Okay, I may not always eat “out of the perverbial box” but every now and then I throw caution to the wind and mix things up a bit. It must have been a full moon, that’s about the only reason I can explain for my spontaneous “yes, let’s try it” when my husband Rick suggested Ted’s […]
Well, I have to bring you up to date on my social life. My brother Tom, author/designer of The Bethem Family website was in town and we had a great visit. Besides, playing golf at the Naples Beach Hotel Golf course and celebrating Mother’s Day with our mother, the main highlight was our yearly tradition […]
Hearing great things about Jane’s Cafe in Olde Naples, I decided it was time for a visit one day last week.
Touting a lovely al fresca dining area both in the back (complete with fountains and lovely plantings) as well as the front, it’s easy to see why Jane’s has become a favorite for the locals. Just opening last June, not too […]
As with all the “new kids on the block” we try to visit as many new restuarants as possible to help our visitors, and residents alike, sift through all the great culinary experiences there are in Naples. We are blessed to have so many fine restuarants, bistros and cafes in a small area compared to larger, metro […]
Our friends have begged us not to blog about this restaurant, afraid that our best kept Naples secret will no longer afford residents the accessiblity of this well-established restaurant. However, we enjoy sharing those places that bring us happiness and The Bay House is definetly one of them. This waterfront dining restaurant overlooks Osprey Bay and the Cocohatchee Wildlife Preserve. It […]
A fine dining experience at Marie-Michelle’s at Venetian Village in Naples left us looking forward to our next visit to this lovely epicurean treat. Having a birthday celebration dinner, one can never really be sure if it will be a treat or be tragic, but make no doubt about it, everything from the lovely view […]
Coconut Point Mall is the latest entry into the mega mall experience to reach the Naples, Bonita Springs, Estero and Fort Myers area. The mall is located along a ½ mile stretch of U.S. 41 near The Brooks development. It is being marketed as an open-air mall with a turtle pond, butterfly and hummingbird gardens. You […]
Having our first visit to Zizi at Bellasera on 9th St N on Thanksgiving, left us hungry and disappointed. I thought they had a good reputation for their dining room but a major holiday is not the time you want to find out whether or not a restaurant meets your standards.
The hot items of the […]
Yeah! Ruth’s Chris Steak House has opened it’s Coconut Point Mall location on U.S. 41 in Bonita Springs/Estero. This is the first of two that will be in the area that includes the Coastland Center Mall location in Naples which is scheduled to open on Feb 1st. Ruth’s Chris is a premiere steak house that features New Orleans […]
The Mucky Duck on Captiva Island, home to the sassy wait staff and beautiful gulf front views, makes this the fun place to stop for lunch and dinner, with free sunsets to boot! In the early ’30’s, this home/restaurant was used as a tea house known then as the Gulf View Inn. Due to beach erosion, the home […]