Ocean-to-Table Dining at Castaway

At some seafood restaurants, the "fresh catch” might come from hundreds of miles away or arrive frozen (or even mislabeled), but at Castaway Waterfront Restaurant and Sushi Bar in Marathon, Fla., avid spear fisherman John Mirabella serves up the catch he spears during his deep-sea dives.

Lionfish on the Loose

Among the world’s most venomous fish species, the lionfish is quickly establishing itself throughout North America’s only living coral reefs in the Florida Keys, and their impact on the reefs is inescapable.

John D. IvankoMarch 13, 2013
Food Festivals in the Keys (and Seafood Paella!)

Our culinary travel, or food tourism, brings us face-to-face with chefs, farmers, brewers and fishmongers, offering a unique opportunity to taste a new dish, learn a new technique from a chef or cultivate a more discerning palate.

John D. IvankoMarch 6, 2013
Glazed Lamb Chops on Orange-infused Beet Greens

Savor springs bounty with lamb chops nestled on a bed of tangy beet greens.

Dani YokhnaMarch 1, 2013

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