/tags/food food en-US SAąúĽĘ´«Ä± Fri, 08 May 2026 16:18:24 GMT /arts-culture/2026-05-08/food-wine-fete-caribbean-festival-florida-virginia-key Music, upscale Caribbean food, and a drone show. An annual beachside festival at the Historic Virginia Key Beach Park continues to grow in popularity within South Florida’s Caribbean community. Fri, 08 May 2026 16:18:24 GMT /arts-culture/2026-05-08/food-wine-fete-caribbean-festival-florida-virginia-key Wilkine Brutus /arts-culture/2026-04-22/conch-cuisine-florida-keys-history A new history exhibit, “Celebrating Conch Cuisine,” showcases the ways people in the Florida Keys would gather, preserve and prepare different meals and the way these methods have shaped food traditions in the region. Wed, 22 Apr 2026 10:00:00 GMT /arts-culture/2026-04-22/conch-cuisine-florida-keys-history Alyssa Ramos /south-florida/2026-03-05/amid-changes-to-federal-snap-benefits-north-miami-beach-to-host-food-distribution-event-saturday In response to growing concerns over federal food assistance stability, the City of North Miami Beach will be distributing free food to local residents on Saturday, beginning at 10 a.m. Thu, 05 Mar 2026 20:37:08 GMT /south-florida/2026-03-05/amid-changes-to-federal-snap-benefits-north-miami-beach-to-host-food-distribution-event-saturday SAąúĽĘ´«Ä± News Staff /arts-culture/2026-02-25/how-social-media-killed-the-food-festival-stars-and-created-others Food festivals are changing. Social media has given fans direct access to chefs if they want it. Many smaller festivals have faded after the pandemic, facing rising costs and less chef interest. And there are newer, more local food festivals that are drawing in foodies. Instead of Food Network chefs, these festivals celebrate local communities. Yet the biggest events still sell the magic of being there. Wed, 25 Feb 2026 17:40:00 GMT /arts-culture/2026-02-25/how-social-media-killed-the-food-festival-stars-and-created-others J.M. Hirsch | Associated Press /government-politics/2026-02-18/first-lady-casey-desantis-food-testing-program-snubbed-in-florida-budget-plans Casey DeSantis has made numerous appearances about the Healthy Florida First initiative, which tests for toxins and heavy metals in food. Wed, 18 Feb 2026 16:06:00 GMT /government-politics/2026-02-18/first-lady-casey-desantis-food-testing-program-snubbed-in-florida-budget-plans News Service of Florida /food-and-agriculture/2026-02-13/politifact-fl-casey-desantis-warns-high-levels-of-weed-killer-in-bread-should-you-be-worried Florida first lady Casey DeSantis, who helps lead the state’s version of the Make America Healthy Again movement, recently said the Healthy Florida First initiative tested popular bread brands, revealing "triple-digit" levels of the herbicide glyphosate. Fri, 13 Feb 2026 21:46:00 GMT /food-and-agriculture/2026-02-13/politifact-fl-casey-desantis-warns-high-levels-of-weed-killer-in-bread-should-you-be-worried Samantha Putterman | PolitiFact /news/2016-12-29/soup-joumou-a-haitian-new-year-tradition-a-reminder-of-a-slave-led-revolution Festive Favorites: The Haitian New Year's Day tradition of soup joumou or pumpkin soup is said to date back to January 1, 1804, the day Haitian slave and revolutionary leader Jean-Jacques Dessalines declared Haiti’s independence from its French colonizers. Thu, 01 Jan 2026 20:57:00 GMT /news/2016-12-29/soup-joumou-a-haitian-new-year-tradition-a-reminder-of-a-slave-led-revolution Nadege Green /business/2025-11-24/dumpster-diving-surges-in-port-st-lucie-as-residents-struggle-with-rising-costs Despite risks, more locals are turning to grocery store dumpsters for food amid inflation and limited incomes. Mon, 24 Nov 2025 14:06:25 GMT /business/2025-11-24/dumpster-diving-surges-in-port-st-lucie-as-residents-struggle-with-rising-costs Margo Foster | MediaLab@FAU /health/2025-10-29/miami-congresswoman-salazar-says-her-bill-would-shield-snap-recipients-from-government-shutdown The measure — the Keep SNAP Funded Act of 2025 (H.R. 5822) — would direct the U.S. Department of Agriculture to maintain full Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as SNAP, operations throughout any lapse in government funding. Wed, 29 Oct 2025 22:18:41 GMT /health/2025-10-29/miami-congresswoman-salazar-says-her-bill-would-shield-snap-recipients-from-government-shutdown Sergio R. Bustos /government-politics/2025-10-27/usda-wont-shuffle-funds-to-extend-snap-during-shutdown-in-about-face-from-earlier-plan SNAP has about $6 billion in the contingency fund — short of the roughly $9 billion needed to cover a full month of the program, putting November benefits in jeopardy. Mon, 27 Oct 2025 16:56:04 GMT /government-politics/2025-10-27/usda-wont-shuffle-funds-to-extend-snap-during-shutdown-in-about-face-from-earlier-plan Shauneen Miranda and Ariana Figueroa | Florida Phoenix