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, ...

Here is this week's FYI ... food column.

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.

There are those who love Tommy Bahama and those who love to hate it and call it a tourist trap. The reasons both groups have for harboring such strong feelings, incidentally, are the same: the place is always packed, out-of-towners ...

You don’t have to fall down a rabbit hole like Alice to have a Mad Hatter tea party. Teavana at Coconut Point, Estero, offers all the makings for magical happenings. The store is part tea bar and part tea emporium, ...

Here is this week's "The Dish" ... a conversation with Annie Prizzi.

Here's this week's FYI ... food column.

It has been two weeks since the beginning of Lent. The 40 days of this religious event marks a period of enforced deprivation and a time for internal, as well as external cleansing.

It's a sweet deal for area residents awaiting the long-anticipated opening of Sweet Tomatoes in Naples. The restaurant is hosting a fund-raising event to preview its new location in the Granada Shoppes.