Tag: restaurants
Don’t Miss a Meal at Rachel’s Restaurant in Steinhatchee
by Capt. Tommy Thompson on Dec.29, 2010, under Steinhatchee
Rachel’s is open for breakfast (on weekends), lunch and dinner and has become a great hangout for folks wanting a homecooked meal in Steinhatchee. I’ve listed it in the Fishing and Boating category because one of their specialties is ‘guest fish’–not that the fish are ‘guests’, but that they’ll happily cook your catch for lunch or dinner. Larry and Leianne Carnes, the owners (and cooks and bottle-washers) say that most folks who used to want their fish fried are now asking for it to be blackened. Redfish, grouper and snapper all ‘blacken’ well, and the the next time you catch a bunch of fish at Steinhatchee, clean them up and bring them to Rachel’s. It’s at the north end of the 10th Street bridge.
Larry and Leianne with a couple of Rachel's great lunchtime sandwiches.
Rachel's serves a wide variety of home-cooked meals
In addition to fish, Rachel’s also serves full breakfasts (on weekends in Winter months) and some great lunchtime sandwiches. There’s also a daily lunch and dinner special. Recently, they featured fried quail, and according to Larry, the most popular dinner entree is his chicken-fried steak. In addition to all of the above, Rachel’s serves an All-You-Can-Eat Fried Shrimp dinner on Friday nights for only $19.95. And the best news is that the shrimp served at Rachel’s are GULF SHRIMP!
New Travel Blog–Visit Natural North Florida
by Capt. Tommy Thompson on Nov.17, 2010, under CAPT. TOMMY'S BOOK SIGNINGS, TALKS, TRAVELS, FLORIDA'S BIG BEND AND EMERALD COAST, TAMPA BAY AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA
If you’re heading to Cedar Key, Suwannee, Steinhatchee or St. Marks to fish (or to just hang out), you’ll want to check out the new Travel Blog on the Visit Natural North Florida Web site. I’m doing the fishing and boating, and several other writers are covering events in the 12-county (Alachua, Levy, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Lafayette, Dixie, Taylor, Wakulla, Madison, Leon, Jefferson, and Gadsden) area that’s provided marketing services by The Original Florida Tourism Task Force.
We just finished a great tour of our coastal counties, with writers from Georgia, SW Florida and North Carolina. We promoted fresh and clean Florida seafood as well as our coastal towns and counties.
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These books make great birthday, holiday or anytime gifts for that hard-to-please fisherman! There's fisherman-friendly information about Florida's Gulf coast from Homosassa to Pensacola in the "Big Bend and Emerald Coast" book and information from Homosassa to the Everglades in the "Tampa Bay and Southwest Florida" book. Both include 'how-to' and 'where-to' fish, marine facilities, lodging and food, and a listing of local professional fishing guides. And, as a bonus, there's lots of information about fish species (and how to catch them), tackle, rigging, hiring a guide, party boats, and a list of offshore reefs and wrecks (with GPS coordinates). Find the books at local tackle shops and book stores, and from Amazon.com
...and don't forget the guide project sponsors!
