Father and daughter team Rick and Christy Spell are the new faces behind La Cocina Mexican Grill and Bar. Hailing from Memphis, the dynamic duo ventured further south in search of a great restaurant to buy.
The dynamic trio of Steve Dixon, Jon Kazek, and Chris Morrison seem to have nailed the formula for successful home building. Equal partners in Dixon Kazek Morrison Custom Home Designs (DKM), all are Florida-certified general contractors and their home-building territory stretches from Rosemary Beach to Shalimar.
“You probably need to put on about 3,000 miles to find all of this in Europe,” said Dom Damiano, owner of Mama Clemenza’s European Breakfast.
I sat staring in awe at the Pastry Platter piled with high with the best things in life - carbs. Gracing the platter: a blueberry muffin made with pancake batter; sfogliatelle; chocolate and butter croissants; cranberry and chocolate goat-cheese medallions; and shaved prosciutto and parmesan.
What do you need after a day of swimming and drinking and sunning and playing on the beach? Meat. You need meat. And like manna from heaven, Moe’s Original Bar B Que spreads the love with Alabama home cooking right in the middle of the strip in Panama City Beach.
Stinky’s Bait Shack has a name that belies its great selection of beach and water fare. It is the kind of place you sometimes stumble upon that is completely unexpected. The guys and gals of Stinky’s know how to do it right. Owner and chef, Jim Richard, along with Bait Shack manager, Kelli Younkin, have put a ton of thought, backed by experience, into exactly what their shop should offer.
Feeding and petting a fever of stingrays, swimming with dolphins and getting smooched by a sea lion is all in a day’s work at Gulf World Marine Park. Panama City Beach’s longstanding educational facility pulls double duty as the Area Coordinator for the Southeast Marine Mammal Stranding Network. And when Gulf World’s team of experts isn’t out rescuing dolphins and sea turtles, they’re educating kids and kids-at-heart about the fascinating animals with which we share our planet.
There are a many reasons why Angelina’s Pizzeria and Pasta in Seagrove Beach has been a success for more than 20 years, but the most important are the great food and warm, friendly service. When Brian and Jan Ethridge moved to SoWal in 1994 to open their little Italian eatery, they wanted nothing more than to offer home-style cuisine by the beach - and they have succeeded.
Seems like yesterday that Ed Berry and Rachel Morgan opened up their Blue Mountain grocery, For the Health of it, but it’s been 20 years and the neighborhood health food store is still going strong.
Word on the street is that there’s a new Pizza place in Seagrove. And sure enough, Brozinni Pizzeria has surfaced in the same location once occupied by Cocoon’s. Owners Kevin and Nicole McKee, along with partner David Goble, have opened what they refer to as a “New York-style” pizza place offering the Big Apple’s signature crust.
Three master suites in Seaside, Florida - what's sweeter than that? How about Gulf and town views from the tall tower in "Sweet Retreat"? Kick back and relax in this beautif three bedroom, Three-and-a-half bath home on Tupelo Street in the heart of Seaside.
