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Unconventional cookbook inspires menu for Rosh Hashana
PORT ST. LUCIE — It’s a tradition to invite family and friends over for the Jewish holidays and this year, at sundown on Sept. 18 for Rosh Hashana, is no exception.

Fresh faces, fresh smiles, fresh food as The Fresh Market opens Wednesday in Vero Beach | Video
Employee Jack Boswell stood at the meat counter at The Fresh Market store Tuesday, helping butchers arrange pork chops for the display case. he 20,000-square-foot store, which is the 90th location for the grocery chain headquartered in Greensboro, N.C., is the 22nd location in Florida but the first on the Treasure Coast.

The Sauce Boss gumbo recipe
Taste this gumbo from The Sauce Boss.

The Sauce Boss will cook up good music, gumbo at Lyric Theatre
Bill ?The Sauce Boss? Wharton will perform on stage and cook gumbo at 7 p.m. Friday at the Lyric Theatre.

Martin County woman a finalist in national pie contest
Rosalind Jackson has been watching TV cooking shows and collecting cookbooks, food magazines and recipes for as long as she can remember.

It?s time for Mangia at the Blake Library
Every year for the past six years, the area in and around the Blake Library in Stuart is transformed into a gourmand?s pleasure palace for Mangia!

Indian River County farmer wants public to be better informed of what we eat
Brian Quant is on a mission to improve our food consumption. This outspoken farmer, owner of The White Rabbit certified organic farm, wants the public to be better informed about the labels we use to describe how our food is grown.

Vero Beach chef turns up the heat on Valentine's Day
Just in time for Valentine?s Day, Chef David Rodriguez of Oriente Restaurant at the Costa d?Este Beach Resort in Vero Beach entertained a hungry crowd with the secrets of aphrodisiac foods, in a demonstration at McKee Botanical Garden.

Italy comes to Port St. Lucie for festival
Do you like your gravy red? Your veal scaloppine? Your music smooth? If so, you won?t want to miss the second annual Taste of Little Italy this weekend at Tradition in Port St. Lucie. In addition to more than 60 vendors serving up everything from calzone to zeppole, there will be plenty of Italian music.

'Taste of the Treasure Coast' kicks it up a notch
First-time food purveyors, a special beverage and live music will be added to the menu for this year?s ?A Taste of the Treasure Coast? on Thursday at Holy Cross Catholic Church Parish Hall in Vero Beach.

Peterson's Groves is part of the citrus culture in Florida
Standing outside his quaint store in Vero Beach, Ed Peterson is a part of an old Florida tradition, one that continues to this day. His father, Axel Peterson Sr., homesteaded the land in the early 1920s. He brought cows, chickens and vegetables, and planted citrus trees. In 1923, the senior Peterson started selling eggs, vegetables, milk and home-churned butter and, when the trees began to bear fruit, the hardworking son of Swedish descent started selling his fruit to people who stopped by.

Readers share more of their favorite farmer's markets
Our New Year?s Day list of area farmers markets inspired readers to call with additions and corrections.

Implement these 10 food resolutions for 2009
Potential change is in the air each Jan. 1, but this year, with a youthful new president-to-be, and a new financial reality that will affect us all, it seems particularly important to review and refresh our own lives.

Vero Beach couple celebrate Hanukkah afloat
Despite the small galley on their trawler, the even smaller cook space on the Fort Pierce dry-docked sailboat, and the fact they are rigging for one last trip around the world, Sparkie and Cappy Miner will mark the beginning of the eight-day holiday with a traditional, though simple, meal.

Amy Sedaris' holiday recipes for the perfect party
A meatloaf wreath, mashed potatoes and Aunt Joyce's brownies are all you need for a great holiday party. Oh. And a lady slipper cocktail.

Amy Sedaris dishes up laughs for your holiday parties
You don?t have to be the perfect host, just the prettiest,? says comedian, actress and writer Amy Sedaris in ?I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence.? Sedaris provides all manner of advice to the entertaining-challenged.

Dorothy Grant: You will give thanks for these ?leftovers?
There will be no moaning or groaning with your Thanksgiving dinner leftovers this year. The days following ?Turkey Day? will be filled with easy-to-make recipes, thanks to the fact that almost everything was already prepared.

Tofurky may be answer for vegetarian Thanksgiving
The traditional Thanksgiving usually dinner consists of turkey and spiraled ham, but what does a cook do if vegetarian guests are coming over? Tofurky could be the answer to that question.

Gourmet grocer Fresh Market coming to Vero Beach
The Fresh Market, a chain of gourmet supermarkets based in North Carolina, will be making its Treasure Coast debut on Miracle Mile in Vero Beach. The Fresh Market in Vero Beach is scheduled to open in the fall of 2009, the company announced Monday. They are moving into an empty 37,000-square-foot store in the Vero Plaza, 526 21st St.