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Diet Spotlight:
SECTION D Diet Spotlight:
Squash Soup SECTION D
Mixed Bean Chili WEDNESDAY With Peppers WEDNESDAY
JANUARY 21, 2009 and Fresh Lime JANUARY 14, 2009
and Brown Rice
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FOCUS ON: FOOD & DRINK FOCUS ON: FOOD & DRINK
LUNCH CLUB
SUPPER
Dining
‘Please,
LOCAL HITS HOLLYWOOD
BUNCH event’s 3rd
From
Local dining options
Two take a midday break
time set to
be a charm
I want . . .
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1.33 STAFF REPORT
here
True, the holidays are over,
but there’s still every reason to
News-Journal use the good china.
News-Journal The coco mango roll, Cajun This year, as it has since 2006,
the Daytona Beach Symphony
‘‘Crepe extraordinaire’’ is roll and the ‘‘negihama Society will present its annual
served stuffed and topped mama’’ could make a gener- Decorative Arts of Dining event,
with Nutella, strawberries, ous dinner. showcasing ways to make el-
Mealtime.org photos egant use of what’s already at
to
bananas and whipped cream.
Sushi great
GREEN CHILE POSOLE SOUP home.
While the recession has
Breakfast, Soup’s On rubbed the glitter off evenings
way to fuel
out, it is burnishing the idea of
Local soup-focused fundraisers staying home, the results of an
lunch join have come and gone, but the 19th
annual Greater Southeast Volusia
often-cited survey would sug-
gest. The Zandl Group, after sur-
in sweetness
Chowder Contest benefiting
Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranches is up after veying 100 of its panel members
from 18 to 35 years old on Dec.
‘Hell’
coming right up: 10, concluded the young adults
On a sunny day, Audrey Par-
ente was cruising north along
A1A in Flagler Beach with her
WHAT: More than 20 restaurants
will participate, providing five
kayak day were spending 35 percent less on
dinner out as compared to a
year ago and were ‘‘going bar-
gallons of chowder each. Kevin hopping less often but stocking
ex-husband, Tony Parente. The After a long day of kayaking up the at-home bar with top-
Hannah, manager of Gilly’s Pub in high winds, staff writer Kelly
pleasant ride along the coastline 44 in New Smyrna Beach says, shelf spirits.’’
was a planning session for an Cuculiansky and her boyfriend, Carol Lively Platig, chairwo-
event that involved one of their ‘‘We’re trying to make this the Tim Pratt, were starving and ex- man of the event and society
musician sons. They picked a biggest ever.’’ He says there are hausted. president, believes her group
purple building to stop at for three categories: New England, They headed to their favorite has tapped into a consciousness
lunch — Maggie’s, just a skip Manhattan and specialty. sushi restaurant, Shiki At The for the 2000s. ‘‘This renewed in-
north of the pier in Flagler Beach, where they knew they’d terest suggests a trend toward
WHEN: Noon to 6 p.m. Sunday. be seated immediately and
Beach, on the west side of A1A. making table settings and din-
Hannah said contestants can served quickly.
Audrey says what followed was ing rooms once more desirable
a really sweet experience. enter almost up until the moment in today’s homes, where fami-
Q. What do you think of the
the event begins. place? lies and guests can come togeth-
Q. What made this place so WHERE: Gilly’s, 1889 S.R. 44 er around an elegant and
special? Shiki isn’t the fanciest of din-
WHO: Hannah says the Loyal welcoming table,’’ she said
ing locations, but what it lacks
It was like attending a party. Order of the Moose Lodge 1835, At least 25 unique tabletops
in style it makes up for in its de- will be on display at the event,
When we climbed a short white 2335 S. Ridgewood Ave., licious food. Located in a strip
stairway and opened the door, a scheduled for 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Edgewater, is ‘‘the driving force mall, Shiki has fluorescent Jan. 24 at the Mori Hosseini Col-
din of chatter and clinking lighting, charcoal walls and
glasses, and a closely seated behind it all.’’ lege of Hospitality Manage-
COST: $9 ($6 in advance) simple Asian decor, such as the ment, Daytona State College,
crowd, seemed more like a per- kimonos displayed on the wall.
sonal gathering than a restau- DETAILS: Call Gilly’s Pub 44, 1200 W. International Speedway
rant. We almost backed out 386-428-6523, or the Moose Q. What did you order? Blvd. in Daytona Beach.
thinking it wasn’t a public Lodge, 386-428-2621. Warning from Kelly: ‘‘I Sweets, coffees and teas will
place, but the waitress hopped should start this section off by be provided for guests viewing
up to let us know we could slide telling you that we eat as much the tables and visiting with the
right into a two-seater next to as humanly possible when we local designers. Also, guests can
two women who were sipping come here and later suffer the experience exhibits, photogra-
on lattes. The women smiled, consequences of feeling like phy and a film festival present-
said ‘‘hi’’ and went back to their we’re about to have a ‘food ed by the Southeast Museum of
personal conversation, leaving baby.’ It’s that good.’’ Photography in the same $23
us to ours. We ordered a few appetizers, million facility.
including edamame (soy beans It’s the opener for the socie-
Q. What was on the menu? stock.xchng ty’s ninth annual Winterfest,
with salt), miso soup and ginger
Challah French toast filled See selected soup recipes on salad with a homemade dress- featuring the Czech Symphony
with cream cheese and fruit PAGE 5D. ing. We also delved into the raw Orchestra, a jazz-themed dinner
. . . some more’
spread sounded so yummy. So aspect, ordering usuzukuri, party and the grand opera
what that it was lunch and not which is thinly sliced tuna, ‘‘Aida,’’ by Verdi.
breakfast. I almost ordered that, salmon and whitefish in ponzu The Decorative Arts event
but then I saw a ‘‘crepe extraor- sauce. calls on society supporters who
dinaire,’’ which boasted of Nu- We’ve tried a lot of the ‘‘maki also have design and hosting tal-
tella hazelnut-milk chocolate mono’’ rolls (seaweed and rice ents.
spread, fresh strawberries, ba- rolls), which feature mostly One of the tabletop decora-
MOM’S SECRET RECIPE BEEF STEW tors, Katrina O’Nan of Award
nanas and whipped cream. OK, cooked ingredients, but we saw
so it sounds like a dessert, but I a couple of new items on the Danny Veltri of Winning Interiors, wants to in-
just couldn’t resist. Tony picked $24.95), with chapters on stocks, cholesterol, sodium and menu and decided to go for it. Edgewater will ject a bright note into family
By CATHERINE KLASNE life. ‘‘The current circumstan-
something more ordinary, a chilled soups, vegetable soups, bean a good source of posi- For Tim’s spicy appetite, we be one of 16
FOOD EDITOR ces of our economy have done
‘‘create your own sandwich.’’ soups, cheese soups, meat soups, tive nutrients. ordered the new ‘‘negihama
aspiring chefs
C
From croissant, kaiser roll or chicken and turkey soups, seafood mama,’’ which includes raw, far more than ‘prune’ our finan-
ookbook authors, competitors ‘‘Campbell Soup Co.
rye, he picked the rye. From a soups, chowders and even dessert has reduced the sodium chopped yellowtail, scallions, stepping up to cial joy,’’ she said. ‘‘It has
and companies are busy this caused many families to feel a
deli list he picked turkey, let- month — National Soup soups. in all 12 Campbell’s jalapenos, kimchee sauce and the plate in Fox
tuce and tomato and Swiss seasame oil and is rolled in tem- sense of hopelessness. I’m here
Month — showing that soup can be And ‘‘Sensational Soups’’ is just Kids soups (like chicken TV’s ‘‘Hell’s to tell you that the return of a
cheese. It came with German po- one of almost 70 soup-oriented cook- pura crumbs.
tato salad, and he ordered a cold something worthy of a little begging. and stars, double noodle Kitchen,’’ at 9 meal together holds higher val-
Far from the suet pudding and books major publishers have put out and chicken ‘‘Nood- The Shiki Cajun is Kelly’s
beer from their imported beer in 2008 and 2009 as listed on Am- new favorite. ‘‘I usually asso- p.m. Jan. 29. ue today, and I’m not talking
Scotch broth Oliver Twist famously leO’s’’), to contain 480 about eating at McDonald’s.’’
list. There were three wine azon.com ciate Cajun food to be spicy, but
craved in an eponymous Dickens milligrams of sodium Fox Broadcasting Co. The goal of her table’s theme,
choices: chardonnay, merlot or Or ask Kevin Hannah, manager of I didn’t find the dish to be spicy
zinfandel, but I didn’t imbibe. novel, soups present a world of rich per serving, a spokeswo- ‘‘I Am the Vine’’ is ‘‘to restore
Gilly’s Pub 44, site of the annual man recently said. at all,’’ she said. The roll is
flavors that can come with a rela- balance in the simplest pleas-
Greater Southeast Volusia Chowder Earlier in 2008, com- served warm, with crab stick,
Q. What else? tively modest investment of money, ures — the sounds of laughter,
Contest for 18 years now. ‘‘We have peting brand Progresso mayo, cucumber and lettuce,
time and calories. SANTA FE CHICKEN SOUP clanging of silverware, and
Tony also asked for a side cu- corn chowder, crab chowder, lobster rolled in tempura crumbs and
Soup may be an ancient food, but expanded its line of ‘‘light’’ soups; dinging of wineglasses. I mean,
Edgewater chef to square
cumber salad, but they were chowder, and all colors, red, green, topped with blackened salmon even a cheap cut of meat tastes
its appreciation continues unabated. you name it,’’ he said. nine of its varieties currently qual- or whitefish — whatever you
out, which is when I asked for a ify as ‘‘reduced sodium.’’ strong weight-loss strategy.’’ better when presented on a gor-
paper menu and discovered the According to Mintel Menu Insights, Though the restaurant trend is prefer. (Tip: If you sit at the su-
a company that investigates restau- Both companies are appealing to No surprise; Campbell’s spokeswo- geous platter.
place closes at 2 p.m. and we had running to homemade-style soups shi bar, you can watch the chef
off with Gordon Ramsay
arrived at 1 p.m., so naturally rant trends, sales of soup in this and ultra-premium ingredients, can- customers who want to lose or man- man agreed: ‘‘More than two dec- blacken it with a torch.) SEE DINING, PAGE 2D
they were winding down. I can’t country were destined to reach $5.4 ners of familiar pantry soups are age their weight. ‘‘Studies show that ades of research link the We also ordered the Shiki
imagine what it’s like there billion in 2008, a 34 percent increase stepping up their efforts, too. eating low-calorie soups may help consumption of soup to satiety, de- summer roll, a colorful array of
when it’s busier than that. since 2002. Often criticized as too high in so- individuals lower their caloric in- creased hunger and reduced calorie ingredients that makes for eye-
Luscious-looking omelets How many ways can it be made? dium, Campbell Soups are now be- take,’’ the Progresso spokeswoman intake — all factors that can help catching presentation in a bed say, Fort Myers or somewhere around
Ask authors Carla Snyder and Mere- ing introduced that meet said. ‘‘As colder weather ap- with long-term weight-loss success. of orange-colored citrus soy
By CATHERINE KLASNE
were delivered to a neighboring the Miami area, and just went to an
dith Deeds, who wrote 2008’s ‘‘300 government criteria for healthy proaches, ready-to-serve soups are a FOOD EDITOR
open call. I actually went a couple of
T
SEE LUNCH, PAGE 8D Sensational Soups’’ (Robert Rose, foods: lower in fat, saturated fat, comforting and smart addition to a cathy.klasne@news-jrnl.com SEE SUPPER, PAGE 2D
ough-talking inferno-keeper years before they actually cast me. I
Gordon Ramsay, star of Fox- talked to the casting producer/director
FLAGLER
COUNTY . A1A VOLUSIA COUNTY
Atlantic
TV’s ‘‘Hell’s Kitchen,’’ may fi- lady and they liked me, and then I just
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Flagler woman finds success on second rung
9th Ocean
Map
Area
12th St. N. Map
doorsy Edgewater resident Danny the casting process, which is pretty
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St. ma Shiki At Veltri. On Jan. 29, as the sixth season long.
10th ha unfolds, the rest of us will begin to
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Dr. see how Veltri, 23, fares as one of the Q. What do you think made the dif-
Maggie’s ikki Norman, the new recipe and probably never will enter, the Pillsbury
. New Smyrna 16 contestants vying for the grand ference this time as opposed to when
European St. N ‘‘contester’’ in town, has great aim. Bake-Off, the pinnacle for most contesters,
Bakery & Cafe 7th Beach ve
. prize of a head chef position at the you auditioned before?
She doesn’t focus on the top and she advises those new to the game to
choose contests according to the ingre-
sA
ew A1A The Teams Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlan- I don’t know; I think they just look for
N. national contests — such as the Pillsbury tth tic City, N.J. Meanwhile, Veltri an-
Intr erway
Flagler Beach 4th St. Ma certain people, and you basically fit the
Wat
Bake-Off, National Chicken Cooking Contest dients they use. Danny Veltri of Edgewater is part of
the ‘‘Hell’s Kitchen’’ Blue Team. His swers a few questions by phone from script or you don’t. I think that maybe
acoa
Sa
and the National Beef Cook-Off — but, in- ‘‘I have found with these contests that I r
ste d. the kitchen of Flip Flops Grill & Chill
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stead, takes her best shot at the second tier. have stumbled Oy ay R teammates are described as follows: they weren’t looking for me that (first)
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Norman, who moved to Beverly Beach in
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Qu in New Smyrna Beach, where he is an season.
100 Catherine Klasne upon some inter- BEN, 26, Chicago executive chef:
Daytona Beach Symphony Society
r.
0 1/4
March from Winter Park, recently scored esting products,’’ 0 1/8 I just said the right thing. I was talk- The By the Sea Book Club’s
News-Journal two wins and a place as a top-three finalist in
a third contest.
she said, items
she would use in
THURSDAY News-Journal
CHARLIE, 24, Las Vegas
GIOVANNI, 37, Destin Q. Did you grow up in Sarasota or ing to the producer, and I was telling
her that I was actually coming back
tabletop from 2008 is promi-
around here?
Maggie’s European In December, it was announced she had J, 32, Clifton Park, N.Y. nent in flyers for this year’s
everyday cook-
ROLEX TIME: Shiki At The Beach ROBERT, 29, Quogue, N.Y. I was born and raised in Sarasota. . . . down to that area to go ’gator hunting,
event. It was inspired by a
Bakery and Cafe prevailed in a Merry Meatball contest with
her Twinkling Asian-Glazed Meatballs and
ing. She said it’s
best not to The 24-hour race WHERE: 4192 S. Atlantic SETH, 27, New York, N.Y. I went to Sarasota County Technical In- and I told her, ‘‘I’ll be back down here
reading of the Marie Antoi-
stitute; it’s like a vocational school in next week to get me a couple ’gators’’
WHERE: 909 N. Ocean in an Asian Inspirations Recipe Contest spread oneself approaches, and Ave., New Smyrna Beach WIL, 27, Elgin, Ill. and this ’n’ that, and she’s like, ‘‘What? nette historical novel ‘‘Abun-
Shore Blvd. (A1A), Flagler Sarasota, and they do all kinds of
with her General Tso’s Stuffed Peppers. Also too thin. ‘‘Don’t it could be more ACCESSIBILITY: Plentiful THE RED TEAM trades, and I just took culinary school Did you say ‘to get me some ’gators’? Do dance’’ by Sena Jeter
Beach recently, she found out she’s due in Lake Ta- enter every- exciting than you parking and wheelchair you really talk like that?’’ Naslund last year.
ORTS ANDREA, 30, Reading, Pa. there. I was there in, like, 2000. I moved
HOURS: 7 a.m.-2 p.m. hoe, Calif., in March for the Grand (Gnarly) thing; that’s just think. accessible here five years ago. I was like, ‘‘Talk like what?’’ Like, I
Tuesday through Sunday; Finale of the Gnarly Head Cellars Rippin’ crazy.’’ Plus, she CAROL, 30, Knoxville, Tenn.
HOURS: 4:30-10 p.m. didn’t even realize what I said.
closed Monday
ACCESSIBILITY: Parking
Ribs Contest, sponsored by a Napa Valley
winery. She’ll be cooking her Mystical Tuni-
suggests giving the new hobby some time
and not being crushed if your first entry
Tuesday-Thursday, 4:30-11
COI, 22, Austin, Texas
COLLEEN, 41, Papillion, Neb.
Q. How and where were you cast in
the show; how did you find out about And I was like, ‘‘Yeah, I guess so.’’ So
she was like, ‘‘Oh, my God; you’re per-
COMING
on grass; there’s a sidewalk,
stairway and very tight
sian Grilled Pork Ribs (recipes, PAGE 8D).
‘‘I’m what’s considered a professional
isn’t a hit. ‘‘Give it six months.’’
As for prizes, Norman has won so many
p.m. Friday-Saturday,
4:30-9:30 p.m. Sunday
JI, 33, Palisades Park, N.J.
LA, 23, Las Vegas
it?
I just watched it a lot and always
fect.’’ THURSDAY
contester,’’ she said this month from her MISCELLANEOUS: Cash, LACEY, 24, Charlotte, N.C. thought — y’know, sitting at home on SEE ‘HELL’, PAGE 2D
quarters. that she usually gives them away. She asks, Visa and Mastercard
Provided by Nikki Norman home kitchen, three miles north of the Flag- PAULA, 28, Coconut Creek your couch — oh, I could do that. It’s TOP BILLING: The opera ‘‘Aida’’
THIS AND THAT: Major ler Beach pier. She’s just now resuming the ‘‘How many ranges can one person use?’’ accepted
credit cards accepted Nikki Norman poses in her Beverly easy. And so I went down to, I wanna cathy.klasne@news-jrnl.com is a highlight of this year’s
pursuit after a bout with breast cancer two PHONE: 386-427-4930
PHONE: 386-439-9990 Beach kitchen with her General Tso’s years ago, and the death of her mother. What’s a four-letter word for leftovers? Daytona Beach Symphony
Stuffed Peppers. Norman, 50, says she never has entered, Orts. Society Winterfest.
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