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
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FLORIDA KEYS EATS: PAYFAIR SUBS ARE A LOCAL GEM
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FLORIDA KEYS EATS: ISLAMORADA SQUARE GROUPER SHARES PASSION & INNOVATION WITH DINERS
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‘SHRIMPLY’ THE BEST: NEW OWNERS & SAME GREAT TASTE AT ISLAMORADA’S TWISTED SHRIMP
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Florida Keys Eats was recently invited to Sirius XM's Radio Margaritaville Sunset Walk Studio, and I couldn’t be more over the moon.
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