Via Key West is a fabulous new website launched at the end of 2009 by a local Key Wester, wanting to give locals and tourists a great platform for giving gifts (or buying stuff for yourself) inspired by Key West. Stop in (virtually, of course), check it out and buy […]
Monthly Archives: January 2010
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I will start by saying that I really like this place. The Flaming Buoy Filet Co. is located at 1100 Packer Street, at the corner of Virginia. This is the former digs of Ambrosia, and some other places in between. Although only open since mid-November 2009, The Flaming Buoy (next […]
This weekend marks that first annual (one can hope) Key West Food and Wine festival. While both the quality of the events and attendance remain to be seen, it has certainly been put together with a tremendous amount of enthusiasm. The weekend will include two tastings – Friday night and […]
For years the thought of going to a movie theater, waiting in line (even after buying my tickets on the internet), getting crappy snacks and listening to other people’s cell phones go off was not the most appealing way for me to spend a Saturday evening, or Tuesday afternoon for […]
This post started as a restaurant review of one specific place. It turned into a rant about lettuce, so I will save the review for next time and save this one for something very important – salad. That big plate of greens usually served at the beginning part of a […]
Comfort food means many things to many people. In the food world most people would think of a big bowl of chicken soup or a plate of macaroni and cheese. Surprisingly, Mexican food is also something I would classify as comfort food. A nice toasty tortilla filled with cheese and […]
As you know by now, the people of Key West get rather excited about a lot of things. Take, for example, the Christmas parade, just a month after the Fantasy Fest parade. You may recall the Grinch sitting next to me. Maybe he was still hung over from Fantasy Fest. […]
NOTE: The first good experience at Abbondanza seemed to be a fluke. Read about a return visit here. When I lived in New York, I took Italian food for granted. I just assumed that everywhere I went I could get a decent, if not superb, plate of pasta. The fact […]
Floridians are an odd bunch, indeed. Most people have come from other places. I, however, am a native. Born in what is now Johnson and Wales University (it was a hospital in the old days) I got my thin blood and wimpiness the old fashioned way – I was born […]
Living in Key West there are constant reminders that AIDS is still taking lives – there are fundraisers all the time. In other parts of the country, especially those parts with a smaller gay population, fundraisers and awareness are not so prevalent. Each year for the past six years, hundreds […]