When MOST people think of Thanksgiving, visions of roasted turkey, sweet potatoes and stuffing come to mind. But here in Jacksonville Beach and up and down the First Coast, Thanksgiving day brings, for some (a lot, apparently) quite a different vision: the Bloody Mary! I haven ’t been in on the tradition for very long, [...]
Archive > November 2009
Fish Tacos, redux
By popular demand, I’m posting the picture of our new favorite person at this beach!! It’s not even arguable that this is done in honor of TacoLu. It was not. But we love it just the same! Welcome to Jax Beach, Smash!! Way to go Girl! By the way, this lovely has made it to [...]
Dia de los Muertos…the Day of the Dead
The renowned Mexican poet, Octavio Paz, put it this way back in 1959: “The word death is not spoken aloud in New York, in Paris, in London, because it burns the lips. The Mexican, in contrast, is familiar with death, chases after it, mocks it, courts it, hugs it, sleeps with it; it is his [...]
Halloween fun at the Lu!
Florida/Georgia weekend is, without a doubt, a fantastic weekend here in Jacksonville. When Halloween falls on that Saturday, things can be a bit much… You know what we say here at the Lu, “when life gives you lemons, make Margaritas!!” We really do say that. Each and every day… So you take a HUGE weekend [...]
