Key West eats

Ellyn Ritterskamp

Vacation eating is a study in contrasts: we eat more expensive (and in theory, better quality) food, but less of it. I do, anyway. I just spent four days in Key West. We ate two real meals a day, with a snack, and it all seems to have worked out calorie-wise.

We made an effort to visit several very nice restaurants, but only two a day instead of three.

La Trattatoria - lasagna bolognese
Cafe Marquesa - vegetarian feast
Pepe's - omelette with mild chiles and Jack cheese
Sloppy Joe's - OK, this is not on the Fine Dining list, but it's a major landmark. We had some kind of nice cornmeal sandwiches with salsa.

How did it work to only eat twice a day? Naps. If I could build a nap into every day, I could manage with fewer meals, for sure. Must work on this.

Onward.