PROFILE / With love, from Sicily: A true Italian restaurant you need to know about | Let’s Go, South Florida

A real taste of Sicily is all but hiding at a Lighthouse Point strip mall at Rocca Trattoria. “It’s a place where you get the same feeling as if you are at home, that each and every plate is made with love.” 

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NEW / An entire food festival dedicated to rosé is coming to Fort Lauderdale - Ch 10 News

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – If you find your gaze immediately wandering to the selection of rosé when presented with a wine menu, then we have the festival for you — an entire festival dedicated to rosé is coming to Fort Lauderdale. Seaglass, The Fort Lauderdale Florida Rosé Experience, is officially returning to the sands of Fort Lauderdale Beach from January 21-23 of next year. The second annual festival will span three days and showcase the *berry* best of the sparkling wine — over 30 varieties, to be exact. Plus, festival-goers can expect to enjoy plenty of wine, spirits, craft beer, and food during their visit.

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PROFILE / Weekend vibes: 9 irresistible waterfront brunches in South Florida - Sun Sentinel

For our weekend warriors, we’ve done some digging to find places on the water offering more than just unlimited mimosas and a water view. What we unexpectedly discovered: a swath of South Florida restaurants that no longer offer brunch (first world COVID-problems).

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NEWS / Brightline is officially returning Nov. 8, and the first ride is free... New Food Options

MIAMI – After months of waiting, Brightline has officially announced it will relaunch its service beginning on Nov. 8 between its Miami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach stations. Brightline will relaunch with multiple enhancements, including new food and beverage options and complimentary door-to-door transportation in December. Starting Wednesday, passengers can purchase tickets and book future travel plans through Brightline’s new website and mobile app.

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FYI / Oysters, nature’s filter, may be key to saving Biscayne Bay / Ch10 News

MIAMI – On a Sunday morning in October, a group of South Florida residents of varying ages gathered at Kennedy Park in Coconut Grove for a citizen science project. About 30,000 oyster shells have been collected from Michael’s Genuine and Kush restaurants, and they may play a key role in saving Biscayne Bay “We’ve been collecting these since January,” said Tico Aran, founder of Watershed Action Lab. “And this is what we’re going to be using to make the oyster lines.”

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BEST / NEW YORK TIMES 2021 Restaurant List - 50 Spots we are excited about

Oct. 12, 2021 

 After a fitful and often grueling 19 months, the nation’s restaurants are slowly coming back. So are the pleasures of eating out. But where to start?

The Food desk dispatched critics, reporters and editors around the country to find the 50 most vibrant and delicious restaurants in 2021. They’re not ranked, but together they reflect the rich mosaic of American dining — from the melding of Thai curry and Texas brisket in the Pacific Northwest, to heritage crab rice on the South Carolina coast, to vegan soul food in the East Village. 

Some are classics, still great after decades. Others are in their prime, restaurants at their practiced peaks. And still others are newcomers, intrepidly making their way through the roughest stretch the restaurant business is likely to endure. All of them beckon us back to the table.

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