Walk into a Publix in Miami or Fort Lauderdale, and you’ll notice it’s doing something the chain’s other locations aren’t quite doing.
There’s pan cubano in the bakery, mojo pork in the deli, and hurricane prep that happens in under thirty minutes.
South Florida has its own Publix culture, and regulars have built some very specific habits around it. Here are nine of them.
1. You’ve Mastered the Deli Counter During Snowbird Season
South Florida’s snowbird season runs roughly from November through April, when the permanent population is joined by a significant wave of seasonal residents who arrive with different shopping habits and a learning curve around the number system at the Publix deli counter…