An Evening with Jesse Blanco 10/28/24
An Evening with Jesse Blanco
Monday, 10/28/2024-, 07:00 pm-08:00 pm
Books & Books
265 Aragon Ave,
Coral Gables, Florida, 33134
RSVP / Register
Cost: FREE
Popular author and food writer Jesse Blanco, the founder of Eat It and Like It and Eat It Florida, will speak at the Books & Books flagship location in Coral Gables, Fla., on Monday, Oct. 28 at 7 p.m. as part of “An Evening With Jesse Blanco.” This event is free and open to the public. RSVPs are recommended and are available by visiting booksandbooks.com.
A full-time food writer with an insatiable desire to travel, eat and explore, Blanco is the acclaimed author of Savannah Food Crawls and Charleston Food Crawls. His 24-year career in TV news – coupled with his large Cuban family’s influence in Miami – has given him the ability to connect with viewers and readers through food.
Blanco grew up in Coconut Grove, graduated from Christopher Columbus High School in 1987 and earned a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Central Florida in 1994 before launching a successful 24-year career as a television news anchor, reporter and sportscaster. Over the years, he has covered a wide range of news stories in Nashville, Tenn.; El Paso, Tex.; and Savannah, Ga., where he currently resides with his wife, Sheila.
In 2010, Blanco launched a popular blog – and later an award-winning television show – called Eat It and Like It, which was originally dedicated to exploring the underappreciated side of Savannah’s food scene. He has since expanded Eat and It and Like It to include cities and towns across the Southeast and is currently launching Eat It Florida, which is focused on celebrating exceptional food and drink across the Sunshine State.
Blanco published Savannah Food Crawls: Touring the Neighborhoods One Bite and Libation at a Time in 2023 and Charleston Food Crawls: Touring the Neighborhoods One Bite and Libation at a Time in 2024. Both books offer exciting culinary tours of the South’s most acclaimed cities, each of which has a vibrant, buzzworthy food scene. In each book, this larger-than-life food writer eagerly invites readers to dig into Savannah and Charleston, one dish at a time.

Holy Avocado
Gulfstream Park
Arlo Wynwood
NOMI Village
Casa Vigil
Abbalé Telavivian Kitchen Aventura
Corvina Seafood Grill
Lona Cocina & Tequileria
Pisco y Nazca Ceviche Gastrobar
Arlo Wynwood
Casa Vigil
Tijuana Flats
Prime 54 at Fontainebleau Miami Beach
Novotel Miami Brickell
Hakkasan at Fontainebleau Miami Beach
Kojin 2.0
DUA Miami
Bulla Gastrobar
Havana Harry's
Bulla Gastrobar
Pisco y Nazca Ceviche Gastrobar
Bulla Gastrobar
Havana Harry's
Casa Matilda
The Well
The Well
The Well
Arlo Wynwood
Piegari Ristorante
The Well
The Well
The Diplomat
Doris Italian Market & Bakery
Gulfstream Park’
Fiola Miami
The Well
The Well
Arlo Wynwood
Tastebuds Kitchen Miami
Tastebuds Kitchen Miami
Tastebuds Kitchen Miami
Tastebuds Kitchen Miami
Tastebuds Kitchen Miami
Tastebuds Kitchen Miami
Tastebuds Kitchen Miami
Tastebuds Kitchen Miami
Tastebuds Kitchen Miami
Tastebuds Kitchen Miami
Tastebuds Kitchen Miami
Tastebuds Kitchen Miami
Tastebuds Kitchen Miami
Tastebuds Kitchen Miami
Tastebuds Kitchen Miami
Tastebuds Kitchen Miami
Tastebuds Kitchen Miami
Cafe La Trova
Maty's
Red Farm
Legends Tavern & Grille
Movies of Delray
Legends Tavern & Grille
Bourbon Steak
Legends Tavern & Grille
Legends Tavern & Grille
Lona Cocina & Tequileria
Dania Beach City Hall
RedFarm
Legends Tavern & Grille
Kimpton Shorebreak Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort
La Mar by Gastón Acurio
Corvina Seafood Grill
Dania Beach City Hall
Dania Beach City Hall
Dania Beach City Hall
Magic 13 Brewing Co.
Tastebuds Kitchen Miami
Tastebuds Kitchen Miami
Tastebuds Kitchen Miami
Taste Buds Kitchen
Taste Buds Kitchen
Taste Buds Kitchen
Taste Buds Kitchen Miami
Taste Buds Kitchen Miami
Taste Buds Kitchen
Taste Buds Kitchen Miami
Taste Buds Kitchen Miami
Legends Tavern & Grille
Legends Tavern & Grille
P.Pole Pizza
Sushi By Scratch
Havana Harry's
Legends Tavern & Grille
Okeeheelee Park
Legends Tavern & Grille
Arlo Wynwood
Seminole Casino Coconut Creek
Cove Brewery
Diplomat Prime Steak and Seafood
Pilo's Tequila Garden
Burlock Coast Seafare & Spirits
The Pelican Cafe
Havana Harry's
Legends Tavern & Grille
Pisco y Nazca
Pisco y Nazca
Pisco y Nazca
Bulla Gastrobar
Bulla Gastrobar
Bulla Gastrobar
Nikki Beach Miami Beach
The Marker Key West Harbor Resort
Pisco y Nazca
Pisco y Nazca
Pisco y Nazca
Beauty & the Butcher
Gulfstream Park
Gulfstream Park
Legends Tavern and Grille
Ostrow Brasserie
Ocean Social at Eden Roc
Legends Tavern & Grille Plantation
Legends Tavern & Grille
Krakatoa Indonesian Cuisine
Casa Matilda Steakhouse
The Palms Hotel & Spa
Baoshi Food Hall + Bar
Miami Marine Stadium
Le Jardinier
Tacocraft Taqueria & Tequila Bar
Stiltsville Fish Bar
Downtown Doral
Ostrow Brasserie
STK South Beach
The Hub Miami
Minty Z
Baoshi Food Hall + Bar
Baoshi Food Hall + Bar
Feeding South Florida Pembroke Park Warehouse
Peacock Park
Lincoln Road
The Jungle Plaza
Magic 13 Brewing Co.
Legends Tavern & Grille Plantation
Historic Opa-locka Fire Station and City Hall
The Well
The Well
Legends Tavern & Grille – Plantation
Eden Roc Miami Beach
InterContinental Miami
Pilo's Tequila Garden
Branja
Legends Tavern & Grille Plantation
Kissaki Miami
Nikki Beach Miami Beach
Higher Ground
The Well
The Well
Chotto Matte Miami
Corvina Seafood Grill
Ostrow Brasserie
JW Marriott Miami Turnberry Resort & Spa
Negroni Midtown
Negroni Weston
Uchi Miami
InterContinental Miami
InterContinental Miami
InterContinental Miami
InterContinental Miami, an IHG Hotel
InterContinental Miami, an IHG Hotel
InterContinental Miami, an IHG Hotel
InterContinental Miami, an IHG Hotel
Cafe Versailles' La Ventanita
Gulfstream Park
Sriracha House
The Deck at Island Gardens
Brimstone Woodfire Grill
Pinstripes
Museum of Discovery and Science
Pinecrest Gardens
Legends Tavern & Grille – Palm Beach Gardens