April 2008 Issue Food & Wine Issue Our Judges Find the Best Gourmet Pizza 10 Top Breakfast Dishes World's Best Peanut Butter Pie

Feature Stories Nancy and the Real Thing  After years of struggling—many of them in Sarasota—writer Nancy Oliver earns Hollywood success. Pizza with Panache  Gourmet pizzas are popping up all over town. But who serves the most sensational slice? We recruit some judges, hop into a limo and taste-test our way to the best. The Bounty of Pinecraft  Right in the middle of stylish Sarasota, a tiny Mennonite community carries on a culinary tradition that has enriched the entire town. The Deal BehindThe Deal  How Sarasota Film Festival supporters helped produce a Hollywood movie. Departments Homefront  Tips and trends from our advertisers. A Visit to Ave Maria  It was easy to scoff about a pizza magnate creating a brand-new town in rural Collier County. Then I saw the place in person. April Events  Kay Kipling's guide to the month's best cultural and special events. April Up & Coming  Art Buzz  Inside the visual arts with Mark Ormond. California Green  A sustainable Golden State-style home fits right in on Sarasota's waterfront. Content Page  Curves Ahead  A new furniture design collection brings international attention to Sarasota. Eat! Drink! And diet!  Fashion Statement—Leslie Lauritano  Spotted at All Children's Hospital Guild's Casablanca at the Crosely. Hot Seat—Mary Bensel  The Van Wezel's new executive director on how she plans to turn things around at the hall. Lifetime Love  The birds do it, the bees do it—and so do sexy seniors. Mr. Chatterbox  This month: Sarasota gets spooky in Stephen King's Duma Key. Natural Selection—Pineapple  An illustrator's notebook of Sarasota flora and fauna. Noisemaker—Bleu Book  Kathleen Flinn's new book details her adventures at the world's most famous cooking school. One Great Room  Urban energy in a new downtown condo. Rise and Shine  The 10 top breakfast dishes in town. Second Life  Familiar Fred's gets a fresh new focus; plus a budding Arosa—and more. Shopping—Food Network  What's hot, haute & happening in Sarasota's stores. Street Smarts—Nicole Kaney  Essential intelligence about throwing a party. The Social Detective  Crime novelist Leslie Glass communes with nature at the Conservation Foundation's Palm Ball. What's Next  Fresh new ways to bring green home.