OK, Road Trips Foodies: do you want to know exactly where that fish on your plate originated?
Two of the restaurants at TradeWinds Island Grand Resort, St. Pete Beach, Florida, can tell you that. How? Both …

The Peace River Seafood Festival takes place March 10 and 11, 2012, in Laishley Park (map), Punta Gorda, Florida.
Admission is $1 at the gate, Road Trips Foodies, and parking is free. There’ll be plenty of …

Florida isn’t exactly known for its barbecue, but that doesn’t stop the west coast city of Punta Gorda from staging a BBQ & Music Festival in Laishley Park (map) March 2 through 4, 2012.
The BBQ …

The 11th annual South Beach Food & Wine Festival is set for February 23 through 26, 2012, in and around Miami, Florida.
The lineup is astonishing. Charlie Trotter will be there. So will Anthony Bourdain, Stephanie …

The American Pie Council urges America to “party hearty” on National Pie Day — January 23, 2012 — by throwing a pie baking (and tasting) party with family and friends.
Throwing a pie in someone’s face …

Road Trips Foodies heading to Miami Beach, Florida, will be relieved to know that Pearl Restaurant & Champagne Lounge reopened December 9, 2011, at One Ocean Drive.
Situated in the South of Fifth neighborhood, Pearl offers …

There’s nothing like a strawberry you can eat the day it was picked. And that’s what’s on offer from March 1 through 11, 2012, at the Strawberry Festival in Plant City, Florida.
“Growing Sweet Memories” is …

The 54th annual Shrimp Festival is set for two weekends in late winter. Road Trips Foodies can skip March 3 and 4 because the weekend to be there is March 10-12, 2012, in Lynn Hall …

Road Trips Foodies headed to Florida this winter might want to plan to include the Gasparilla Inn’s Food & Wine Weekend. It’s set for January 13 through 15, 2012, at the inn, 500 Palm Avenue, …

Here’s a chance, Road Trips Foodies, to see where cane sugar comes from.
Yes, it’s boiled down from sugar cane. Well, they’re just taking it to syrup, not all the way to crystals, at the Cane …