Skip to main content

Sarasota Magazine

Eat & Drink

Year in Review

Our Top 10 Food Stories of 2018

From top tacos to a local pastry chef in the national spotlight, here are our most delicious articles of the year.

12/18/2018 By Staff

Best of the Year

Our Top 10 Stories of 2018

Here's what you read over and over again this year.

12/18/2018 By Staff

Making Spirits Bright

Pangea Serves Up Christmas Cocktails at 'Miracle' Holiday Pop-Up

Christmas Carol Barrel, anyone?

12/17/2018 By Megan McDonald

Grand Gingerbread Hotel

You've Got to See The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota's Gingerbread Display

This creation is made from 500 lbs. of gingerbread.

12/12/2018 By Megan McDonald

WEEKLY PLANNER

Wine Tastings, the Rosemary Indie Market and More Local Dining Events

Including honey bee tours and Breakfast with Santa.

12/12/2018 By Giulia Heyward

Sneak Peek

First Look: The Sarasota Modern Hotel

The stylish 89-room hotel has a mid-century modern theme.

12/12/2018 By Staff

Environment

Chef Lends Support to Sustainable Seafood Movement

Steve Phelps, the chef and owner of the Sarasota restaurant Indigenous, recently added his name to the Portland Pact for Sustainable Seafood.

12/06/2018 By Staff

Holidays

'Tis the Season—Don't Let Cooking Get You Stressed!

Chef Judi on the merits of a non-traditional holiday.

12/06/2018 By Judi Gallagher

Super Grouper

Looking for a Great Grouper Sandwich? Here's How to Find One

Many restaurants aren't actually using real grouper.

12/05/2018 By Cooper Levey-Baker

Weekly Planner

Hanukkah Festivals, Sushi Socials and More Local Dining Events

Including gingerbread cookie classes at the Ritz-Carlton and the opening of the Market at Lakewood Ranch.

12/05/2018 By Giulia Heyward

Popular Content

    The Best Late Night Restaurants in Sarasota

    Tommy Bahama Will Reopen at the End of September

    Sarasota's Best New Restaurants

    Grab a Beer or Two at These Area Oktoberfests

    What to Do in Sarasota This Week

    At Katy’s Cat Café, Adoptable Cats and Kittens Are the Stars

Grub hub

10 Bucks Or Less: Gulf Gate Food + Beer

Surprise! Gulf Gate Food + Beer is a restaurant located in Gulf Gate that serves both food and beer.

12/04/2018 By Cooper Levey-Baker

High Five

An Out-of-Town Food Critic's Go-To Restaurants in Sarasota and Manatee

Tampa Bay Times food critic Laura Reiley shares her favorite local spots.

11/30/2018 By Laura Reiley

Meat right

A Glimpse at the Area's Newest Butcher Shop

Butcher's Mark offers a modern twist on a New England tradition.

11/30/2018 By Cooper Levey-Baker

Weekly Planner

Breakfast with Santa, Beer Garden Bazaars and More Local Dining Events this Week

Including a vegan cheese and wine night and the Siesta Beach Seafood and Music Festival.

11/28/2018 By Giulia Heyward

FRESH OUT THE OVEN

New Junior League of Sarasota Cookbook Captures Sarasota's Stomach and Soul

Junior League of Sarasota's latest cookbook cooks up recipes with healthy ingredients and proceeds go right back into the community.

11/21/2018 By Giulia Heyward

Food

The 25 Best Lunch Spots in Sarasota

Where to go, what to order and how to relish the midday meal.

11/21/2018 By Cooper Levey-Baker

Pie Time

What It's Really Like to Make Pies with the Yoder's Restaurant Bakers

Yoder's pumps out a whopping 7,000 pies each Thanksgiving.

11/20/2018 By Megan McDonald

Weekly Planner

Pub Crawls, Music Festivals and More Local Dining Events

Including Black Friday brunch and a Thanksgiving cruise.

11/20/2018 By Giulia Heyward

Food

New Butcher Shop Opens Next Week

Butcher's Mark is opening at 8519 Cooper Creek Blvd., University Park, at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 28.

11/20/2018 By Staff

Spirits

Whiskey Festival Returns Next April

The 'largest world whiskey festival' in the United States will include specialty dinners and brunches, panels, an outdoor street party and more.

11/19/2018 By Staff

Latest Issue

September-October 2025

Guide to Giving 2025

Subscribe

513 Central Ave
Sarasota FL 34236
Phone: 941.487.1100 • Fax: 941.365.9233
© 2025 DreamLarge