food Archive

In the American South, food takes a place on the cultural mantel piece along with rocking chairs and banjo music. Even in today’s South, where people are more transient and familial connections to the past are often forgotten, you can still find hole-in-the-wall restaurants serving family recipes of gumbo, fried fish, slaw or barbecue. Chances are if you take a seat at one of these places, you might find yourself sharing a meal with John T. Edge.

Braxton Parker always knew he wanted to be a chef; he just didn’t know he would be recognized for it at such an early age. Parker, a third-grade student at Rhodes Elementary School, won Santa Rosa County District Schools’ 2023 Sodexo Future Chefs Challenge. His official title after winning the competition is Santa Rosa County Future Chef Grand Champion.

On Thurs., Oct. 6, the Chick-Fil-A restaurant in Pea Ridge closed its doors for the last time in 2022. But don’t worry, they plan to be back in early January.

The franchise is remodeling the store after continually serving the Pea Ridge area since 2005. Mark Nicholson, the owner and operator of the Pea Ridge Chick-Fil-A, said they have been planning a remodel since January 2022.

Milton residents will soon have more restaurant options.

Branch Properties, an Atlanta based real estate investment and development firm, announced two restaurants have joined Merganser Commons at Dogwood Estates, a Publix Super Markets-anchored development in Milton.

NAVARRE BEACH — The 26th annual Chili Cook-off event is scheduled and will benefit Caring & Sharing of South Santa Rosa County. It includes a volleyball tournament. “Last year the raffle, chili coo…

Whether you are a new bride, a college student, a mom who works away from home or just a busy mom who is looking for easy ways to make lunches for the family, I think you will appreciate some recipes…

We can just cut straight to the point, because there isn't much time. We are surrounded. Behind the usual pleasantries, your neighbors are probing you for weakness, trying to decide who among you o…

MILTON — A new restaurant and brewery have opened in downtown Milton in the Old Post Office at 6821 Caroline Street.  Brew Angels, owned by Sean McCool, officially opened July 4 but is still in the…

MILTON — Santa Rosa is currently the seventh healthiest county in Florida, according to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute's latest County …

In the weeks leading up to Thanksgiving, cooks are busy making decisions: what to put in and what to leave out. Some pure traditionalists keep the table exactly as they have been doing for generation…