viCARIous: World of Foods on Beach Boulevard
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Many of Jacksonville's residents come from somewhere else. Perhaps they relocated here because of a job, or are navy transplants, or married a native Jacksonvillian, or found themselves here in search of a better life for their families. A major factor contributing to Jacksonville's unique culinary culture is this incredibly diverse makeup of our population. And there's no better way to explore this diversity than by joining Gastronomist Cari Sanchez Potter as she embarks on a culinary tour of the ethnic food markets of Beach Boulevard. On one single street (granted, it's a loooong street) you'll find shops and restaurants representing Jacksonville's Korean, Japanese, Thai, Indian, Pakistani, Latin American, and Eastern European residents. Join Cari as she travels the world without leaving Jacksonville city limits!
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http://www.metrojacksonville.com/article/2010-aug-vicarious-world-of-foods-on-beach-boulevard
These articles are unfailingly fantastic and always give me great ideas for future Jacksonville visits.
Any places to get some good italian foods in town?
Just recently discovered Shiraz Pizza in a strip mall on southside blvd. Seriously...best pizza in town. Friendly service.
It is simple italian food, but done right. More homemade than anything else.
...and try the Baklava.
I should have mentioned I'm looking for italian shops to buy sausage, cold cuts, etc:) but thanks for the tip!
^ If you find one let me know...I have had to order hot dry sausage from Arthur Avenue in the Bronx for years to get some good ones!
Thanks so much Wacca Pilatka!!!
Sadly, I have yet to find a market that sells high-quality Italian ingredients likes meats, cheeses, and pastas. Heck, I haven't found a restaurant where I can eat them! I usually go to Whole Foods for imported Italian sausages and cold cuts, but I'd LOVE to support a locally-owned shop. Hm, I smell a lucrative business idea?
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Quote from: viCARIous on August 19, 2010, 09:46:28 AM
Sadly, I have yet to find a market that sells high-quality Italian ingredients likes meats, cheeses, and pastas. Heck, I haven't found a restaurant where I can eat them! I usually go to Whole Foods for imported Italian sausages and cold cuts, but I'd LOVE to support a locally-owned shop. Hm, I smell a lucrative business idea?
I know my large Italian family here in jacksonville would keep a business like this afloat by ourselves!
I have wandered through a couple of the places you reviewed and have to agree! Thanks for another great article!
You guys have not heard about Joseph's Pizza. At Joseph's, Italian Sausage (hot but not too hot) is made from fresh pork ground in house - not linked; sold by the block lb. Italian breads, dressings, sauces, meatball, steak and more are prepared from scratch with no additives. While pasta noodles are not made in house, lasagna, manicotti, cannelloni and more are made and hand-rolled with fresh homemade ingredients. Opened in 1956, Joseph's is Jax's oldest pizzeria. Try it out!
Thanks!
University Blvd has about as many ethnic food stores as Beach, a couple Mexican ones where you can buy unreformulated Mexican Coke. Coke still uses the original formula from the 50s in Mexico, with real cane sugar and natural ingredients. They tried selling the crap over there that they foist off on us in the US, comprised of corn syrup and about 12 weird 10-syllable words I can't even pronounce, and they wouldn't buy it so they still sell the good stuff over there. The Mexicans in the US won't drink crappy US coke products either, so you can still get the real stuff at the bodegas. Anyone hasn't had it, go get one the place on University across from Wheel Innovations sells them, tastes like you remember from when you were a kid.