I’ve mentioned Louie’s Backyard before. On our first trip to visit Key West with Liza, Michael, and Ella, and with David and Sue Boyd, our co-grandparents, we all went there to celebrate Michael’s birthday (December 21. I can send you a list of his sizes. And mine, if you’re interested and promise not to tell.) It was terrific, but much too nice for me to … Continue reading Louie’s Backyard, Key West, Florida
What a great place! I mentioned it a couple of years ago in passing here, where I sang there praises of there yellowtail snapper, and I can’t imagine a trip to Key West without going to Salute. (It’s an Italian restaurant, so Salute! (cheers!) is pronounced in three syllables.) So off we all went, Nancy and I, David and Sue (Boyd, our co-grandparents), and Liza … Continue reading Salute! on the Beach, Key West, Florida
While we were in Key West, we all (except David, who had a cold) took a sunset cruise aboard the Schooner America 2.0, a sailboat pattered after the Schooner America that won the first America’s Cup back in 1851. It’s a lovely boat, with plenty of room for us (here, Liza holding Lily and Michael holding his tongue rather than complain about another #?*! picture, … Continue reading Half Shell Raw Bar, Key West, Florida
While we were in Key West, Nancy and I went out with our friends and co-grandparents, David and Sue Boyd, for an early evening dinner before Sue and David took over babysitting so that Michael and Liza could have an evening out without children. Meanwhile, Nancy and I went back to our excellent hotel. We started at the Gardens Hotel for a drink and live … Continue reading Blackfin Bistro, Key West, Florida
”What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” How can one resist a barbecue place named the Dirty Pig? The name fairly dances off the tongue, evokes visions of succulent pork, and puts a song in your heart. The name became even more enchanting when I learned that Michael had gone by the day before … Continue reading The Dirty Pig, Key West, Florida
Nancy and I flew into Key West on Decenber 27, a day later than Liza and Michael and Ella and Lily. We checked into our hotel, the surprisingly good Sheraton Suites, reviewed here, and unpacked. We then headed over to see our co-grandparents, David and Sue Boyd, and Liza, Michael, and the kids. David and Sue, as shown here, are outstanding in their fields. So … Continue reading B.O.’s Fish Wagon, Key West, Florida
God bless our men and women in uniform! Especially my nephew, Murray “Cuatro” Johnston. Cuatro’s current uniform is that of a West Point cadet, but this spring it will be that of an Army lieutenant headed off to Fort Benning to prepare to lead an Infantry platoon. You met Cuatro as the Founder and First President of a Barbecue Club at St. Anselm’s Abbey School for Really … Continue reading 2020, The Year of the Sausage: Episode II
This post, written at Nancy’s suggestion, has been sitting around for a while. I am inspired finally to send it forth by a Barbecue Bros post on a song inspired by barbecue: Too Much Pork for Just One Fork. It is, of course, the work of the band Southern Culture on the Skids. I’ll keep checking their tour dates for a performance around here. Making … Continue reading Barbecue and the Fine Arts
Sloppy Mama’s in Arlington sells moist brisket as well as lean! I here confess error and hope for your forgiveness. In my otherwise glowing review of Sloppy Mama’s, I groused that, like other Washington area barbecue places, they served only lean brisket. Hard as it may be to believe, I was wrong. Flat wrong. I was extrapolating from the general state of brisket in the Washington area. … Continue reading Moist Brisket in the Washington Area!
ANOTHER UPDATE: What used to be the Sheraton Suites has another name change as well as another round of changes to the property. It’s now the Margaritaville Beach House. I hope to swing by before too awful long to see what changes have been made. Actually, I spend all winter hopping to swing by Key West. While I haven’t been to see for myself, I … Continue reading Margaritaville Beach House, Key West, Florida
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