For the June Episode of Hometown on WJCT, I had the opportunity to interview Stephen Dimare of the Hyppo on Hypolita Street in Saint Augustine. I accidentally discovered his shop a few years ago when I took the Savory Faire tasting tour of St. Augustine. Popsicles aren't normally among my favorite foods and I wasn't exactly thrilled that our itinerary included them. However, ...
St. Augustine
May Hometown Segment for WJCT
Hopefully you caught the Hometown show on WJCT last night. Here is the segment we did featuring the St. Augustine U-Pick Farm and the Berry Stacks. ...
Minorcan Clam Chowder- Recipe for a spicy soup that will really warm you!
St. Augustine is one of my favorite cities in the world, though it is more of a “village”. Their food is famous for the culinary influence of their immigrants from Minorca. One of the signature dishes you can find there is the Minorcan style clam chowder. This tomato based soup has a nice kick from a special pepper, the datil. Datil peppers are a member of the habanero ...
Pirate Poultry
Somehow, somewhere--and please believe me when I say old drinking songs are not the norm in our life--my 3-year-old has written her own song about pirates. When pirates tickle her fancy for whatever reason, she will burst out singing “What do you do with a scary pirate?”. I found it amusing and mentioned it to a pirate (in costume) while meandering through St. Augustine. ...
A Pirates Life for Me
The last few days of summer vacation are quickly ticking by. In order to make the most of them, my son Max and I had a special day of adventures in St Augustine. It is so wonderful to have such a fabulous destination so close to our home that we go every chance we get. There are so many things to do that it was a little tough to decide what all of our adventures would be. Over ...
