by Pamela Childs | Aug 24, 2020 | Explore, Good Eats
If you haven’t noticed, olive oil and balsamic vinegar are not just for salads anymore. Infused versions are showing up in everything from seafood, beef, and poultry dishes to soups, cakes, and cocktails. Maybe it’s because food seems to taste better with a little...
by Pamela Childs | Aug 11, 2020 | Explore, What's Up
There has been a huge boom in craft distilleries opening across the country and Florida is no exception.
Visiting these distilleries has become a great new pastime and is a terrific way to meet the distillers, socialize and learn how the spirits are made.Florida’s...
by Pamela Childs | Jul 27, 2020 | Explore, What's Up
Attention, crustacean fans: Thursday, Aug. 6, marks the start of the eagerly anticipated Florida Keys lobster season. Surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico, the Keys are a seafood lovers paradise. Topping the list of favorites is our native “spiny”...
by Pamela Childs | Jul 13, 2020 | Explore, What's Up
In the summer of 1935, Ernest Hemingway was living an enviably comfortable life in Key West. His star had risen in the literary heavens with two recent bestselling novels. He was married to a chic young wife with a rich uncle who’d helped him buy and restore a...
by Pamela Childs | Jun 29, 2020 | Explore, Good Eats
Toasting the colorful evening sunset is a favorite Keys activity for locavores, imbibers and teetotalers alike. Since the free-spirited days of the late 1970s, when Jimmy Buffett began singing about margarita cocktails and a laid-back subtropical lifestyle, tasty cold...
by Pamela Childs | Jun 29, 2020 | Explore, What's Up
Have you ever raved to an Underwater Concert before? Well, now’s your chance during the 36th Annual Underwater Music Festival. This quirky concert, set for Saturday, July 11 from 10am — 2pm, takes place at Looe Key Reef, an area of the Florida Keys National Marine...
