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| Azurea Simply Grilled Florida Black Grouper. |
As I mentioned in my Fairytale Key Lime post (see below), I recently visited Jacksonville, Florida. You can read about my trip to Florida in my article “Three Reasons to Visit Atlantic and Neptune Beaches” on Yahoo! Voices, but I wanted to share some of the amazing food photos I took on my journey here. As I mentioned in my article, I stayed at the luxurious One Ocean Resort and had the most wonderful time that I will remember for a lifetime. I dined at the hotel’s fine dining establishment, Azurea, as well as other local places like Ocean 60, North Beach Bistro and Sun Dog’s. Hope you enjoy!
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| Atlantic Beach, Florida |
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| Entrance to Azurea Restaurant and Azurea Lounge. I felt like I was under the sea! Loved it. |
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| Chef’s Amuse Bouche – a clam with fresh pico de gallo. |
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| Gorgonzola souffle with arugula, Parmesan crisps, and caramelized pears. |
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| Bread basket at Azurea Restraunt with four different dippers (roasted garlic, aged balsamic, hummus and sea-salted butter.) |
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| Simply Grilled Florida Black Grouper, chef’s plaintain salad with relish and collard greens braised in bacon and apple cider. |
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| One Ocean Resort room service: Key Lime Pie and tea service. |
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| Room Services Menu – for PETS! |
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| Snacks in my hotel bar! Dangerous … |
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| I took a bike along the shoreline and stopped for this gorgonzola and pear flatbread at Lillie’s Coffee Bar. |
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| Chef’s filet mignon with grilled shrimp and spicy shrimp sauce from North Beach Bistro. |
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| Bread and white bean dip with olive oil from North Beach Bistro. |
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| Mayport Shrimp and Grilled Polenta from North Beach Bistro. |
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| Ocean 60 homemade bread with flavored whipped butter – AMAZING |
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| Ocean 60 house salad: mixed greens with tortilla strips, raisins, shaved Parmesan and cumin-lime vinaigrette. |
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| Ocean 60 seared salmon with artichokes and grilled vegetables over grits. |
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| Crab Cake Sliders and plantain chips with a Corona = OCEANSIDE HEAVEN. |
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| Southwestern Mahi Mahi Salad with chipotle vinaigrette from Sun Dog’s in Neptune Beach, FL. |
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| I wish I was still there. |
Enjoy!
