Turning Spares into Stars

Turning Spares into Stars

Written by Benjamin Vickers Photography by Brandon Cruz Food Styling by Keila Rivera  Prop Styling by Lisa Malott Five recipes to try the day after Thanksgiving. When I cook at home for my family, it can feel like something out of a 50s television set. An...
Libertalia & Legacy

Libertalia & Legacy

Written by Benjamin Vickers Photography by Jason Stephens Lugo’s Craft Distillery is a family-owned operation distilling premium craft rums and Puerto Rican Pitorro in Lakeland Believe it or not, Lakeland has a craft rum distillery—and though they barely have a...
Like Mom Used to Cook: The 7% Problem

Like Mom Used to Cook: The 7% Problem

Photography by Tina Sargeant Talented Chef Lucy Cortes-Castaneda is not only adding new dishes to the dinner menu at Red Door, she’s also on a mission to help shape the future of the restaurant industry. Red Door closed for two weeks in March of last year, one of many...
For The Love of Red Sauce

For The Love of Red Sauce

Photography by Dan Austin Cooking dinner can feel like reinventing the wheel each night. At the end of a long day, the last thing you want to do is cook a meal from scratch; however, a robust understanding of kitchen skills and rudimentary culinary preparations will...
California Gold

California Gold

Photography by Jason Stephens Eating nutritious food doesn’t mean you have to cook all of your meals yourself. Lakeland’s newest Mediterranean-inspired restaurant is here to serve you wholesome meals. Lakeland’s modern food hall, The Joinery, has a new voice in an...