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ON THE ROAD: Sarasota Ballet honors Ashton at Joyce Theater debut. 6 <ALL IN THE FAMILY: WBTT presents Aunt Rudele’s return. 8

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From the New Orleans bayou to Sarasota Bay, Mark Majorie doesn’t just love seafood. It’s a way of life. NICK FRIEDMAN A+E MANAGING EDITOR

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ark Majorie enjoys the heat. Not the steamy, midsummer Florida type — the proverbial type. The kind of

heat used in adages, warning those who can’t stand it to stay out of the kitchen. The 34-year-old chef got his first taste

‘Breadcrumbs’ Get lost in the forest of forgetting in Urbanite Theatre’s latest production.

of the restaurant industry in his native New Orleans at just 14. It was fast-paced, high-stress and

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thoroughly intense. He loved it. Now, as executive chef of Veronica Fish and Oyster, he’s bringing his love for the craft to Sarasota. And he’s not leaving the kitchen any Photos by Nick Friedman

Top: Mark Majorie brings modern seafood specialties, like this yellowfin tuna crudo, to the menu at Veronica Fish and Oyster. Above: Majorie hopes to make Veronica Fish and Oyster a local destination.

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Calling All Artists The city of Sarasota will commission two works of downtown public art from local and national artists.


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