Hoptinger Opens In Five Points
After opening two successful locations in Jax Beach and St. Augustine, Hoptinger set its sights on the Riverside area for a third location. After many …
Food
The St. Augustine Distillery — An Interesting View with Head Distiller Lucas Smith
The St. Augustine Distillery is officially the first in Florida to produce barrel-aged bourbon since the Prohibition. Founded in 2016 by Mike Diaz and …
Winter and Spring Beer Preview with Ancient City Brewing’s Benjamin Davenport
Benjamin Davenport is the tap room manager over at Ancient City Brewing Co. in St. Augustine — as if you couldn't tell that by his manly brewer's beard…
Southern Swells, Jacksonville’s Newest Brewery — Q&A with owner Corey Adams
Southern Swells Brewing Co. is the newest brewery to open in the 904 and join the burgeoning craft beer scene. Located on 1312 Beach Blvd. in Jax Beach…
Surfer [The Bar] Open For Business — Q&A with owner Greg Saig
The long wait is over, and as of Sunday, Jan. 15, Surfer [The Bar] is now open for business in Jacksonville Beach! After kicking off the soft opening o…
5 Loaves 2 Fish Opens Brick-and-Mortar Restaurant
The first time I tried 5 Loaves 2 Fish was at their food truck. It was a scallop dish with curried fennel and apple slaw that was simply amazing. When …
UPDATE: Jollibee Filipino Restaurant Set to Open December 2016
A Filipino restaurant with a cult-like following will be bringing its favorite flavors to Jacksonville soon when Jollibee cracks open its front doors t…
Ancient City Brewing — St. Augustine’s first craft brewery quickly becoming a hometown staple
To say craft beer is a “craze” or “fad” doesn’t really do it the justice it deserves. Craft beer is a massive industry ($22 billion to be exact), and s…
Bold Bites — Safe Harbor Seafood Restaurant’s Mayport Shrimp Basket
This month in Bold Bites, we’re featuring what may just be Northeast Florida’s single most iconic food — Mayport shrimp. This deliciously sweet crustac…
Pizza Drones Are a Thing Now
In case you weren't already fantasizing about living in New Zealand, here's one more reason to pack up and fly to Middle Earth — pizza drones. That's r…
St. Augustine Distillery Releases First Bourbon Made In Florida
St. Augustine, known to many as America’s oldest city, will make new history when St. Augustine Distillery releases the first barrel-aged bourbon in Fl…
New Eats and Drinks Coming to the 904
Good things are on the horizon for Jacksonville, as many new and exciting foodie delights are coming to town over the course of the next year. There ar…
KFC Needs to Chill
Summer isn't in full swing until you're beachside with friends, sipping adult beverages, catching some waves and lathering your body in fried-chicken-s…
Dear Burger King, Please Stop
When fast food restaurants experiment with new and unusual food products, it can only end badly. There are certain classic formulas that you simply don…
Micro vs Macro — The Hipster Beer Challenge
Once again, it’s time for another highly scientific and 100 percent accurate study brought to you by Void. Instead of testing important topics like piz…
Bold Bites: Marker 32’s Roasted Duroc Pork Belly Appetizer
For our fifth month of Bold Bites, where we feature some amazingly badass local dishes, we chose to highlight Marker 32’s Roasted Duroc Pork Belly. Thi…
12 Rules of Boozing
Welcome ladies and gentlemen to the rules of drinking like an enlightened local. With this list, you’ll be the dream patron of bartenders and the “spir…
Breaking Down S***ty Wine
All cards on the table, I drink a lot of wine. Red, white, pink, yellow. It doesn’t really matter … and quality doesn’t matter much. For this experimen…
Things to Watch in the Jax Brewery Scene
The Jacksonville craft beer scene is growing, and it’s no secret. With an ever-growing list of breweries in town, and even more restaurants and bars fo…
Drankin’ in the Hoods — A guide to drinking in the 904
Most of us know the bars that are worth frequenting in Jacksonville. Every writer in town has given their two cents on the subject, but let’s just say …
Would You Eat Meat Grown in a Lab?
The meat industry can sometimes be pretty awful, for a number of reasons. Aside from the ethical concerns, factory farming is one of the worst contribu…
Drink Issue BTS Video — Time for a drink
Thanks to Shannon Rose Greene and Drew L. Brown for putting together this awesome little promo video from our date with some of the 904's most influent…
Bold Bites — Zeta Brewing Company’s Caribbean BBQ Shrimp
This time around, things are getting tropical with our selection for June’s Bold Bites feature. Zeta Brewing Company’s Caribbean BBQ Shrimp is an infus…
Every Great Neighborhood Needs a Panda House — The hunt for Chinese takeout
New York City is famous for many signature culinary wonders, many of which I took for granted growing up there. Now that I've lived away from home for …
Local Mixup
With summer in full swing, you’d be wise to take a little R&R in the form of long beach days and casual afternoons by the pool. A day by the water …