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Café Zuppina A Unique Approach to Mediterranean Fare
Zuppina Delight, puréed eggplant topped with beef, lamb, or chicken. Shown with Lamb and Brussels sprouts.
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MARCH 2020
By Amy Sumerlin Photos By Chris Douglas Café Zuppina is not a large restaurant, and there are no neon signs to pull you in to its (also relatively small) plaza on S. Florida Avenue in Lakeland. If you’re not careful, you could drive right by it. But trust me, that’s not something you want to do. BERNA’S DREAM Berna Nar and her husband, Erkan, moved to the states from Turkey in 2004 – landing in Plant City – seeking expert medical care for health issues Berna was experiencing at the time. She began to feel better, and credits healthy eating for this. “Berna swears by healthy eating to eliminate medical problems,” said Blake Dossett, who is the Manager of The Market at Café Zuppina (more about that later). While in Plant City, the Nars owned a sandwich shop, the Sub Club, but once they moved to Lakeland in 2010, they looked to fulfill her dream of making Berna’s family recipes the centerpiece of the new restaurant. “What we serve is different than
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