You know that this weekend is going to necessitate some recovery time when it starts on Thursday. Well, this past weekend kicked off Wednesday night with drinks at our friends’ house (two bottles of prosecco and some limoncello) followed by dinner (and another three bottles of wine), followed by the […]
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Happy (almost) Independence Day! Tomorrow, millions of people will be celebrating in the usual ways: grilling burgers and hot dogs, setting off fireworks (and subsequently ending up in the emergency room), and gathering with friends and family. The Key West Rotary always does a great job with the fireworks, and Visiting […]
The people behind Onli drinks sent me a big box of samples last week. The only thing is, I couldn’t (and kind of still can’t) figure out if these are intended to be soft drinks or cocktail mixers. But I don’t think it matters, as either way they are tasty.
I have been on a number of sunset sails in Key West, and some are definitely better than others. Most recently, friends encouraged us to join them on the Appledore V. By encouraged, I really mean I got a text that said “I already made a reservation for you. Be […]
The other day, as we were waiting to board the Appledore V for a sunset sail, my friend looked over at the crowd getting on a Fury Catamaran, looked back at me, and said “You forgot to wear your stilettos tonight.” As if I might ever wear stilettos, and I […]
This past weekend we traveled to suburban Washington, DC to spend the weekend celebrating my father-in-law’s retirement festivities. The weekend was jam-packed, leaving me badly in need of a nap, or three. After eighteen years as a rabbi at the same congregation, to say they were sad to see him […]
The past several weeks have been nothing but rain, or so it seems. You know why it seems that way? Because they have been nothing but rain. It is a topic of conversation at all times. (“My god! I have never seen this much rain in the thirty/sixty/eighteen years I […]
The folks at Old World Gourmet were kind enough to send me some samples to try. But don’t feel left out, as there is something in it for you, too. We are giving away drink mixes. If you always want to entertain, but don’t actually want to exert any effort […]
I am not ashamed to admit how much I love cooking shows, especially the competitions. I love watching people sweat it out, come up with unique dishes and “stand by” their dish, even when it sucks. Naturally, when Topped Chef arrived at my doorstep, I was intrigued. This is the […]
This weekend we celebrated the wedding of my cousin, and as the big day approached, I got to thinking: what is it that makes a wedding great? Or awful? There are so many factors and I am glad to report that at this event, many more were in the first […]