For several years people have been telling me how good The Square Grouper is, but I have yet to make it there. Why? Well, generally speaking, once I am in Key West I see no good reason to drive another 22 miles north for a meal. I would stop on […]
This is part 2, in a multi-part series. If you missed part 1, you can find it here. By now you have figured out how many people you can seat, and therefore, how many people you can invite to your super awesome successful dinner party. You are ready to send […]
There are many people (like my mother) who routinely say things like “Ugh. I can’t believe how often you drive between the mainland and Key West. How can you stand it? Isn’t it boring?” I normally shrug off such comments and go about my business. The truth is, it is […]
You know I am bad at keeping secrets, right? This is a spoiler alert: If you do not want to know which trucks make it to the finale of the next Great Food Truck Race on the Food Network, you should probably stop reading and come back on Wednesday when […]
It usually works like this: I try to make plans with friends for dinner, we all look at our calendars, and dinner is scheduled for a month or two out. Well, since it is so far out, I should invite some other people, right? Might as well make it a […]
Sometimes we just crave certain things. Like, for example, if it is raining with no hope of seeing the sun, and I suddenly feel like I am coming down with a cold, I crave soup. It really doesn’t matter if it is 93 degrees outside. I want soup, and soup I shall have. […]
Last week, Hype South Florida threw a blog launch party at the Funky Buddha Brewery, in Oakland Park. We enjoyed a tour of the brewery, sniffed some hops, sampled some crazy beers, and had a blast. I was particularly curious about the beer in wine barrels, so after the tour, I cornered […]
Island Dogs is one of the five Pat Croce-owned Key West restaurants, offering simple food and live music. The music is generally in the evenings, so when I was there recently for lunch with a friend, it was pretty quiet. It is a bar atmosphere, as the center bar […]
In a shack greatly resembling a camp bunk (note: the camp bunks of my youth, not the fancy ones of today with air conditioners and clothes dryers…) , complete with fold down windows, in the midst of Key Lime Square, stands Lobo’s Mixed Grill. It has been taken over by […]
Several months ago, Firefly opened in the Bahama Village area of Key West, in a space formerly owned by Colombian Grace. The space is huge, with a second floor balcony overlooking Petronia Street, and is minimalist and lovely. It has taken me a while to get there because, frankly, the […]