastalbeat.com launched in August 2006, we didn’t know exactly where we were heading or what we were going to do; we just knew that Southwest Florida was missing something that we could provide. So, we booted up our laptops, ...
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Home-style Eats, Industrial Setting at Gina's Cafe in the Park
Published 12/19/2007 at 5:49 p.m.
For a relatively small area (population, not square milage), Southwest Florida has an abundance of restaurants. Our restaurant guide currently has 704 different eateries listed, and doubtless we’re still missing a few...
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Happy Hour: A conversation with Robert Loseto
Published 12/19/2007 at 10:12 a.m.
Life behind the bar at Charlie Chiang's in North Naples is anything but boring. From wasabi cocktails to red hot martinis, barman Robert Loseto keeps his patrons happy and well-lubricated, slinging signature drinks and fresh sushi.
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This Week in Pictures
Published 12/15/2007 at 2:36 p.m.
Photography is our bread and butter. It's everywhere we look - in magazines, on television screens, on our cell phones and computer desktops. Every week photographers around the world capture the news through the camera's lens. Your world is beautiful. ...
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