🌽The corny and the overpriced

Happy Wednesday🌽

Florida might be known for its citrus, but north central Florida farms are celebrating their bumper crops of sweet corn goodness this month.

Mount Dora hosts its inaugural Corn Festival featuring Zellwood Sweet Corn Friday evening and all day Saturday with live music, kids activities, a Cornbread King & Queen contest, cornbread-baking contest and more. Speaking of, do you make theeee best best cornbread? If so, show off your culinary skills by competing in the fest's cornbread-baking contest. Register today by emailing CarsonC@CityofMountDora.com .

Eustis's Amber Brooke Farms' farmers kick it with the kernels at their own fun fest this Saturday and Sunday, featuring amusement and food trucks such as the Farmer Snack Shack, Between Breads , Grumpy's Homemade Ice Cream , BBQ Brazil Express , Bettas Pizza , Caldonia Kitchen and Chikiz Empanaditas . Find out more here .

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🔎Two Lake County restaurants cited for violations

The Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation provides an inspection report as a "snapshot" of conditions present at the time of the inspection.

On any given day, an establishment may have fewer or more violations than noted in their most recent inspection. An inspection conducted on any given day may not be representative of the overall, long-term conditions at the establishment.

Click here for this week's inspection report.

🥦More news to consume ...

📅 Memorial Day closures: City of Leesburg offices and facilities will close on Monday, May 27 . Regular operations resume on Tuesday, May 28. No garbage or bulk item collection on Monday. Monday residential and commercial solid waste will be picked up on Thursday, May 30. There will be no change for dumpster service for the holiday. The Leesburg Public Library will close May 27. Details: LeesburgFlorida.gov .

🏫 Growing pains for parents? School zones to shift amid Lake County growth ?

⛽ Best U.S. gas food stops right here in Florida? Only one made the list. Hint: it wasn't Wawa.

🤟 Free Mickey D's: How to get a free 6-piece chicken nugget from McDonald's today.

⛵Where I ate this week: Salt Shack on the Lake

Finally got to order a meal at Salt Shack on the Lake after a school board event in the Clermont area.

My impression? Some of the items are impressive; some overpriced . I thoroughly enjoyed the Gaspar's Tuna Tartare ($14.95), which includes avocado, seaweed salad, sesame and a delightful, artfully plated ginger soy drizzles and wasabi aioli. Topped with sesame seeds and green onion. The appearance of my itsy bitsy fresh fish basket of lightly breaded filet nuggets felt anticlimactic in light of its $20 price tag.

I suggest asking friends what they recommend at the downtown Clermont waterfront eatery. If you like tuna, avocado and seaweed salad, do try the Gaspar's Tuna Tartare.

That all said, Salt Shack's scenic location on Lake Minneola, the breeze from its deck and the friendly service diminished the sting of the check total for three small-ish appetizers.

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Bye for now!

JG

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