Our Taste features have long highlighted the array of flavors, tastemakers, and restaurants that keep a city fed and fueled. Far beyond meeting a daily necessity, the Lakeland food scene has enlivened our palates, comforted our souls, and some — as they should — have...
Just three years ago, Jennifer Smurr returned from an internship in Miami and brought to our city the beauty and trade of freshly baked bread. Since its premiere at the Lakeland Dowtown Farmers Curb Market, Born & Bread Bakehouse has made an array of buttery,...
The homey traditional dish is what we crave. regardless of what ethnic platter we are partaking, we want that comfort food. Those Tastes that somehow embody all things remarkable, distinctly different from our own origins, yet make us feel at home all the same. One...
MEET THE TASTEMAKERS BEHIND THE FLAVORS THAT HAVE CAPTURED THE HEART OF OUR CITY Photography by Jason Stephens No doubt food has always had a deep influence throughout the South, particularly through this central part of Florida we call home. It’s the reason many of...
The Lakelander magazine interviews 8 of Lakeland’s most influential local chefs and culinary creatives for our special June 2017 Taste Issue. Video by Austin Allen Featuring: Jason Boniface Tina Calhoon Marcos Fernandez Berna Nar Michel Revy Glen Scarpa Jennifer...