Grayton Beer Company in Santa Rosa Beach has completed their new taproom! Open to the public since Nov. 21, the taproom boasts a 40-ft. bar made of recycled wood pallets and 25 taps where customers can enjoy all of Grayton’s unique brews, including specialty small-batch beers. The bar will also feature guest taps for other craft beers as well as collaboration beers between Grayton Beer Company and other local craft breweries.
Discover plenty of things to do in South Walton and along the coast during the week of Thanksgiving! Locals are traveling to see family or staying home and likely having family and friends visiting for the holiday. Visitors are flocking to the beach from all over the Southeast and beyond.. and taking over the grocery stores! Either way, this is a busy week along Scenic 30A and all along the Emerald Coast.
Bruno’s Pizza owner Jeff Goodman still remembers how happy he was the day he opened his store back in 1990. Located in Seagrove Plaza for 24 years, Jeff’s pizza business soon outgrew his small space. He closed the Seagrove store on Nov. 31, 2013 and opened the new Bruno’s Pizza six days later at WaterSound Beach at the main entrance on the south side of Scenic 30A.
Jim Shirley is one of the busiest restaurateurs in SoWal with the recent opening of 331 South, a full-service event venue located on the Choctawhatchee Bay across the street from his newest restaurant - The Bay. Chef Jim also owns and operates Great Southern Café and The Meltdown on 30A, both in Seaside.
South Louisiana has a long culinary legacy that stretches back for centuries. Trenasse, which will open on Friday, November 21, 2014 at the newly renovated Intercontinental New Orleans, embraces innovation without abandoning the traditions that built South Louisiana's menu.
That's unsurprising given the restaurant's goals and pedigree: a focus on Gulf Coast cuisine pushed by Chef Jim Richard, who has been giving customers in the region a taste of its bounty for decades.
George’s Pork Belly Lollipops just earned the top spot on my final meal list. Given our obsession with food, it should come as no surprise that we quickly accepted an invitation to George’s at Alys Beach to meet Chef Darek Tidwell for a menu tasting.
Tickets are on sale now for South Walton Beaches Wine and Food Festival, taking place April 23-26, 2015 with a star-studded lineup of celebrity winemakers.
Osaka Japanese Hibachi Steakhouse & Sushi Bar has officially broken ground on the new Panama City Beach location at Pier Park. The new Pier Park location will be Osaka’s third location, owned by Destin residents, Michael and Annie Chou.
The Tree House Episcopal Montessori School will host a bazaar and bake sale called Made with Love on Sunday, November 23 from 8am-3pm in the Sandefur Hall at Christ the King Episcopal Church.
An array of homemade, hand baked and hand crafted items will be available for purchase, including desserts, pies, gourmet pastries, casseroles, jams, breakfast items, appetizers and other delicious goodies. All goods are made with love and care by Tree House parents and Christ the King church members and friends.
Beach Arts Coalition presents Chili Vibrations Reggae Festival, featuring a chili cook off and some of today's biggest names in Reggae, Friday, Nov. 14 – Sunday, Nov. 16 at Aaron Bessant Park Amphitheater in Panama City Beach, next to Pier Park.
