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New Fort Myers eatertainment destination brings food trucks, fun under one open-air roof
Mat Baum and John Mann not only want you to eat, drink and be merry, but they’ve created the perfect venue for it. Backyard Social, a unique eatertainment destination, made its highly anticipated public debut Thursday, Oct. 19, off Ben Hill Griffin Parkway in Fort Myers. “We wanted to open something but didn’t know what,…
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Community partners join forces to tackle ‘food insecurity’ in region
Community partners join forces to tackle ‘food insecurity’ in region Published 12:26 pm Thursday, October 19, 2023 <img data-perfmatters-preload width="731" height="1024" src="https://news.myworldfix.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Coverage-Map-with-Money-1-e1697736174991.png" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" data-attachment-id="144845" data-permalink="https://www.oxfordeagle.com/2023/10/19/community-partners-join-forces-to-tackle-food-insecurity-in-region/coverage-map-with-money-1/" data-orig-file="https://www.oxfordeagle.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2023/10/Coverage-Map-with-Money-1-e1697736174991.png" data-orig-size="857,1200" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Coverage-Map-with-Money-1" data-image-description data-image-caption=" The Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi serves these counties. (cfnm.com) ” data-medium-file=”https://www.oxfordeagle.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2023/10/Coverage-Map-with-Money-1-e1697736174991.png?w=214″ data-large-file=”https://news.myworldfix.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Coverage-Map-with-Money-1-e1697736174991.png”> The Community Foundation of Northwest…
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Venezuelan food tent opening brick-and-mortar arepa restaurant in downtown Columbia
COLUMBIA — Owners of Paella’South, a Venezuelan food tent that largely operates at the weekly Soda City Market on Main Street in Columbia, will open an arepas-centric restaurant in the heart of downtown in November. Arepa South by Paella’South will officially open its brick-and-mortar location at 1212 Hampton St. Nov. 17, making it one of…
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Food Bank Market to open Business Loop location Nov. 1
COLUMBIA − The Food Bank Market, operated by the Food Bank of Central and Northeast Missouri, will open its doors to the public on Nov. 1. Earlier this year, the Food Bank announced it was rebranding its Central Pantry to the Food Bank Market once it moved to 705 Business Loop 70 West. The Food Bank’s…
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Kenner Food Truck Festival returns to Laketown this weekend with over 25 vendors, music
Take a bite out of fall festival fun with a selection of culinary creations from more than two dozen different rolling restaurants Sunday at Kenner’s Laketown. Connecticut native Joel Griffin started his New Orleans pop-up Joel’s Lobster Rolls to serve seafood New England specialties he couldn’t find in his adopted home. (Staff photo by Ian…
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Condensed Milk with Avocados? All the Quirky Combinations Uber Eats Customers Are Asking for
Everyone has a favorite food pairing, whether it’s a classic like the mighty burger and fries or a controversial guilty pleasure like pineapple on pizza. On Thursday morning, Uber Eats released its fifth rendition of the “Cravings Report” that shares “a snapshot of the most popular, the most unusual, and some of the most surprising…
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Kroger and American Diabetes Association host ‘Health for the Holidays | Food as Medicine’ show in Macon
MACON, Ga. (WGXA) — In partnership with the American Diabetes Association, Kroger hosted an event to help those with diabetes or prediabetes to enjoy healthy holiday meals without sacrificing taste. The ‘Health for the Holidays | Food as Medicine’ show involved screenings and cooking demonstrations to help combat diabetes and spread awareness of healthier ways…
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Is Imperfect Foods Worth It? Here is My Honest Review
Between busy schedules and overcrowded supermarkets, online grocery delivery has grown in popularity over the years as a convenient and practical shopping solution. Having high-quality groceries delivered to your door without having to stand in a line or visit the store is the ultimate time-saver. But costs for premium services like these can be expensive,…
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Gov. Justice announces opening of Posey Perry Emergency Food Fund to address food insecurity in West Virginia
CHARLESTON, WV — Gov. Jim Justice announced today the launch of the Posey Perry Emergency Food Fund, a $10 million reserve account dedicated to combating food insecurity in West Virginia. The emergency fund supports the state’s largest food banks, Mountaineer Food Bank and Facing Hunger Foodbank. Together, these organizations provide meals to food pantries across…
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Applications due Oct. 27 for year two of Agriculture and Food Systems Fellows Program
KINGSTON, R.I. – Oct. 19, 2023 – What does our state’s food future look like? Is it a bucolic field of billowing corn, a three-story hydroponic greenhouse, a shellfish hatchery, or all of the above? How will that landscape reflect and feed all of the residents of this corner of New England? More importantly, if…