Loving the land and the sea at Ocean Prime
October 7, 2017
What do you get when a high-end steak house marries a high-end seafood restaurant? Ocean Prime. December marks the one-year anniversary of this stunning restaurant in the heart of Naples’ popular Fifth Avenue South. Phil McCabe, owner of the Inn on Fifth where Ocean Prime...
READ MORENews For Nerds: Naples Players offers quirky, enthralling D&D tale
October 6, 2017
The ultra-geeky game of “Dungeons and Dragons” has appeared in most forms of entertainment mediums. That is, except one. The stage. Well, those days are officially over. Not long ago, a writer who’s been called a pioneer in bringing nerd culture to the theater scene...
READ MORE47 top family events in October
October 4, 2017
Summer is over, Halloween is coming and “Season” is on its way. That means a calendar overflowing with family fun. We managed to narrow it down to the top 47 picks. (As the month goes by, and events come and go, we’ll move completed events...
READ MOREWhere the Chefs Eat: Vincenzo Betulia of Osteria Tulia, The French in Naples
October 4, 2017
Naples Chef Vincenzo Betulia, whose trio of restaurants — Osteria Tulia, Bar Tulia, The French — are often ranked among the city's top eateries, brings a love for classic French and Italian cuisines to his menus. http://www.news-press.com/story/life/food/2017/10/04/where-chefs-eat-vincenzo-betulia-osteria-tulia-french-naples-chef/722755001/
READ MOREHurricane Irma cleanup costs blow Naples downtown parking garage plan off table
October 4, 2017
A controversial proposal for a downtown Naples parking garage is off the table after the City Council agreed Wednesday to delay indefinitely any further talks on the project. Mayor Bill Barnett said the project can’t move forward while the city faces mounting cleanup costs from...
READ MOREIn the Know: Kitchen opens in downtown Naples
October 4, 2017
A new local casual dining venue brings a bright, simple and fresh experience to Fifth Avenue South in downtown Naples. Kitchen opened Sept. 22 for breakfast, lunch and dinner in the former longtime space of Mangrove Cafe near the avenue’s Four Corners landmark. http://www.naplesnews.com/story/news/columnists/tim-aten-in-the-know/2017/10/04/know-kitchen-opens-downtown-naples/725608001/
READ MOREChef Graham Elliot to visit Naples in November
October 3, 2017
Calling fans of “Iron Chef America,” “MasterChef” and “Top Chef”: A certain white-bespectacled chef and TV personality will visit Naples this November. Chicago-based Graham Elliot, 40, will be a special guest at the Paradise Coast Food & Wine Experience on Saturday, Nov. 11, along Fifth...
READ MOREHalloween events tonight in Fort Myers, Cape Coral, Bonita Springs, Naples, SWFL
October 3, 2017
Ready to get scared? Here are some of the spookiest events happening in Southwest Florida this month: http://www.news-press.com/story/entertainment/2017/10/03/halloween-2017-events-fort-myers-cape-coral-bonita-springs-naples-swfl/722786001/
READ MOREOpen and shut
September 29, 2017
It was a week of mixed emotions at Naples Soap Co. The chain both permanently closed one location, in Key West, due to damage from Hurricane Irma, and opened a second location in Naples. The Key West store opened in 2012 on 128 Duval St.,...
READ MOREMartha Stewart chef, Graham Elliot headline Paradise Coast Food & Wine event in Naples
September 29, 2017
Come November, there will be sugar, spice and everything Martha Stewart in Southwest Florida. On Nov. 11, the swanky Fifth Avenue South in Naples will shut down to make room for the inaugural Paradise Coast Food & Wine Experience presented by The News-Press and Naples...
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