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We sat down with Executive Chef Gus Silivos of Skopelos at New World in Pensacola, Florida.

Situated in Florida’s panhandle, Pensacola, Florida is surrounded by the emerald green Gulf of Mexico and is “America’s First Settlement,” having been established in 1559.