No surprise that George Chryssaidis is Greek and proud of his heritage. He’s the exuberant owner of three restaurants in St. Augustine, Florida: Athena Cafe, Georgie’s Diner and the Alcazar Cafe in the Lightner Museum. Each has its own style and menu, but all serve fabulous,sensual food. That’s because George infuses his emotions in the mixture–plus one secret ingredient.
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On January 6, 2011, Universal Studios Orlando announced the sale of their one millionth Butterbeer within the Wizarding World of Harry Potter.You may recall I bought the drink when I visited in September, 2010, making mine one in a million.
I revisited Harry’s World (read about my first encounter here) with my two grandchildren the day before Thanksgiving.The streets of Hogsmeade were jammed, a three hour waiting line formed outside Olivander’s Wand Shoppe. We moved through a snaking, stop-start queue before finally entering Hogswart’s Castle for The Forbidden Journey. Despite wasting time in line, the ride gets my nod as the absolute best! I flew, I dove, felt hot breath, laughed, screamed and fought along with Harry. I returned three times that day.
The grandkids (ages 6 and 8) jumped onto a few amusements in Dr. Seuss Land, but none of us were overly thrilled with the opposite side of the theme park.
My family, however, delightedly quaffed mugs of tasty frozen Butterbeer on that very hot day. Wonderful stuff.
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Rotten Ralph’s Restaurant sits on the Bridge Street Pier in Bradenton Beach, Florida. Not the kind of place you’d expect to find Crabcake Benedict on the breakfast menu. Nonetheless, take my recommendation and devour the yummy house specialty for just $7.99. Or you can build your own omelet, starting at $5.99. Those with a hankering for real Canadian bacon, the kind from Canada, are in luck, the ham-like meat remains a staple on the menu.
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