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Food and Beverage

Uva Key West – Wine Tasting

01 Uva Key West Wine Tasting

Last Sunday my friend Erin and I attended a Zonta Fellowship event at Uva a wine shoppe here in Key West. We were able to try 7 different types of wine. 1 rose, 3 whites and 3 reds. I am not a huge fan of red wines but I did find a new white that I liked. I was actually surprised that it was less than $20 a bottle.

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They do wine tastings everyday and also offer cheese and meat trays. Mark,  the owner,  was very informational and did a great job trying to wrangle our huge group of ladies. They really put a lot of time and thought into the interior of the shop. Even the counters were made from old wooden wine cases.

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If you are in Key West,  make sure to add this place to your list of must see places! Also check them out online here.

Sweet Pete’s

01 Sweet Pete's Lake Forest The Profit Marcus Lemonis TORsAdventures

I have to admit that I am a HUGE fan of the show The Profit.  I am something of an entrepreneur fanatic!  When I was a kid I had to be dragged in from selling candy for whatever thing it was my school needed me to sell for them. I created Victorious Creations in grade-school. Now it is Tor’s Adventures Media. SO……I love this guy!  I want him to be my mentor someday! I loved the show with Sweet Pete’s and was hoping to visit the store next time I was in Jacksonville since I have been living in Florida for the last three and a half years. I am now  in Illinois and I saw on the update show that they opened a store in Lake Forest, IL …… a little north of Chicago. We were heading to the city this morning so I added the sweet stop onto our trip.

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The store was everything I expected!  From the smell of candy being made as we walked into the bright and cheerful store, to the taste of the salted caramel they were sampling as we walked into the door it was fabulous! I got to see the gummy bear lamp that I saw on TV.  AWESOME!  We bought some cupcakes, strawberry straws and some salt water caramels. The store manager was absolutely delightful and I would love to come back to take some of their classes.

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Cocktail Class at Isle Cook

01 Cocktail Class at Isle Cook Key West FL Florida Keys

Since I know absolutely NOTHING about making cocktails other than a Mimosa and a Screwdriver I decided to take a cocktail class at Isle Cook a local place here in Key West. They host quite a few different classes throughout the month. The most important thing that I learned was the method of 2-1-1. You always want to use 2 parts spirit, 1 part sweet and 1 part sour. With that method I am already leaps and bounds ahead of what I was previously mixing. This was also the first class that I have attended at Isle Cook. They have a very cool store with everything you could need for your kitchen or bar.

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I also learned what a jigger was … who would have thought that is what you should be using to measure your spirits? I decided to buy one of those since it can’t hurt right? Well at least everything will be measured right! With all of that said I can’t wait to have a few friends over and see if I am any good at this measuring and mixing game.