If you have been reading for a while, you know that one of my absolute favorite restaurants, if not THE favorite, is Azur. Why? The food is great, the service is warm and friendly and the atmosphere is inviting. Everyone we have taken there has loved it. (That is quite […]
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The People’s Theater of Key West is a local community theater group, which includes The Improvables, an improv group. They have performed the last two weekends at The Bottlecap and will be appearing once again this weekend. For the show, the group is divided into two teams with a referee […]
The overseas highway, the stretch of US1 from Key Largo to Key West is one of the most beautiful stretches of road in the country. Most of the 106 miles is one lane in each direction. Views of the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean stretch as far as […]
I had not been to Seven Fish in at least five years. Why? It’s not the food, which is always excellent. It was this: while the food and service were good, I always felt rushed. Recently, we were at the Flaming Buoy Filet Co and were talking with one of […]
The motto of Key West is “One Human Family” which generally means that people should be nice to each other. More often than not, they are (unlike the rest of South Florida). Aside from generally being nice, Key Westers tend to not take things too seriously. Consider these signs seen […]
We have been having record heat here, much like the rest of the east coast. In fact it has been hotter in New York last week than in Florida. Floridians are supposed to be used to the heat. We have air conditioning and we are just supposed to deal with […]
July 4th means a lot of things to people: patriotism, BBQs, fireworks and finding the best spot on the beach to watch the festivities. My grand plan involved a dinner reservation at Salute, in time to enjoy a leisurely dinner and then watch the fireworks. The entire plan hinged on […]
Watching the sunset from a dock is always a good thing. Watching the sunset while indulging in fabulous food is even better. This is precisely how I spent my evening at Thai Life. I have been to this restaurant a few times, both to dine in and take out. The […]
You read about the fishing adventures last week. Well, after catching an abundance of little yellowtail snapper, we had a couple of really good dinners. Here is a photo of the little guys after they have been stuffed with fresh oregano, thyme, sage, garlic and lemon and roasted at 425° […]
Every week for the past year I have asked my friend when he was going to take me fishing. Every time I ask the answer was always the same “When the wind is good”. I would ask “Well, when do you think the wind might be good on a weekend?” […]