Fruit salad is colorful, flexible, easy to prepare, tasty, and healthful. Gather your favorite fruits and begin. The fresh fruits available will depend on the season and where you live so adjust accordingly. The salad pictured is a combination of berries and cantaloupe melon. 1 cup fresh raspberries, rinsed and … Continue reading
Butterflied whole Branzino or trout are delicious prepared this way. Or use filets of your favorite white fish. Preheat oven to 375. Line a rimmed baking sheet with aluminum foil. 1 pound Yukon Gold potatoes cut into 1″ chunks (or use fingerling, or new red or gold potatoes) 2 tablespoons … Continue reading
From the Naples Daily News Collier County saw record tourism last year. The county had more than 1.9 million visitors in 2019 — an increase of 5.8% over the year — and the highest number on record. With more visitors came more room bookings and more spending. Spending increased 8.1% … Continue reading
To call the 20th Naples Winter Wine Festival at The Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort in Naples a celebration would not quite capture the fundraiser’s atmosphere. And with an unofficial fundraising total exceeding $20 million, the outpouring of cheer makes sense. As one of the festival’s founders and trustees Valerie Gargiulo said, … Continue reading
The results are in. Naples is the No. 1 beach town to live in. That’s according to a study by WalletHub, a personal-finance website. To determine the most livable beachside communities for 2019, WalletHub compared 192 cities across 62 key metrics for “livability.” The study was divided into two categories, … Continue reading
How much did each 2019 Naples Winter Wine Festival auction lot go for? The auction raised $15.8 million. What did each lot go for? Lot 1 – Magnums of Joy: 37 magnums went for $170,000 Lot 2 – Viva la Vacation: Miami and Havana for 3 couples – $110,000 Lot … Continue reading
Naples has been named the best place to retire in the nation. The city is one of 10 that Livability.com has named as “Best Places to Retire in 2018.” Data scientists with Livability.com examined nearly 2,300 cities across the country and factored in more than 20 data points, including safety, affordability, … Continue reading
A couple of craft beer lovers are behind another new restaurant, Southern Latitudes Brewpub & Grub, coming this month to a redeveloped end unit near the center of Bayfront that previously was not an eatery. Owner Tim Rogers and General Manager Mike Mettler are longtime friends teaming up to showcase … Continue reading
Two Naples restaurants make list of 100 most scenic places to eat in America Looking for dining with a view? Two waterfront restaurants with picturesque views of Naples waterways have made a national list of most scenic places to eat. OpenTable, an online restaurant reservation website, announced its 100 most … Continue reading
On the eve of announcing its 2019 theme, “Joy to the World,” the Naples Winter Wine Festival received a banner to wave over it: a 12th award as “No. 1 Charity Wine Auction” by Wine Spectator magazine. Wine Spectator awarded the honor of “No. 1 in the U.S.” to the … Continue reading
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