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Helping others through coffee "I said to myself, wait a minute, I come from Kenya. We have very, very good coffee and Americans love coffee. I realize that Americans are willing to pay $3 or $4 for a cup of coffee," Kabuki said. "And back home, the coffee growers are very, very poor because they get paid just a tiny bit of that amount. So I decided that Im going to start a company where the coffee growers are getting paid more money." Starting slowly in Jacksonville more than a decade ago...

Get a four-course meal and discover new local food during the Pop-up Dinner Series The first dinner is Saturday, June 19 at 6 p.m. with Chef Cece Key. $50 will get you a four course meal from apps to desserts. Author: Mercedes Mackay Updated: 7:07 PM CDT June 15, 2021 LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Starting this weekend, youll be able to get a taste of the talent from several chefs we have around Little Rock! Rock City Eats and Community Bakery are joining forces to launc...

Uptown Swinery, located on San Marco Avenue, is here to stay after series of challenging openings and closings since 2019.

St. Augustines Juicy Café offers plant-based treats on Anastasia Boulevard. It began two years ago as a food truck — though that hasnt gone away.

The Rockin 50s Eatery is a new venture by husband-and-wife Jeremy and Megan Holcomb located in a small corner space in the Winn-Dixie plaza on U.S. 1 North, the site of the former Old City Subs. The Holcombs were originally just going to take over operation of the St. Augustine north location of Old City Subs but the deal fell through and they decided to go ahead with plans to run a sandwich shop anyway. Why the 50s theme? "Well, we both like antique cars," said Jeremy, "and she [Megan] likes ...

Both expatriates, Dold and his British-born wife, Clare, met in 1972 at the former Le Pavillon restaurant in St. Augustine. Besides Hannah, 34, the couple have two other children. Clare handles some of the counter sales when not working in her other job in the development department of St. Johns County. "Were just a small bakery using all fresh ingredients," said Clare. "I always think of us as the bakery around the corner." The Dolds opened the Bakersville Bread Company in January 2018. Thoug...

As Athens restaurants, bars and eateries adjust to social distancing requirements and changing policies during the coronavirus pandemic, their operations change frequently. Here’s this week’s roundup of restaurant news. Don’t forget to stay up to date on hours of operations, service options and contact information with our comprehensive restaurant guide. Classic City Eats has new hours The new Watkinsville location of a once local favorite opened its doors last week. Classic City...

The restaurant is the successor to the 224 King St. building, which previously housed the Present Moment Café, a raw and vegan restaurant sharing much of the same values. After two owners and 14 years of love from St. Augustines vegan community, it closed permanently on July 11 of last year. For Buena Onda, the streetside location in West King makes it anything but a secret, allowing for plenty of business in its first couple of weeks. "[Its been] amazing," said Jaclyn Briand, Buena Ondas mana...

Just talk to William Venanzio, aka "Captain Scallywag," operator of a pirate-themed food truck that makes its home at Coconut Barrel, an artisan flea market at 3175 U.S. 1 South in St. Augustine. The business parking lot houses a rotating schedule of mobile canteens, serving specialty items from German cuisine to YAMO, an Italian street food concept.  The owners of Coconut Barrel opened up their parking area to food trucks about a year ago, at the same time opening up the door to businesses...

The result: "Veggin in St. Augustine," Jordan’s newly published book. Part cookbook, part food blog, the volume is a vegetarian field guide, taking readers along on a tour through the city’s culinary landscape, filled with full-color photos and interesting tidbits along the way. Jordan and her husband, Josh, live in Ponte Vedra Beach, and have a son, George, whom Jordan said assisted her on “tons of eating excursions” throughout the creation of the book. Jordan, a professional writer an...