Suzy — my friend, Destinate teammate and the food writer at Florida Today — greeted Annette, Travis and me with a fun event: one of her “Secret Suppers” for subscribers to the paper.
It’s a special event for the Insider program, a membership deal that offers rewards, discounts, freebies and events to subscribers. Suzy worked with the chef-owners at Islands Fish Grill to organize a four-course meal.
I am “Insider.”
Our hostess, Suzy.
Travis and me:
Annette and Suzy:
The chefs greet our table.
First course, Bloody Mary Oyster Shooter.
Next, blackened shrimp with blue cheese-jalapeno grits cake. 
Watermleon gazpacho:
Suzy’s other guests:
Grouper with pickled mango salad and fried plantains:
Key lime and chocolate pie:
Great food! Happy group.
And afterwards, we got to take our shoes off and dip out toes in the water:
And then, a nightcap with Suzy’s chef-friend, Steve.
A great welcome to Florida!
