Samantha Dellilo

Samantha Dellilo has been in the Keys since she was 1 day old, so definitely consider her a Conch. Holding a passion for food since she can remember, while most kids were watching Barney, she was watching Emeril. "Being half Cuban and half Italian, food in those cultures is considered a love language. It's a total experience whether eating out or cooking." She's been with her other half, Marky, going on 17 years. The two met when they were 9 years old at Key Largo School. Samantha owns Florida Keys Eats, which is a blog of "must eat, must see, and must dos" from Key Largo to Key West.

FLORIDA KEYS EATS: EXPLORING THE OCEANSIDE SAFARI RESTAURANT & LOUNGE IN ISLAMORADA

Tuna tartare. SAMANTHA DELLILO/Keys Weekly This past weekend, Florida Keys Eats was invited to Oceanside Safari Restaurant & Lounge at MM 73 in...

FLORIDA KEYS EATS: PAYFAIR SUBS ARE A LOCAL GEM

Any time I bring up Payfair in Tavernier, someone will undoubtedly comment how they’ve been getting subs there since they were in high school.  This...

FLORIDA KEYS EATS: ISLAMORADA SQUARE GROUPER SHARES PASSION & INNOVATION WITH DINERS

The thought of writing about the Square Grouper in Islamorada has plagued me with anxiety. The kind of anxiety you get right before a...

‘SHRIMPLY’ THE BEST: NEW OWNERS & SAME GREAT TASTE AT ISLAMORADA’S TWISTED SHRIMP

The other day online I saw a friend, Jacquelyn Ekblom, post how she enjoyed her time at the Twisted Shrimp. Ekblom is incredibly involved...

FLORIDA KEYS EATS TAKES TO MARGARITAVILLE

Florida Keys Eats was recently invited to Sirius XM's Radio Margaritaville Sunset Walk Studio, and I couldn’t be more over the moon.  For those just...

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