In The Kitchen

Chef Gary Appelsies: ‘Cooking for people makes my heart sing. I love how it encourages

With fish and shellfish galore, seafood lovers won’t lack choices at Cedar River Seafood. Photos:

L-R: Ashley and Morgan Fitness coaches find sideline success making ‘bad-for-you cookies.’  Photos:

Sweet Bee Honey Farm’s owner feels blessed to be a beekeeper in a dying industry.

Bountiful Farms and Bistro in Okahumpka. Local farms offer wholesome, flavorful produce picked

Chef Charles Stadmire. // Photos: Douglas Tyler Chop House’s Charles Stadmire is a

The busy kitchen at Papa Pineapples in Leesburg. // Photos by Anthony Rao

Left: David Atkinson, executive chef of food and nutrition services at AdventHealth Waterman. Right:

Photos: Douglas Tyler Howey Mansion’s artistic director and opera singer cooks healthy Japanese dishes. s

Photos: Douglas Tyler Karen Egert offers Dog Nog for your pooch, while Sandi Vanderwall makes

Bluefin’s culinary manager delights in cooking seafood and steaks and mingling with guests.  Story: Theresa

Crave Bakehouse, a producer of nutritious doughnuts, wants to ‘make your taste buds sing.’  Even

Prime rib and seafood dishes are chef Richard Coleman’s specialties at Blackwater Inn.   A marquee

Photos: Nicole Hamel Rondo Fernandez takes concepts he learned from his mom to create the

New York Deli, Diner, and Bakery takes pride in being called the ‘Katz’s Delicatessen of

Lady Lake butcher Ralph Rao continues his family’s tradition of men doing the cooking.  Growing

Photos: Nicole Hamel Culinary instructor Lynn Beacher leads cooking classes in her Mount Dora kitchen.

Local chef teaches new, healthier twists on African heritage dishes. “These are foods we are

Photo: Nicole Hamel Diabetes Alert Day is March 26, and dietitian Jacqueline Griffiths offers Eating

Photo: Nicole Hamel Hospital dietitian advocates the DASH diet to improve cholesterol and blood sugar.