Randy Wayne White is one of my favorite authors. Doc Ford, the main character in his books, lives in a stilt house in Dinkins Bay off Sanibel. The books include a lot of history and geography of south Florida's Gulf Coast. His newest book, Dead Silence, has had great reviews. My copy will arrive from Barnes and Noble on April 27th!
On Sanibel, one of my favorite places, RWW and others opened a restaurant called Doc Ford's Sanibel Rum Bar and Grille. Of course we had to stop for lunch. The restaurant was set up to simulate the stilt house described in the book.
On this trip to Fort Myers, we were able to participate in the grand opening of another restaurant, Doc Ford's Rum Bar and Grille at Fort Myers Beach. This restaurant resembles my eye's image of the stilt house wonderfully. We had a great afternoon enjoying the food, the great wait staff and the most wonderful view. For lunch I had the tropical salad with added grouper ($21.95). It was a wonderful salad with fresh baby greens, grape tomatoes, fresh mozzarella, mandarin oranges, sun-dried cherries, spiced pecans, homemade crispy onions tossed in their own secret balsamic vinaigrette dressing! The salad was the perfect companion to my Blue Moon! We watched the pleasure boats in the harbor, the shrimp boats docked in the pass, and the people!
Another perfect day in paradise.
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