With smooth jazz riffs from Pat Metheny's guitar and mellow vocals of Diana Krull filling the dining room, News-Journal Staff Writer Audrey Parente and her friend Laurence Bennett had lunch recently at DeVinci's Italian Restaurant and Pizza in Ormond Beach.

On the edge of the St. Johns River in Volusia County, right next to the Astor Bridge, is Castaways Restaurant. It's part of the Port of Call Yacht Club property that includes a marina, the restaurant and lodging. News-Journal staffers Karen Gallagher and daughter Stephanie Wilson stopped in on a recent Sunday afternoon to partake of the food, beverages and riverfront view.

On a recent Saturday evening, editorial assistant Kathy Page and her husband, Robert, along with their son Mike, found themselves craving something more than the usual chain-restaurant fare. Reaching way back in their memory banks, Martin's Restaurant and Lounge in Flagler Beach popped up.