Welcome to A Taste of St. Augustine, the site to order distinctly Floridian flavors through our sauces, dips, marinades & spices. Our founder, the late Jerry Millen, was a botanist and devotee to St. Augustine and the promotion of its success. He used Datil peppers and Seville Oranges, grown locally, as a way to cultivate interest in its history and traditions. He grew the peppers at his Bayberry Farm and collaborated with Candy and Dale Borror in their commercial kitchen at the Florida Gourmet to develop some wonderful sauces and spices. Datil peppers are from the Habanero pepper family, which most likely came from Cuba during the second Spanish occupation of Florida.They have been identified with the Minorcan culture in St. Augustine.
Jerry believed that the Minorcans named the pepper after the date palm due to its resemblance to the latter’s fruit. Any time you see the term, Minorcan, you can bet it is loaded with the Datil pepper sauce! Over the years, natural hybridization has created its very distinct flavor.
Since 2000, Jerry’s business has continued to grow and we are striving to carry on his legacy since we began Raynor Foods, Inc. in 2004, taking over the Old St. Augustine sauces. Our mission is to foster continued awareness of our great ancient city and to create great tasting products. Craig and I love to barbeque and over the past thirty years have worked on sweet and tangy sauces for family and friends. We really enjoy our wholesale, telephone and mail order customers, as well as meeting folks directly at the St. Augustine Farmer’s Market.

We are looking for your feedback and will publish your recipes, comments and testimonials. We anticipate expanding our product line this year, based upon all our collective customer comments. Special thanks to the retail shops in St. Augustine, Atlantic Beach, Jacksonville and the Beach, Fernandina Beach, Daytona Beach, Tequesta, Claremont and Fleming Island, FL, who have given us wonderful support in our first year!