tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36756953.post434636949055127167..comments2024-01-29T02:09:05.808-05:00Comments on SV Footprint (Begonia): Grand Case - French St Martin - Yummy!SV-Footprinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05580604213296592771noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36756953.post-52498459059695520402009-03-12T08:38:00.000-04:002009-03-12T08:38:00.000-04:00Ah food, mwa!Well Kate, we are still vegetarians (...Ah food, mwa!<BR/><BR/>Well Kate, we are still vegetarians (well, about 98% of the time). We'd love to be able to get free range chicken but to be honest all the food in the islands is shipped in from Miami and we are certainly not catered to on that score. I see chickens all around, but I've not managed to find anywhere to purchase them (maybe they only keep them for the eggs and family use).<BR/><BR/>So although we got to experience the wonderful aromas of the BBQ, we didn't taste.<BR/><BR/>Oh and those giant shrimp - they are the local "lobster". Slightly smaller than the Maine lobster and without claws/pincers, I think we'd probably call them crayfish, or even crawfish (depending on where you live) but in the islands they are called lobster. <BR/><BR/>Just like in the USA, lobster is the expensive meal option (here in BVI I see it's $50 for a lobster meal in the local shack restaurant - the Loose Mongoose).SV-Footprinthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05580604213296592771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36756953.post-63429728440033965392009-03-10T15:17:00.000-04:002009-03-10T15:17:00.000-04:00see, now you're talking my language - FOOD! my...see, now you're talking my language - FOOD! my favorite sentence is kyle's "oh, magnificent chocolate fondue, what an unbelievably fantastic chocolate thingy you are.” but let me ask you - are you eating things like ribs and steak? the picture of the lady grilling showed some serious meat being offered (and were those giant prawns?? amazing!), and i just wondered if you were partaking or restricting yourself to seafood & veggies.katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00518178249956943570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36756953.post-52372017228736210472009-03-03T11:32:00.000-05:002009-03-03T11:32:00.000-05:00Kyle--find a publisher! No better way to start or ...Kyle--find a publisher! No better way to start or finish my day than reading your writing. That goof-ball sense of humor you've been nursing all your life is delightful!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36756953.post-42602584124045264622009-03-02T04:22:00.000-05:002009-03-02T04:22:00.000-05:00Nice story, happy to hear you had a good time at L...Nice story, happy to hear you had a good time at <A HREF="http://www.dinesxm.com/restaurants/la-california" REL="nofollow">La California</A> - I'm sure they would love to hear about it too. If you feel like it, you can leave a review for them on DineSXM :)DineSXMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06690031863801191399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36756953.post-23178485953784635732009-02-28T22:31:00.000-05:002009-02-28T22:31:00.000-05:00Glad you enjoyed Grand Case. It is one of our fav...Glad you enjoyed Grand Case. It is one of our favorite spots for relaxing and eating good food in St Martin.S/V Magstarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17666998102342811618noreply@blogger.com