Despite the prime people watching location on Duval Street, I had never been to Caroline’s before last week.I’m not really sure how that happened, but it did. Last week, I had this great plan: to stroll down Duval, grab some lunch and then head over to the Tervis store and […]
It is summer, and you know what that means: the snowbirds have gone, the sun is (supposed to be) shining and it is time for summer specials to start popping up at restaurants. Nine one five has half off wines all summer (I’ll be reviewing soon!), Cafe Marquesa has two […]
I hardly ever re-review someplace I have been. Why bother? You already know all about it, and how many times can I rave about the food at the same place? But there are times when I need to update. Usually because (a) something new or interesting is going on, or […]
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 […]
I will admit that I did not think it was going to go well as we exited the car and were told “That will be $22 on your way out.” Fortunately, our dinner at Cecconi’s was all uphill from there. I could go on about my hatred for valet parking, […]
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 […]
Memorial Day conjures up a lot of different images for different people. For some it is the first day off since New Years. For others it is the first day of summer, pool openings and bar-b-ques. Of course, in Key West it has been summer for 3 months, and we […]
This one is from the vault… When I heard that friends were getting married in Richmond, Virginia, over Labor Day weekend, 2007, I was thrilled for them. It was, however, FKGuy and my tenth wedding anniversary, and I hardly wanted to spend the entire weekend traveling. So I hatched a […]