PLAYS WELL WITH OTHERS: WINE & CHEESE PAIRINGS

It’s hard to go wrong when you’ve got a glass of wine in one hand and cheese in the other. Try these basic guidelines to wine and...

FLAVORS OF THE FLORIDA KEYS

Fall in the Florida Keys isn’t about saying a sad good-bye to summer, but rather celebrating our comfortable return to the outdoor lifestyle that lured us all...

KEY WEST FISH & CHIPS: NEW OWNER, FRESH PHILOSOPHY

The new owner of a Key West restaurant has brought a fresh philosophy, quite literally, to the corner of Duval and Angela streets. Rob Patterson had done well...

CHEAP EATS FOR CHARITY: KEY WEST WOMAN’S CLUB OFFERS BOGO MEALS

The Key West Woman’s Club’s 15th annual Restaurant and Theater Tour Card for 2020-21 is now available. Despite the hardships imposed on service industries by the COVID-19...

WOOD BURNING STOVE BRINGS UNIQUE CULINARY EXPERIENCE AT KEY LARGO ESTABLISHMENT

A Key Largo restaurant and bar at MM 99.2, oceanside, is bringing the fire and fun with its one-of-a-kind Neapolitan wood-burning stove, some fine wines and a...

NEW LOCATION, MURAL BOOSTS MEADERY IN KEY LARGO

Last week, Keys’ Meads co-owner Jeff Kesling and head distiller Jeff Wingate sat at a table and swirled amber-colored fluid in small snifters. They were preparing to...

BETTER THAN SEX: KEY WEST’S DESSERT EXPERIENCE SATISFIES IN 5 CITIES

Scientists agree that early man developed a taste for sugar as a means of survival. The “sweet tooth” is an evolutionary adaptation that ensured our ancestors consumed...

How well do you know the Middle Keys dining scene?

Did you know that Marathon has three dedicated coffee shops? Could you guess how many waterfront eateries there are in the Middle Keys? We’re out to test...

CHARCUTERIE: IT’S ALL ABOUT THE PARTY…PLATTER

Let’s start with pronunciation: SHär-køødęrē. Charcuterie. By now, we should all have the pronunciation down because this presentation of appetizers “trends” with the same regularity as little...

ALL-U-CAN EAT BUFFET HITS ALL THE RIGHT NOTES IN MARATHON

It’s been two long years, but Carlos Garcia’s 7 Mile Buffet is finally open in Marathon. “It was one thing after another,” said the owner, also chef, of...