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The country's only loquat festival is this weekend in New Port Richey
11+ hour, 52+ min ago (759+ words) If you've ever taken a stroll around downtown New Port Richey, you've probably noticed a small fruit tree lining many streets and peeking over neighbors' fences. That fruit, the loquat, is a cousin of the pear, apple, and plum. It's…...
Nourish & Thrive: Plant-Based Asian Noodle Bowls with Chef Rita
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (113+ words) Overview Learn to create an oil-free saucy Asian noodle bowl with plant-based nutrition that supports wellness, fiber intake, & rejuvenated skin. " Live cooking demonstration of a vibrant plant-based Asian noodle bowl " Learn two oil-free sauces from scratch: Creamy Dreamy Peanut & Wasabi-Lime…...
Your office water cooler has more bacteria than you think. Here's why
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (248+ words) Here's something to talk about around the office water cooler: Office water coolers aren't as clean as they could be. A paper published in the journal AIMS Microbiology reported some disquieting findings based on its review of 70 water studies. Water…...
Breakfast sausage to butternut squash. What's on the menu for the Artemis II crew?
1+ week, 6+ hour ago (291+ words) A crew of four -- and a large selection of menu items -- successfully launched from the Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday. NASA's Space Launch Systems Rocket and Orion capsule blasted off at 6: 35 p. m. . During their nearly 10-day journey, NASA supplied the crewmates…...
How a chef is preserving beloved recipes as a 'love letter to Tampa dining"
1+ week, 2+ day ago (879+ words) As time ticks on, businesses come and go " restaurants shutter their doors and memories of your go-to comfort food can start to fade. When it comes to Tampa, maybe you wish you could have another taste of mouthwatering biscuits and…...
From shores to shelves: Researchers turn sargassum into a common processed food ingredient
1+ week, 5+ day ago (421+ words) Researchers from across Florida have come together to turn a common cause of frustration for many beach-goers into a new food opportunity. Sargassum is that leafy brown seaweed that covers many Caribbean and South Floridian beaches. When it washes up…...
Federal appeals court upholds Florida's ban on lab-grown meat
2+ week, 2+ day ago (652+ words) Florida's ban on cultivated meat will remain in effect after a federal appeals court upheld the law in a ruling released Monday. Upside Foods, a California-based company that grows and sells cultivated chicken, brought the suit after the law (SB…...
The fruit that made Florida is quickly disappearing
2+ week, 4+ day ago (1471+ words) In a Central Florida field, out in the wind and the sun and near a pen holding baby goats, sit two symbols of Florida's citrus industry. They were school buses in the 1970s and sometime later were converted to do duty…...
Below-freezing temps hurt Florida blueberries. Still, winter warmed by a degree
3+ week, 9+ hour ago (896+ words) Austin Sigety has been a blueberry grower outside Dade City for a decade. He said the freezes on Jan. 31 and Feb. 1 were the worst he's encountered so far "We're projecting we lost 40% of the crop " but I know people that…...
This Tampa foodie has his sights set on being the city's next mayor
3+ week, 3+ day ago (684+ words) You may know him as "Call Anthony" while scrolling through Instagram reels for the next best place to eat in Tampa Bay. Perhaps you've seen the self-proclaimed food critic chowing down on BBQ at Greedy Lee's in Tampa, shrimp pasta…...