Every year on the Friday of Fantasy Fest, locals and some non-locals gather at the cemetery, in costume, and parade around the city. The group, several thousand strong, split in 2 groups and go in different directions, stopping at guesthouses along the route for (much needed in the heat) drinks. Most […]
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On the heels of eating the best smoked fish dip EVER (there, I said it) from Eaton Street Seafood, we went to Hogfish Bar and Grill on Stock Island for lunch. In case you are not familiar with hogfish, or as it is sometimes erroneously referred to – hog snapper, […]
Note: For an update on Ambrosia, and my current boycott, click here. I love spicy food. All kinds of spicy food – Thai stir fries, sushi (bring on the wasabi), blackened fish, salsa (no mild for me, thank you). There is generally a selection of sauces, procured from Peppers of […]
Smoking can be a good thing, not when it comes to sitting outside enjoying a latte when some jerk lights up a big, fat cigar and the smoke wafts right into your face. Nor at any other time that involves my eating and someone else’s tobacco use. However, when we […]
Last weekend, we had lunch at Banana Cafe at 1211 Duval Street, for the first time. After waiting in a line (as nobody bothered to take names, we simply had to loiter at the door and hover uncomfortably) for about 15 minutes, I noticed a table had cleared and gathered […]
So, as I am trying to set up my new apartment, I am going through all of the usual stuff that people have to do when they move: get electric, water, cable, gas, blah, blah blah. Well, I actually forgot to get the gas turned on. So, I call the […]