Lunch Bunch Archives

Country comfort alive at Emma's

Out and about for a late lunch in northwest Volusia, News-Journal staffer Karen Gallagher and her husband, David, stopped in at Emma's All American Restaurant in DeLeon Springs.

April 25, 2012 12:05 AM

Sandwich by the sea a treasure

News-Journal staffer Karen Gallagher chose to have lunch at Toni & Joe's Patio in New Smyrna Beach to show off the beach to her visiting sister, Debbie, in from West Virginia for a glorious week of vacation.

April 18, 2012 12:05 AM

Comfort food pleases at Gram's

While out and about during a recent stay-vacation, News-Journal staffer Karen Gallagher and her sister, Debbie Fisher, who was visiting from West Virginia, stopped in at Gram's Kitchen in Orange City for a leisurely late-afternoon lunch.

April 4, 2012 12:05 AM

Diner by the sea serves treats from the deep

Staff photojournalist David Massey was looking for an out-of-the-ordinary place for a morning meal recently. He and his wife found Java Joint, a casual, beachy diner whose breakfast menu includes some seafood offerings.

March 14, 2012 12:05 AM

Busy diner's breakfast menu out of the ordinary

Bustling, packed and chatty are adjectives that barely begin to describe the atmosphere at Doug & Lil's Potato Patch in DeLand. While a wait might turn some folks away, Audrey and her friend and former News-Journal editor, Laurence Bennett, were curious about the cause for the buzz.

February 29, 2012 12:05 AM