Florida's Delicious History: A Gastronomic Journey February 28, 2009

Florida's food and restaurants are as diverse as its people, and have changed throughout the 20th century. Andrew Huse offers a gustatory romp through modern Florida's cuisine, with a look back at union soup houses, African-American jook joints, shady speakeasies, drive-in burger stands, barbecue pits, fish fries, and palaces of luxurious leisure. From the rarefied cuisine of the super-rich to the humble home-style foods of city and hamlet, food habits queasy and quirky, timeless and trendy, are explored.