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<p>Ter-Tini&#8217;s is an event venue in Fort Myers, FL. That day they hosted The Regional International Blues Challenge hosted by The Southwest Florida Blues Society. The winner of this show advanced to The International Blues Challenge in Memphis, TN to be held in 2015. They were serving, aptly, Memphis-Style barbecue. Chicken, ribs, beans, corn and [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Alliance for the Arts is the state-designated arts agency for Lee County, FL. Recently they had a fundraising event, aMUSEd. A play on words, this event provided amusement through culinary, performance and visual art. There was also a Silent Auction. A bubbly muse greeted attendees at the door pouring champagne, and if one wished, they [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Alto Live Jazz Kitchen is a restaurant/jazz club located in Bayfront, a mixed use commercial/residential development in Naples, FL. They have a very nice bar and restaurant area where they were setting up the stage for the evening&#8217;s show. My dining companions (DC1 and DC2) and I shared a number of items from the Menu. [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Naples Originals is a consortium of about 50 member restaurants. Every quarter, they offer Gift Certificates from their member restaurants at 30% off.  Here is the link. Be sure to get there about 6 A.M. on 9.18.2014. Bon Appetite! <a href="https://naplesoriginals.instagift.com/discount-sale" rel="nofollow">https://naplesoriginals.instagift.com/discount-sale</a> Cheers, Peter</p>

<p>6 Mile Cypress Slough Preserve is a 3400 acre area of Wetland maintained by and located in Lee County, FL. What is a Slough (pronounced &#8220;slew&#8221;) one may ask? It is an ecological term meaning swamp or backwater which is just what this area is. There is a boardwalk running through the preserve that Winds around [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Mereday&#8217;s Fine Dining is a restaurant in Naples, FL. It is located in Naples Bay Resort, another mixed use commercial/residential development. As you walk into Mereday&#8217;s they have a very nice dining area with an open air kitchen overlooking it. I really think having an arrangement such as this helps patrons connect more with what [&hellip;]</p>

<p>As discussed in a previous Post, The American Culinary Federation (ACF) is a 20,000 member organization of chefs, food industry-related members and maybe a food writer or two.  On this day, the monthly Naples and Marco Island ACF Chapter meeting  was held at The Lely Players Club and Spa,  a private country club. They have [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The 10,000 Islands are Barrier Islands off the coast of Southwest Florida that are part of The Everglades National Park. If you compare the size of the parks in the National Park Service, Everglades National Park is number three in the nation in terms of acreage. You can get lost out there if you want to. [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Rumba Cuban Cafe is a restaurant serving Cuban Cuisine in Naples, FL located in the Promenade Plaza. They have a simple, but accommodating dining area that has very nice pictures of life in Cuba on the wall such as this one from Havana Harbor. The first time I dined there, my dining companion (DC) and [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Maria D&#8217;anna Cafe is a restaurant in Naples, FL that serves Polish-inspired cuisine. They have outdoor seating in addition to, of course, seating inside the restaurant. Although these latter two pictures do not give the dining area justice it is intimate, very well put together and in a word, pleasant. After being seated my dining companion [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The Pewter Mug 41 is a restaurant in North Naples, FL. Whenever I have come here, the parking lot is always full, a very good sign. It opened in 1970, Closed in 2009 and Reopened about a year later. What I really like about this place is it&#8217;s so retro, changed little since it opened [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Bistro 41 is a restaurant in Fort Myers, FL. It is located in the Bell Tower Shops in Fort Myers. Happy hour is at their bar or in their outdoor area every day from 4-6 P.M.   It includes half off any item from the Appetizer menu with the exception of their seafood or cheese plate. This also includes their selection [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Da Ru Ma are restaurants in Southwest Florida serving primarily Japanese Cuisine. They have locations in Sarasota, Naples and Fort Myers, FL. It was da-ru-ma (sorry, couldn&#8217;t resist) that they had a very good happy hour there. My dining companion (DC) for that day and I met at the Fort Myers location to see if the [&hellip;]</p>

<p>El Palacio De Los Jugos (The Palace of Juices) are primarily open air, Cafeteria-style restaurants in the Miami, Fl area serving Cuban Cuisine. They have an extensive Menu and also sell a number of fresh tropical fruits such as Mangos, Guava, Papaya and Rambutans. Almost too numerous to mention, here are some of the things [&hellip;]</p>

<p>In a previous Post I had the pleasure of eating lunch with vintner Frank Baroudi (FB),   owner of Puro Uno Wines in the Mendoza Provence of Argentina. The Mendoza Provence is ground zero for the Malbec grape, but more on that later. FB is very interesting, and so is his approach to making wine. [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Wynwood is a neighborhood in Miami, FL.  This area used to be an industrial wasteland until colonized by the art scene about 10 years ago. The next game-changer will be the proposed Residential Developments here. Next to Wynwood is The Design District, but more on that later. Every second Saturday of each month in Wynwood [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Swine Southern Table and Bar is a restaurant in Coral Gables, FL that is themed around all things pig. They are located steps from the historic Miracle Mile of Coral Gables, a 4 block section of shops and restaurants in their downtown area. Swine was part of Coral Gables Restaurant Week which somehow stretches out [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Matsuri, which means a Japanese Festival, is a restaurant serving Japanese Cuisine in Coral Gables, FL. It is located in a very unassuming, retro strip mall on the corner of Red and Bird Roads. Despite it&#8217;s Patina, those eating here are in for a real treat. I am told that some of the staff from [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Matanzas On The Bay is a restaurant in Fort Myers Beach, FL. It is located by The Matanzas Pass Bridge. You can choose to eat at the downstairs restaurant or at the one upstairs which has a very nice view of Matanzas Pass. They have a happy hour on food from 3-6 P.M. and drink [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Applebee&#8217;s is a chain of Franchises with over 2000 restaurants in the United States and 16 other countries. Their restaurant falls in line with others in the culinary genre known as Casual Dining. These are establishments that serve reasonably-priced food in a casual atmosphere. In the interests of full disclosure, I was contacted by a [&hellip;]</p>