Lakelanders’ Choice Award Winners: Top Food and Restaurants Lakeland is home to a lot of proud “foodies” who aren’t afraid to vote with their wallets and online reviews. Nearly 3,400 Lakelanders cast their votes in the inaugural...
COHatch Mom: A Venezuelan Heritage That Paved the way for Local Success By Diego De JesusPhotography by Jordan Randall & Adriana Eraso Smack dab between Nineteen61 and Linksters Tap Room is the up-and-coming coworking conglomerate COHatch, where you will be...
Seasoned for Success: The Lessons and Grit Necessary to Eventually Build Nineteen61 Marcos Fernandez was intimately familiar with the rollercoaster of being an acclaimed chef, and had just been let go from his role as the executive chef of the then Lakeland Yacht...
The new Nineteen61 location has officially opened its doors for business. Here’s the scoop. Marcos Fernandez remains the executive chef and majority owner of Nineteen61 and welcomes his new business partners, Executive Bar Manager, Emerson Bamaca, and Managing...
Photography by Tina Sargeant For chef Marcos Fernandez, it’s about change, adaptation, love, and culture Marcos Fernandez’s life has been on a steady path: first as a student, then a culinary caterer, and now as executive chef (with a quick stint along the way as a...
