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End of Season

By FL Keys Girl, on September 5th, 2012%

Just a small sampling of the humongous buffet

Sunday night brought one of the most loved parties of the year in Key West: Azur’s annual End Of Season Closing Party. They will only be closed until the beginning of October, but that is no reason not to have a party. Plus, they need to use all of the stuff still in the kitchen. Continue reading End of Season

Giorgio’s Bakery, Hollywood Beach, FL

By FL Keys Girl, on August 24th, 2012%

Three yummy dips

As part of a 3 Loud Women lunch meeting this week, we headed to Giorgio’s Bakery to get some sustenance to carry us through our meeting and subsequent conference call. I hadn’t been there in quite a while, so I was looking forward to it.

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Dinner… and Wine

By FL Keys Girl, on July 27th, 2012%

Smoked salmon deviled eggs... one yummy, brunchy bite.

The difference between “dinner” and a “wine dinner” is often the company. When the wine geeks are around, even in small numbers, a plain old dinner suddenly becomes an event. We often have wine with dinner, but we always have lots of wine with the wine geeks. On Wednesday we had just such an occasion. Continue reading Dinner… and Wine

Thai Spice, Fort Lauderdale

By FL Keys Girl, on April 18th, 2012%

Bring on the peanut dressing.

There are really not that many good restaurants in Fort Lauderdale (There. I said it.) One of the most consistent ones is Thai Spice. If the opportunity presents itself, I may get to sneak in a civilized lunch with FKGuy once in a while, and we generally go there. Continue reading Thai Spice, Fort Lauderdale

Eating Key West

By FL Keys Girl, on November 30th, 2011%

Normally, I review one restaurant or meal at a time. This past weekend, however, deserves a recap of its own. Since my cousin was coming to town and we have many of the same interests, mainly revolving around eating, drinking and a love-hate relationship with running, I planned the eating and drinking (and a little running) tour of Key West. Continue reading Eating Key West

Captain’s Tavern, Miami

By FL Keys Girl, on July 15th, 2011%

The incredibly yummy tuna melt

Captain’s Tavern is older than I am. It was founded in 1971 and I’m pretty sure the decor has not been updated since then. Inside it is dark and dreary, although service tends to be friendly. Fortunately, the carpet is not the star of the show here, the fish is. The menu is huge and when specials are taken into account, it is quite a feat to just get through the selections and make a decision. Continue reading Captain’s Tavern, Miami

Boondocks, Ramrod Key

By FL Keys Girl, on March 23rd, 2011%

Boondocks is one of those places I always drive by, but don’t stop at because it is generally inconvenient to where I am going: Key West. Located at Mile Marker 27.5, it is generally further than I am willing to go when there is an event there, or I am in the neighborhood at the wrong times. Last week, a friend and I were driving by at lunchtime and decided to stop in.

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I Love Thanksgiving

By FL Keys Girl, on November 24th, 2010%

: Image by Getty Images via @daylife

It is my favorite holiday. Why? Really great food with no religious stuff to get in the way of eating (like fasting, for example, that clearly gets in the way of eating.) There is also the Macy’s parade, which although I always say I want to watch, generally turns into me seeing two floats and finding something else to do. The best part about the whole holiday is that I have turned it into a three-day-prep-event, so Thursday I am not exhausted and bitter. Continue reading I Love Thanksgiving

Tasty Treats

By FL Keys Girl, on May 27th, 2010%

Imagine my delight when I read a new pizza joint opened in town. Imagine my further delight to realize that it is open until 4AM. Actually, I don’t really care about that, I much prefer to be sleeping at 4AM than eating pizza.

Enter Bobalu’s, which was recently opened by the children of the folks that own . . . → Read More: Tasty Treats

Lettuce Discuss

By FL Keys Girl, on January 23rd, 2010%

I wanted a BIG salad

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 meal, . . . → Read More: Lettuce Discuss