Belgian Endive

Sometimes you just have to have lettuce. Usually, it's a salad. And these early fall days, as farmers markets fill up with gorgeous, leafy heads — many too tender to flourish in high summer's heat — some lettuce looks so appealing, so...

A mound of peppers, tomatoes and eggplants glows scarlet, gold and lavender at the farmers market, a reminder of lingering late summer. At the stand next door, the first sweet winter squash and delicate fresh shelly beans catch early autumn's glimmering...

It's a late Sunday morning and sun is streaming into the window of Joe's Restaurant, onto the worn wood floors of the raffish bungalow, and dancing off the beams of the high ceiling. The effect is utterly charming, adding to the relaxed atmosphere of this...

If you put the majority of South Florida's Italian restaurants together in one big pot, they'd blend together like Sunday sauce. Exuding warmth and comfort, their menus strike a familiar chord: eggplant parmigiana, chicken marsala, veal piccata, pasta...

What draws foodies like me to the Hi-Life Cafe? Everything. RESTAURANT INFO -------------------- Cuisine: American 3000 N. Federal Highway, Fort Lauderdale 954-563-1395 Web: www.hilifecafe.com Cost: moderate Credit cards: AE, DC, MC, V Hours: dinner...

Chef Guido Barisone has long held a place in the hungry hearts of Coral Springs. His name, associated with Casa Barisone on Sample Road (he sold in 2003), and Flavors of Italy Restaurant & Lounge, (which now gets his undivided attention), brings thoughts...