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Contents Departments

— I n Ev e r y I s s u e

— Insider

46 Editor’s Note

56 Curator’s Corner: Naples’ glass trove

48 From the CAB 50 Gulfshore Treasures 288 Parting Shot

70 Personalities: A builder’s Neapolitan legacy 82 Wine Watch: From empty-nester to wine-preneur

94 Table Service: Culinary passion projects

— Ar t of St yle 114 Fashion: The art of simplicity 122 Guest List: People + places

Insider

Artist Profile

56 Contemporary glass art dominates at the 36-year-old Shaw Gallery on Naples’ Fifth Avenue

Anna Nguyen

South.

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Contents Departments

— Home

— Healthy Life

— Life on the Gulf

186 Stylish Living: An art-filled Port Royal abode

230 Wellness: Crafting healthful, edible gardens

242 Dining Guide: 150+ essential restaurants

202 Talking Shop: Farf lung discoveries in Naples

238 Fitness: Multi-dimensional training

264 Agenda: Top events for February

212 Trending: Dark, moody interiors 224 Favorite Things: Clive Daniel Home’s picks

Home

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186 Stofft Cooney Architects and the Williams Group designed this Naples Port Royal home as a stunning

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Life on the Gulf Agenda

264 Cars on Fifth returns for its 20th year, from February 1 to 4, with hundreds of cars lining

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Adria Starkey President, Collier FineMark National Bank & Trust Trustee, Naples Children & Education Foundation 2000 Woman of the Year

Sandra Stilwell Youngquist Owner and CEO, Stilwell Enterprises 2006 Woman of the Year

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On the Cover Shot on location at artist Mariapia Malerba’s studio in Fort Myers by Omar Cruz.

Mariapia painted the artwork on the cover, an acrylic-on-recycled paper painting titled Flow, on the day of the shoot. Eschewing perfection, the artist embraces the fluidity of motion to express raw emotion.

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Fro m T h e Ed i t o r

Gulf Musings From the moment I learned about

abstract form seen on the cover,

location and history. But Karen’s

the work of Fort Myers-based

which she titled Flow—an apt

pursuit of layered design and

artist Mariapia Malerba, I was

pairing for this issue filled with

story-driven decor ensure all the

enamored. There’s an undeniable

locals who live in their flow state.

spaces are equally comforting as

soulfulness that comes through

Whether it’s through a single-

they are inspiring and transportive.

in her paintings and textiles. I

minded devotion to perfecting

We hope as you read these

remember seeing her large-scale,

the smashburger (Kyle Cravo

stories, you feel empowered to

Chinese calligraphy-inspired

from “True Expressions” on p.

tap into your creative energy and

Shodopia series wrapping all 208

94) or setting out to become the

allow yourself to be transported

feet of wall space in a gallery at

authority on contemporary glass

to a place of beauty and wonder.

Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center,

art (Jay Shaw, “World of Glass,”

After all, you have the perfect

in 2020. We promptly proceeded

p. 56), the people featured this

muse right here with the Gulf.

to do a story on her in that year’s

month exalt their talents through

October issue, and I’ve longed to

curiosity, passion and a determi-

return to her work since.

nation present their subjects in

Partnering with the artist for

their highest forms.

this month’s cover shoot was a

Feel at Hom owner Kate Sof-

no-brainer. Our creative director,

ranko (“Treasure Trove,” p. 202)

Scott Glick, had pulled swipes of

says one thing inspires another

Japanese-inspired, abstract fash-

when she’s scouting organic-mod-

ion photos. Mariapia’s name and

ern global finds for her stylish,

her Shodopia panels immediately

boutique in the Naples Design Dis-

came to mind. She was generous

trict. “[It’s] like a chain reaction,”

enough to grant us full rein of her

she says. Patina Collection owner

light-filled studio in a historic

Karen Abell allows her past and

property on the Caloosahatchee

depth of knowledge of the regions

River. On the spot, she created the

she covers to guide her aesthetic

Stepha n ie Gra nada Editor in Chief

eye, which comes through cohesively, whether she’s outfitting her Naples Third Street South boutique, Tuscan farmhouse, Chicago brownstone or Port Royal abode has its own flavor, informed by the

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Anna Gunselman

(“Worlds Apart,” p. 160). Each place

Fro m T h e C o m m u n i t y A d v i s o r y B o a rd

Paving the Way When the American Cancer

position as a global leader in

lodging near treatment centers.

Society (ACS) approached my

the fight against cancer. Bucket

We want to help reduce patients’

mother and me to chair their

List Bash was conceived in 2011

stress and anxiety and empower

Naples fundraising event, the

by Kathryn Doerr and Donna

them to focus on their recovery.

Bucket List Bash (BLB), in 2015,

Solimene, who paved the way for

We invite you to be a part of

we knew it would be a significant

local support to the ACS. This

our “Journey into Tomorrow”

undertaking. However, we felt

month, the event celebrates its

at the 2024 Bucket List Bash, on

compelled to embrace the cause.

14th year—and more than $11

February 24 at The Ritz-Carlton

In the United States, one of every

million raised in Naples.

Naples, Tiburón. Together, we

three individuals will be diag-

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can play a pivotal role in ensur-

nosed with cancer, and the likeli-

chairs and community leaders,

ing that every individual has

hood of this person being a friend

who helped set the stage for BLB.

the opportunity to prevent and

or family member is even higher.

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We witnessed the devastating

on ACS’s national research and

treatments available.

impacts of this indiscriminate

service efforts, which ultimately

disease with my grandparents

serve us all, last year, co-chairs

and again when my father battled

Beverly Fanning and Darlene

prostate cancer.

and Don DeMichele lobbied to

My family had established the

have funds from the paddle raise

Holden Comprehensive Cancer

go toward supporting local needs.

Center at the University of Iowa

As co-chairs of the 2024 gala,

Hospital in honor of my grand-

Matthew Kritis and I remain

parents. And now that we were

committed to carving out focused

residing full-time in Florida, it

resources for our community. We

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plan to again have all paddle-raise

on a broader scale with the help of

funds directed to serve people in

our community.

Lee and Collier counties.

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which celebrated 110 years of

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Gulfshore Treasures When a 20-something art novice takes the helm of one of the oldest galleries on Naples’ Fifth Avenue South, success is no guarantee. In the years since Jay Shaw purchased Shaw Gallery, the gallerist has made himself an expert on contemporary glass art, learning from international in love with the medium. Catch a glimpse of his glass treasure trove on p. 56.

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World of Glass Shaw Gallery, on Naples’ Fifth Avenue South, leads the conversation on innovative, contemporary glass art.

Stepping off Naples’ Fifth Avenue South and into Shaw Gallery is like stepping into another dimension. Light moves differently in this corner of the world, refracting through translucent obelisks and glinting off anthropomorphic sculptures in repose. At any moment, when owner Jay Shaw decides to push a button on a small remote, the lighting changes, transforming the space again.

The gallery is at once a repository of fine art, a playground and a classroom for Jay, an art novice-turned-gallerist. A list of university credentials does not follow his title; Jay’s keen eye evolved organically through family and conversations with living artists worldwide. His excitement and curiosity engender a spirit of investigation and necessitate him to create a space worthy of the work that speaks to him.

Jay’s grandparents built Shaw Gallery on Fifth Avenue in 1988 to display the work of his sculptor grandfather, Kenneth Shaw. Over the years, the space developed to include sculptures and paintings from renowned international artists. Meanwhile, Jay was living in Vlastimil Beránek’s Venus Green (2023)

California, periodically visiting his grandparents and marveling at the easy-going way of life people seemed to enjoy in Naples.

Ten years ago, at 21, the then-car salesman moved to Naples and started working with his grandmother, launching his experience-driven study of art. Jay remembers the first piece

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" It ’s s o f u n to watch a r t is t s co m e u p w it h d if fe re nt id e as a n d dif fe re nt d e sig ns ,” Jay S h aw s ays . “ T h ey’re a l w a y s t r y i n g t o p u s h t h e l i m i t."

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Latchezar Boyadjiev’s Lady (2023)

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he purchased for his personal collection in his early years at

That year, Jay purchased Shaw Gallery from his grandmother

Shaw. The painting depicted the bridge where he proposed to

and dove head first into the world of glass, pulling on his family’s

his wife, Marla, who co-owns the gallery with him. “I fell in love

existing connections with glass artists Toland Sand and Richard

with the painting—the emotion it gave me,” Jay says. He saw

Royal to entice other contemporary makers to work with him.

the art through the eyes of a collector who buys for passion and

Jay made cold calls to Chicago, the Netherlands, the Czech

connection, not simply investment potential.

Republic and beyond, leaving earnest voicemails when his calls

A visit to the Imagine Museum, a trove of contemporary

went unanswered. The strategy was a long shot, but it paid off.

glass art a couple hours north in St. Petersburg, in 2020 opened

Today, Shaw Gallery represents 19 well-regarded glass art-

his eyes to the wide-ranging marvels of modern-day glass art.

ists. And, while Jay still sells in other mediums—Andre Kohn’s

“They had the most incredible collection of glass sculptures I had

paintings are prominently featured—the gallery primarily

ever seen, at scales I didn’t even know were possible,” Jay says.

focuses on glass.

When he saw the work of Dutch-born artist Peter Bremers—with

In the brightly lit labyrinthine gallery, Peter Bremers’ complex

its imposing abstract forms that catch and refract light with

sculptures, recalling glaciers, canyons and waves, stand among

intention—the curator-in-training knew what he wanted to

works by Rick Eggert, Hiroshi Yamano and Chicago native Jon

focus on. “I thought, ‘I want my gallery to look like this,’” he says.

Kuhn, known for his galactic-esque cubes. “It’s a labor of love for

Gallerist Jay Shaw is drawn to makers whose work inspires awe through their passion and processes. German glass artist Wilfried Grootens paints layers of glass in various tones and assembles them in stacks to form cubes, with inner forms disappear, when viewed from different angles.

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Wilfried Grootens’ H28 (2016)

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While Shaw Gallery focuses largely on contemporary glass art, Jay is more drawn to an artist’s passion than any particular style. He appreciates artists like Jon Kuhn, whose art is driven by a compulsion to create rather than profitability.

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Jon Kuhn’s Blue Jewel (2023)

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Jay recently installed the museum-approved Ketra smart lighting system to better display works from

these guys. I’ll be talking to Jon Kuhn on the phone, and he’ll say,

developed with a chemist to create a more flexible glass that can

‘Man, the second you sell that, I’m going to take all that money

expand and contract in harsh temperatures without shattering.

and make an even bigger piece.’ He’s got all these big dreams and

“That’s something no one else is doing,” Jay says of Bremers’

visions, and he just wants to make art. I love that,” Jay says.

outdoor glass sculptures.

Awe is at the core of Jay’s practice. When he first laid eyes

The gallerist gestures to a Kuhn prismatic cube sculpture,

on Bremers’ large-scale installations, he wondered how glass

Blue Jewel (2023), on a nearby pedestal. Jay notes how the artist

could convert into such massive scales; how could a 1,000-pound

applies countless cuts to his glass sculptures, etching the surface

sculpture be transported from the Czech Republic to Florida

to form innumerable light refractions. “He’s got sculptures that

without a scratch? He’s eager to represent artists whose work

took a million cuts to create,” Jay says. The primarily transparent

and processes can inspire a sense of wonder in others—whether

piece emanates bright yellow and rich blue hues from within and

through innovation or near-obsessive commitment to the craft.

casts a rainbow of refracted light onto its custom marble pedestal.

He thinks of creators like Toots Zynsky, who turns glass into

Jay is fascinated by light and how it interacts with glass. Per-

silky-thin threads, which are fused to form undulating ves-

haps more than with any other medium, light informs the art,

sels that seem wrapped in fabric, and the technique Bremers

revealing intricacies in the design, color and internal structure.

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Vlastimil Beránek’s Aqua One Chameleon (2023)

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Depending on how a glass sculpture is lit, it can appear more iridescent, vibrant or textured; it can cast shadows and refractions; it can look perfectly still or appear to come alive with swirling movement. Jay recently installed smart lighting leader Ketra, a color-tunable lighting system used in The Art Institute of Chicago and Missouri’s Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. The LED system can adjust color, temperature and brightness in millions of combinations and with microprecision to show how different conditions can radically transform a piece. In Bremers’ Icebergs & Paraphernalia (2017), cool blue and white tones whirl brilliantly beneath the surface of the sculpture’s sharp edges when cast in blue light. “If you put warm light on the piece, it gets dark and washes away, but if I put the widest, brightest, purest, 10,000 Kelvin light on it, it comes to life. I could make it look just like the iceberg,” Jay says.

In addition to his salesmanship, Jay’s zeal for taking chances and adopting new technologies is key to Shaw Gallery’s success.

Two weeks before Hurricane Ian hit in 2022, the rent for Shaw Gallery doubled, and Jay was slapped with a tax bill that would have cleaned out his savings. Then, the flooding came. Jay, Marla and their friend, Alberto, who works in the gallery, safely removed all of the art in time, but the financial burden of repairs, rent and taxes was insurmountable. Rather than walk away, Jay took out a big loan and improved the space, equipping it with an AI-driven audio tour system and the Ketra lighting.

Jay’s rotating stock (including works by one of his first glass artists Richard Royal, whose Blue Blush sculpture is

As the gallery continues its post-Ian upswing, Jay sets his sights on the future. “The goal is to keep growing,” he says. He looks to build a larger gallery in Naples to represent the nearly 150 glass

shown above); the rest are housed in The Vault, Jay’s by-

artists on his radar. “It’s so fun to watch artists come up with

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different ideas and different designs,” Jay says. “They’re always trying to push the limit—to come up with something new that no one’s done before. Who knows what they might do next.”

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Richard Royal’s Blue Blush (2021)

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Native Son A descendant of the Storter family, Michael Murphy builds on his family’s century-old legacy with his boutique construction company, Hammer and Hand.

The cypress-clad walls of Everglades City’s Rod & Gun Club whisper tales of past presidents and 20th-century celebrities, who frequented the former hunting lodge. The one-time high-society enclave is now a celebrated time capsule, transporting guests to the early days of the county, when it was founded by Tennessee advertising magnate and developer Barron Gift Collier.

Before the dignitaries descended, the lot was inhabited by Everglades pioneers, including George Washington Storter Jr., who founded the town as ‘Everglade’ and built the club’s beginnings as a homestead for his family. George sold the Rod & Gun property to Barron Collier in the 1920s and moved to Naples, where his descendants continue his legacy today.

One of George’s progenies, his fourthgreat grandson, Michael “Mike” Murphy, owns Naples-based boutique construction company Hammer and Hand. Building runs in Mike’s blood. After all, his forefa-

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ther built the core of the Everglades club by hand. “They ran it kind of as a bed and breakfast,” Mike says. “People would come with the locals and, eventually, Barron Collier and the Colliers would go there.”

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A descendant of George Washington Storter, Jr., who built the core of Everglades City’s Rod & Gun Club, Mike Murphy

Mike echoes his family’s creativity

The duo focuses on projects that align

minum roofs, windows placed for optimal

through Hammer and Hand, crafting

with their brand’s aesthetic—a clean and

cooling and materials that can stand up

stylish homes that bank on the easy,

inviting palette of creamy neutrals and

to the salty air are common features in

casual way of living in Southwest Florida.

organic textures. But, don’t mistake their

his homes. Mike also considers the locale

Sophistication shines through details like

vibe for coastal kitsch; Hammer and Hand

when selecting details as small as sealers,

Champagne-colored hardware, honed

projects bring the Old Florida beach cot-

screws and door handles, which can rust

marble, brick backsplashes and slatted

tages and cracker homes to the modern

and deteriorate with the salt spray. Some

wood surfaces in homes from Naples’ Gulf

world. A simple white wall may be warmed

of his expertise is learned—he’s picked up

Shore Boulevard to Pine Ridge Estates to

by a white oak frame with LED lights emit-

best practices from fellow builders —but

Marco Island. Mike started the company

ting from beneath the wood; the black mar-

much is innate. “I know Florida,” he says.

in 2015 as a handyman service before ven-

ble of a media unit may stand in front of a

Preserving the Old Florida lifestyle is

turing into flipping houses with his wife,

shiplap wall; and shaker-style cabinets may

essential to Mike. Growing up in North

Natalie. A key creative force behind the

be fronted with polished stainless steel.

Naples, he spent many days fishing for

firm, Natalie has an eye for design, so the

Mike focuses on durable designs, stra-

sharks and foraging for native sabal palms.

couple branched out into remodeling and,

tegically selecting materials that can

“I was definitely the wild child in my fam-

eventually, custom home building.

weather the climate. Rain-resistant alu-

ily—the typical Florida boy,” Mike says.

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Couresty Hammer and Hand

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Mike prioritizes a creamy palette with dark accents, organic textures and durable design, selecting materials that can weather the region’s

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salty air and storms.

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Mike focused on remodeling before expanding into new construction. In his designs, coastal touches like shiplap and rattan suit the region, and thoughtful elements, like a table’s curved pedestal (right) and a marble media unit

76 — G U L F S H O R E L I F E

He still leans into his heritage, draw-

Occasionally, they’ll indulge in Grandpa’s

ing inspiration from sketches and diary

tomato gravy recipe, served with fresh fish

entries, detailing outdoorsmen adventures

and swamp cabbage. “Sometimes, we’ll go

by his great-grandfather, folk artist and

out and get the heart of palm ourselves

fisherman Robert Lee Storter. Quite the

because no one really sells it,” Mike says.

historian, Mike’s quick to share his family’s

The dish connects them with their fore-

roots. He often gifts copies of Crackers in

fathers, who lived off the land. “They ate

the Glades by Rob Storter, a collection of

mullet five times a week because it was the

Rob’s stories edited by Mike’s aunt, Betty

cheapest fish. Anytime they caught pom-

Savidge Briggs.

pano, snook or any of the fish that were

With about two dozen family members

desirable—grouper or snapper—they’d

living in Naples, the Storter clan remains

have to sell it to make money,” Mike says.

connected. They gather every Sunday

“We were technically here before the

for lunch, alternating hosting homes.

Colliers, but we didn’t have any money.”

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Now, in Naples, new development surrounds the Storters, but they remain grounded. Mike and Natalie’s home is a case study of the modern Old Florida life.

Natural light pours through peek-a-boo picture windows in the recently remodeled loft, where their little ones play in an off-white, striped tent that overlooks the main living area. Whimsical rattan fixtures emulate thatched Chickee roofs, contrasted with modern globe lights that hang from the wood-clad vaulted ceiling.

Mike creates new traditions with his young family while preserving the Mike brings Old Florida beach cottages and cracker homes to the modern

Storter legacy. He brings his 5-year-

world. He may elevate shaker-style cabinets with polished stainless steel or pair

old son, Shepherd, to work with him

wood and stone with contemporary fixtures, gleaning inspiration from writings and

once a week, and the family often take

sketches from his handy Collier pioneering forefathers.

Shepherd and his little sister, 2-yearold Rosie, on boat trips to Marco Island and Everglades City. When they land in the small town at the edge of the River of Grass, the Rod & Gun Club beckons, greeting the next generation.

Mike admires how George fashioned the property to last. “The way it was built was super impressive, especially considering the Everglades is really wet and has been smacked many times by different hurricanes and [the building] never went down,” he says. Mike waxes poetic about the Rod & Gun’s transcendent nature: about how fleeting time is—how that was over 100 years ago—what we can do with our lives and the impact we can make.”

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I n s i d e r — W i n e Wa t c h — By L a n e N i e s e t — P h o t o g r a p h y b y C a r l o s B r a d l e y

Second Act For Ross Knoll Winery founder Diane Carpenter, becoming an empty-nester let her to delve into a new passion: wine.

In the wine world, most people have a

always liked white wine, loathe to reject a

story about a bottle that represents their

glass of Sancerre or white Burgundy. But

‘aha’ moment—a wine so revelatory that it

nothing ever stood out, especially with

becomes the cornerstone of their career.

reds. Still, she acquiesced. “It took my

Diane Carpenter’s moment came in 2004,

life full circle,” Diane reflects. She didn’t

when she was 39.

know the winemaker would become a

Back then, the founder of California’s

mentor and friend.

Ross Knoll Vineyard was flying from

In that moment, she knew she would

Naples to the U.K. every six weeks, leav-

build a career around wine. Her mother

ing her husband, David, and two daugh-

encouraged her, and Diane welcomed

ters behind to care for her ailing mother.

the distraction. “It helped me through

Meanwhile, her girls were getting older

the process of losing my mom,” she says.

and the prospect of a household without

Diane threw herself into her studies. After

her children weighed heavily on the stay-

becoming a certified wine specialist, she

at-home mom. She pondered her next

launched a boutique wine service to help

steps. “Suddenly, you’re an empty-nester,

private clients build out their cellars.

and you’ve been left behind,” she says.

The burgeoning wine aficionado met

One day, sitting on the patio of Naples’

Paul’s wife, Christina, at one of his wine-

Zoe’s Restaurant (now Hob Nob), her

maker dinners in New York City in 2011.

friend insisted Diane try “this red from

They became instant friends, and Paul—an

California”—a Paul Hobbs cabernet

award-winning vintner whom Forbes once

sauvignon. Diane was hesitant; she

dubbed ‘The Steve Jobs of Wine’—invited

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A fateful pour in Naples set Diane Carpenter on a

Diane to a harvest that night. Two weeks

given the chance. She called the largest

new path, leading up to

later, Diane was on a plane to Sonoma.

vine Mary, in honor of her late mother.

2017, when she planted

“The first year, I stayed in the intern

After planting 3,000 pinot noir vines six

the Ross-Knoll Winer

house, and the second year, I rented a little

years ago at the organically farmed plot,

house and was the intern with the hot tub,”

each vintage brought a new challenge for

she says with a laugh.

Diane and Ross Knoll’s winemaker, Justin

vineyards at the age of 52.

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Working with Paul, Diane developed

Seidenfeld. The first year, blazes ripped

the techniques that would inform her

through the area just four months after

in her 1.5-acre Sonoma plot, which she

the team planted. “It was our first expe-

planted with David in 2017, at the age of

rience with the fires,” she says. In 2020,

52. Diane would walk the Ross Knoll rows

smoke forced them to pick early, when

daily, adjusting drips as she watered the

the grapes weren’t ripe enough, so they

plantings and scouting out the ground-

pivoted to craft a white pinot and a rosé.

hogs that would annihilate her crops,

Those first wines scored 90 and 93 points,

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respectively, from Wine Enthusiast—a notable achievement so early in a vineyard’s lifespan. In 2021, frost destroyed Diane’s entire harvest. “There was no coming back from it,” she says. Her first call was to Paul—now a mentor and friend—who sold her grapes to blend with fruit from the neighboring Lynmar Estate.

Ross Knoll’s 2022 pinot noir embodies the kind of wine the vineyard can produce when nothing goes wrong: no fires, no smoke, no frost. Diane’s single-vineyard bottling from her own estate is aged in 100 percent new oak, yielding an elegant and feminine wine, floral with black cherry notes and subtle, woody spices.

The pinot noir is the kind of wine you sip and wonder what it’ll taste like 10 years from now. Diane and Justin designed the wines to continue evolving as they capture the vineyard in the bottle. The 2022 pinot calls her right back to the days of walking every row, nurturing every vine.

The vintage also represents decades of love between her and her husband. The couple met at a boarding school as teenagers. When they married, they decided

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Diane dubbed the largest vine Mary, after her late mom, who encouraged her oenophile endeavor. Though Diane has since sold the land, she still draws from the organically farmed vineyard for her Ross Knoll wines.

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Diane’s first bottles have received high praise— nearly every vintage has earned 90 points or higher from Wine Spectator, including 92 points for the 2021 pinot noir.

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She credits her husband, David, for supporting her second act as a vintner. A few years ago,

to focus on David’s career while Diane

year, filmed Diane over seven years, cap-

focused on their daughters. They knew

turing the challenges and turning points

that once the girls went to college, they

of planting a vineyard and becoming a

produces wine-centric

could focus on Diane’s career—together.

winemaker. She went on to co-launch

documentaries.

They’ve since sold the Ross Knoll property

SOMM Films, the documentary arm of

but have an evergreen contract to pur-

the online, wine-centric network SOMM

chase the fruit, so she’ll continue making

TV, which launched as an offshoot of the

bottles under the Ross Knoll label.

uber-popular, namesake 2012 film. “I

The SOMM TV Behind the Glass documentary on the winery, released last

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didn’t think I could ever accomplish [such a dream],” Diane says.

Diane also co-launched SOMM Films, which

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I n s i d e r — Ta b l e S e r v i c e

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Chanda translates the reverence to

Like the poet, Kyle Cravo doesn’t have

500-degree flattop with paper-thin slices

modern connoisseurs by helping work

a culinary background, per se. He started

of Vidalia onion. The outer crust caramel-

the swimmer back into our diet. She

Only Doubles in 2022 after being let go

izes into crunchy ecstasy, and the inside

takes the mullet her family catches from

from a longtime corporate gig. But, he’s

remains juicy and tender.

Caloosahatchee and Gulf waters and hot

been food-obsessive since he was a child.

The burger guru lists only two items on

smokes it over local buttonwood for up to

Like anyone obsessed, he focused on one

the regular menu. The ODB (Only Doubles

six hours to render butterflied filets burst-

thing and how to do it perfectly, honing

Burger) tucks the patties—topped with

ing with flavor and dripping with rich, juicy

his focus on the smashburger (named for

gooey cheese and a secret sauce—into a

fat. Purists peel the skin back and eat the

how the meat is pounded onto the grill to

supple Martin’s potato roll. The RZA adds

tender belly meat right out of their hand

create a perfect crust).

ketchup, mustard and pickles. Kyle con-

(or maybe over a cracker). She also makes

Kyle starts with premium Australian

tinuously toys with tweaks to refine and

a smoked mullet dip, lightly dressed with

Wagyu beef (a greatly appreciated flavor

improve the formula. Maybe he’ll add an

mayonnaise. The dip’s simplicity coaxes

bomb), which he divides into 2- to 3-ounce

extra half ounce of meat to each patty or

even more deliciousness out of the fish.

balls that are smashed onto the sizzling

let the meat linger for an extra 30 seconds

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on the griddle, which he traveled to Los

in the craft coffee game for years—leading

builds relationships with farmers and

Angeles to procure. Maybe he’ll add a driz-

the charge in bringing the quality-fo-

buys their entire crop on a 10-year basis.

zle of more sauce. It’s a game of fine-tuning

cused third wave of coffee to the region

The relationship is key—it means farmers

every variable. When he doubles down on

when he founded Narrative Coffee in

are compensated fairly, Caleb has direct

off-menu riffs on smash-style interpreta-

Naples in 2016. Since then, he’s perfected

contact with growers (he’s planning trips

tions of regional burgers from around the

a quasi-guru mentality when producing

to visit several South American estates this

country (like the Minnesotan Juicy Lucy

a stellar cup of joe. His recipe: Use a top-

year) and he consistently secures primo

with peanut butter and bacon) or adds

notch, ethically sourced primary ingre-

product. “A simple differentiator is we

global twists (kimchi ketchup, Gochujang

dient and get out of your own way. Now

spend more money on the green product,”

sauce), everyone comes out a winner.

tapping into coffee’s fourth wave (which

he says. “I think roasters give themselves

As far as specialization goes, there’s

considers the science of a perfect cup and

too much credit for what we do. Our job is

no shortage of boutique roasters in

the sustainability behind the beans), Take

to bring out the best of what’s already in

coffee-crazed America. But not many do

Two gets their beans from Balzac Brothers

the seed and stay out of the way.”

it as well as Caleb MacPherson and his

& Company, a fourth-generation coffee

Caleb’s work with coffee is akin to that

team at Take Two Coffee. Caleb has been

importer based in South Carolina that

of a winemaker, letting the year’s vintage

Kyle Cravo’s Only Doubles is a single-minded passion project in the purest sense—he only makes smashburgers, where patties are smashed onto the griddle for a tender center and charred sear. Kyle

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Kyle lists just two burgers on his menu: the namesake Double on a Martin’s potato roll (with cheese and secret sauce, of course), and the RZA, with ketchup, mustard and pickles.

dictate the direction of the final product.

For example, he might work with a lactic honey processed coffee from Colombia that uses anaerobic fermentation to purge oxygen, create natural sugars and yield a bright flavor profile. He does not do dark roast. He points out that coffee is the product of a fruit, and no natural fruit has ever tasted burnt or smoky. Instead, you’ll find nuttiness, creaminess, rich molasses and hints of tropical fruit. Right now, he slings his beans and brews—and house-made donuts—at the Miromar Outlets Farmer’s Market on Saturday mornings, but he plans to open his brick-and-mortar location soon.

Meanwhile, Amber Cebull’s tasting room for Gather Beverage Company opened in October, brewing and serving industry-changing mixers. Amber, like many, falls under the category of folks for whom the pandemic brought many changes. She worked at an award-winning brewery, Millennial Brewing Company, and decided to open a non-alcoholic bar, Apothecary, within the space. Her idea: The craft cocktail experience doesn’t need However, she found NA (nonalcoholic) mock spirits and mixers were limited in

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Caleb MacPherson is something of a local hero in cementing the third wave of

Negroni. In your home bar, you might con-

vatives and artificial flavorings—in short,

sider Drive, which is loaded with hopped

lots of chemicals. She wanted something

citrus that pairs well with tropical flavors

functional and healthy that tasted great.

for an NA punch. Locally, you’ll also find

Amber and business partner, Erik Salas,

the Gather bottles behind the bar at Kava

created Gather Beverage Company as a

Luv Social Lounge and District in Naples—

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real-food ingredients (herbs, fruit, roots)

Amber’s limited production approach

and CBD options, too. The broad-spectrum

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ingredients with health benefits. Amber

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and Erik moonlight at Gather; each holds a

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combo to replace Campari) in their NA

theirs, nothing else would make sense.

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Monochromatic Muse Fort Myers artist Mariapia Malerba’s calligraphy-inspired paintings provide the perfect backdrop for the season’s favorite palette: black-and-white.

Market, Fort Myers textile designer and artist Mariapia Malerba explores the beauty of movement through her interpretation of shodo, the art of Chinese calligraphy. In her 2020 series Shodopia, she applies large swaths of black acrylic, with a broom, on creamcolored, recycled paper to emphasize the power of simplicity. The ethos runs through the black-and-white trend that dominated the 2024 high fashion collections. Right: Wade Allyn dress, Wolford hosiery, Christian Louboutin shoes and Lisa Nik earrings and rings.

Above: Silvia Tcherassi dress, Jean-Louis Sabaji cape and Patricia Robalino Designs diamond earrings.

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Mariapia Malerba’s Giraffe (2020) and Gorilla (2020)

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Oversized sequins create a kaleidoscopic effect on Akris’ punto tunic dress and play off the larger-thanlife size of Mariapia’s Gorilla and Taurus paintings. A dramatic Lena Erziak cape ensures this all-black look is anything but boring. Flor de Maria shoes. Lisa

Mariapia Malerba’s Gorilla (2020) and Taurus (2020)

Nik earrings and rings.

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Cornelia James gloves ensure this Silvia Tcherassi dress and Jean-Louis Sabaji cape are fit for a royal affair—the England-based brand fashioned many gloves for Queen Elizabeth II. Christian Louboutin shoes. Earrings by Patricia Robalino Designs. Bracelet by Lisa Nik. Ring by

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Gulfshore Life creative director, Scott Glick, and Mariapia collaborated on the concept for the abstract piece Flow (seen here and on the cover), which she painted spontaneously on set.

“The broom is always ready to dance,” she says—just like this fairytale ombre gown by Jimmy Choo’s The Atelier Couture. Jewelry by Lisa Nik. Model: Laken Romine Hair and Makeup: Dani Taverna, Duality Artistry Location: Moi, Mariapia Malerba’s

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A Night of a Million Dreams Gala / Hosted at Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort & Spa in support of Better Together

Dreams really did come true at Better Together’s gala, which returned for the first time in three years. During the The Wizard of Oz-themed event, donors raised $569,896 to keep children out of foster care. Local father-daughter musical duo The Markleys charmed guests with their sets, and actress and singer Kerry Ellis (known for playing Elphaba in the West End and Broadway productions of the musical Wicked) performed during dinner for a fantastical soiree.

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Royal Tea Party / Hosted at Shangri-La Springs in support of Ronald McDonald House Charities of Southwest Florida

Guests donned floral dresses and fanciful toppers to support Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) at the organization’s inaugural A Royal Tea on November 16. Artichoke & Company provided finger sandwiches, scones and fresh fruit, and the silent auction included teapots hand-painted by local creatives, including Paul Arsenault, Gretchen Scott and Suzanne Costa.

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Men & Women of the Year 25th Anniversary / Hosted at The Ritz-Carlton, Naples by Gulfshore Life

Celebrating the 25th year of the region’s most prestigious community achievement award, the Gulfshore Life team recognized outstanding individuals that make Southwest Florida a great place to live. Since Hurricane Ian halted the festivities in 2022, we recognized last year’s honorees (including Captains for Clean Water, gallerist and designer Chad Jensen and philanthropist Beverly Fanning), along with the 2023 winners at the November 16 event. More than 200 locals came out to support the stellar cast of luminaries, like philanthropists Patty and Jay Baker, restaurateur Richard D’Amico, Jay Hartington, and mental health warriors Alise Bartley and Claribel Bocanegra.

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FEATURES / A deep dive into the soulful stories of the region

“People experience the same vulnerable emotions in dif ferent ways. T hat ’s what unites us.”

—Maureen Golgata

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L o c a l a r t i s t s Ma u re e n Go l g a t a , An i t a Pu t n a m a n d Ho l l y Ma n n e c k use color as a powerful tool, manipulating pigments to drive home the messages, narratives, and imagery in their creative practices.

Maureen Golgata draws from chance encounters, rites of passage and nature to create her emotionally fueled, abstract paintings.

When the artist lost her mother in 2022, she channeled her grief into the vivid Whispers from a Cherry Cloud series.

MAUREEN GOLGATA: THE ABSTRACTIONIST

says. The Massachusetts native now channels her emotions, spurred by chance encounters, human connection and the natural world, into dreamy abstract paintings imbued with color and life.

painter Maureen Golgata says. Her works

Her saturated palettes evoke colors

starts with a moment—a poignant con-

found in nature, like the thrumming,

versation with a stranger, a pivotal life

International Klein Blue-esque hue (the

in your studio, it’s all memory, feelings.

transition. After rigorous training in clas-

shade mixed by experimental artist Yves

You’re delving into lived experiences,”

sical methods (Maureen studied under

Klein in the ’40s and found in the Gulf’s

she says. The abstract artist’s work departs

a leading exponent of the Boston School

subtropical waters) or a sage-like shade

from her realism training, but the funda-

movement, which blends the color palette

of pale green. Her hand moves the brush

mental tenets of form, composition and

and light theories seen in French Impres-

acrobatically, often combining white and

color underpin each painting.

sionism with traditional portraiture and

one other pigment so that the two colors

Maureen often marks rites of passage

a keen focus on technical skill and detail),

are mixed directly onto the canvas. Each

with art. After her mother passed away in

she explored new methods of creation

pigment serenely blends and dances

2022, she created a suite of small, white-

at the Fashion Institute of Technology.

around the other without becoming over-

and-crimson abstract paintings that hang

There, the budding artist absorbed the

whelming. Her abstractions are ethereal,

in a row in her home. “They’re about

vibrant colors of New York City. “Everyone

like a dense fog or steam. “When you’re

metamorphosis, impermanence,” she

dressed in the most magnificent outfits—

says. The deep crimson pigment reflects

the color combinations they would put

echoes of her mother’s heartbeat. As

together, it was inspirational,” Maureen

Maureen worked through the series and processed her grief, the visceral red lines of the first panels blended into soft, magenta hues. “When you work on a piece like that, there is a knowing of yourself at the end,” she says. “You discover who you are.”

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in her mind to life. Her figures are flat and lively—reminiscent of early 20th-century fauvists.

Anita Putnam poured herself entirely into art after retiring in 1992, following an intuitive sense of color to bring the vibrant characters

ANITA PUTNAM: THE FAUVIST

Anita Putnam recalls growing up in rural Connecticut, surrounded by homes cast in dark, looming hues. “But my mother had a fantastic color sensibility,” she

Anita Putnam’s Being in Love (2018)

says. The painter, who now lives in the Shell Point community of Fort Myers,

Anita paints rapidly (“like I’m plugged

grew up in a house awash in mint green

into a socket”), not covering the canvas

and lavender, and she carries the affinity

entirely but populating the surface with

for chroma into her current home, with

a mosaic of glowing color. The mosaics

its Easter yellow front door and pink-

comprise elbows, floors, dogs and sparse

walled art studio. Anita doesn’t just use

abstract shapes; the images are flat,

color as a key element in her cheerful

graphic and painstakingly arranged. Her

paintings. Instead, color is part of her life,

work recalls Matisse’s paper cut-outs of

incorporated zestfully into her decor and

vegetal and abstract patterns or the sun-

wardrobe. The affinity comes through as

washed compositions of the painter’s

a muse in her pieces. “When a painting

hero, British contemporary art legend

is really going to work, it sort of paints

David Hockney.

itself,” she says. The artist sits down with

After attending art school for a few

a vast assortment of colors in her pal-

years in Boston, Anita painted sporad-

ette, ready for any to reveal themselves

ically through her early adult life while

as essential. “It comes to my mind what

balancing a decades-long career as a V.P.

colors I should use, what’s going to work

at a life insurance company and raising

there,” Anita adds. “I just hope to get into

six step-children. She began painting

a flow where it seems to be painting itself,

full-time after retiring to Sanibel in 1992.

and I’m the instrument.”

Now, the artist channels her love of vibrant

Her paintings, done mostly in acrylic,

hues into her artwork. “My husband, when

start as loosely drawn blue silhouettes

he first met me, noticed all the color in my

on stark white canvases. There may have

home,” she says. “Now, he’s surrounded by

been a reason for using the color blue at

the color in my artwork, too.”

some point, but she has long forgotten the motive. Now, it’s more of a superstition— if she doesn’t start with blue, she swears it doesn’t come out right.

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Color is an ever-present consideration in Anita’s life, from her Easter yellow front door and pink-walled studio to her bright wardrobe and cheerful acrylic paintings. Anita may have inherited her love of color. “My mother had a fantastic color sensibility,” the artist says.

Anita begins each piece with loosely painted, blue silhouettes. The artist is no longer sure why she does this; now, it’s

Photos by Anna Nguyen (3). Work pictured: Anita Putnam’s Pemaquid Point, Maine (2014) (top left)

more of a superstition—if she doesn’t start with blue, she feels the painting can’t come out right.

HOLLY MANNECK: THE POP ARTIST

Holly uses color as a tool to make her pop art pop, with conspicuous and vivid imagery that often represents women who “The places I’ve lived have always had

embody strength, resilience and beauty—

really brilliant colors—the mountains

traits inspired by her single mother.

of New Hampshire and Vermont, the

The super-saturated, Florida-derived

Caribbean, and of course, you have bril-

colors pull viewers into her work, help-

liant blues in the water in Florida,” Naples

ing drive home their feminist message.

Art District artist Holly Manneck says.

Her vibrant palette draws from the

Her contemporary pop art blends and

world around her. “Naples doesn’t have

layers colorful photography, digital art,

moody, atmospheric color,” the former

oil and acrylic paints, and screenprinting

graphic designer says. “When I mix my

into pieces that are arresting and playful.

colors, I try to achieve certain colors that

Though her work seems to recall

I envision working together on the can-

Andy Warhol’s, her approach—collaging

vas—one color will influence the others,

images and layering them with different

and I adjust everything accordingly.”

media—is more akin to contemporary juggernaut (and famed Captiva Island resident) the late Robert Rauschenberg.

Wry scenes play out in her compositions, from cowboys strolling through technicolor landscapes to sunbathers lounging

The Naples Art District artist’s highly saturated works take a contemporary approach to the pop art movement, heralded by Andy Warhol. A rich, Floridian color palette underscores the artist’s feminist messages.

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Holly Manneck’s Chiclets in The Sun (2022)

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brilliant blues in the water in Florida,” Holly, a former graphic designer, says.

“The places I’ve lived have always had really brilliant colors— the mountains of New Hampshire and Vermont, the Caribbean, and of course, you have

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Arresting and playful, Holly’s multimedia artwork combines photography, digital art, oil and acrylic paints, and screenprinting to form technicolor dreamscapes.

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Perched atop rolling hills, in the charming village of Rigomagno, stands Podere San Michele, Karen and John Abell’s 17th-century Tuscan farmhouse. The property overlooks olive groves, the sangiovese and vermentino grapevines the couple planted in 2021, and the rolling hills of the Val di Chiana valley. Karen walks her property to gather herbs and produce, and her life unfolds like a sun-kissed dream with roaming deer, wild boar and singing cicadas. “The pace of life here is just so relaxed,” Karen says. “Everything feels slow. People take their time, and they ask how you are.”

The scene is a world away from the couple’s other hometown in Southwest Florida, where they own Patina Collection, the Naples Third Street South boutique, known for its considered blend of antiques, patterned private-label upholstery and carefully curated artisan goods from around the world. A former realtor, Karen opened Patina 11 years ago as a consignment stall at Naples’ Chesterdales Home & Garden. Over the years, the shop evolved to reflect Karen’s heritage-inspired aesthetic. Tuscany’s unhurried attitude spills into every facet of her life, including two of the homes she owns, 5,000 miles away from each other. (The Abells also have a brownstone in Chicago, where Karen is opening a second location for Patina.)

Despite their keen differences—the Naples home is brighter and lighter with white walls, big windows and a beachy undercurrent; Tuscany is darker, rustic and delightfully imperfect—Karen’s style shines through. Karen considers herself the antithesis of the cleanlined, stark contemporary movement. “I like to be enveloped in a space,” she says. She likes to look around and see pieces of her family’s history, works from maker friends, her prized collections and relics from past travels. “I don’t like sparseness—I like to feel warm and like

Gabriele Bianchini, Lori Hamilton (far right)

it’s OK to jump on the sofa,” she says.

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Since Karen and John Abell purchased their 17th-century farmhouse, San Michele, in Tuscany five years ago, she’s given fully into the lentamente (‘slowly’) lifestyle. While her Tuscan (left) and Naples (right) homes are distinct, both benefit from a shabby chic, layered design. “I like to be enveloped in a space,” Karen says.

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Karen favors the patina (hence the name of her Patina Collection Naples decor boutique) that develops over centuries of lives lived within. Though the guest house in Italy was built new, she painstakingly recreated it in the fashion of traditional Tuscan villas.

In both homes, plush seating pushes up against well-worn antiques, and surfaces are generously adorned. In Naples, the frills lean toward coral, shell boxes, crystal vases and bowls, and pretty trays. In Italy, it’s more candlesticks, tarnished silver and brass, and blue-and-white ceramics from the Italian town of Gubbio. Woven baskets are set on walls and floors in both places, ready to gather garden pickings.

Her homes reflect Karen’s propensity for collecting. Peppered throughout walls, you’ll see clusters of the transferware she’s collected since her grandparents gifted her first pieces. Crystal and silver also feature prominently, and she’s an avid collector of shell boxes, which remind her of childhood days visiting Naples with her family in the ’70s. “I’ve actually found a lot of [the shell boxes] in Italy,” she says.

Serendipity has a lot to do with what fills the shop and homes— Karen’s often stumbling across artisan makers and market finds on her travels around Italy and France. But, she’s also worked hard at developing a network of international sources to supply her authentic glass, Penny Morrison lamps from England, and Malaika Linens out of Cairo. For Karen, these items hold not just aesthetic value but also stories and connections with the people who created them. “I’ve visited most of their shops and [factories],” she says.

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wares, like Parisian Carron ceramics and La Soufflerie handblown

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Elements from both sides of the pond are woven into the homes. In Naples (left), a gallery wall of gilt-framed, moody paintings (sans the turtle piece done by the Abells’ daughter in middle school) echo the dramatic Renaissance canvases in Tuscany (right).

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Elements of each hometown outfit the other home. She relies on her American sources for household staples that are hard to get in the remote Italian town (paper towels, Advil), as well as her favored assortment of chintz, damask and ticking Schumacher, Cowtan & Tout and Lisa Fine Textiles. “Surprisingly, the old, patterned fabrics aren’t easy to find in Italy because everyone there wants contemporary,” Karen says. In Naples, French wrought-iron tables, bleached wood furnishings and traditional fabrics lend a lived-in character to the coastal home. (She’s partial to the two-door commode near the entryway and the living room’s traditional Tuscan console topped with a vintage Italian cherub candelabra.)

A few years ago, when Karen and John were looking to relocate closer to Downtown Naples, Karen longed for an older home with the character of her Chicago brownstone and Italian villa. She knew she wouldn’t find the depth of heritage from Europe but was appeased by the original brick floors and wood in the 1999-built Port Royal home the couple bought in 2020 and charmingly dubbed the Shell House.

She played up the time-worn charm by staining the floors black (the same color as her Chicago floors), layering in sumptuous decor (like the Mark D. Sikes for Chaddock chocolate brown sofas, covered in velvet from Milan, in the living room), and importing character-rich decor. “We love very dark art, with an eye that draws you in,” she says. “We have a collection of eight, gilt-frame paintings stacked on walls—they don’t mean anything together, but I like how they look.”

The pieces are similar to the moody Renaissance paintings that hang in her Tuscan home.

Karen’s Italian abode is her sanctuary, “an old shoe” that fits her as if it were made to measure. “Everything feels more ‘me,’” Karen

Lori Hamilton (far left), Gabriele Bianchini

says. “My house here in Naples is more public,” she says, recalling

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European and market treasures fill her homes and Patina Collection boutique. The pink sofa in the Tuscan guest house (below) came out of an old villa in Montepulciano. “It’s perfect; I didn’t even need to recover it,” she says. “The brocade is gorgeous.”

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how more than 1,200 people came through the home during the 2023 Naples Garden Club’s House & Garden Tour. “I’ve always wondered if the design is perfect. But in the house in Italy, I just do whatever I want.” The farmhouse flaunts a wealth of pattern-on-pattern. “There are no rules at all,” she says. “Back in the United States, we tend to be very precise, and everything’s a little more planned.” Reds, purples and lush greens reflect the Italian penchant for deep hues. Blankets draped over sofas lend an air of casual elegance. Antique finds and meticulous craftsmanship tell stories of tradition and artistry.

Hexagon tiles, terracotta floors and aged wooden beams speak to an unwavering commitment to the home’s origins. “Italians keep their furniture for a very long time,” she says. “They don’t [replace] things like we do or sell their houses as frequently. They live in the same house for a lifetime.”

Though the Abells had been traveling to Italy for about 15 years, they had never been to Tuscany and spent only three days in the region before buying the farmhouse. Living in a foreign country was never in the couple’s plans, but everything changed when they saw San Michele. “By the time we walked around the back of the property, John and I looked at each other and decided, ‘We’re buying this house,’” she says. “The tight spaces reminded us of the movie A Good Year—it’s one of our favorites. In the movie, the protagonist captures the beauty of the property over time, which resonated with us.” The classic stone Tuscan farmhouse, or podere, is surrounded by cultivated farmland and cypress and rare stone pine trees. The main house’s original four rooms are intact, including the kitchen, which is part of the 1600s watchtower that once stood on the property. The entrance is framed

Lori Hamilton, Gabriele Bianchini (top, far right)

by rosemary, creating a delightful aroma upon arrival.

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While the Naples home (bottom left) is brighter with big windows, Karen prefers the darker, moodier vibe of Tuscany (left and bottom right). “They don’t do a lot of ceiling lights,” she says. She embraces the aesthetic, opting for lamps and candelabras for illumination.

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The original brick flooring around the entryway was one of the main attractions for the Abells buying their 1990s Port Royal house, which they dubbed ‘Shell House’ (left). Karen plays up the weathered charm in both places, with lots of bleached wood, rattan and her extensive collection of black and brown transferware, shell boxes, coral, silver and antique birdcages.

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Still, San Michele is much more designed for living outside than lingering within the stone walls. “When we’re here in the fall, we pretty much just walk through the house,” Karen says. She furnished every nook that could be turned into an alfresco hangout. Wicker chairs and breakfast tables line the porch; old stone troughs were converted into water features and surrounded by lavender in one of the two verandas; comfy loungers surround the pool; and croquet and bocce ball courts adorn two lawns. “We have a massive, centuries-old oak that sits right on one of the terraces … We placed a table there to enjoy aperitivo while looking at the vineyard,” she says.

Continue on through the property and you’ll find various rose gardens, an abundant orchard and a potting shed where Karen makes decorative arrangements. A butterfly garden, filled with monarchs, leads to the new guest house, which Karen spent two years building out to replicate an authentic Tuscan villa on a micro-scale. Just outside La Villetta (The Little Villa), under a canopy of trees, she placed two outdoor beds for lounging.

The Abells spend most of their time in their screened-in porticato (similar to a lanai), located just off the kitchen. The space is filled with floral-draped tables and chairs, lots of lamps for soft lighting, and a record player, and depending on the time of day, cool breezes come in from different directions.

While life in Italy takes place mostly outdoors, the Naples home is designed for the more traditional American approach to indoor living. The place is cozy, with clearly defined spaces, rattan and antique

Lori Hamilton (far left), Gabriele Bianchini

furnishings, and a library chock-full of books and found objects. Karen

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The palette shift between homes is most evident in the bedrooms. In Tuscany (left), creamy neutrals are enlivened by deep-toned floral Busatti linens and From Jaipur with Love rugs. In Naples (right), Schumacher Ocean Toile wallpaper and gingham textiles evoke the beachy setting.

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claims the dining room as one of her favorite spots—especially when the morning sun casts a gentle glow and she can gaze upon the pink Gabriele Bianchini (left) Lori Hamilton (above)

palm tree mural created by her friend Shiree Nichole.

Over her more than 50 years of visiting and living in Naples, Karen has witnessed the town’s evolution. The beauty of the beach, just five houses away, lend Karen a retreat from her busy life as a shopkeep and hostess. And, by infusing elements of Italy into the decor, Tuscany is never too far away. With a Negroni in hand, she and her husband recreate aperitivo gatherings that transport them, if only for a moment, back to the enchanting Italian countryside.

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Full Spectrum Architect John Cooney creates a brilliant, contemporary backdrop for a vibrant art collection in Naples’ Port Royal community.

What comes first—the art or the interior design? For a Port Royal couple commissioning their first new-build home, art led the way.

When the couple began thinking of the important features they’d like for their future residence, it was less about the bling and more about the blank wall space.

The nearly 6,000-square-foot, seven-bedroom contemporary home was built by The Williams Group and drawn by Stofft Cooney Architects to be the perfect canvas for the homeowner’s new collection of abstract art. The project presented a departure for the ritzy neighborhood. “It was a very interesting project— and clients,” John Cooney says. “They had a little bit of a modern industrial vibe to them.” Typically, you don’t get to mention ‘Port Royal estate’ and ‘industrial’ in the same sentence, but that’s what you get when you have a pair of cultured Northeast transplants.

Faced with the prospect of a new Florida home with tall ceilings and vast expanses of wall space, the homeowners started

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Pieces by Wolf Kahn and his wife, Emily Mason, hang next to each other in the living room. “When you look out the window, it’s amazing how [Wolf Kahn’s Toward Kirk] captures the blues and oranges that come in from the sunset sky,” the homeowner says. Mason’s Ancient Incense shows how the couple uniquely used parallel colors.

dreaming of a museum-like space, with an abstract-centered collection as the best fit for the house. They envisioned the home as a backdrop for art, without flourished architectural detailing distracting from the works. Rift-cut white oak ceilings, floors and interior doors balance out the lofty, white surfaces to create a quiet, reflective atmosphere. Minimalist profiling—with baseboards recessed into the walls, contemporary molding, waterfall-edge kitchen counters, and a zero-edge pool sitting level with the deck—creates a sleek view. “We wanted something contemporary but not modern,” the homeowner says. They wanted the home to still fit within the more traditional leanings of their Port Royal neighborhood. “Sometimes, modern is not so livable,” they say. “It’s more about the sculpture of the building.”

While the couple already had a strong collection up north, they wanted to start fresh in Florida. They waited until the home

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Color is the cohesive thread for the art collection. The architecture and interiors are minimalist and contemporary to keep the focus on canvases, like Federico Herrero’s oil and acrylic painting Do.

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was complete and they began living in the space to start acquiring in earnest. They wanted to understand how the light came in to determine what pieces would go best where. “Collecting art is fun, but you don’t want to do it all at once,” the homeowner says. “We didn’t know how long it would take us to find pieces that spoke to us and that we were going to want to look at day in and day out.”

Now, with walls properly outfitted, while there’s a strong focus on abstract (the couple appreciates the way abstracts can be interpreted differently depending on when you’re viewing them) and some representational pieces, there is really one cohesive thread.

“If there is one thing that is dominant in what we enjoy and like to collect, it’s color,” the homeowner says. Vibrant hues come in through big, bold statement pieces, such as Costa Rican artist Federico Herrero’s oil and acrylic painting Do—a Tetris-like arrangement of irregular shapes—which anchors the family

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room with its 94-by-86-inch size. “We fell in love with him at an art show,” the homeowner says. “The color just jumps out.”

Hanging near a pair of Herman Miller Nelson Cigar Lotus Floor Lamps in the living room is Emily Mason’s 1981 oil on canvas The entryway chandelier (seen in the first spread and below) stuns with its 12 feet of hand-blown glass orbs. The fixture complements the floating staircase.

Ancient Incense, where every ebullient shade of complementary blue and orange is precisely considered. “What’s interesting is, she is the wife of Wolf Kahn; though he had a much more illustrious career, I actually like her work more,” the homeowner says. Khan’s work is also represented in the home via the 1990 oil painting Cornfield in Pioneer Valley over the dining table and the 1997 Toward Kirk, which hangs next to Mason’s Ancient Incense.

The hues of Ancient Incense play off the lighter shades of blue and orange in Toward Kirk.

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Treasure Trove Kate Sofranko curates an organic modern assortment of artisan-made home goods, indie brands and European antique finds at her Naples Design District boutique, Feel at Hom.

Naples’ Feel at Hom boutique is awash in cozy, with its jewel box-size, soft lighting and bouclé swivel chairs topped with throw pillows. Owner Kate Sofranko lines the roughly 1,300-square-foot space with kitchenwares, textiles, home accessories and fun giftables, like biodegradable cards that can be planted to grow into wildflowers and candles that look and smell like Granny Smith apples. You might find an onyx bowl next to a salt from Spain, Italian market antiques next to floral-adorned flameless candles, and fringed lumbar pillows next to a book of philosophical essays.

Kate’s aesthetic—a modern, organic mix of California cool, gleaned from her time living in Sonoma, and worldly inspirations—nods to a bucolic lifestyle. “We live by the beach, but the earthiness and warmness from those countryside places is what I want to bring into my own home,” Kate says. Despite its agrarian leanings, the collection is decidedly contemporary. Feel

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at Hom personifies the ‘quiet luxury’ vibe, pulling off that cool, comfortable look that blends clean lines and quality craftsmanship with organic elements. “Since the pandemic, people want more earthy things in their homes,” she says.

Kate’s travels inspire her design choices. Before moving back to Southwest Florida in 2018, she worked as an au pair

Her travels around California

in Tuscany, spent time in Sonoma, and

and Europe inform Kate

worked at a yoga retreat in Koh Samui,

Sofranko's earthy-cool

Thailand. In her off time, she’d jet off to nearby destinations. The shop’s name is a nod to her yogi roots—Kate added an ‘h’ to the Hindi term ‘om’ (a sound regarded as the original vibration of the universe) to represent the holistic idea of belonging she champions through Feel at Hom.

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She debuted the brand in 2020, first

and sustainable packaging and donating a

hybrid role of design consultant and per-

through a successful online-only store and

portion of proceeds. Bigger labels that fit

sonal shopper, helping clients pick out

now also through her brick-and-mortar in

the aesthetic and ethos get peppered in

products that match their existing decor.

the Naples Design District last year. Kate

(Papier, Bloomist), along with antiques

She follows her approach of decorating

wanted to offer Neapolitans a departure

and knickknacks sourced from her travels.

with pieces that remind her of a happy

from the wealth of coastal design domi-

Last summer, Kate spent a month scouring

time, a favorite destination or a loved

nating the scene. She stocks the shop with

Italian antique markets for fresh inven-

one, to recommend objects that make

artisan-made wares and indie brands like

tory. “One little thing can give me an idea

shoppers feel comforted and inspired.

Baja Zen for body oils and scrubs, Moon

that sparks everything else, like a chain

Bath for teas, and TBCo recycled wool

reaction,” she says.

The Naples native crafts welcoming vignettes so shoppers can envision prod-

blankets from Scotland. Many of her

Shoppers walk through the store’s

ucts in their homes. One corner replicates

partners tout serious eco-credentials,

Parisian-inspired, black-and-white-

a kitchen, with a sink with a brass faucet

including committing to organic materials

striped awning, and Kate takes on a

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The boutique is laid out with artful vignettes that help you envision pieces in your own home.

complementing the white, square-tiled

Kate’s husband, Greg, is in real estate,

backsplash. Silverware, tiny cruets, pitch-

and she sometimes lends her self-taught

ers and tea towels sit on adjacent shelving,

design experience to his projects, helping

completing the scene. On another wall,

stage homes. Greg pitches in at the bou-

a floor-to-ceiling concrete-like fireplace,

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Dark & Stormy Deep hues add opulent mystery to interiors.

Once the signature of Victorian Gothic design, lush and moody rooms cast in rich, dark tones are back, providing a dramatic juxtaposition to the white, clean-lined spaces dominating the past decade. On a scale of Brontë to Bram Stoker, your interior can evoke bold masculinity, full goth splendor or some misty moor between. “Darker spaces can impact people in lots of different ways,” designer Sean Anderson says. “Some may enjoy the sense of relaxation they find in the dark, while others find the drama and ambience of a moody space to be creatively inspiring.” Sean recently deployed a dark, earthy palette for a Naples client, with Belgian linen drapery in charcoal, warm oak floors and brown-gray raw silk Phillip Jeffries wallpaper.

While black, gray or cool-toned navy may be what first comes to mind when considering dark interiors, warmer-toned colors are often more approachable. Inky hues and shades drawn from nature give you sultriness with a softer, cocooning effect. Most designers suggest darker tones for rooms where you want to create an inviting environment or make a

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Bring the drama with rich, dark hues of green, gray, blue and black. For a true black, Kelli Fontana Vogelgesang suggests Sherwin-Williams’ Tricorn Black; For a warmer tone, try Iron Ore (seen below, at top). She likes to cover the walls, ceiling, built-in cabinetry and millwork in the same paint color for a bold effect.

statement. Powder rooms, home libraries, studies, cigar rooms, wet bars and pantries make for ideal settings to layer in moodier shades. And dark colors needn’t be reserved for masculine spaces—a ladies’ dressing room looks divine in deep teal.

You can layer in darks any way you like—via jewel-toned furnishings, stained wood surfaces, textured textiles, moody artworks—but you’ll get the most impact by painting the walls. For the uninitiated, choosing a smaller space allows you to gradually embrace the look and see if you want to experiment with the theme. “We tend to go dark and moody in powder bathrooms and studies, which adds some mystery and depth to the space,” says a lead interior designer at Design West Morgan for dark and lush looks growing over the past year.

You can focus on the trim and other small accents or paint a whole feature wall or two. If you’re ready to go big, the palette can work to your advantage in just about any setting. Smaller rooms can look larger when you choose the right shade and extend it from walls to trim to ceilings, blurring the room’s edges, and clutter diminishes when you paint builtins and large furnishings like bookcases in the same rich color as the wall. Naples-

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bred, Minneapolis-based designer Kelli Fontana Vogelgesang likes to pull a rich hue all the way through. “Choose one dark paint finish for the walls, ceiling, built-in cabinetry and all the millwork,” she says.

Kelli—known for her classically rooted, bold and whimsical designs—loves the powerful effect of deep colors. “A darker space is fabulous because it can achieve a cinematic quality,” she says.

Kelli turns to paint colors such as Iron Ore, Tricorn Black and Greenblack by Sherwin-Williams; Regent Green and Hale Navy by Benjamin Moore; and London Clay by Farrow & Ball. The designer recently partnered with The Tile Shop on a line of porcelain wall and floor tiles with a floral-patterned surface and a black, marble-like background.

Faith Fix, of Naples’ Freestyle Interiors, goes all in with black or gunmetal walls accented by walnut wood, touches of burnished metal and embossed leather. She loves deep-colored paint for walls with art to make pieces pop. If you’re ready to embrace black, Sherwin-Williams Tricorn Black is an industry favorite. The color is as close to true black as you can get, and it’s a neutral shade with no discernible undertones, so it can fit in just about any space.

Designer Sean Anderson leaned on an earthy palette of chocolate brown and stormy grays keeping the look grounded.

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Balance is key when going to the dark side. To keep the room from looking gloomy or oppressive, layer in ample lighting, varying textures and lighter hues, which provide contrast and depth.

Use white walls for a room with dark furnishings and rich-toned artworks, or outfit a darkly painted room with softer-colored furnishings and accents.

Mirrors and reflective decor bounce light around the room to make it look brighter and bigger. In one powder room, Morgan’s team deployed a capiz inlay wallpaper complemented by a black-andwhite palm leaf print. The light-colored capiz lends texture and a subtle shimmer to balance an otherwise dark space.

Dark interiors can lean opulent, with sumptuous textures (fur, velvet), tufted furnishings, metallic accents and jewel-toned shades; cozy, via an earthier palette and rustic accents; or it can embrace both. To emphasize the warm and supple look of dark interiors, L.A. DeRiggi, of Naples’ Hudson Park Interior Design, likes using natural materials (marble, wood) mixed with upholstery in velvet and leather, wool draperies and silk wall coverings. The organic materials help cre-

Woodworker Greg Kutz opted for ebony kitchen cabinets that are at once on-trend and classic for his Naples Golden Estates home. If black feels too bold, consider a deeper version of your favorite color, such as Benjamin Moore’s Regent Green.

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the smell of supple leather or the smooth

ter walls, slate cabinetry and integrated

of layers, finishes and patinas. “A dark

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appliances, concrete floors, black fix-

background causes some of those more

sations. Like Kelli, L.A. likes Greenblack

tures) creates an instantly modern, edgy

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by Sherwin-Williams and the brand’s

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Night Watch. “Both colors … can serve as

lined furnishings. Gold-laced marble

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woods and light-to-medium bronze metal

atmospheric metallic florals can warm

A little goth goes a long way, so incorpo-

finishes,” he says.

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rating a dark motif into one room or tran-

you’re not into the Batcave look.

sitional area can serve as an unexpected

To go contemporary, consider dark marble surfaces, slab cabinets and a tonal

No matter the direction, darkness

visual twist in your overall home landscape.

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Or, to paraphrase Emily Brontë, midnight

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Daniel Lubner, owner of of Naples-based interior design studio and shop Clive Daniel Home, and his wife, Catherine, spend their days in a constant search for the next great thing—even more so since opening their new 48,000-squarefoot location in Fort Myers last year. Here, the couple shares a few of the design finds they’re loving now.

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Courtesy Clive Daniel Home/Matt Steeves, Organicca

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Abstrakta Occasional Chair by Organicca Having launched Clive Daniel with his dad more than a decade ago, Daniel has a wealth of design industry contacts who can acquire unique pieces for the shop. A stunning example: the Abstrakta Occasional chair. Using parametric design—which relies on algorithms to achieve complex forms reflective of systems found in nature—the curvaceous, bonded oak chair dazzles with its hypnotic shape. “It is a true delight for both the eyes and body,” Daniel says. “The organic curves and smooth lines of the chair create a sense of fluidity and grace.” clivedaniel.com

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Ngala Trading Blade Light in Black and Gold Sourced from Daniel’s native South Africa, the Blade Light recalls tropical foliage with its hand-shaped, vegetable-tanned leather design. French artist Xavier Clarisse starts by sketching the foliage around him, making note of the leaves’ forms and how they filter light.

Then, he imprints texture onto the locally sourced leather and shapes the fixture into its organic form. “We love it because it effortlessly combines elegance and modernity,” Daniel says.

Plus, Daniel appreciates that the retailer, Ngala Trading, gives back to South Africa through its maker-driven, sustainable marketplace. ngalatrading.com

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Erica Klopf was raised on a boat off Naples City Dock until she was 6, and she spent much of her childhood on the floor of The Naples Ship Store, which her parents launched in the ’80s. During undergrad at Florida Gulf Coast University, where she pursued environmental studies and art, Erica complemented her maritime knowhow with earthy pursuits and designed the half-acre, student-run food forest on campus. “It’s this neat collection of edible plants managed by students,” she says.

She worked as part of the horticulture staff for Naples Botanical Garden before launching her company, Florida Edible Landscaping. While Erica can design any type of garden, her specialty is bountiful, edible plots, where you can walk out your door and pick herbs, veggies and fruit to cook or eat directly off the branch. “I had to go rogue and start my own business right away because there was no edible landscaping company to work for,” she says.

She designed the seed-to-table garden at the JW Marriott Marco Island Beach Resort’s golf club and the Community Cooperative’s garden in Fort Myers. Residential clients turn to her for pretty backyards packed with superfood plants and native vegetation. Erica focuses on clients’

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The Naples native focuses on holistic gardens with edible plants.

She treats her own quarter-acre garden as a test kitchen, cultivating about 200 species and experimenting with new plantings. Her

goals. “Do they want a food forest, a grove

boyfriend draws from their herbs to make healing tinctures, and Erica

design, veggies, tropical fruits or a mix?

creates large mandalas, using foraged flowers.

What are the keywords that keep coming up? Traditional, Florida-style, English-, California-inspired?” she asks.

Edibles can be woven into just about any type of landscape—she builds traditional, English-style gardens with tropical plants that respond well to pruning, allspice and berry bushes for hedging, and fruit trees trained to grow latticed, flat against the wall. For a modern look, she may employ fruit trees that grow in clean forms, like a wall of bananas or neatly lined mango trees, mixed with verdant, shapely Monstera.

Erica gravitates toward contemporary coastal gardens with sea oats, thatch palms and Elliott’s lovegrass—plants that recall the ocean with their tan and blue hues.

She likes plants that work double-duty for aesthetics and nutrition, like caffeinated yaupon holly, a dense shrub Erica likes for edging driveways or fruit-producing Monstera. To create cohesion, the designer groups plants of similar colors, patterns,

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textures and leaf size (imagine roses grow-

with blood pressure. In her quarter-acre

ing with Barbados cherry trees).

Naples garden, Erica and her boyfriend,

Plans are designed remotely, with Erica

herbalist Greg Wilkerson, grow soursop,

building 3D models of the land to get a feel

holy basil and ashwagandha, which he

for the home’s architecture, locations of

dehydrates to make healing tinctures.

the doors and windows, siting of the trees,

Ask her about mangoes, and she’ll rattle

thriving plant species, and a hint of the

off facts about 40 different varieties—from

neighborhood. After extensive consulting

the locally prevalent Carrie mango to the

with the homeowners, she draws the plans

carrot-juice-tasting Gedong gincu, origi-

for installers to bring to life. Erica’s quick to

nally bred for a Southeast Asian princess,

recommend Fort Myers-based landscapers

to the relatively new M-4, which debuted

Ecovision. “We share the same ethics and

about six years ago and tastes like coconut

mission,” she says. “[Owner Tim Watkins

cream. She loves the vastly varied flavor

and I] are both plant dorks; we can pretty

profiles mangoes can take on and how

much ID any plant between the two of us.’

they’re perfectly suited to produce boun-

Planting for health is a primary driver

tiful crops in Southwest Florida.

in her work. Erica’s gardens flourish with

Erica gleans knowledge working as

superfoods like antioxidant-rich gac fruit

a sales associate for Bokeelia nursery

and noni fruit, which is said to aid joint

FruitScapes. “Tropical fruit is sexy,” she

health. She touts chasteberry’s power as

says. “I could talk about mangoes all day.”

a hormone regulator and different types

When designing, she’s mindful to con-

of magnesium-rich leaves, which can help

sider the relationship between the plants,

She’s interested in healing plants, like chasteberry, which is said to regulate hormones, and joint-friendly noni berries. Part of the year, she lives with her herbalist boyfriend, Greg Wilkerson, on a Young Sun 43 sailboat, where they keep a miniature version of their on-land garden.

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animals and the overall microecosystem (whether it be a pine forest, marsh or a Naples Golden Gate Estates backyard) to figure out how to work in tandem with nature. “You have to slow down and look at what would naturally be going on there

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She’s constantly toiling in her “lab”—her Naples yard—where she’s cultivated more than 200 plant species, including yes, mangoes, but also avocados, bananas, canistels, cachucha peppers, rice and edible hibiscus, mullein and Abraham Darby roses. She keeps a wide range to offer clients the best of what works for Southwest Florida. “I’m trying to select a perennial kale that thrives in the tropics, and I’m growing out perennial okra that will live 15 years,” Erica says.

The beauty of the blooms pours into her artwork, with watercolors of plants and flowers, and colorful, large-scale, living mandalas made out of greenery, like passion flowers, elderberry and moringa.

She’s intent on sharing the transportive and transcendent power of plants with others through her blog, newsletter and books. With every garden planted, Erica knows she’s contributing to the long term.

“The work I do now lays a foundation for solutions that I can see the effects of during my lifetime and create abundant gardens that will outlive me,” she says.

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External Factors

Courtesy Vitality Booth

Local fitness centers pair workouts with wellness therapies like salt, red light and infrared, for healing and recovery.

With busier than ever schedules, optimi-

with a rower, elliptical or fitness bike, or

Workouts are perfect for social but-

zation is key. Wellness professionals are

30-minute isometric exercises, like yoga,

terflies who want to exercise with one or

constantly evolving ways to maximize

Pilates and core-focused work—done in

two friends, or socially anxious athletes,

health as new studies and data emerge—

infrared studios. The Canadian hem-

who may find the studios available for

from tapping into age-old practices like

lock-clad rooms, which can fit up to three

a solo session. Small saunas, about the

cold plunges and salt therapy to embrac-

people, use invisible light to raise your

size of a walk-in closet, line the studios,

ing the latest technologies (we’re thinking

core temperature without heating the

and TVs play virtual classes on a loop,

about those yoga mats with sensors that

air around you (a.k.a. it won’t be steamy

with roughly three-minute breaks in

guide you through poses and futuristic

like in a traditional sauna). Infrared heat

between, 24 hours a day. “Everybody

pickleball paddles that track and measure

is said to penetrate the skin more deeply

has 15 minutes,” Vincent Mitchell, of the

stats). One of the latest efficiency-op-

than visible light therapy and increase

Fort Myers location, says, responding to

timizing approaches moving into the

circulation to activate the body’s regen-

the common excuse of not having time

fitness industry is the incorporation of

erative process and speed up muscle

to get moving. He says the 15-minute

wellness-focused therapies, previously

recovery. Exercising under infrared can

classes can replicate the effects of an

reserved for spas. Classes combine a stan-

amplify your workout’s effects—the heat

hour’s worth of work.

dard workout with a secondary element,

increases heart rate (and sweating), eases

Mike McGlothlin, of Estero’s Ageless

like infrared light, to improve circulation

tight, achy joints, and reduces muscle

Fitness and Vitality Booth Wellness

or halotherapy to improve breathing. Ses-

soreness later. Some say the afterburn

Center, came to multidimensional

sions range from salt cave yoga to high-

(when oxygen consumption and metab-

workouts after buying an at-home

power cycling under red light.

olism increase after intense activity) is

infrared sauna for his wife’s respiratory

Stephen P. Smith, founder of HOT-

stronger, too. Since launching six years

issues. He wanted to share the benefits

WORX, coins his concept of combin-

ago, the Mississippi-founded HOTWORX

with others and debuted Southwest

ing workouts and a secondary effect,

has grown to have about 500 locations

Florida’s first Vitality Booth, which

3D Training. His method involves

nationwide, including one in Cape Coral

combines red-light therapy, halother-

workouts—with 15-minute options for

and one in Fort Myers; nine more South-

apy (dry salt inhalation) and negative

high-intensity interval training done

west Florida studios are in the works.

ion immersion.

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Fitness centers like HOTWORX combine traditional exercises with a secondary element like sweat-inducing infrared heat to get the most out

Red-light therapy (different from infra-

bike for hypercharged cardio sessions. Pop-

For a slower-paced combo, turn to North

red) works on the skin’s surface, using visi-

ularized by CrossFit, fan bikes are a hybrid

Naples’ Praha Spa and Salt, which offers

ble, low-wavelength red light to activate the

between ellipticals and traditional exercise

yoga classes in a 450-square-foot salt cave.

mitochondria (your body’s energy plant),

bikes, with pedals and grab handles pow-

Owner Oksana Acosta replicates the well-

which is said to boost collagen, increase

ering a large fan. The machine engages

ness-geared salt caves of Eastern Europe

blood circulation and improve skin texture.

the lower and upper body, causing a major

by bringing 20 tons of Himalayan pink salt

Halotherapy has you inhaling microscopic

heart spike; the faster you move, the more

to cover the floors, walls and ceilings of the

salt particles to improve breathing. And,

resistance you get, winding even the most

dimly lit cave. The science on the touted

though the findings are mostly anecdotal,

in-shape athlete. Pedaling the bike, absorb-

perks (improved immunity and breathing)

negative ions—small negatively charged

ing red light therapy, breathing in salt and

is limited, but there’s no denying the glowy

particles (they have an excess of electrons),

negative ions—the 20-minute exercise

space and salty, beach-like air are relaxing.

found in nature around waterfalls, shore-

is a powerful study in recovery. Program

Praha’s environment is ideal for increasing

lines or after rainfall—are associated with

director Luke Czaplewski describes

the meditative and stress-reducing effects

improved mood, cleaner air and respira-

employing all the therapies with the

of their 60-minute yoga sessions. While the

tory benefits. Ageless Fitness guests can

workout as “stacking modalities” and says

other wellness therapy-focused studios are

engage any combo of the three therapies.

everyone, from older individuals looking

geared toward solo athletes or small groups

The booths are small (about the size

for increased vitality to younger athletes

of 3 or fewer, Praha is a more social envi-

of a shed) but not stifling, thanks to their

looking to push themselves, appreciates

ronment. Instructors lead several group

glass walls, and the compacted space is

the efficiency. The recovery-focused cen-

yoga classes a week. Unroll your mat in

believed to concentrate the therapies

ter allows members to pop into the Vitality

the pink-tinged cave, where the low light

and amplify the effects. Mike has smaller

Booths, infrared sauna and cryotherapy

and salt-dusted floor resembles a cosmic

Vitality Booths for relaxation and a larger,

chamber freely. The rest of the studio

beach. Go with friends to unwind and reap

7-by-7-by-4 foot booth equipped with a fan

focuses on functional fitness with a trainer.

the benefits of combo workouts together.

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LIFE ON THE GULF / A definitive guide to the best places to eat, shows to see and things to do

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The latest see-and-be-seen dining destination on Naples’ Fifth Avenue South: Le Colonial, an upmarket spin on French-Vietnamese cuisine, with dishes like gỏi gá—Vietnamese chicken and cabbage salad.

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The Dining Guide is crafted each month based on editorial discretion and may include restaurants that advertise regularly (denoted by an asterisk). Please email diningout@gulfshorelife.com to report changes in a restaurant’s location, prices or menu.

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COLLIER COUNT Y MARCO ISLAND 844 Gulf and Prime 844 Bald Eagle Drive, (239) 544-9844. 844gulfand prime.com. Stunning spaces make an apt backdrop for shareable small plates and robust entrees. $$$$ MODERN AMERICAN

Tesoro 400 S. Collier Blvd., (239) 393-3208. tesoroat jwmarco.com. Beach views and coastal fare make for a dreamy dinner.

D’Amico’s The Continental American Provisions and Craft Bar 1205 Third St. S., (239) 6590007. damicoscontinental. com. Savor top-quality cuts of steak from all over.

Stylish decor enhances the experience. $$$$ STEAK

Mediterrano 336 13th Ave. S., (239) 2617498. mediterrano-naples. com. Bright decor and a lush patio complement robust dishes and decadent desserts. $$$$ MEDITERRANEAN

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Jane’s Cafe on 3rd 1209 Third St. S., (239) 2612253. janesgardencafe.com.

Come for the lobster Benedict and stuffed French toast; stay to sit around the lovely koi fountain on the sunny patio.

Bha! Bha! Persian Bistro* 865 Fifth Ave. S., (239) 594-5557. bhabhabistro. com. Iranian chef Michael Mir serves his homeland’s indulgent flavors in a jewel box of a dining room.

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Ridgway Bar & Grill 1300 Third St. S., (239) 2625500. ridgwaybarandgrill. com. A quintessential Old Naples restaurant. For light bites and coffee, head to the neighboring Tony’s Off Third.

Bistro 821 821 Fifth Ave. S., (239) 261-5821. bistro821.com. An open kitchen and menu filled with creativity, including its original Neapolitan pasta and seafood dish.

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Sea Salt 1186 Third St. S., (239) 4347258. seasaltnaples.com.

Loved for sophisticated seafood and accompaniments, this spot offers monthly wine dinners and events.

Chops City Grill 837 Fifth Ave. S., (239) 2624677. chopscitygrill.com. An elegant, Baroque-inspired steakhouse. $$$$ STEAK

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ovw The Oyster Society 599 S. Collier Blvd., (239) 394-3474. theoyster society.com. At this chic locale, the raw bar has more than eight oyster selections daily, as well as sushi and fresh catches. $$$$ SEAFOOD

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Barbatella 1290 Third St. S., (239) 2631955. barbatellanaples.com.

Casual Italian cuisine from the team behind Sea Salt. Meet up at the trendy wine bar or on the relaxed patio.

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The French Brasserie Rustique 365 Fifth Ave. S., (239) 315-4019. thefrenchnaples. com. From chef Vincenzo Betulia, expect exquisite escargot and steak tartare in a buzzworthy atmosphere.

Ichi Togarashi 800 Fifth Ave. S., Suite 102, (239) 778-5324. togarashinaples.com. This is a favorite for its authentic takes on dim sum, seafood and 20 types of ramen.

Le Colonial 457 Fifth Ave. S., (239) 3729700. naples.lecolonial.com.

Jaw-dropping interiors set the stage for scrumptious global and local flavors. $$$$ FRENCH VIETNAMESE

Osteria Tulia/Bar Tulia 466 Fifth Ave. S., (239) 2132073. osteriatulia.com. Go for Sicilian-inspired fare in a rustic-chic setting or craft cocktails at the Bar Tulia gastropub. $$$ ITALIAN

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La Pescheria 474 Fifth Ave. S., (239) 3167322. lapescherianaples.com.

Fresh seafood stars at this Downtown jewel.

Ocean Prime 699 Fifth Ave. S., (239) 4300404. ocean-prime.com.

Cameron Mitchell presents surf and turf, an elegant dining room and highly attentive service.

Pazzo! Cucina Italiana 853 Fifth Ave. S., (239) 4348494. pazzoitaliancafe.com.

Beautiful presentations and twists on Italian favorites.

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Updated takes on American cuisine inside a cool, contemporary dining room.

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Pizzata Pizza + Aperitivo 1201 Piper Blvd., (239) 6311021. pizzatanaples.com.

The lauded Philly pizzeria’s Naples location is popular for its famed sourdough pizza and Italian bites. $$$ ITALIAN

op Sails Restaurant 301 Fifth Ave. S., (239) 3602000. sailsrestaurants.com.

This establishment is famous for its raw bar and weekend Champagne brunch.

Along the Caloosahatchee River, The Silver King Ocean Brasserie, in Downtown Fort Myers, showcases elegant seafood in a chic, contemporary coastal space.

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The Vine Room 465 Fifth Ave. S., (239) 3161202. vineroom.com. Behind an ivy-shrouded door, this cocktail lounge crafts drinks with flair, plus small plates.

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Truluck’s 698 Fourth Ave. S., (239) 530-3131. trulucks.com. A fine-dining locale touting seafood from the Gulf and beyond. $$$$ SEAFOOD

v Veranda E 290 Fifth Ave. S., (239) 6593466. hotelescalante.com.

A courtyard setting serving Asian and French influences in Hotel Escalante. $$$$ MODERN AMERICAN

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Limon 455 12th Street S., (239) 9443755. limonrooftop.com. Enjoy craft cocktails at this rooftop bar overlooking Downtown Naples. $$$$

The Lake Park Diner 944 Seventh Ave. N., (239) 228-6351. thelakepark diner.com. A casual spot serving organic fare with vegan options, plus diner classics.

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The Claw Bar 221 Ninth St. S., (239) 231-3912. theclawbar.com.

Southern charm, the best oysters and exquisite seafood are served inside the Bellasera Resort. $$$$ SEAFOOD

PJK Neighborhood Chinese 835 4th Ave. S., (239) 3670300. pjkchinese.com. At the latest from restaurateur Paul Fleming, indulge in elevated takes on Americanized Chinese fare, such as the decadent lobster rangoon.

Nosh on Naples Bay 1490 Fifth Ave. S., (239) 3849208. noshonnaplesbay.com.

Chef Todd Johnson crafts a menu of haute small plates.

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District/Staff Only 1200 Central Ave., Suite 105, districtnaples.com. The bar with a speakeasy exudes classy Prohibition-era vibes.

Grappino 90 Ninth St. N., (239) 3314325. grappinonaples.com.

This Aielli Group eatery offers a fine selection of charcuterie, as well as build-your-own pasta dishes.

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Sushi Thai Downtown 898 Fifth Ave. S, (239) 4307575. sushithaidowntown. com. Find a mix of sushi and Thai dishes with locations throughout Collier and Lee counties.

Seventh South Craft Food + Drink 849 Seventh Ave. S., (239) 231-4553. seventhsouth.com.

One of Naples’ best—food and drinks earn equal acclaim. $$$$ MODERN AMERICAN

op Warren Naples 111 Tenth Street S., (239) 3302611. warrennaples.com. An expansive whiskey and wine collection headline alongside an expansive, contemporary menu. $$$$ MODERN AMERICAN

CRAYTON COVE Bleu Provence 1234 Eighth St. S., (239) 261-8239. bleuprovencenaples.com.

Channel Southern France with food and Naples’ only Grand Award-winning wine list. $$$$ FRENCH

opv Chez Boët 755 12th Ave. S., (239) 643-6177. chezboetnaples.com. French staples pair with an impressive Scotch list. $$$$ FRENCH

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EAST NAPLES 21 Spices by Chef Asif 4270 Tamiami Trail E., Suite 21, (239) 919-8830.

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Authentic cuisine from an award-winning chef. $$$ INDIAN

op Z’s Music Kitchen 12655 Tamiami Trail E., (239) 304-9552. zsmusickitchen. com. Hearty bites, a full bar and live entertainment. $$$ MODERN AMERICAN

Espíritu Peruvian Cuisine 3861 Tamiami Trail E., (239) 285-3924. espirituperuviancuisine.com.

Don’t miss the ceviche here. $$$ PERUVIAN

Old Vines Supper Club 2795 Davis Blvd., (239) 4174466. oldvinesnaples.com.

Find rotating tasting menus at this refined yet unpretentious East Naples hideaway.

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Lima Restaurant 5047 Tamiami Trail E., (239) 280-0167. lima-restaurant.com. Authentic Peruvian cuisine and a wide selection of pisco are the calling cards.

Tacos & Tequila Cantina 4834 Davis Blvd., (239) 7328226. tacosandtequilanaples. com. Tacos with lots of clever spins, plus margaritas aplenty. $$ MEXICAN

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LowBrow Pizza & Beer 3148 Tamiami Trail E., (239) 529-6919. lowbrow pizzaandbeer.com. Creative wood-fired pies are served with craft brews in a fun, artfilled space. $$ ITALIAN

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Celebration Park 2880 Becca Ave., (239) 3167253. celebrationparknaples. com. From the owner of Three60 Market, this waterfront food truck park has a lively bar scene and boat-up slips. $$ ECLECTIC

Rebecca’s Cocktail & Wine Bar 2955 Bayshore Drive, (239) 799-1801. themaddox naples.com. Gorgeous decor and stellar charcuterie headline the latest from the namesake Bayshore visionary.

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Kareem’s Lebanese Kitchen 4270 Tamiami Trail E., (239) 315-4167. kareemskitchen. com. Try seven types of hummus, salads, and chicken with za’atar potatoes.

Rumba Cuban Café 1265 Airport-Pulling Road S., (239) 659-2996. rumbacuban cafe.com. Classic Cuban cuisine with fun twists and attentive service.

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Three60 Market 2891 Bayview Drive, Naples, (239) 732-7331. three60 market.com. The popular spot features a breakfast and lunch cafe with gourmet flair and a specialty market. $$ MODERN AMERICAN

opw The Med 3929 Bayshore Drive, (239) 307-4755. themednaples. com. Artfully plated dishes showcased intimately. $$$$ MEDITERRANEAN

Andre’s Steakhouse 2800 Tamiami Trail N., (239) 263-5851. andressteak house.com. If you’re a fan of New York’s iconic Peter Luger chophouse, opt for this tiny joint founded by one of its former chefs. $$$$ STEAK

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Cibao Grille 814 Neapolitan Way, (239) 434-6653. cibaogrille. com. Dishes from the owners’ native Dominican Republic mix with American classics. $$$ MODERN AMERICAN

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Plentiful pastas presented with simple elegance. $$$ ITALIAN

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Dorona 2110 Tamiami Trail N., (239) 529-2819. dorona naples.com. The Aiellis’ chic steakhouse has a diverse menu, with seafood, pasta and prime cuts. $$$$ STEAK

op Escargot 41 4351 Tamiami Trail N., (239) 793-5000. escargot41. com. This traditional spot features a page of escargot specials alone. $$$$ FRENCH

op Fernández the Bull Multiple locations, in Collier and Lee counties. fernandez thebull.com. Authentic Cuban dishes, such as picadillo a la criolla and ropa vieja. $$ LATIN AMERICAN

op Food & Thought 2132 Tamiami Trail N., (239) 213-2222. foodandthought1. com. An organic grocer and cafe with raw and vegan options. $$ CAFE

op Fujiyama 2555 Tamiami Trail N., (239) 261-4332. naples fujiyama.com. Japanese master chefs prepare dinners with flair at your hibachi table. $$$ ASIAN FUSE Global Cuisine/ FUSE BBQ 2500 Tamiami Trail N., Suite 114, (239) 455-4585. fuseglobalcuisine.com.

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Cuisines from around the world at fine-dining FUSE; stellar barbecue next door.

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op Harold’s Place 2555 Tamiami Trail N., (239) 263-7254. naplesharoldsplace.com. This chickee bar serves a winning charbroiled burger. $$ AMERICAN

Lamoraga Restaurant 3936 Tamiami Trail N., (239) 331-3669 lamoraga restaurant.com. Find upscale twists on Spanish dishes, plus inventive vegan fare. $$$$ SPANISH

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op Hyde N Chic 923 Creech Road, (239) 4043065. hydenchicrestaurant. com. In his artfully appointed dining room, chef Andy Hyde guides you through inspired tasting menus from Africa, Europe and the Americas.

Le Indya 975 Pine Ridge Road, (239) 591-5156. leindya.com.

Authentic cuisine includes many vegetarian and vegan dishes. $$$ INDIAN The Local 5323 Airport-Pulling Road, (239) 596-3276. thelocalnaples.com. A farmto-table restaurant with locally sourced, healthy cuisine.

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Jimmy P’s Charred 1833 Tamiami Trail N., (239) 643-2427. jimmypscharred. com. A casual steakhouse specializing in Wagyu beef. $$$$ STEAK

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Swan River Seafood & Fish Market 3741 Tamiami Trail N., (239) 403-7000. swanriver seafood.com. Find Cape Cod-style seafood and a market with fresh catches, wine and more. $$$$ SEAFOOD

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Martin Fierro 13040 Livingston Road, (239) 300-4777. martinfierrorestaurant.com.

At this Argentinian and Uruguayan parrillada, you’ll find grass-fed beef and tango music. $$$ LATIN AMERICAN

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Shula’s Steak House 5111 Tamiami Trail N., (239) 430-4999. shulasnaples. com. Late NFL Hall of Fame coach Don Shula’s brainchild.

Moura Bistro 3369 Pine Ridge Road, (239) 738-8883. mourabistro.com.

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THE VILLAGE SHOPS ON VENETIAN BAY Bayside Seafood Grill & Bar 4270 Gulf Shore Blvd. N., (239) 649-5552. baysidesea foodgrillandbar.com. Dine on more than 200 feet of waterfront. $$$$ SEAFOOD

WATERSIDE SHOPS True Food Kitchen 5375 Tamiami Trail N., Suite 15, (239) 431-4580. truefoodkitchen.com. The menu caters to flexitarians but has plenty of options for vegetarians and vegans. $$$ CAFE

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MiraMare Ristorante 4236 Gulf Shore Blvd. N., 430-6273. miramarenaples. com. Enjoy classic Italian fare on the waterfront patio overlooking Venetian Bay.

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BALEEN 9891 Gulf Shore Drive, (239) 598-5707. laplayaresort.com.

A wraparound terrace sets the stage for creative cuisine.

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The Bay House* 799 Walkerbilt Road, (239) 591-3837. bayhousenaples. com. Southern-inspired menus and a raw bar star alongside panoramic mangrove and water views. $$$$ SEAFOOD

M Waterfront Grille 4300 Gulf Shore Blvd. N., (239) 263-4421. mwaterfrontgrille.com.

Organic meals served with bay views. $$$$ MODERN AMERICAN

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The Grill 280 Vanderbilt Beach Road, (239) 598-6644. ritzcarlton.com.

The elegant steakhouse at The Ritz-Carlton, Naples evokes the ambience of a private club.

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Jimmy P’s Burgers & More 1201 Piper Blvd., Suite 11, (239) 514-1800. jimmyps burgers.com. Superior meats are a local tradition, here.

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$$$$ AMERICAN

op The Crust 8004 Trail Blvd., (239) 2448488. thecrustpizza.net. A sports bar with stellar pizza. $$ ITALIAN

Bicyclette Cookshop 819 Vanderbilt Beach Road, (239) 514-3333. bicyclette cookshop.com. Chic vibes and inventive global cuisine make this a must-visit.

Deep Lagoon Seafood & Fish Market* Multiple locations in Lee and Collier counties. deeplagoon. com. The family behind Pinchers owns this popular eatery. $$$ SEAFOOD

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Grain de Café 8803 Tamiami Trail N., (239) 594-8081. frenchcafe naples.com. The pain au chocolat, quiches and crepes are worth it.

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T-Michaels Steak & Lobster House 4050 Gulf Shore Blvd. N., (239) 261-0622. t-michaels. com. Steakhouse dining on the water, featuring USDA Prime meats and Maine lobster.

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Bone Hook Brewing Co. 1514 Immokalee Road, (239) 631-8522. bonehook brewing.com. A microbrewery with a taproom and a full kitchen. $$ BAR BITES

Namba 8847 Tamiami Trail N., (239) 592-4992. nambanaples.com.

Enjoy a remarkable selection of ramen, sushi and small plates. $$$ ASIAN

New York Pizza & Pasta 11140 Tamiami Trail N., (239) 594-3500; 8855 Immokalee Road, (239) 597-3800. nypp. com. Go for hand-tossed pies. $$$ ITALIAN

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Black Forest Restaurant 2366 Immokalee Road, (239) 592-4784. blackforestnaples. com. Find classic German and Austrian fare like traditional sauerbraten.

Dusk 280 Vanderbilt Beach Road, (239) 598-6644. ritzcarlton. com. This stylish sushi lounge in The Ritz-Carlton, Naples has a patio overlooking the Gulf. $$$$ ASIAN

Parmesan Pete’s 7935 Airport-Pulling Road, (239) 992-3663. parmesan petes.com. Order huge portions of Parmesans, meatballs and lasagna. $$$ ITALIAN

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Life on the Gulf — Dining Guide

Simit Fresh Mediterranean 1230 Airport-Pulling Road, (239) 331-4477. simitfresh. com. Lunch is a good bet, but heavy hitters come out on the dinner menu.

The Hampton Social 9114 Strada Place, (239) 2022038. thehamptonsocial.com.

A chic, rosé-all-day bar scene complemented by great seafood. $$$ SEAFOOD

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Sofra 280 Vanderbilt Beach Road, (239) 598-6644. ritzcarlton. com. This new gem from The Ritz-Carlton, Naples highlights the Mediterranean flavors in a stunning space.

Rocco’s Tacos 9123 Strada Place, (239) 5008226. roccostacos.com. Go for the roughly 500 selections of tequila and mezcal. $$$ MEXICAN

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The 239 Naples 9108 Strada Place, (239) 631-1902. the239naples. com. Local ingredients from seafood purveyors, farms and more. $$$$ MODERN AMERICAN

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Zen Asian BBQ 10823 Tamiami Trail N., (239) 260-7037. eatatzen.com.

A pan-Asian joint with fresh sushi, ramen, bar bites and Korean barbecue.

KC American Bistro 885 Vanderbilt Beach Road, (239) 566-2371. kcameri canbistro.com. Seasonal, American cuisine from chef Keith Casey.

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Tacos & Tequila Cantina 8971 Tamiami Trail N., (239) 254-8226. tacosandtequila naples.com. Inventive tacos and margaritas abound.

Bar Tulia 9118 Strada Place, Suite 8150, (239) 438-1031. bar tulia.com. The second location of this Italian gastropub features expertly crafted cocktails. $$$ ITALIAN

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GALLERIA SHOPPES AT VANDERBILT Alpine Restaurant 2355 Vanderbilt Beach Road, Suite 158, (239) 325-9499. alpineofnaples.com. The best of German, Slovak, Czech, Polish and Hungarian fare. $$$ EASTERN EUROPEAN

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LEE COUNT Y BONITA SPRINGS Angelina’s Ristorante 24041 S. Tamiami Trail, (239) 390-3187. angelinasof bonitasprings.com. This fine Italian restaurant has plush banquettes, live piano music and an award-winning wine list. $$$$ ITALIAN

Real Seafood Co. Naples 8960 Fontana Del Sol Way, (239) 591-3523. realseafoodcorestaurant.com.

Fish from New England, the Great Lakes and the Gulf pair with local produce. $$$$ SEAFOOD

The Cave Bistro & Wine Bar 2343 Vanderbilt Beach Road, Suite 604, (239) 513-0095. thecavenaples.com.

A magnificent selection of wines and small plates.

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Chops City Grill 8200 Health Center Blvd., (239) 992-4677. chopsbonita. com. The sister restaurant to Naples’ elegant steakhouse.

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C Level Bistro & Wine Bar 4450 Bonita Beach Road, (239) 221-7046. c-levelbar.com.

An intimate locale, great for steak au poivre. $$$$ MODERN AMERICAN

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Coconut Jack’s Waterfront Grille 5370 Bonita Beach Road, (239) 676-7777. coconutjacks. com. A perfect stop for quick bites with water views. $$$ SEAFOOD

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DeRomo’s Gourmet Market & Restaurant 26811 S. Bay Drive, Suites 140 and 148, (239) 3253583. deromos.com. This restaurant with a big-city vibe is part and parcel of an Italian market. $$$$ ITALIAN

El Basque Vin & Pintxo Bar 25245 Chamber of Commerce Drive, (239) 301-4973. elbasque.com.

Spanish and French influences merge at this tapas-style wine bar.

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Downtown Coffee & Wine Company 27546 Old 41 Road, (239) 272-6068. downtowncoffee andwinecompany.com. Light bites accompany specialty coffee and more than a dozen wines by the glass.

Figs Grille 25987 S. Tamiami Trail, Suite 109, (239) 390-1700. figsgrille.com. Find a fusion of Spanish, Turkish, Moroccan, Lebanese and French cuisines.

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Jimmy P’s Charred 25301 Tamiami Trail S., (239) 390-0301. jimmy pssteaks.com. Enjoy superior meats and shareable plates. $$$$ STEAK

Lapa’s Costa Rican Bistro 26251 S. Tamiami Trail, Suite 9, (239) 221-7016. lapascr.com. A reliable spot for authentic plates, such as arroz con pollo, gallos and tostadas. $$$ LATIN AMERICAN

Olde Florida Chop House 3401 Bay Commons Drive, (239) 948-4400. oldefloridachophouse.com.

Waterfront dining serving Florida-style dishes. $$$$ MODERN AMERICAN

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Salazar dish traditional Central and Southern Mexican flavors. $$$ MEXICAN Petar’s Restaurant 3300 Bonita Beach Road, Suite 120, (239) 249-4064. petarsrestaurant.com. Chef Petar Al Kurdi has developed a strong following for his deftly prepared cuisine.

ESTERO Divieto Ristorante 23161 Village Shops Way, Suite 101, (239) 390-2977. divietoristorante.com. Its famous fettuccine Alfredo is prepared in a hollowed-out Parmesan wheel. $$$ ITALIAN

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El Nido 23161 Village Shops Way, Suite 113, (239) 319-1900. elnidoeats.com. A contemporary joint using local ingredients for house-made sauces and a modern spin on Latin dishes. $$ MEXICAN

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Coldwater Oyster Market 5611 Six Mile Commercial Court, (239) 220-5918. cold wateroystermarket.com.

Coldwater seafood from the North Atlantic and Pacific Northwest. $$$ SEAFOOD

op Cubans Be Like 13300 S. Cleveland Ave., Suite 21, (239) 789-1869. cubansbelike.com. Cuban favorites define the menu— don’t miss the vaca frita. $$$ CUBAN

Tacos & Tequila Cantina 10952 Eagle Village Drive, (239) 330-8226. tacosand tequilanaples.com. Tacos with clever spins, plus margaritas. $$ MEXICAN

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Wolfmoon 27975 Old 41 Road, Suite 107. wolfmoon.co. Go for some of the best croissants around, and pair those with locally roasted coffee, too.

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Fancy’s Southern Café 8890 Salrose Lane, Suite 101, (239) 561-2988. fancyssoutherncafe.com.

Southern favorites in a casual atmosphere.

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Artisan Eatery 8951 Daniels Parkway, (239) 887-4844. artisaneatery. com. Look for outstanding specials at this stampsized favorite.

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Flock Wine Bistro 9405 Cypress Lake Drive, Suite A, (239) 245-7105. flockwinebistro.com. Inspired

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Harold’s 15250 S. Tamiami Trail, Suite 107, (239) 849-0622. harolds cuisine.com. Chef Harold

Balink’s cozy, farm-totable bistro. $$$$ MODERN AMERICAN

La Trattoria Café Napoli 12377 S. Cleveland Ave., (239) 931-0050. latrattoria cafenapoli.com. Known for paella, this Spanish restaurant also features tapas and seafood. $$$ MEDITERRANEAN

Liberty 12995 S. Cleveland Ave., Suite 112, (239) 689-5528. eat liberty.us. Chef Bob Boye’s gem features artfully presented, progressive menus. $$$ MODERN AMERICAN

Mastello Ristorante & Steakhouse 7890 Summerlin Lakes Drive, Suite 101, (239) 936-3660. mastello.com. Depend on upscale creations dished in a gorgeous dining room. $$$$ ITALIAN

Osteria Celli 15880 Summerlin Road, Suite 308, (239) 267-1310. osteriacelli.com. Fresh pasta is a highlight. $$$$ ITALIAN

The Saucy Meatball 12401 Commerce Lakes Drive, (239) 800-7172. saucymeatball. com. This Industrial-chic pizzeria hosts crave-able entrees. $$ ITALIAN

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op Farmers Market Restaurant 2736 Edison Ave., (239) 3341687. farmersmarketrestaurant. com. Southern classics and comforts at the regional mainstay. $$ AMERICAN

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Ginger Bistro 4650 Cleveland Ave., Suite 8, (239) 689-3113. gingerbistro usa.com. Traditional dim sum and Cantonese barbecue are highlights. $$ ASIAN

KJ’s Steakhouse 10950 S. Cleveland Ave., (239) 275-4745. kjsfreshgrill. com. They pride themselves on aging and searing. $$$$ MODERN AMERICAN

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Blanc 13451 McGregor Blvd., Suite 10, (239) 887-3139. blancentertainment.com.

Chef Jean Claude Rogé’s restaurant mixes global flavors. $$ FRENCH Cibo 12901 McGregor Blvd., Suite 16, (239) 454-3700. cibofortmyers.com. This Italian spot serves stellar food and wines. $$$ ITALIAN

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Life on the Gulf — Dining Guide

MODERN AMERICAN

Jordan’s Wine Bar and Cellar 12901 McGregor Blvd., Suite 14, (239) 313-7056. The latest venture from beloved chef Gloria Jordan-Cabral. $$$ WINE BAR

Roadhouse Café 15660 San Carlos Blvd., (239) 415-4375. roadhouse cafefl.com. Try a wide range of dishes, including steak.

DOWNTOWN FORT MYERS Bullig Coffee & Bites 1815 Fowler St., Suite 1, (239) 738-8582. Pair espresso drinks with savory or sweet waffles. $ CAFE

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The Silver King Ocean Brasserie 2200 Edwards Drive, (239) 314-3855. luminaryhotel. com. Inside Luminary Hotel & Co., this restaurant serves fine coastal cuisine. The hotel also houses riverfront Oxbow Bar & Grill and the rooftop Beacon Social Drinkery. $$$$ SEAFOOD

Izzy’s Fish & Oyster 2282 First St., (239) 337-4999. izzysftmyers.com.

A raw bar with New England-style seafood. $$$ SEAFOOD

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Rebecca’s Cocktail & Wine Bar honors its Bayshore Arts District neighborhood with pours like the Botanical Gardens cocktail, named for the iconic nearby garden and donning butterfly pea flower.

The Veranda 2122 Second St., (239) 3322065. verandarestaurant.com.

Fort Myers’ grande dame provides top-notch service.

Doc Ford’s Rum Bar & Grille Locations throughout Lee County. docfords.com.

Seafood, mojitos and a namesake rum bar. $$$ SEAFOOD

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Keylime Bistro at Captiva Island Inn* 11509 Andy Rosse Lane, (239) 395-4000. keylimebistrocaptiva.com.

A colorful island spot with a full bar. And, visit the Boca Grande location. $$$ MODERN AMERICAN

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A British pub with seafood platters, beer and live music. $$$ AMERICAN

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Crave Restaurant 12901 McGregor Blvd., Suite 6, (239) 466-4663. cravemenu.com. Scratchmade comforts. $$$

RC Otter’s Island Eats* 11506 Andy Rosse Lane, (239) 395-1142. captivaisland inn.com. Breakfast, lunch and dinner with live music.

com. ’Tween Waters Island Resort presents refined fare in its casual and elevated locales. $$$ SEAFOOD

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Cork Soakers Deck & Wine Bar 837 SE 47th Terrace, (239) 542-6622. corksoakers. net. An irreverent tone shows in the decor and on the menu. $$ MODERN AMERICAN

The Shipyard and Crow’s Nest 15951 Captiva Drive, (239) 472-5161. shipyardcaptiva

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Fathoms Restaurant & Bar 5785 Cape Harbour Drive, Suite 106, (239) 542-0123. fathomsrestaurant.com.

Upscale cuisine with international influences.

Front Porch Social 4721 Vincennes Blvd., (239) 347-8914. A breezy, shaded patio, eclectic small dishes and cocktails make for a perfect date spot.

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Gather 5971 Silver King Blvd., (239) 673-9939. gathercape. com. Celebrated chefs blend Mediterranean flavors with classics.

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Life on the Gulf — Dining Guide

Next Door 5971 Silver King Blvd., Suite 114, (239) 984-2453. nextdoorcape.com. From the team at Gather, Next Door elevates small dishes with focused flair.

Jungle Bird Authentic Tiki 1520 Lafayette St., (239) 471-4111. junglebirdtiki.com.

Clever Pacific Rim dishes and signature house rum. $$$ ASIAN

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Ginger Bistro 2366 Surfside Blvd., Suite C-101, (239) 558-8865. gingerbistrousa.com.

Authentic Chinese fare and traditional Cantonese barbecue. $$ ASIAN

Marker 92 Waterfront Bar & Bistro/Nauti Mermaid 5961 Silver King Blvd., (239) 541-5000. marriott.com.

Bay views and entrees from these two restaurants at The Westin Cape Coral. $$$ SEAFOOD

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Point 57 Kitchen & Cocktails 3522 Del Prado Blvd. S., (239) 471-7785. point-57.com.

A critically acclaimed menu from one of Lee County’s best.

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A locally grown chef returns to his roots with this buzzy space. $$$ MODERN AMERICAN

Wicked Dolphin Rum Distillery 131 SW 3rd Place, (239) 242-5244. wickeddolphin.com.

Handcrafted, award-winning rums served up in one of the most spirited spots in town. $$$$ DISTILLERY

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Life on the Gulf — Agenda

TOP E V EN TS FOR FEBRUA RY Fill your calendar with art exhibits, ballet performances and opera festivals in Southwest Florida. As events may change, we recommend you check with the organizations for the latest information.

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Naples favorite Anna Kincaide presents her dreamy, floral paintings, inspired by fashion and the female mind, at Gardner Colby Gallery on February 21.

Feb. 1-4

Feb. 2-4

Cars on Fifth, Naples

ArtFest Fort Myers

Hundreds of Ferraris, road-

The River District hosts this

sters, muscle cars and other

annual event, bringing about

supercars line Fifth Avenue

200 artists from around

South in the 20th year of

the world to Downtown

this Naples tradition. Don’t

Fort Myers. Find paintings,

miss Saturday’s concourse

ceramics and glasswork

with more than 650 speed

for purchase—and a free

machines. The event raises

concert by the Gulf Coast

funds for the local hunger,

Symphony on opening night.

homelessness and substance

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misuse disorder nonprofit St. Matthew’s House.

Feb. 2-4

carsonfifth.com Everglades Seafood Feb. 2-3

Festival, Everglades City

Courtesy Gardner Colby Gallery

More than 50,000 attendees Adam Carolla at Off The

dine on stone crab and

Hook Comedy Club, Naples

other fresh seafood in a

The popular podcaster and

lively atmosphere featuring

former Comedy Central’s

carnival rides, country music

The Man Show host comes

headliner Lonestar and craft

to Naples for a stand-up

booths. evergladesseafood

set. The comedian is known

festival.org

for his improvisational skills and uncensored approach. offthehookcomedy.com

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Catch Naomi Rodgers’ captivating portrayal of musical legend Tina Turner in the Broadway touring Tina—The Tina Turner Musical at Artis—Naples February 20 through February 25 and Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall February 27 through March 3.

Feb. 3

Feb. 3 and 4

Feb. 4 and 18;

Feb. 6

March 3 and 17 Iolanthe at Wang Opera

Miami City Ballet

& Niki Butcher at Big

Center, Naples

Naples Jewish Film Festival

at Artis—Naples

Cypress Gallery, Ochopee

Opera Naples’s resident

at the Nina Iser Jewish

Naples Philharmonic

The environmentalist couple

artists present the comedic

Cultural Center, Naples

performs with the world-

opens their studio in Big

story of a fairy who has fallen

The best new films centering

class ballet company, with

Cypress National Preserve to

in love with a mortal and

around Jewish culture are

classically inspired numbers

showcase new photography

the repercussions it reaps

on display at the 11th annual

and new works by Miami

from their 2023 travels. Hear

upon her and her half-fairy,

festival. This month’s films

City choreographer Durante

the artists talk about their

half-mortal song.

include Remembering Gene

Verzola. artisnaples.org

Everglades treks, among

operanaples.org

Wilder and Barren, an Israeli

other adventures.

movie exploring infertility.

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naplesjewishfilm festival.org

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Matthew Murphy

Meet the Artists: Clyde

Feb. 6—March 3

Feb. 7-28

Feb. 7-25

Feb. 8-18

Proof at Players Circle

Augusto Esquivel at Aldo

The Queen of Bingo

Million Dollar Quartet at

Theater, Fort Myers

Castillo Gallery, Estero

at Marco Island Arts

TheatreZone, Naples

The Pulitzer-winning and

As part of the gallery’s

Center Theatre

In this Tony-nominated

Tony-winning play tells the

Master Series, Miami-based

A zany comedy show about

musical, audiences uncover

story of a daughter grappling

Agusto Esquivel recreates

two elderly sisters who go

the 1956 Sun Records session

with the death of her brilliant,

classic works of art, like the

on a Bingo spree. The fun

where Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee

mathematician father. Artistic

Mona Lisa, using only but-

includes a mid-show bingo

Lewis, Johnny Cash and Carl

director Robert Cacioppo

tons. As part of his process,

game, with an audience

Perkins got together for a

says this play is the

Augusto threads thousands

member taking home a prize.

night of jamming.

company’s most in-depth

of buttons by using clear

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theatre.zone

production of the season.

monofilament he suspends

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from acrylic structures. aldocastillogallery.com

Life on the Gulf — Agenda

Vibrant blooms abound at the 50th Annual Orchid Show at Naples Botanical Garden, opening February 16.

Orchid enthusiasts display rare varietals and stunning arrangements while newbies pick up

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tips and supplies.

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Feb. 9

Feb. 10

Feb. 10-24

Feb. 10 — June 16

Gulfshore Opera

Gipsy Kings at Barbara B.

Crème Brule and

George Gershwin and

10th Anniversary

Mann Performing Arts Hall,

Champagne — Vistas of

Modern Art: A Rhapsody in

Celebration Concert at

Fort Myers

French Cities and Country

Blue at Artis—Naples,

Moorings Presbyterian

The Grammy Award-winning

Side at East West Fine

The Baker Museum

Church, Naples

band found success with

Art, Naples

We all recognize Gershwin

The company celebrates a

their style of Catalan rumba

French artists and painters

as a musical genius, but few

decade of accessible, diverse

more than 40 years ago.

Laurent Parcelier and Hervé

know he was also an accom-

opera in Southwest Florida

Now, the group returns with

Lenouvel host a joint show

plished painter and an avid

with top tenor Michael

its Savor Flamenco album,

celebrating the beauty of

collector. This exhibit—the

Fabiano, who has performed

their first release in six years.

their native country. Laurent’s

first dedicated to his love

at the Metropolitan Opera,

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work explores the charm of

of visual arts—showcases

Sydney Opera House, and

corner cafes and mansions,

the composer’s paintings,

Paris Opera.

while Hervé’s vibrant colors

drawings and photographs,

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create sweeping mountain

along with his collection

and forest views.

of Chagalls, Picassos and

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Noguchis. artisnaples.org

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Life on the Gulf — Agenda

Feb. 14 — March 10

Feb. 15 — March 10

Feb. 16

Feb. 16-18

Laugh, Cry, Pee,

Into the Breeches!

An Evening With

Annual Orchid Show at

Repeat at Naples United

at Gulfshore Playhouse,

Jacki Lyden at the

Naples Botanical Garden

Church of Christ

Naples

Arsenault Gallery, Naples

Find rare species, garner

The Naples Players present a

Catch this feel-good comedy

The award-winning journalist

inspiration for your arrange-

comedy about womanhood

about a group of inexpe-

and former NPR host speaks

ments, learn from experts

and aging by local play-

rienced but determined

on her career and memoir,

and meet hundreds of fellow

wrights Patti Corsini Caroli,

actresses who stage a

Daughter of the Queen of

orchid enthusiasts at the 50th

Carole Fenstermacher and

Shakespeare production of

Sheba, which explores the

anniversary of the Naples

Natalie King. Topics like

Henry IV, Part I and Part II

writer’s childhood experienc-

Orchid Society’s highly

dieting, taking medication

and Henry V at the dawn of

es living with a mother who

anticipated annual show.

and exercising open up

World War II. While the direc-

struggled with manic de-

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lighthearted conversations

tor and his troupe of men

pression. The event supports

on what it means to grow

are deployed, his wife and

Collier County Waterkeeper.

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female cast take the reins to

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produce an all-women show. gulfshoreplayhouse.org

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THE 20TH ANNUAL CARS ON 5TH CONCOURS

Saturday, February 3rd | 10am – 4pm 5th Avenue South in beautiful Downtown Naples Featuring 650+ cars including more than 150 Ferraris and other exotic, vintage muscle cars, plus a special performance by Society Hill

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Life on the Gulf — Agenda

Feb. 17

Feb. 20-25

Feb. 20-25

Feb. 21

Edison Festival of Light

TINA – The Tina Turner

To Kill a Mockingbird

Anna Kincaide:

Grand Parade, Fort Myers

Musical at Artis—Naples

at Barbara B. Mann

One-Woman Show at Gardner

The Fort Myers tradition

The life of legendary singer

Performing Arts Hall,

Colby Gallery, Naples

honoring the life of part-time

and Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll

Fort Myers

The gallery regular returns with

resident Thomas Edison

unfolds in this Broadway

Aaron Sorkin’s Tony

a show that displays her love

culminates with the two-hour

touring show, with her hits

Award-winning adaptation

of design and fashion, with

Grand Parade on Saturday

as the soundtrack. Catch the

of the Harper Lee novel ex-

flower-filled figurative inter-

night, where marching bands

musical at Barbara B. Mann

plores a young girl’s under-

pretations of faceless women.

and illuminated floats make

Performing Arts Hall the

standing of racial injustice in

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their way to and through

following week, from

1930s America. The Broad-

The River District.

February 27 to March 3.

way tour stars Emmy-winning

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actor Richard Thomas, known for his role in CBS series The Waltons—as Atticus Finch. bbmannpah.com

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Life on the Gulf — Agenda

Artis—Naples reveals another side to George Gershwin’s creative mind with a first-of-its-kind exhibit dedicated to the American composer’s visual artworks and his collection of Chagalls, Picassos and Noguchis.

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Feb. 23-25 Floral Art of Ikebana: An Inspirational Exhibition at Naples Botanical Garden Find out how Ikebana, the ancient Japanese art of

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flower arranging, can help you find inner peace. Find inspiration in the myriad arrangements, engage in demonstrations and hands-on activities, and purchase garden tools to practice your skills at home. naplesgarden.org Feb. 23 — March 23 Ride the Cyclone at The Laboratory Theater of Florida, Fort Myers This off-kilter musical finds six teenagers from a Canadian Chamber Choir in a purgatory-like zone after they ride a faulty roller coaster. These performances are rated PG-13 for the show’s horror themes and mature subject matter. laboratorytheaterflorida.com

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Life on the Gulf — Agenda

Feb. 23-25

Feb. 29 — March 10

National Art Fair at

Festival Under the

Cambier Park, Naples

Stars, Naples

Artists representing

Opera Naples presents

about 17 mediums showcase

its fourth annual outdoor

their sculptures, watercolors,

opera festival with interna-

jewelry and woodwork at

tionally known performers

Naples Art Institute’s

and about 3,000 people

45th annual exhibition,

filling Cambier Park.

which draws about 20,000

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attendees each year.

Naples’ Fifth Avenue South roars to life with hundreds of speed machines for Cars on Fifth, launching February 1. Organized

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by the Naples Chapter of the Ferrari Club of America, the weekend event benefits St. Matthew’s House.

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Recurring Events We Love With live music on the streets, nibbles at local galleries and shops and other fun diversions, these monthly events keep us coming back.

Feb. 2 Fort Myers Art Walk in the River District,

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Fort Myers Downtown Fort Myers’ growing arts scene is on full display on the first Friday of each month.

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Feb. 3

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Music in the Garden at Naples Botanical Garden These popular, open-air concerts are held on select Saturdays monthly through May. This month, Havy Rodriguez & the Miami Splash Band fill the garden with Latin, pop and jazz music. naplesgarden.org

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Feb. 8 Evening on Fifth in Old Naples The shops stay open late, restaurants offer dining specials and live music fills historic Fifth Avenue South on second Thursdays.

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This official Elvis Presley bio-musical takes a closer look at the rock star and cultural icon whose impact shaped the history of music. You’ll hear iconic hits including All Shook Up, Heartbreak Hotel, Burning Love, Hound Dog, Don’t Be Cruel, Jailhouse Rock, Blue Suede Shoes and more!

The Ray Cooney farce about A London cab driver who has two separate lives, complete with two wives. He keeps his two lives separate by spending the morning with one wife, and the evening with the other. Hilarity ensues when he is mugged and the police return him to the wrong home at the wrong time.

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