So we (me and my dear husband who, after this weekend I will be referring to as IPA-hole) spent the last three days in Key West for the wedding of some very dear friends. AWESOME. If you get the chance, I'd say go. I have to point out, its not really a family vacation type of place, but its a damn good time!
Anyway... at the recommendation of my cousin and a few others, we went to a little place called Blue Heaven where I had the best breakfast I have EVER eaten - the BLT Benedict.
BLT in this case stands for Bacon, Lobster, & Tomato. This on top of an English muffin with a poached egg and Hollandaise sauce was absolutely delicous, even PickyMIL was into it! My mouth is watering just sitting here thinking about it again. Mmmmm. IPA-hole's Surf & Turf Benedict was similar, but intead of bacon, he had steak and asparagus - so steak, lobster, asparagus, tomato, poached egg, Hollandaise on an English Muffin (his was good, mine was better). Pair those up with a round of Grey Goose Bloody Marys, and it made for a fantastic start to a stellar wedding day!
Who: Me & IPA-hole, his parents (PickyMIL & FIL), and some others
Where:
Blue Heaven
What: Me & PickyMIL - BLT Benedict *winner
IPA-hole - Surf & Turf Benedict *close second
FIL - The Rooster Special *good blueberry pancakes - still just breakfast
I'd also suggest skipping the Conch Republic restaurant for something less touristy. We wasted a meal there b/c we were so hungry and it was right where our hotel shuttle dropped us off. It was ok - that's it.
Honorable Mention: Conch Fritters at Fogarty's. We sat outside and had some snacks and frozen drinks. Love Conch Fritters (you know what conch is, right?) - if you haven't had it, give it a try!! Fogarty's had the best ones we tried. We had a sampler that also had good fish bites & shrimp.
For you craft beer types, IPA-hole says: Try the Key West Pale Ale. Its their version of a Yingling, but better. Nothing spectacular, but worth a try.
All in all, I wish we had more time to try some more stuff. Key West is cool.
- CDO
Yawn... Lazy day after the chaos yesterday. We decided to host Thanksgiving at our house this year, which was fabulous! It was a bit of work, but well worth it. 
