August, 2008

Food & Wine

Features

38 Entertain Like a Pro: Nancy Semon-Krauss attends a dinner party hosted by Bistro on the Green owner Brooke Cooley to learn how to throw a successful dinner party without breaking the bank or losing her mind.
44 Wine Tasting: Nancy Semon-Krauss researches, organizes and hosts a blind wine tasting and she’s sharing all her secrets so you can too!
50 A Women Called Bang: Mary Alspaugh sits down with Ratri Techarutchatnon, aka “Bang,” and learns about her desire to introduce fresh and authentic Thai food into Charlotte County’s mainstream.
52 More than Pills and Powder: Malcolm J. Brenner pays a visit to some of Charlotte County’s natural and organic food stores to find out how the health food craze has grown and evolved from the days of pills and powders.
60 International Food & Markets READ THE ARTICLE: Renee LePere visits the local food shops and markets that cater to Charlotte County’s ethnically diverse population. Have a craving for kibbeh, blood pudding, amaretti cookies, oxtail or fried breadfruit? She’ll tell you where to find it!
66 Local Food Pantries READ THE ARTICLE: Charlotte County is in the midst of a food crisis. Lew Morrissey meets with the directors of local food pantries and the people the help.

12 Kudos READ THE ARTICLE: HARBOR STYLE celebrates the people and organizations that make Charlotte County such a great place to live.
18 August Calendar: You’re invited! Don’t miss any of the must-go, must-do events around the harbor.
21 Freeze-Frame: Our photographers snapped shots at events around town. This month we feature Rotary Club of Murdock’s Installation Banquet, An Evening in Oz and ARTiZ 4 Benefits Charity Art Auction.
26 The Archives: Liz Rubini looks back on the building of the bridges spanning Charlotte Harbor.
30 Florida Gardening: Caladium bicolor make a colorful and delightful addition to any Florida yard. Plant a tuber today!
32 Creature Feature: Lizards. You see them everywhere. Everywhere. But do you know anything about them? Malcolm J. Brenner tells you everything you need to know about Florida’s anole lizards.
36 Harbor Health: Renee LePere investigates how “going under the knife” is a thing of the past thanks to injectables, fillers and lasers.
72 Dining Review READ THE ARTICLE: Ivey Bowman goes long and tackles the potato skins and ribs at John Hall’s Goal Post in Port Charlotte. Touchdown!