2215 Winkler Avenue Fort Myers, Florida 33901 Phone: 239-288-2994

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The two moms were tending to the six children they have between them when they realized they shared a homeland.

“I said to myself, ‘That hair, the skin – those look like Brazilian children,’” Steinberg laughed. “So we started talking.”

Talk turned to food, as it often does with these two. Amaral was looking into a small restaurant space in the Edison Park 8 Cinemas plaza on Winkler Avenue in Fort Myers. Steinberg was tired of driving to Orlando or Miami for family-friendly Brazilian cooking.

The new friends joined forces. Last month their aptly named restaurant, Mom’s Cooking, made its debut.

Mom’s Cooking is a citrus-colored nook where Steinberg and Amaral serve comforting Brazilian classics such as “picanha” (top sirloin grilled with onions), “feijoada” (a Saturdays-only stew of beans with beef and pork) and “moqueca” (fish simmered with peppers and onions in a cilantro-laced broth).

At lunchtime, blue collars perch at the bar while families nosh on half-pound burgers and curly fries at tables wrapped in retro-print cloth.

Mom’s menu includes the Extreme Hot Dog, a Brazilian-loved oddity that marries wiener, mashed potatoes, corn, peas, bacon, potato sticks and Steinberg’s homemade dressing on one massive bun.

You can order the same toppings on a picanha sandwich for what Steinberg calls the Brazilian Philly.

The restaurant’s dessert case houses parfaits layered with vanilla custard and fresh fruit, as well as brigadeiros, gooey, golf-ball sized Brazilian chocolates made with sweetened-condensed milk.

“These are my favorite,” Amaral said unwrapping a batch of brigadeiros rolled in walnuts. “No, the picanha, that’s probably my favorite. … Really, I like everything.”

10020 Coconut Road Unit 130 Estero, Florida 34135 Phone: 239.676.7056

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944 Country Club Drive Suite 205/203 Cape Coral, Florida 33990 Phone: 239-677-4907

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www.whirliegirl.com

Located in Cape Coral, Florida,  WhirlieGirl Photography is idealy situated near the coast of the Southwest Florida area.  Primary areas served for family portraits, children’s photography, baby photography, newborn photography, senior pictures, bridals, engagement pictures, and boudoir photography in Lee County include: Cape Coral, North Fort Myers, Fort Myers, Sanibel, Captia, Estero, Bonita Springs and Lehigh Acres.   Areas of photography service in Collier County include Naples, Marco Island and surrounding areas.  Areas of photogrphy service in Charlotte County include Port Charlotte, Punta Gorda, Northport and surrounding areas.  As an on-location photographer WhirlieGirl also services other areas along the Southwest Flordia coast.  Travel fees are based on distance from photography studio.

5047 Tamiami Trail East Naples, Florida 34113 Phone: 239-775-3727

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Established in 1977, the English Pub has been serving the SW Florida community amazing beer and food for more than 30 years!

Initially opened by Brian and Vivian Stuart, the keys changed hands in 1991 and Harry and Liz Singleton took the reins. The pub continued to attract customers from all over Florida, and all over the UK!

Finally in 2003 a man named Derek Bennet purchased the pub. With many years in the restaurant industry behind him, Derek recognized the potential of the business, and decided to try to make the pub into the type of one of a kind establishment he knew it could be.

We spent many happy years following the takeover partying, and eating like kings on Linwood Avenue! Anybody who ever visited the location knows just how special it was, and how unique the atmosphere of the pub was, and while Linwood will always have a special place in our hearts, our new location in the Village Falls plaza is amazing!

We are now living the dream on the US 41! A newer, updated building, with a great bar, a dance floor, and even outside heating dining! Come check out our new home, and help us to once again create the special atmosphere that is the English Pub!