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Annual Taste of the Islands winners announced
By CROW - | Dec 23, 2020
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The Old Captiva House won Taste of the Taste and Best Seafood Dish.
The Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife announced the winners of its 39th Taste of the Islands.
This year’s “Reimagined” event featured 31 restaurants from Sanibel and Captiva that diners visited throughout November. Local judges Harold Balink, Gina Birch, Karen Feldman, Jarred Harris, Gloria Jordan, Norman Love, Patrick Nolan, and Geoff and Robbie Roepstorff, along with surprise celebrity guest judge Keegan Gerhard of the Food Network, rated the restaurants’ offerings in a variety of categories while passport holders voted for the People’s Choice award, sponsored by Rosier Insurance. ....

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