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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I have no idea why this recipe is named San Marco. The dog-eared file card is written in purple ink and must be at least 20 years old, possibly 30. The tried and true, old family favorite entree has been one of those I cook when I’ve gone through my usual repertoire. I ponder…no, not chicken again. Then I remember– I could make Steak San Marco.
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