The Start of Something

Let me start off with an explanation of why this blog is in existence. There are four of us in our little dining group. We apparently have a penchant for subterfuge, because after I initially wrote our introductions, the other three decided it would be fun to have aliases....or better yet, alter egos. Our dining alter egos, that is. So the little crowd of four consist of : Me (Irish), my boyfriend "the Metzican" (Or Mex for short), Cap (Cuban-American Princess) and Guida. Cap and Guida actually have a lot more experience in the South Florida dining ‘arena’ than Mex and I, since they have lived here longer and don’t have kids tying them down at home. Human kids, at least…they do have their fur children. But I digress! (I do that a lot, so get used to it!)
Mex and Cap used to work together in a small confined square of cubicles in a large company in Boca called ACS. Office politics were often a nasty, bitter affair, so Cap and Mex banded together and became friends. Perhaps out of a sense of self preservation…I don’t know. Anyway, after working with Mex for about two years Cap decided to move on (and I commend her for lasting so long.) When she left, it was a bittersweet parting. They were used to seeing each other for eight hours a day (at least), five days out of the week. They had even started mixing socially, inflicting their partners (Guida and Me!) on each other. So, when Cap cut and ran….errrr, I mean, located another job and departed, the loneliness got to both of them.
Cap and Mex would chat on the phone each day as they drove to and from their (now different) offices. Nonetheless they feared that they would drift apart. Such was their bond of friendship, however that they swore that that would never happen.
*cue dramatic music*

Our little foursome told each other that we would make an effort to see one another on a regular basis. We had to find a mutual interest that we could all enjoy together, one that would keep pulling us in a common direction. On a trip we all took together during the latter days of Cap’s tenure at ACS, we found that common ground. We attended Epcot’s International Food and Wine Festival and discovered that we were all foodies at heart.
What it came down to is that we seem to do our socializing nowadays around a restaurant table, as opposed to a conference table, as in Cap and Mex’s days of yore. After a while, it seemed we were going to the same restaurants with not too much variation. A few weeks ago, while heading to another chain-type restaurant, we decided to strike out on our own. No more Carino’s or Red Lobster! Nope! We were going to try NEW restaurants and be adventuresome in our sampling of their menus.
And thus, the blog. As Guida said…We want to keep track of what restaurants we’ve been to and how good they are, because apparently we’re going to visit soooo many that we’ll be confused as to which ones we’ve already covered.
So here….eventually, will lie a litany of our epicurean adventures. There are four of us, so we should have a fair and balanced approach to each of our destinations. We are not food snobs, but we do appreciate a good meal. If anyone other than the four of us is reading this, please feel free to keep our opinions in mind when you’re choosing a dining destination of your own in the South Florida region.
Bon appétit!
(I’m also reeeeally corny!)