EATS // QUICK BITES Bits and Bites of Food in the News
JAM UP AND JELLY TIGHT!
PDQ in the Colony Professional Plaza, County Road 466A, east of Morse Blvd.
A Little Taste of Southern Charm Check out Southern Gourmet Café and Coffee Bar tucked in the back of Southern Gardens in downtown Leesburg. The restaurant features breakfast all day along with gourmet coffee, cappuccino, lattes, and mocha, iced and flavored coffees. Lunch includes an array of salads and sandwiches, from Southern Pecan Chicken Salad to All Beef Chili Cheese or Kraut Dogs. If you want to take a little Southern food home with you, visit the Southern Gourmet shop just next door. With nearly 500 specialty items, it’s a great place to shop for gourmet cooking aids like avocado oil, dipping oils, and even truffle oil. Cookbooks, aprons, and kitchen gadgets are available too, and they prepare gifts baskets to order.
FUN FACTS ABOUT THANKSGIVING THE FIRST THANKSGIVING MEAL might have included lobster, rabbit, chicken, fish, various squashes, beans, chestnuts, hickory nuts, onions, leeks, dried fruit, maple syrup and honey, radishes, cabbage, carrots, eggs, and goat cheese. Definitely a nice spread. SOURCE: WHSV.COM
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THE PLYMOUTH PILGRIMS invited the Wampanoag Indians to join them for the celebration that actually lasted three days. THERE WERE NO FORKS on the table. The pilgrims used spoons, knives, and their fingers.
GET YOUR RED HOTS! Lake Sumter Landing Market Square offers up nightly music, dancing, libation stations, and plenty of people watching. Most evenings you’ll find Steve Scher at a hot dog cart serving up steamed dogs and rolls that’s reminiscent of childhood visits to baseball stadiums, carnivals, and street fairs. Just follow your nose—you’ll have no trouble finding and indulging in this delectable delight.
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Another restaurant from the founder of Outback Steakhouse, PDQ— People Dedicated to Quality—is going up in the Colony Plaza center in The Villages. Casual atmosphere and freshly prepared food are the hallmarks of the new place. In addition to handspun milkshakes and fresh salads, diners can get made-to-order sandwiches, fresh fries (cut and prepared daily).
If you are stopping by The Villages Spanish Springs Farmers Market, be sure to visit Patty Grantham of Patty’s Preserves. There’s a healthy variety of products using only honey or agave for sweeteners. The Summerfield resident’s orange jam tastes like fresh oranges and her ginger jelly is made with just ginger and apple cider.
