by Steve Pike | Feb 9, 2025 | Culinary, Events, Fitness, golf business, Golf Courses, Golf News, Resorts, Restaurants, Spa, Travel News
With wellness and entertainment in mind, Grande Lakes Orlando is showing off a number of new amenities. Grande Lakes Orlando sits on 500 acres at the headwaters of the Florida Everglades. The resort features a 582-room AAA Five Diamond Ritz-Carlton and 1,010-room JW...
by Steve Pike | Feb 9, 2025 | Culinary, Events, Resorts, Restaurants
There still is time to find great – and delicious – Valentine’s Day destinations and menus in South Florida. Here are a few of my favorites. FORT LAUDERDALE The fully renovated waterfront Hilton Fort Lauderdale Marina offers an with an an array of...
by Steve Pike | Feb 7, 2025 | Restaurants
H&H Bagels, the iconic New York City bagel brand, is signing of three additional franchising groups, expanding to markets in Miami, Raleigh-Durham, San Diego, and Orange County, CA., bringing its development pipeline to 70 confirmed franchise locations. This will...
by Steve Pike | Feb 7, 2025 | Culinary, Resorts, Restaurants, Travel News
Naples Grande Beach Resort has named Juan Carlos “JC” Mendez as Executive Chef. Mendez will oversee all of Naples Grande Beach Resort’s culinary offerings, including The Catch of the Pelican, Mantra Lounge, Rhode’s End, Aura Restaurant, Gulfcoast Oasis Pool Bar,...
by Steve Pike | Feb 6, 2025 | Culinary, Events, Personalities, Resorts, Restaurants, Travel News
The Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival returns Feb. 20-23, with the iconic Loews Miami Beach Hotel again serving as Host Hotel. The oceanfront resort will welcome renowned culinary personalities, wine connoisseurs and foodies from around the world for...
by Steve Pike | Feb 6, 2025 | Culinary, golf business, Golf Courses, golf entertainment, Golf News, Resorts, Restaurants, Travel News
In Central Florida’s highly-competitive world of groups and convention business, there’s not much difference between the several large resorts. With hundreds of thousands of square feet of meeting space and ballrooms, each property does an outstanding job of catering...