Bold Bites is a collaboration between Void Magazine and Edible Northeast Florida. If it’s BOLD and ridiculously tasty in the 904, we’ll try it. Follow @boldbites on Instagram.
While the rest of us are just getting ready for the day, enjoying our morning coffee, or commuting to work, volunteers at a small workshop garage in Orange Park feverishly sort cinnamon rolls, cookies,…
Not long ago, Chef Kenny Gilbert announced that he was parting ways with the ownership team behind the multi-concept group of restaurants including Gilbert’s Beach BBQ, Gilbert’s Hot Chicken & Fish…
It is officially (more-or-less) hoodie season. That means it’s time to pretend we have seasons in Florida and roll out the fall menus. Autumn is actually a great time of year for food on the First Coas…
Chicken wings rank very near the top of my list of desert island foods—the handful of dishes I wouldn’t mind eating for the rest of my life should I inexplicably find myself marooned without hope of re…
Ready… BITE! Or in this case, SLURP! Crane Ramen’s annual Street Fighter Ramen tournament has begun. In the coming weeks, diners at the Five Points location will be able to sample two special bowls …
The pop-up is one of the most exciting trends in dining right now. While it’s not a new concept, it’s one that is at its best when it gives up-and-coming chefs the freedom to flex their creativity and …
Chancho King is a street food pop-up that serves up one mean roast pork sandwich based on the sanduche de chancho hornado as seen on the streets of Ecuador. You can find them selling sandwiches at spe…
A few weeks ago, I heard about a new Texas-style BBQ spot opening at the Beaches. “Hmph,” I arrogantly interjected to myself. “I’ll be the judge of that!” So I made the trip down Atlantic Boulevard to…
The word curry means different things to different people. For some, it’s a blanket idea of Indian or Thai cuisines. Some think curry powder, curry paste, or curry leaves or even associate it with a s…
Da-Vi Em (26) launched her Murray Hillbilly concept at VegFest 2017 serving a limited menu of fried and bbq-inspired vegan dishes. “The response was overwhelming,” she recalls of that fateful day. “We…
Summer is coming! Here in our coastal community that means getting ready for the beach. But before you run off to the gym, clean all the carbs out of your pantry, or start a juice cleanse, let’s pause…
With just about every restaurant in Florida offering some sort of seafood dish, chances are, if there’s only one seafood item on the menu, it’s going to be a piece of fish on a piece of bread. Creativ…
There were no wedding bells or gift registry when Navy veteran Chris Straw opened the doors to The Hangar Bay Café and Gallery on Mayport Road back in 2016. But the honeymoon has been pretty good, so …
While Historic Five Points’ Sun-Ray Cinema has served as a film lover’s dream palace for more than seven years, the theater’s trojan horse is its concession stand’s far-out menu. The concept of small …
The Camel Rider is Jax's signature sandwich.
Jamie Rice had her foot in the door of specialty coffee before anyone had a clue just how massive the industry would become. The 34-year-old has been slingin’ espresso all over town since 2005. With S…
If you dabble in the world of pop culture and the conspiracy theories that are bred from it, you’ve certainly stumbled across The Simpsons and likely heard about the show’s ability to predict the futur…
People decide what to eat (or not eat) for all kinds of reasons. The vegan swears off all animal products in defense of animal rights while the hedonistic epicure guiltlessly gobbles foie gras in the p…
With the line “I got hot sauce in my bag, swag,” Beyoncé may have inspired, or even confirmed, a generation’s tendency to never the leave the house without a Sriracha keychain. Even if that’s not entir…
“Take chances, make mistakes, get messy.” The above is the mantra of Walkerville Elementary School’s renowned 4th Grade teacher, and—OK—fictional character on the popular children’s television progr…
Reaching the 100 issue mark is no small feat for a print publication. Quite a bit has changed in the city (and the world) since Void’s inaugural issue, but seeing as how this is a food column, we thoug…
By now you may be feeling a bit self-conscious about your own pad but listen, “rad” is a subjective term. Your place doesn’t need an ocean view or look like something out of a Dwell magazine spread to …
First things first, food is for eating. It doesn’t have to be pretty to be delicious, but some dishes truly are so spectacular to behold that you can’t help yourself from standing on the table to get t…
Dating is hard, am I right? Even after the messy, awkward phase of establishing mutual attraction you have to figure out something to do that somehow involves food, drinks, entertainment and most diffi…
Ask anyone who’s good at fitness what their secret is and they’ll likely give you the same answer–diet. But eating right can be a chore and seeing as how you’re already spending all your free time at t…