Bigger isn’t always better when it comes to dining. Many times the little eateries have diners singing their praises; proof point is the quaint and intimate charmer known as Verdi’s. It’s tucked into an unassuming strip plaza off Collier Boulevard ...

Fast-food places, chain dining spots, fine dining restaurants and everything in between are welcoming families with infants to teens in Naples these days.

A Naples mom has cooked up a food show for kids, and she’s hoping to get it on television. Sarah Coble and her sons Bear Flock, 11, and Wolf Flock, 7, will star in the show, which is called “The ...

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This is a tale of two cities: Dublin, Ireland and Savannah, Ga. Today, on St. Patrick’s Day, each city is celebrating the birth of Ireland’s patron saint. And should St. Pat himself leave his heavenly home and appear in each ...

Entertainment, often an afterthought for many bars and restaurants, is the centerpiece for The Keys Bar & Grille, opening this week in North Naples.

I like going to the Silverspot at Mercato to watch movies. It’s clean, the seats are comfortable and the theaters are small. I’m guessing that a lot of people who have shelled out the extra dough to see a movie ...

I was tired of oatmeal or toast or cereal for breakfast. Eggs are wonderful, but who really has time to make eggs before work on a weekday? This week, I decided to hunt for muffin recipes, thinking that I could ...

St. Joseph’s Day is celebrated on March 19 in many Christian faiths to honor Joseph, the husband of the Virgin Mary and foster father of Jesus. Joseph is said to be a model for fathers and throughout his life displayed ...

One of the greatest ways of entertaining friends and family during this busy season is entertaining at a brunch. Most of us think of brunch as strictly an American invention. Not so, according to H. L. Mencken, who wrote, “Brunch, ...

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Q: Does Chrissy still own the Wildside Cafe on Airport-Pulling Road? I noticed that her name is no longer part of the restaurant name. Also, how many restaurants does she operate and where are they located?

We really like pasta. We must. What else could explain the seemingly endless number of Italian restaurants that sprout up like weeds on side streets and strip malls? How else would every other new restaurant opening have a name that ...

A wide range of processed foods — including soups, snack foods, dips and dressings — is being recalled after salmonella was discovered in a flavor-enhancing ingredient. Food and Drug Administration officials said Thursday that the ingredient, hydrolyzed vegetable protein, is ...

Big Cypress Marketplace introduces the Big Cypress Dinner Theatre. A section of the Marketplace has been transformed into a performance space, complete with an original stained glass sign and posters from the now-closed Naples Dinner Theatre.