My friend and I checked out a sip and swap in Riverside one Sunday. You can learn more about that in another post. Suffice to say, we worked up an appetite and we needed a dog-friendly food place nearby. Megan knew just the place. Near San Marco, there is a zippy Mexican place with killer…
Is the smell of sausage grease, brewing coffee and pancake syrup reason enough to get out of bed on the weekend? I think so. You can shake off the slumber of the methodical work week and the demands of shower, type, write reports, repeat with that first sip of diner coffee, cradled in a ceramic…
Before I even moved to this city, I’d heard tell of Maple Street Biscuit Company. It was a breakfast option when I was visiting Jax for a Nav20 Conference. To manage a diverse group of dietary needs, we ended up at First Watch that morning, but the seed was planted. Curiosity awakened. We skipped out…
Do you ever just want to fly with Frank to some exotic moon and slurp noodles over a checkered tablecloth? Italian food is one of my all-time favorite parts of existence. Sometimes I feel Sinatra and Dean Martin inviting me to dream about Napoli. I visited once and fell in love with the statues, the…
Do cafes ever invite you in as you stroll by? That moment when tumbling architecture stacks down the side of a downtown city street. Between the cluttered intersection of 5 points and the St. Memorial park on the Saint John’s, sits a sweet cafe with delicious awning. Walking by you’ll see delicate glassware flirting with…
What is better than some spicy tacos, rice and beans for a few bucks and a Wednesday lunch? Not much. Close to work is another regular spot where the prices are killer and many people order the Speedy Gonzales before hurrying back to desk life. The only thing I’m sad I don’t bring when I…
mmm-mmm-good–Mshack Another Burger Joint?! Burger joints pop up every now and again, presenting the All-American-rather-hard-to-mess-up HAMBURGER. And yet, it does happen. I think of Graffiti Junction in Orlando where they made decent burgers, but had a menu of other mostly lackluster items (ok, the zucchini fries and taco salad aren’t terrible. But I really felt…
Did you ever want to eat somewhere where a soup nazi might dish out bowls of piping hot tasty soup, then send you packing in the street of NYC one day? Ok, so I’m a little bit nuts about Seinfeld. They spend hours in their corner diner and Kramer just never ever seems to move…
[Closed September 22, 2019] Down by the Sea Only 20 minutes from my house is the place that settles my soul: the beach. It’s funny, because for Floridians, 60 degrees isn’t beach weather. It’s nearly fireplace weather. But I did make it to the beach my first few months here and it was abandoned, but…
Nestled in the classy downtown of Atlantic Beach, sits a burger joint that is more than meets the eye. Before heading there, I assumed it was just created by someone either named Poe or a person that loved po’ boys. Didn’t give much other thought to the name. Ryan Adams and Beach Breezes When I…
