Category: Dining Out

If it’s a restaurant that I went to, I’ll review it here. It could be a dive bar or it could be a chic eatery, or something in between. No guarantees!

Naples, Florida: A Close Call at Tommy Bahama’s!

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Tommy Bahama’s is a popular premium, international, select-market eatery chain in the U.S. and has a limited NOT gluten-free but “gluten sensitive” menu. They’re generally adjacent to a Tommy Bahama’s store, and the upscale-casual food and decor reflect their “Island Lifestyle” brand aesthetic. As well-decorated eateries with well-plated food and well-presented cocktails, no matter where …

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Questions Matter: My Restaurant Script

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Many Celiacs enter restaurants with great trepidation. The fear and dread of being glutened makes what to most people would be a pleasant meal outing into a “lamb to slaughter” sort of feeling for us. And it sucks large. It’s a vicious circle: if Celiacs don’t frequent restaurants, then restaurants won’t know how to serve …

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Key West, Florida: Eaton Street Seafood Market – The Best Lobster Roll in Key West (and maybe the entire Universe):  Celiac Edition

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Ah, Key West. Quirky and cheerful. Sunshine and shopping. Cocktails and cuisine. Shop. Eat. Drink.  Repeat. It’s the best. My husband, sisters and I took the ferry from Marco Island, FL for an extra shot of “daycation” during our sisters’ Florida weekend. Since Key West is the southernmost city in the US, you may not think …

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Chokoloskee, Florida:  Havana Cafe – Review

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If you know where to look, you can find the best gluten-free friendly hidden gems everywhere! Everglades City is a small town about 20 minutes from Naples, FL, and is known for its yearly Seafood Festival and fishing. But what it’s really known for is being the place that you head towards for an airboat …

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Gas Station Boiled Peanuts

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One of the things I love the most about road trips in the southern U.S. is the boiled peanuts. I used to think that I could only buy them at little roadside stands, hauled out burning hot and soaking wet from giant metal barrel vats, into a brown paper sack and my outstretched hands.  (No, …

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Goodland, Florida: Stan’s Idle Hour Restaurant – Review

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Goodland, Florida is a tiny, waterfront village on the Gulf of Mexico opposite Marco Island, and it’s all about serious fishing. A colorful trailer park sits on the water’s edge, as do many of the houses, which run the gamut from modest to quite nice indeed.  Regardless of which kind of abode you spend your …

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