What’s Cooking Key West: Cuban coffee adds zest to caffeinated martinis
Located closer to Cuba than to the U.S. mainland, Key West began welcoming its Cuban neighbors in the early 1830s. Many were cigarmakers, and...
Baby’s Coffee prompts a happy buzz with new Old Town location
A buzzy chatter filled Baby’s Coffee Tuesday afternoon on Fleming Street, where curious customers were delighted to find the long-awaited downtown location open, inviting...
MARATHON GRAD CHRIS GASKILL COOKS UP SUCCESS WITH DRAGON & ROOSTER IN KEY WEST
A chef who first sharpened his cooking knives in the kitchens at Marathon High School is already making countywide waves with his plates in...
ANNUAL THROW DOWN NAMES BEST CUBAN SANDWICH IN KEY WEST FOR 2026
I can’t believe I missed it.
Now in its fifth year, the Cuban Sandwich Throwdown took place last weekend at the Green Parrot Bar and...
CUBAN SANDWICH THROWDOWN GETS BIGGER & BETTER
Seasoned pork, sliced ham and tart pickles surrounded by Cuban bread and pressed to a perfect crisp produces a Key West classic — the...
WHAT’S COOKING, KEY WEST? NEWLY RENAMED COOKING SHOW HAS TASTY STAR POWER
In William Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet,” a passionate Juliet insists a rose would smell as sweet even if it had a different name. When...
SQUARE GROUPER IS KEY WEST NEWEST GO-TO SPOT
The name may be an irreverent, inside joke about the Florida Keys’ old days of pot smuggling and pirate-like behavior, but the owners and...
HANDMADE ICE CREAM SHINES AT MILE MARKER 22
Once again, there’s something new — and shiny — at MM 22, where the Square Grouper and Morning Joint continue to expand the food,...
NEW OWNERS OF ICONIC BABY’S COFFEE ARE COMMITTED TO ITS LEGACY
By Caroline Smith
Baby's Coffee, branded as the “Southernmost Coffee Roasters in America” and located at MM 15, is a historical landmark and community coffee...
KEY LIME PIE-EATING CHAMPIONSHIP SET FOR JULY 4
Competitors and spectators will converge July 4 on the beach of the Southernmost Beach Café, 1405 Duval St., for the 2024 World Famous Key...
