Food, Coffee, Beauty and Life

In search of things that help give meaning to life. Great food, beauty, purpose and of course coffee. We will explore one of America’s most exotic and iconic places, Key West, Florida.

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Purpose

My name is Max. I wake up early with my hands in the dirt; painting, building, making awesome coffee, cultivating good where I’m able. My hands have also been on a camera and a steering wheel lately. I love the first sip of coffee that tastes like morning, fresh

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Lunch ⸱ Max

Sarabeth’s lunch (3/6)

On a rainy cold day in Key West Sarabeth’s gets the nod for lunch. Mainly because it’s warm and dry but I‘ve not had breakfast here so far. The Key West cheesesteak is pretty good. I’ll give it a 3 of 6. Nothing to write home

31 Jan 2026

Love ⸱ Max

5 phrases

I heard Amy Grant describe some wisdom a friend shared with her that is powerful and worth remembering. 5 phrases to speak often that we can remember by the fingers on our hand from 5 words down to 1. How can I help you? I am proud of you. I

31 Jan 2026

Experience ⸱ Max

Django Walker

Mile 0 Fest really brings great talent to Key West. Django Walker is great, and what a sweet little pool venue for an hour long concert. Feels like he’s in my back yard.

30 Jan 2026

Key Lime Pie ⸱ Max

Key Lime Pie (Cafe Sole)

Tonight is the final in a series judging all the main Key Lime Pie offerings in Key West. Coming in at a new number 2 is Cafe Sole. This is another “made from scratch” version with a marshmallow topping vs. whipped cream. The filling was softer than The Red Shoe,

29 Jan 2026

Experience ⸱ Max

Mile-0-Fest

Mile0fest is a big musical festival in key west every year. I bought the pass today just so I could hear Stephen Wilson Jr. live. There are also many performances scattered around Key West during the next several days the pass allows you to see. Lot’s of music!

28 Jan 2026

Experience ⸱ Max

Key Deer Connection

A Key Deer gets into the complex I’m staying at to pay a visit and chew on the landscape a little. He’s a cute little bugger and he listens well too!

26 Jan 2026

“Any man’s life, told truly, is a novel.” Ernest Hemingway

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Imperfect Edges

The most beautiful things in Key West aren’t the polished ones. They’re the worn doors, the cracked sidewalks, the gates that don’t quite close right, fences built around trees. Their edges tell stories the perfect ones cannot. The same is true of our lives. Embracing and even

Boondocks Grille (4.8/6)

Sometimes life gives you little gifts, tonight's dinner was that. I drove to the Square Grouper only to find it closed on Sundays and heading back stopped in at Boondocks. "Can I just get fish and veggies?", I asked. "Of course!", they said. They

Out on the water

Since being in the Key’s I‘ve gone into Key West every day. This morning I took a little time to explore the bay the house is on. It’s a gentle reminder of the beauty of this place. Clear water with life underneath the surface, so much life

Best Key Lime Pie in Key West

Of course it makes sense that the best Key Lime Pie in Key West would be made from scratch at the best restaurant on the island. When I ate at the Red Shoe Island Bistro I ended the meal asking about their KLP. They told me it was made from

Key West Comedy

Tonight‘s entertainment was the Comedy Key West version of Hemingway, the Funny Way. I thought it would be a comedy show (as advertised) but it ended up being more of a sorta funny book report. I did learn some things about Hemingway that I’d not known before and

The Docks (5.5/6)

The Docks has been recommended to me by several people from random folks at coffee shops to restaurant owners. It did not disappoint. So fresh, great quality, even the fries were amazing in this fish and chips. The wedge salad was “ok” but that didn’t distract from the atmosphere,

Food, Coffee, Beauty and Life

Purpose

Sarabeth’s lunch (3/6)

5 phrases

Django Walker

Key Lime Pie (Cafe Sole)

Mile-0-Fest

Key Deer Connection

Explore Tags

Imperfect Edges

Boondocks Grille (4.8/6)

Out on the water

Best Key Lime Pie in Key West

Key West Comedy

The Docks (5.5/6)

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