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KEY WEST Bartender of the week Dean Warden: From bar to baritone. A6
Dinners, events eat offer excitement me and edge to traditionally boring celebration
BY LAURA RICHARDSON Florida Weekly Correspondent
DON’T CARE WHAT ANY Noël-crooning chanteuse has Top picks to say about the winter sea- Check out our calendar and top son — to me, picks to do this week including Thanks- the annual Turkey Turnabout and giving is more. A8-9 Ithe real most wonder- ful time of the year. When else are you allowed — nay, encour- aged — to gorge yourself on a week’s INSIDE: worth of food, walk A list of spots around with your pants unbuttoned (or, my sartorial to make turkey preference, the stretchiest pants day more fun Local music you own), and yell at the televi- on the island. Kelly Norman: The woman behind sion while impossibly burly dudes throw the music. A16 SEE THANKSGIVING, A10 A10 ERIC RADDATZ PHOTO ILLUSTRATION / FLORIDA WEEKLY PHOTO ILLUSTRATION ERIC RADDATZ Key West’s Artisan Market
BY LAURA RICHARDSON do a cartwheel or two). Florida Weekly Correspondent Yes, we know it’s Sunday. We know it’s early. We know you went out last night, Every three weeks, early on Sunday probably imbibed a little more than you morning, magic happens in the parking lot intended to and ended up at Bobby’s Mon- of the Restaurant Store at 1111 Eaton St. As key Bar at 2 a.m. singing sappy love songs soon as the sun rises, tents appear out of and making new best friends you’ll never nowhere and the Artisan Market springs to remember. But we promise, the Artisan Local focus life – like a scene from “The Night Circus,” Market is worth getting out of bed for. You just with fewer acrobats and more home- can get beer from Bone Island Brewing and COURTESY PHOTO Funny guy Joe Madaus. A20 made mozzarella (although once you try A list of artisans greets visitors to the market. SEE ARTISAN, A14 that mozzarella, you might be inclined to A2 WEEK OF NOVEMBER 23-29, 2017 www.FloridaWeekly.com FLORIDA WEEKLY KEY WEST OFF OFF DUVAL Editor & Publisher Owen Killian [email protected] An insider’s look at Key West The most traveled and visible street to find with little signage and inside feels and beans will keep you going long into a Account Executive in Key West is only the beginning, the like a world away. The nautical-themed Key West night. Niall Geoghegan surface, of what the town has to offer. Ask bar is warm and homey. Small and large ■ [email protected] Better than Sex 926 Simonton St. the locals about their favorite spots, stroll plates include items such as roasted bone 305-296-8102; www.betterthansexkeywest. Reporters through quiet neighborhoods or down marrow and yellowtail snapper. Knowl- com. A great place for couples. Swing by Bucky Montgomery alleyways off Duval Street, and you’ll edgeable bartenders mix up craft cocktails this dessert only, adults only restaurant Laura Richardson begin to dive deeper into the quieter, more such as Curse Like a Saler with gin, dolin late in the evening. Indulge your senses Jennifer White diverse and less-readily apparent offer- blanc, agave, basil, mint and grapefruit. with chocolate-dipped wine glasses and ings. Here are eight spots that you might Brilliant! cheeky homemade desserts and beverages Presentation Editor not see at first glance. ■ Cornish Memorial African Meth- such as an Ephemere Apple Spiced Ale in Eric Raddatz ■ The Café 509 Southard St. 305-296- odist Episcopal Zion Church 702 White- a tall beer glass with a signature caramel [email protected] 5515; www.thecafekw.com. This cozy, head St. Established in 1864 by former rim-job. Lick it good. innovative restaurant has been redefining slave Sandy Cornish and his wife, Lillah. ■ Deuces “Off the Hook” Grill 728 Assistant Presentation Editor vegetarian cuisine for over 13 years. With a Hannah Kruse The current building was built in 1894. Simonton St. 305-414-8428; www.offthe- warm Bohemian décor that includes local ■ The Reverend Long organized the hookkeywest.com. Tucked into a quiet art adorning the walls, the menu offers a Bethel A.M.E Church in 1870 at 712 neighborhood, Off the Hook serves break- Production Manager variety of options to suit all tastes along Duval St. It was destroyed by a fire in fast and lunch, but the creative and well- Alisa Bowman with craft beers, organic wines and an 1922 and the congregation then moved to executed dinner menu featuring fresh sea- [email protected] array of sangria flavors plus fresh juices, the corner of Thomas Street and Truman food is especially enticing. Grouper in a flavored house-made tonics or cafe kom- Graphic Designers Avenue. The building features masonry French bouillabaisse broth, Fish and Chips bucha on tap. Omnivores will appreciate walls, twin towers in front and pointed- featuring mahi-mahi, and slow roasted Chris Andruskiewicz seafood dishes such as blackened mahi Paul Heinrich • Scott Sleeper arch windows reminiscent of the Gothic Jamaican jerk chicken thighs are recom- mahi and PEI mussels. The famous veggie revival style. mended along with dark chocolate cov- Circulation Manager burger is not to be missed along with the ered banana bread for dessert. The Duck falafel, house-made spring rolls, quinoa ■ Key West Island Bookstore 513 Michael Gagliardi Fleming St. 305-294-2904; www.Keywes- BLT pizza is also delicious. It’s a small [email protected] and avocado salad, stir-fries or fresh fish space, so reservations are recommended. chimichurri tacos. Finish with vegan key tislandbooks.com. This decades-old bou- Business Office Manager lime cheesecake or the vegan carrot cake. tique bookstore offers a surprisingly var- ■ La Rubia Authentic Panama Hats Kelli Carico Everything is made from scratch, so be ied wealth of current and used titles, from 510 Fleming St. 305-296-6059; www.laru- sure to check out the nightly specials. best sellers to rare titles. Often open late, biakeywest.com. The Florida Keys’ only The Cafe also has an extensive weekend it’s an inviting place to browse among the importer of authentic Panama hats. The Published by brunch menu with bottomless mimosas. crowded stacks. owners developed this boutique to carry Florida Media Group LLC ■ Cuban Coffee Queen 284 Margaret on the centuries-old tradition of hand 100 Grinnell Street • Key West, FL 33040 Grab a comfy colorful seat in front of the window or opt for takeout. They deliver. St. 305-292-4747; www.cubancoffeequeen. weaving hats, which come from Ecuador, 305.363.1310 and not Panama, by the way. 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“Winter and I just didn’t get along. I like meeting new people and getting to know the locals and their stories, and I really enjoy being part of a big family.”
— Dean Waeden on moving to Key West from New Hampshire. Dean Warden: From bar to baritone BY JENNIFER WHITE Church. Before he found himself “mak- Florida Weekly Correspondent ing the jump to warmer climates,” Dean was earning a degree in music education Most people, like Dean Warden, move with a concentration in voice and organ to Key West from places far north such at Providence College in Rhode Island. as Portsmouth, N.H., to escape bone- He is now able to exercise his talent on a numbing winters and to thaw out on an regular basis. island surrounded by clear blue ocean These days, the little time that he does water. have to himself he spends playing with Dean gets to look at the same blue his dog, Porter, kayaking or by visiting ocean waters every time he steps behind his favorite pubs. the tower bar at Turtle Kraals, 231 Mar- “Classic Key West” is how Dean garet St. along the picturesque Key West describes his off-duty lifestyle. Bight Marina. The breezy Caribbean Dean has been working at Turtle restaurant spans a narrow waterfront Kraals for 2½ years. Not only does he boardwalk that is a great place to go bartend, but he also manages a very for a stroll, or to enjoy a bounty of local lively staff that throw occasional words seafood with an ice-cold daiquiri. From of cheeky endearment at him even as breakfast to dinner, patron’s flock to it he is being interviewed. The harmless for its laid back, festive atmosphere and banter goes back and forth and I imme- to see a friendly face like Dean’s. diately pick up on the sense that Dean What might not be as well known by is very much a part of the team spirit the everyday customer is that when Dean around these parts. Everyone at Turtle isn’t serving up a variety of libations Kraals seems to be a little excited that from tropical cocktails to fine wines and there is an article being written about craft beers, he is busy belting out some him and they have a few words to add seriously smooth tones as the baritone themselves. vocalist with the Southernmost Cham- Sure, his outgoing personality might ber Music Society and performing as the make him a popular person to be around, assistant organist at St. Paul’s Episcopal but Dean also walks the walk to back
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up his talk. After getting his foot in the where everyone is always smiling. door at a neighborhood Friendly’s back Dean seems to be quite happy in his in New England, Dean went on to work surroundings. at a high-end Cuban restaurant special- “Winter and I just didn’t get along,” he izing in rum drinks and mojitos and then says when comparing New Hampshire at Portsmouth Brewery, where he helped to Key West, “I like meeting new people to create its very first upscale cocktail and getting to know the locals and their menu. In Key West, he also worked at stories, and I really enjoy being part of a Fogarty’s, 227 Duval St., before finding big family.” his niche in one of the prettiest places to Everyone in Key West has a story to work on the island, where people go for tell, whether they are a conch or a tran- both the food and the atmosphere. sient, and Dean’s is an inspiring one for “Turtle Kraals serves mostly Latin those who are sick and tired of the kind fare with delicious ceviches and awe- of temperatures that are cold and frigid some fish tacos,” Dean says. “We have and require warming up a car before a super-relaxed vibe, great team service being able to take it for a spin. He was on and incredible views year-round. It’s vacation with his partner four years ago classy, but fun at the same time.” when the idea of leaving all that behind The area where Turtle Kraals is locat- seemed like the way to go. So, they ed is commonly described as the historic packed up their flipflops and made their seaport and is a must-see destination way down south, never looking back and when visiting. Much like the area where with no plans to do so in the near future. Dean grew up, it is home to a mix of both For Dean, this is home, at least for now. locals and tourists. Besides its casually “I love Key West for its diversity, for sophisticated menu, Turtle Kraals is per- its acceptance of all types, for the people haps best known for its turtle races that who visit and the people who make it occur every Monday, Wednesday and home, and for its island mind and its art Friday at 7 p.m., when four box turtles and music scene,” he adds. from the Key West aquarium race “slow Because of his balancing act between and steady” from start to finish. Custom- bartending and managing, Dean has no ers can partake in the action by grabbing set schedule at the moment, but he can a numbered ticket from the bar and hope be found at the bar three or four days a that their turtle wins. Even though it week between 11 a.m. and 10 p.m. costs nothing but the purchase of a drink Go meet the bartender who is more to enter, the prize can be up to $500 just than just a friendly face. Treat yourself for playing. There’s certainly no harm to a drink with a view, and I’m sure that in getting paid to drink, especially when if you tip him enough, he might just sing it is at a place as beautiful as this one, you a song or two. ■ FLORIDA WEEKLY KEY WEST www.FloridaWeekly.com WEEK OF NOVEMBER 23-29, 2017 A7 Little White House holds wealth of history
BY MAXINE LOPEZ-KEOUGH serve as a White House of America; in Florida Weekly Correspondent 1955, President Dwight D. Eisenhower used the Little White House as a place Step inside the Harry S. Truman Little to convalesce after a heart attack, while White House, and you’ll be forgiven for six years later, President John F. Ken- feeling the sudden urge to solve domestic nedy hosted British Prime Minister Harold policy issues while on vacation. It’s here, Macmillan at Little White House for a one- inside this spectacular circa 1890 home, day summit before the Bay of Pigs crisis. that some of the nation’s most influential After the failed invasion, President Ken- leaders have retreated from the public nedy returned to the Little White House eye to rest, recuperate and bring new in 1962 to perform inspections following meaning to the term “working vacation.” the resolution of the Cuban Missile Crisis. And while history buffs might know that After President Truman’s death in former U.S. President Harry S. Truman 1974, the Navy Base (renamed the Tru- spent so many hours hammering out deals man Annex) on which the Little White inside the home that it was rechristened House stood was closed, and the house the Little White House, few know the full abandoned. It remained unoccupied for history of this remarkable place, and just 12 years, during which unscrupulous resi- how much our lives today benefit from dents of Key West were rumored to have the secret meetings that happened inside COURTESY PHOTOS broken in and helped themselves to the its hallowed walls. Former U.S. President Harry S. Truman spent former president’s furniture. Developer Before Truman himself had stepped so many hours hammering out deals inside the Pritam Singh purchased the annex at an foot inside the Truman Little White House, home that it was rechristened the Little White auction in 1986 and immediately took out the building served as a residence for the House. an ad in a local newspaper requesting that Key West Naval Station’s base comman- all those who had borrowed furniture dant and paymaster. Borrowing from both Harry S. Truman was both physically from the Little White House return the Victorian and West Indian architectural and emotionally exhausted, prompting his U.S. Naval Station, Key West, Florida. items, and thanked the residents of Key traditions, the home offered its residents doctor to prescribe a vacation somewhere In total, President Truman would spend West for looking after the antiques for so a secluded and breezy retreat from naval warm and secure. At the recommendation 175 days of his presidency governing from long. Much of the original furniture was station life. of his friend, Fleet Adm. Chester Nimitz, the Little White House. President Truman returned, and Singh transferred owner- The beginning of World War I saw the the president headed south. He was imme- also used the Little White House as a base ship of the Little White House to the state Key West Naval Station take on a vital role diately taken with the charm and restor- from which to formulate the Marshall of Florida for its use as a museum, after in the U.S war effort. Inventor Thomas ative climate of Key West, and that first Plan, the recognition of the state of Israel, which he privately funded the building’s Edison volunteered to aid the U.S. war trip in 1946 began what would amount to 11 the Truman Doctrine, a civil rights execu- restoration. effort, living at Little White House for six total working vacations spent at the naval tive order requiring federal contractors to Today, approximately 78,000 visitors months while he developed a total of 41 base commander’s home. While on-island, hire minorities, and a two-week cease fire tour the house annually. weapons. After Mr. Edison’s departure, the White House staff from Washington was agreement for Korea. After his presidency, The Harry S. Truman Little White house remained command headquarters flown into Key West for important meet- he would return to Key West five more House is located at 111 Front St., and is through World War II, when Key West ings (or, on occasion, poker games and times — each time staying in a downtown open to the public every day from 9 a.m. was tasked with protecting Allied ships off fishing trips) and documents sent from private residence, but making sure to visit to 4:30 p.m., with frequent tours. For more the Straits of Florida. the Little White House were stamped as his beloved Little White House. information, call 305-294-9911 or visit At the end of the war, then-President having been sent from The White House, The Little White House continued to www.trumanlittlewhitehouse.com. ■ A8 WEEK OF NOVEMBER 23-29, 2017 www.FloridaWeekly.com FLORIDA WEEKLY KEY WEST KEY WEST CALENDAR OF EVENTS SPECIAL EVENTS PHOTOGRAPHY Annual Turkey Turnabout Drag performances by your favorite bartenders and staff Nov. 23, 5 to 11 p.m. Bourbon St. Pub 724 Duval St. Literary Walking Tours Nov. 24, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Nov. 25, 10 a.m. to noon Monroe County Library Photographs from the 700 Fleming St. permanent collection www.kwls.org/tour. Ongoing Key West Art and Historical Society Libby York at the Gardens Hotel Custom House Nov. 26, 5 to 7:30 p.m. 281 Front St. The Gardens Hotel COURTESY PHOTO www.Kwahs.org 526 Angela St. Literary Walking Tours feature the former homes and favorite haunts of writers, including Tennessee Williams, Shel Silverstein, Elizabeth Bishop, Robert Frost and more. The next Homegrown Back in Time Sock Hop scheduled tours are Nov. 24, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. and Nov. 25, 10 a.m. to noon at the Monroe Photographs by Michael Marrero A 1950s fundraiser for the Key West Art County Library, 700 Fleming St. Visit www.kwls.org/tour for more information. Ongoing and Historical Society Gallery on Greene Nov. 29, 5 to 10 p.m. 606 Greene St. The Custom House 700 Front St. www.galleryongreene.com 281 Front St. Bria Ansara, Fridays and Saturdays, 7 to 10 p.m. CINEMA COMEDY
The Porch Sloppy Joe’s 429 Caroline St. 201 Duval St. Check the schedule at Live Music Nightly Comedy Open Mike Night www.Theporchkw.com Check the schedule at www.sloppyjoes.com Mondays, 9 p.m. Tropic Cinema Mary Ellen’s Bar and Restaurant Irish Kevin’s 416 Eaton St. 420 Appelrouth Lane www.tropiccinema.com 211 Duval St. Check the website for ongoing films Thursday Night Comedy Show Live Music Nightly Check the schedule at Thursday, 7:30 to 10 p.m. www.irishkevins.com LGBT The Blue Room Green Parrot Bar 1128 Simonton St. 601 Whitehead St. Little Room Jazz Club Tickets available at Live Music Nightly 821 Duval St. www.comedykeywest.com Check the schedule at Live Jazz Nightly www.greenparrot.com Check the schedule at MUSIC www.littleroomjazzclub,com Mary Ellen’s 420 Appelrouth Lane Open Mic with Comedy Key West - Mondays, 9 p.m. Drunken Spelling Bee - First Monday Aqua Nightclub of each month, 9 p.m. 711 Duval St. Smoking Tuna Trivia, Tuesday Nights - 6:30 p.m. Aqua Idol for the Florida Keys SPCA 4 Charles St. SIN Night (Service Industry Night), Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m. Berlin’s Cigar and Cocktail Live Music Nightly Wednesdays 8 to 4 p.m. Drag Shows Lounge Check the schedule at Nightly, 7 and 9 p.m. A&B Lobster House www.smokingtunasaloon.com Karaoke
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Monday through Thursday, 11 p.m. www.Aquakeywest.com Bobby’s Monkey Bar #KW 900 Simonton St. Karaoke-Nightly except Wednesdays, 9:30 p.m. ■ Why not celebrate Bobby’s Monkey Bar on Facebook Thanksgiving with drag Bourbon St. Pub performances by your favorite 724 Duval St. Just Jeff (Moss) - Thursdays through bartenders and staff? It’s the Sundays, 8 to 10 p.m. Annual Turkey Turnabout, Bria - Monday through Wednesdays 8 to 10 p.m. Nov. 23, 5 to 11 p.m., Bourbon Ronnie - Mondays through St. Pub, 724 Duval St. Wednesdays, 3 to 8 p.m. The Men of Bourbon - Nightly www.BourbonSt.pub.com 801 Bourbon Bar 801 Duval St. Drag Shows - Nightly, 9 and 11 p.m. Happy Hour Drag - 5 p.m. Saturdays Drag Karaoke - 4 p.m. Sundays Messy Mondays with Mulysa - 1 a.m. Mondays Fierce and Fabulous/Dragalicious - 1 a.m. Wednesdays www.801bourbon.com
Island House 11.23 1129 Fleming St. www.Islandhousekeywest.com La Te Da 1125 Duval St. ■ Throw on your poodle skirt and slick that hair back for the Randy Roberts - Nov. 23, Back in Time Sock Hop, a 1950s fundraiser for the Key 25 and 28, 9 p.m. 3 Sum - Nov. 23-26, 8:30 p.m. West Art and Historical Society, Nov. 29, 5 to 10 p.m., The Christopher Peterson - Custom House, 281 Front St. Nov. 24 and 30, 9 p.m. Dave Bootle - Nov. 27-29 8:30 p.m. Tea Dance - Sundays 4 to 6:30 p.m. www.Lateda.com 8.12 AROUND KEY WEST 11.26
■ Don’t miss this performance by famed jazz singer Libby Ghost Tours and Ghost Hunts York at the Gardens Hotel, Nightly 301 Whitehead St. and 1102 Duval St. Nov. 26, 5 to 7:30 p.m. at The 305-395-1435 11.29 Gardens Hotel, 526 Angela St. www.hauntedkeywest.com ■ A10 WEEK OF NOVEMBER 23-29, 2017 www.FloridaWeekly.com FLORIDA WEEKLY KEY WEST “Southern food is all about tradition, and I think Thanksgiving traditions are often some of people’s fondest memories. We’re only serving from 4 to 8 p.m. so that our staff can spend time with their families, but we all usually end up hanging out and eating the leftovers with our Firefly family.” — Tricia Coyne, Firefly owner
THANKSGIVING From page 1 a ball back and forth (go Cowboys!), all in homage to some apocryphally idyllic breaking of bread in the historical equiv- alent of the most uncomfortable dinner date of all time? Though there will be no crispness in the air, and no leaves or snowflakes fall- ing, we here in Key West will be giving thanks the only ways we know how: with good food, copious drink and an outdoor activity or two for good measure (after all, we’re mostly thankful that we don’t have to wear itchy sweaters and clunky boots to Thanksgiving dinner). And because Florida Weekly is also thankful for you, our loyal readers, we’re going to let you in on our favorite turkey day activities. Just promise us you’ll still love us after you emerge from your delicious, delicious food coma. If you’ve escaped to Key West for Thanksgiving to get away from an inter- minable family dinner, during which your Great Aunt Gwendolyn won’t stop asking you for the millionth time when you’re going to settle down and have kids, you’re in for some serious gastronomic luck. Key West’s motto is “One Human Family,” and we don’t suspend that men- tality during the holidays. No matter when you visit our island home, you’re family while you’re here. To ensure you feel as warm and fuzzy as you should during Thanksgiving, many restaurants around town will be serving dinner on Thursday night. Your dad’s dry-as-sand- paper turkey and that awful canned cran- berry sauce be damned, you’ll have an overwhelming number of options for a gourmet Thanksgiving meal, and you won’t even have to do the dishes. Now that sounds like a holiday miracle to me. Though a substantial number of res- taurants will be open and serving their typical menus, a handful are preparing COURTESY PHOTO Thanksgiving dinner with all the fixings, Firefly is offering a three-course Southern-inspired meal this Thanksgiving. including: Bagatelle (115 Duval St.), The all of this for $50? Pardon me while I Boat House (700 Front St.), Café Solé preemptively unbutton my pants. (1029 Southard St.), Commodore (700 Firefly owner Tricia Coyne opts to Front St.), Duffy’s (1007 Simonton St.), serve dinner on Thanksgiving because Grand Café (314 Duval St.), Hot Tin Roof she truly loves the spirit of the holiday. (0 Duval St.), La Trattoria (524 Duval St. “Thanksgiving is one of my favorite and 3593 S. Roosevelt Blvd.), Martin’s services of the year,” Tricia says. “We (917 Duval St. — did somebody say tur- have people who come back every year key schnitzel?), One Duval at the Pier for Thanksgiving. One family even asked House Resort (1 Duval St.), Prime Steak- if they could come to my house for house (951 Caroline St.), Rooftop Café Thanksgiving if we weren’t serving at (308 Front St.), SHOR at the Hyatt Resort the restaurant. I’ve also been emailing (601 Front St.), Spencer’s by the Sea (1435 with a British couple who is excited for Simonton St.), Sun Sun at the Casa Mari- their first American Thanksgiving din- na Resort (1500 Reynolds St.), and Tavern ner. Southern food is all about tradition, ‘n Town at the Marriott Beachside (3841 and I think Thanksgiving traditions are N. Roosevelt Blvd.). A full list of restau- often some of people’s fondest memo- rants open on Thursday can be found ries. We’re only serving from 4 to 8 p.m. at www.thekeywester.com/2017/11/key- so that our staff can spend time with west-thanksgiving-2017/. These restau- their families, but we all usually end up rants will get booked up fast, however, hanging out and eating the leftovers with so make sure you call ahead and snag a our Firefly family.” reservation as soon as you make the dif- On a budget but still want to chow ficult decision of where to eat (analysis COURTESY PHOTO Pepe’s offers traditional Thanksgiving choices for their famous burgers. down like it’s your last meal on earth? paralysis is real, people). Chef Patrick Rooney (Paddy to his Most of the above-listed restaurants to 8 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day, Firefly very thankful for cross-cultural culinary friends) at locals’ favorite Mary Ellen’s are serving traditional meals (all of which will be offering a three-cours Southern- exchange. There will, of course, be tur- Bar (420 Appelrouth Ln.) has got your are going to be delicious and way better inspired meal for $50 a head that has key but Russ’ two versions are house back. For the ridiculously low price of than having to roast a turkey for 26 hours honestly made me want to cancel all of smoked and pressure fried and served $15, Mary Ellen’s will be serving tur- while trying to cook eight side dishes my plans and post up there for as long as with a madeira gravy, sage sausage, corn- key noodle soup, green bean casserole, and juggling a glass of wine because, they’ll feed me. bread stuffing, mashed potatoes, brus- mashed potatoes, creamed carrots, roast- let’s be honest, making a large meal is Chef Russ is starting his meal with sels sprout casserole and baby rainbow ed potatoes, turkey in a Guinness gravy, stressful and wine is delicious), but a poblano cheddar cornbread muffins carrots with toasted benne seeds. Des- traditional stuffing and pumpkin pie few restaurants are coloring outside the served with cultured butter and a relish sert (my favorite part) will be cheese- cheesecake with chocolate mousse. As if culinary lines in their own weird and tray with assorted pickles, pork rillettes cake and fresh berry cobbler. Napping the meal wasn’t enough, Mary Ellen’s bar wonderful ways. One such restaurant is and Asian pear mostarda. I’m pretty sure is encouraged (though you might have is fully stocked and the bar will be show- Firefly (223 Petronia St.), thanks to rock they didn’t have Asian pear anything at to leave the restaurant before you bed ing all of the Thanksgiving Day football star head chef Russ Ferstle. From 4 p.m. the first Thanksgiving, but I am suddenly down). And did I mention that you get FLORIDA WEEKLY KEY WEST www.FloridaWeekly.com WEEK OF NOVEMBER 23-29, 2017 A11
(as much to stake their claim to their Adventure using the code ONLINE. your poor turkey, Hog’s Breath Saloon favorites as to avoid redundancies) and Sunset Watersports appreciates that will have its 24th annual Hog Trot at 8 the night always ends as every night ends some of you want to get out on the a.m. on Saturday morning. Starting at at Bobby’s — in a beautiful, drunken, water, but don’t have any inclination to Hog’s Breath, the course tours down karaoke lovefest. be up or active that early in the morn- Whitehead Street to Fort Zachary Tay- If you’re reading this after Nov. 23 and ing (or active at all, really). From 5 p.m. lor State Park, which means you pass fear you’ve missed your opportunity to to 7 p.m. on Nov. 23, it will be offering the Green Parrot twice. The Parrot indulge in the traditional Thanksgiv- a Thanksgiving Sunset Dinner Cruise. doesn’t open until 10 a.m., but if you ing cornucopia, don’t fret. Pepe’s (806 For $69 per person and $39 for children, walk real slow I bet you can stretch Caroline St.) serves Thanksgiving din- you get a traditional turkey buffet and that 5K into a two-hour excursion that ner every Thursday of the year. Turkey, unlimited mixed drinks, draft beer, wine involves a pit stop for a root beer bar- stuffing, mashed potatoes and cocktails and champagne plus live music and an rel at Key West’s most famous watering with fresh-squeezed juice. What goes unobstructed view of the breathtaking hole. If you’re running for the actual better with turkey and stuffing than a Key West sunset. To reserve, call Sun- health benefits (for which we salute Greyhound with grapefruit juice fresh set Watersports at 305-296-2554 or visit you), a 5K is the perfect excuse to from the press? Pepe’s, we are so very www.sunsetwatersportskeywest.com/ spend your day face deep in mimosas, thankful for you. key-west-special-thanksgiving.html. drunk, eating the remainder of your Chances are, if you’re in Key West, If, for some inhuman, unnatural rea- Thanksgiving leftovers. And since the the weather is beautiful (they don’t son, you have the energy and the desire race ends at Hog’s Breath, you can have call this paradise for nothing) and you to do anything over Thanksgiving your first beer of the day (for free) the may be looking to explore our beauti- weekend after you’ve spent two days minute you cross the finish line. You ful aquatic surroundings. If you want stuffing yourself fuller than you stuffed know, the more I think about it, the bet-
COURTESY PHOTO to work a little for all the calories ter this race sounds. If you agree, you Hog’s Breath is sponsoring its 24th annual you’ll inevitably be consuming, Fury can register online at www.hogsbreath. 5K Hog Trot on Thanksgiving day. Watersports is offering its usual Ulti- com/keywest/index.php/hog-trot/. mate Adventure Thanksgiving-style – a To wax serious for a rare moment, we games starting with the Vikings vs. Lions six-hour catamaran sail that includes residents of the Florida Keys are a self- at 12:30 p.m. If this is a dream, please snorkeling the only living coral reef in selecting bunch of people who, for the don’t wake me — food, booze, and sports North America, parasailing, jet skiing, most part, moved down to the end of the all day. I think I may have died and gone an inflatable water park, and Thanks- road because we appreciate the simple to my own little twisted version of the giving breakfast and lunch. The trip things in life and recognize that it takes Great Beyond. runs from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. and costs very little more than good food, good I’m sure there are some of you out a mere $154.95 for adults and $109.95 weather and good company to be happy. there who are having a hard time recon- for children – a total bargain when you Choosing to spend your holidays with ciling the fact that you won’t be prepar- consider you’re spending six hours us is an indication that you value those ing a 10-course meal this Thanksgiving. cavorting in the middle of the ocean same things and we are truly thankful Bobby and Art at Bobby’s Monkey Bar and enjoying an entire Thanksgiving that you are here supporting our local (900 Simonton St.) understand that, for meal at sea. When was the last time economy and contributing to the good many, cooking is an expression of love you ate turkey and sweet potato cas- vibes we strive to cultivate. (for better or for worse, we all have serole on a catamaran? And you’re not Welcome to our One (Weird) Human that one family member who insists on truly living until you can say you got to Family. We promise not to get (too) bringing her flavorless green-bean cas- see Key West from above with a belly drunk at Thanksgiving dinner or spend serole year after bland, uneaten year, and full of stuffing. A word to the wise: if the meal repeatedly asking you when are so, every year, Bobby’s plays host to an you book online at www.furycat.com/ you’re going to get a real job. eclectic Thanksgiving potluck. Regulars COURTESY PHOTO key-west/thanksgiving, you can save 10 Football and food are on the menu at Mary Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours sign up to bring dishes way in advance percent on the Thanksgiving Ultimate Ellen’s. from Florida Weekly. ■ A12 WEEK OF NOVEMBER 23-29, 2017 www.FloridaWeekly.com FLORIDA WEEKLY KEY WEST KEY WEST HAPPY HOUR GUIDE Brought to you by Crazy Lady
Your guide to where the locals go for Special happy hour food menu happy hour drink and food specials. www.Halfshellrawbar.com Alonzo’s Hogfish Bar and Grill 700 Front St. 6810 Front St. 4-6:30 p.m. 4-6 p.m. Half-price appetizers Drink specials and www.alonzoysterbar.com special happy hour menu www.Hogfishbar.com Bagatelle 115 Duval St. Island Dogs Bar 4-6 p.m. 505 Front St. Half-price drinks 4-6:30 p.m. Monday throughh Friday $5 appetizers Half-price well drinks, bottled beer www.Bagatellekeywest.com and wine by the glass Half-price oysters, special $5.95 menu Blackfin www.Islanddogsbar.com 918 Duval St. 4:30-6:30 p.m. Little Room Jazz Club $7 menu 821 Duval St. 3-8 p.m. Blue Macaw Island Eats and Bar $4 Craft Your Own Aperitif Cocktail, 804 Whitehead St. 2 for $8 wines, 2 for $5 beers. Every day with live music 4-7 p.m. www.Littleroomjazzclub.com $3 well drinks, domestic beers and house wines Lucy’s Retired Surfer Bar www.Bluemacawkeywest.com and Restaurant 320 Grinnell St. Boathouse Bar and Grill 4-7 p.m. 400 Greene St., #408 Half-off appetizers, $3 well drinks, 4-6 p.m. draft beer and house wine Sand Bar Sports Grill Tattoos and Scars Half-price well drinks and beers www.Keywest.lucysretiredsurfers.com 511 Greene St. 512 Greene St. www.Boathousebarandgrill.com Check the website for daily specialsi Stella on draft $4 all day Martin’s www.Sandbarkeywest.com www.Tattoosandscarssaloon.com Bobby’s Monkey Bar 917 Duval St. Sand Bar Sports Grill 900 Simonton St. 4-6 p.m. Key West on Facebook Tiki House Noon - 8 p.m. Half-price drinks and tapas 430 Greene St. $3 well drinks www.Martinskeywest.com Santiago’s Bodega 4-6 p.m. $2.50 domestic beers 207 Petronia St. 2 for 1 wells, drafts and zombies $3 imports Mary Ellens’s Bar 3-6 p.m. www.tikihousekw.com $2 Pringles and $2 Slim Jims 420 Appelrouth Lane Half-price drinks 3-6 p.m. $5 tapas Turtle Kraals Conch Republic Seafood 2-for-1 wells and drafts, www.Santiagosbodega.com 231 Margaret St. 631 Greene St. $5 Jameson, $5 Titos 4:30-6:30 p.m. 4-7 p.m. www.maryellensbar.com Southernmost Beach Café Half-off bottled beers, 2-for-1 drink specials 1405 Duval St. well drinks and house wines www.Conchrepublicseafood.com Pepe’s Sunday through Thursday Special happy hour menu 806 Caroline St. $5 small bites bar menu, $5 draft beer, www.Turtlekraals.com Dante’s 4-6 p.m. house wine, well drinks and house 951 Caroline St. Half-price raw and baked oysters margaritas Two Friends Patio Restaurant Monday through Friday 4-8 p.m. $5 fresh-squeezed margaritas www.Southernmostbeachcafe.com 512 Front St. Half off domestic beers and well drinks Discounted well drinks, 4-6 p.m. $3.50 Jagermeister and Fireball beer and wine Square Grouper Bar and Grill Early bird dinner specials $4 Jameson www.Pepeskeywest.com and My New Joint Upstairs www.Twofriendskw.com www.Danteskeywest.com 22658 Overseas Highway, Pinchers Crab Shack Cudjoe Key Vinos on Duval Geiger Key Marina 712 Duval St. 810 Duval St. 5 Geiger Road 3-6 p.m. Square Grouper 4-7 p.m. 4-6 p.m. Oysters, clams, shrimp, 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., $5 sangria Sundays, $5 mimosas Drink specials and wings 75 cents each Tuesday through Saturday www.Vinosonduval.com special happy hour menu www.Pinchersusa.com Lunch specials and $7 well drinks www.Geigerkeymarina.com My New Joint Viva Saloon The Porch 4:20-6:30 p.m. 903 Duval St. Green Parrot Bar 429 Caroline St. 25 percent off bottled and canned beers 4-6 p.m. 601 Whitehead St. 4:30-6:30 p.m. $1 off draft beer and wine by the glass $3 well drinks, $1 off all beer and 4-7 p.m. Monday throughhTh Thursday $2 off draft beer and wine by the $6 cocktail specials daily house wine, $5 appetizers 4-5:30 p.m. Fridays glass Happy hour menu and www.Vivakeywest.com Discounts on selected drinks and beers www.Theporchkw.com late-night menu www.Greenparrot.com Check the websites for details Willie T’s Restaurant and Bar The Roost www.Squaregroupbarandgrill.com 525 Duval St. The Grand 508 Fleming St. www.Mynewjoint420lounge.com 4-7 p.m. 314 Duval St. 3 - 6 p.m. Daily drink specials 5-7:30 p.m. 2-for-1 drinks, $10 Stoli Elite Martinis Sunset Tiki Bar at the Galleon Resort www.Williets.com Half-price wine, cocktails and beer 617 Front St. Half-price appetizers Roostica Pizzeria 10 a.m.-noon (except Sundays) Wine-O at La Concha Hotel 5620 MacDonald Ave. 2-for-1 bloody Marys 430 Duval St. Half Shell Raw Bar 4-6 p.m. 4-7 p.m. daily Daily 231 Margaret St. Drink specials and special 2-for-1 margaritas or well drinks Buy one, get one free on selected 4:30-6:30 p.m. happy hour menu www.Galleonresort.com glasses of wine 2-for-1 drink specials www.Roostica.com www.Laconchakeywest.com ■ Replenish. Rejuvinate. Revive. ivsinthekeys.comt 531 Whitehead Street Key West, FL t305-395-8245 FLORIDA WEEKLY WEEK OF NOVEMBER 23-29, 2017 A13
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SPECIAL TO FLORIDA WEEKLY Nov. 27, noon to 5 p.m. and Nov. 29, 6:30 - 11:30 p.m. Nov. 23, noon to 5 p.m. Raven Cooper Allen “Frankendread” Holland and Eclectic mix of jazz, country and Yvan Agbo blues with engaging audience interac- Island vibes and sounds of the Carib- tion. bean: Bob Marley, Santana, Sublime, Peter Tosh, Harry Belafonte, Manu ■ ■ ■ Chao and so much more Nov. 27, 6:30 - 11:30 p.m. ■ ■ ■ Island Time Duo A vast repertoire of steel pan island Nov. 23, 6:30 - 11 p.m. hits, beach music, and oldies. Raven Cooper Duo Eclectic mix of jazz, country and ■ ■ ■ blues with engaging audience interac- tion. Nov. 28-29, Noon to 5 p.m. Gary Hempsey ■ ■ ■ Classic acoustic rock with a twist.
Nov. 24, 25 and 26, noon to 5 p.m. Michael McCloud and Friends Stalwart Key West troubadour Michael offers humorous repartée and original songs that exemplify life at this tropical latitude.
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the logistics and vendors for the event and I haven’t looked back. That event ARTISAN encompasses 17 city blocks, has six From page 1 music stages and around 150 vendors with attendance estimates between 55,000 and 75,000 over 1½ days. We now a breakfast sandwich from Cole’s Peace manage four events in the Keys, includ- inside the Restaurant Store, and walk off ing the Key West Artisan Market, the I your hangover while you browse dozens Love Stock Island Festival, the Florida of booths full of handmade goods (plus Keys Seafood Festival in Key West and rum cake totally counts as hair of the the Pigeon Key Art Show in Marathon.” dog, right?). If nothing else, the smell of The Artisan Market was born in 2013, Tennessee Steve’s ribs will snap you out when Richard, Jill, and Sean were simul- of whatever booze-induced coma you’ve taneously looking for a venue through fallen into. So, grab a glass of water and which to channel their respective cre- some Advil and get yourself together. ative energies. You won’t be disappointed. “Richard wanted to do an event for The Artisan Market is the result of a ART! Key West over Thanksgiving week- collaboration between creative genius end and Jill was looking for a venue to (and constant joker) Sean Krikorian, bring a little Midwest farmers market event planning maven Jill Snodgrass and to Key West, so we decided that a small Restaurant Store owner Richard Tall- vendor fair would be a way to showcase madge. Sean first started coming to Key local artists and be a great end cap to West in 1991 to visit his sister, Shia. When that event,” Sean recounts. “The artisans asked how he ended up in Key West, he loved it and wanted more, so we decided looks at me mischievously with crinkled COURTESY PHOTO to try to host a market every month that eyes, a wide smile and laughs. Scented soaps (above) and Island style signs season and only accept participants that “In my car,” he jokes while I roll my (right) are available for purchase at the mar- live and create arts, crafts, and culinary eyes. “But seriously, it’s the typical Key ket. items in the Keys.” West story. ning events to bring new and innovative Four years later, the Artisan Market “I had been visiting my sister here ideas to our already ample roster of festi- is a well-respected and heavily attended since ’91 and couldn’t convince my first vals and goings-on. As Sean would put it, celebration of what the Keys have to offer or second wife to relocate. I became his background is “colorful and varied.” and its philosophy reflects the inclusive single again in 2009 and had an oppor- He’s been a “ski instructor, construction ethos of our diverse community. tunity to relocate to Boca Raton. I lasted worker, airplane cleaner, restaurateur, “The Key West Artisan Market is a a few months there just loathing the education salesman, real estate agent, an vibrant venue organized to facilitate the sameness of everything and everybody. outside salesman for a food distributor, exchange of unique merchandise and My sister called and said the second boat mate, craps and blackjack dealerand creativity by concentrating on what’s I met my wonderful fiancée, Jill Snod- bedroom in her house was available, so a boat captain.” local and fresh,” Sean says. “The market grass, a professional event planner. I I packed up the few things I had and Sean and his family are from a small has exceeded what we set out to accom- followed her back to Missouri, from headed south.” town outside of Allentown, Pa. plish: it’s a fun, family friendly event Key West, where I helped her (I basi- Thank goodness for awesome sisters “Believe it or not,” he begins, “I start- for locals. And partnering with Richard cally drove her around in a golf cart) with extra bedrooms because Sean hit ed planning events for my kids’ birth- Tallmadge made the Restaurant Store the manage Salute to America, the Fourth the ground running, integrating himself days that were over the top but never ideal space. There’s plenty of room for of July celebration in Jefferson City, into the Florida Keys community and considered event planning as a thing. I vendors, Cole’s Peace Bakery is onsite, Mo. In 2012, she asked me to manage using his considerable experience plan- started getting paid to do events when beer and wine are available and it’s easy Stay Healthy!Stay Fit!
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Maya Montana, the darling of Aqua Nightclub
BY LAURA RICHARDSON “Because I had to be there for all of the Florida Weekly Correspondent preliminary competitions and then got to tour after winning the title, I had the Make no mistake about it — whether incredible opportunity to see this beauti- in drag or not, Maya Montana is the most ful country, meet new people, and make adorable drag queen on Duval Street. new friends.” When I strolled into the empty Aqua The most interesting part of Maya’s Nightclub at one o’clock on a Monday development as a drag star is that she afternoon, Maya was there to greet me never had any preconceived notions or with a million-watt smile, a huge hug and specific inspirations for her character. a giggle so cute you’d swear it came from Most drag queens like to channel Cher a 5-year-old girl. Judging from the num- or Bette Midler or Barbra Streisand, but ber of times Maya said “I love it here” Maya is a character all her own. At first, during our conversation, I think it’s safe she says, “I was just having fun. I picked a to say that she loves Key West just as look I thought would work and just went much as Key West loves her. with it! At this point, I’ve been doing Maya moved to the United States from drag long enough that I’ve developed my the Philippines in 1987 and lived all over own identity and look and characters but the Eastern Seaboard before she settled at the beginning I just did what felt right. in Key West. In 1994, Maya was living in And now that I’ve been doing it for over Washington, D.C., and happened upon a two decades, it only takes me about an newspaper ad for a drag pageant while hour to get into full drag.” she was riding on the Metro. You would And the name Maya Montana? “The never know it, but at that point she had “maya” used to be the national bird of the never seen a drag performer or show in Philippines, so for me that was an impor- her entire life, let alone an entire pag- tant part of sharing my culture and back- eant. Intrigued, Maya studied the ad, ground with my audience. The Montana decided what she would need to create part is silly!” Here, Maya blushes and a female persona, and competed in her shoots me her signature giggle. “At the very first drag pageant having never time, I thought Joe Montana was really even experienced drag, much less tried cute, so I figured the last name Montana to perform it herself. was perfect.” “I always had inclinations to dress as Although she is a permanent fixture a woman,” Maya says. “I’ve always been on the Aqua stage, Maya has only lived very feminine and wanted to entertain, in Key West for eight years. Her move which was one of the reasons I moved here was largely a fluke, but we can thank to the United States from the Philip- fellow Aquanettes Jessica Deveraux and pines. I love dancing and performing, Faith Michaels for Maya’s grand entrance so drag seemed like a perfect outlet to onto the scene. express myself.” Back in August 2008, “I was living in Unsurprisingly, drag came absolutely Alpharetta, Ga., and Aqua needed some- naturally to her. Though drag was a com- one to fill in. I knew Faith and Jessica pletely unfamiliar medium, Maya placed from the female impersonator competi- eighth out of 10 competitors. “Not so bad tion circuit and they invited me to come for a first timer!” Maya laughs. down, so I drove down and I worked at Fast forward four short years to 1998. Aqua and after the show they invited me Maya had been competing in drag pag- to stay full time. I fell in love with this eants fairly regularly and she decided to island instantly and I never take it for compete in Miss Gay America, the first granted.” and longest-running pageant for female The performance schedule at Aqua impersonators. Winning Miss Gay Amer- Nightclub rotates regularly, so make sure ica was definitely a life-changing event. to check out www.aquakeywest.com to “Competing for and winning Miss Gay see when Maya Montana is performing America gave me the opportunity to with the Aquanettes. You can find Aqua travel all over the country,” Maya says. Nightclub at 711 Duval St. ■ A18 WEEK OF NOVEMBER 23-29, 2017 www.FloridaWeekly.com FLORIDA WEEKLY KEY WEST KEY WEST CUISINE Glazed Donuts and Red Buoy Coffee
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I mean, just ask yourself, when did with Joe. He was making comedy vid- was the last time you actually LOL’d eos at age 11 with his cousin’s home video instead of just typing it? As the saying equipment. In college, he found himself goes, laughter is the best medicine, no drawn to sketch comedy like “Saturday matter the ailment. Night Live” or Mad TV. “Laughter is a great escape,” says Joe Eventually, he would discover the Madaus. He has been running Comedy intimidating world of standup. In stand- Key West since it went from dream to up, it’s just you and the crowd. There is reality two years ago. no buffer. The entire mood of the room For a town that is bursting with every depends on the very first joke you tell. If kind of tantalizing entertainment, it’s sur- no one is laughing at it, well then there’s prising that it took so long for standup a good chance they won’t laugh at the comedy to become popular in Key West. other ones either. Thanks to being able Sure, there have been others who have to time his acts right, it isn’t something tried, but no one has been as successful that Joe really has to worry about, but he in making it a reality as Joe. Comedy Key does remember being heckled by a regu- West’s Thursday night shows at the Blue lar at the very first hole-in-the-wall bar Room, 1128 Simonton Ave., have become he performed at back in Boston, about an so popular that Joe is now adding Fridays hour from where in grew up. to the weekly lineup, with both shows “It’s harder to be funny than sincere,” starting at 8:30 p.m. Every Monday at 9 Joe admits. p.m., it hosts an open mic night at Mary He moved to Key West to work on Ellen’s, 420 Applerouth Lane. Key West Time with Howard Livings- Joe might be the humble leader of ton. It was a local television show that the company, but there are a handful of took viewers on a sightseeing tour of the other people who, he says, are just as island after a Texas oil spill in the Gulf important to the project as he is. Like of Mexico threatened Florida’s economy. Tony Hughes, who helps co-host, Cody Before that, he worked behind the scenes Griffin, who does the marketing and of Animal Planet. These days he not only Joe’s girlfriend, Anne Walters, who pro- has his hands full with comedy, but he is COURTESY PHOTOS also a crew member with Danger Char- Comedian Joe Madaus has been running ters, a wine and appetizer sunset sail Comedy Key West since its creation two and day trip boat service that is almost years ago. always booked solid. It’s one of those experiences that, as a local, you share with all of your visitors. It’s the ocean, vided the location at her work-out studio the breeze, the melting of the sun and (Happy Body, 929 Truman Ave.) for the maybe a wisecrack or two if you are on first-ever live showing. The debut show Joe’s boat. Some would say it’s special, sold out to 40 people. like comedy is to Joe. There are also the local comedians. He tells me that he has no plans on Without them, no one but Joe would stopping anytime soon. He hopes to be telling the jokes. Although he has add a new stage room at the Key West become quite the professional, it could Theater, 512 Eaton St., where he also has get a little boring very quickly, he says. his office. He is also working on book- They include Kathy Gilmour, Gwen Filo- ing even bigger comedy acts, such as sa, Janet Snell, Ian Lauritzen, the Grif- Nick Griffin, who you might know from fin brothers Sean and Cody and Andy past appearances on Conan, “The Late Griffiths. Although Joe is always open Show,” or from the 11 times he has been to newcomers, Thursdays have a wait- a guest on “David Letterman.” Nick will ing list of hopeful performers, hence the be joined by Lisa Corrao for two back-to- reason for an additional night. back shows Dec. 7-8. Local business owners, such as Chris- Mostly, Joe wants everyone to know topher Shultz and Carmelo Vitale, have that they are “trying hard, want to be shown immense support for Joe’s vision. good and will be great.” Without them, there would be no venues. Comedy is his idea of a life well-lived. “I don’t think there would be comedy “Life’s so short, why take it seriously?” without the Blue Room,” Joe says. They he says. have been instrumental in helping Com- To see the upcoming shows and buy edy Key West become what it is today. tickets, visit Comedy Key West’s Face- Comedy is “an art, a craft and a science,” book page or go to www.comedykey- Joe says. west.com. ■
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