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Key West Creativity: Interesting Tidbits from Around the Web

February 6, 2008

One of the things I'd like to do in 2008 is point out some of the great writers and blogs sharing their thoughts on living in the Florida Keys….there are quite a lot of small, entertaining blogs that you have to hunt for a bit - but are well worth reading for a great, local perspective on what it is REALLY like to live in this very special, magical and mysterious landscape…..quite UNLIKE just about anywhere else in the U.S in terms of day to day life. I like this particular Key West blog a lot, and check it out quite frequently.  Always a lighthearted, local look at what it feels like to be living in the southernmost city - warts and wonderful elements alike - of which, as you will find anywhere, there are plenty of each.   You can click on the picture below to check out his entertaining and lively look at Key West - and check back as I will be highlighting and linking to many interesting sites in the coming days, weeks and months ahead~!

Landon Key West

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Key West Conversion: A GREAT article on Loving the Florida Keys!

February 6, 2008

Here is a great article on a a Cape Cod writers "conversion" to loving Key West ( and the rest of the florida keys) after a lifetime aversion to everything Florida!  Hey - remember, Key West ain't really florida….and it's got as much in common with West Palm Beach as it idoes with West Virginia.  ( and if you need that explained….well, let's just say you haven't spent much time here in Paradise!)  Check out the great article at the link below!

 

The first chicken appeared out of nowhere, creeping up behind my traveling companion as he stood in front ofTop Photo a Circle K convenience store in downtown Key West.In the middle of the crowded commercial strip, among the T-shirts and tchotchke shops, suddenly there he was, a brilliant green rooster, strutting up the steps as if there were nothing incongruous about his appearance in this semi-urban setting.Make time for pieKey lime pie is to southern Florida what fried clams are to coastal Massachusetts: nearly ubiquitous, incredibly tasty and an integral part of the local culinary culture.Florida's Key lime is a smaller, yellower, tarter version of the fruit with which we are familiar. The pie it inspired is a hallmark of the Florida Keys.At the dessert's most simple, the filling is an amalgam of condensed milk, eggs and Key lime juice; the crust can be no more than a thick layer of graham cracker crumbs.But within this essential formula, dozens of subtle variations of flavor intensity, crust composition and filling consistency are possible.The results of these different approaches vary.

While there is almost no such thing as a bad piece of Key lime pie, some slices are, for lack of a better word, sublime.Where, then, can these exceptional delights be found?After extensive taste-testing, I present you with the Keys' best pies: * Kermit's Key Lime Shoppe: Other pie purveyors use the phrase "Key lime" in their names, but Kermit's really earns it, with intense lime flavor and solid, flavorful crust. Whole pies are available; they'll even ship, though this option is costly. 200 Elizabeth St., Key West. * No Name Pub: This tiny tavern in the heart of the Key Deer Wildlife Refuge (justifiably) boasts of its pizza, but the pie deserves equal billing. The filling, with its more subtle lime flavor, is laid on thick, but that didn't stop my dining companion and me from devouring the enormous slice in record time and then contemplating seconds. North Watson Boulevard, Big Pine Key. * Denny's Latin Cafe: The pie here is served in thin slivers, but worry not: This dessert is made for savoring rather than gobbling. The lime flavor is powerful and the filling so rich that it resembles a particularly silky cheesecake. 99600 Overseas Hwy./MM 100, Key Largo.It was like an unexpected little feathered gift.

And in the end, it was that chicken that taught me how to love the Florida Keys.Perhaps I should back up a few days.You see, I hate Florida.Like many Northerners, I have long thought of the state as a palm-tree-dotted tract of land that is equal parts theme park and retirement community.

 

CapeCodTimes.com - The Keys to loving Floridabsb

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