Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - (Page 37) DESTIN ISN’T WHAT IT USED TO BE. That’s the first thing I think when driving into the Emerald Coast town and I notice the traffic on Highway 98, which cuts a swath straight through Destin, now lined with condo high-rises and restaurants that serve food with names like “foie gras.” Not that there’s anything wrong with that. It’s just that when I was little I used to come here with my family when we vacationed at the beach. We would stay at some motel with room doors on the outside, and we thought eating at a place that served fried grouper and chicken fingers was a fancy night out. A lot’s changed since then. This town began its ascent in 1850, when Captain Leonard Destin settled in the area and dubbed it “The World’s Luckiest Fishing Village,” a moniker that has stuck for a century and a half. Destin was built on the lines and nets of fishermen the eponymous captain employed and later, by other entrepreneurs wanting to get in on the bounty the sea offered, building ships and restaurants and stores. Destin is mostly a vacation destination now, with the prime season beginning around Spring Break—the local papers publish when the schools are out—and ending sometime in November. Vacationers flock from all over to experience the picturesque white sands and emerald waters they’ve seen on postcards and heard about from their friends. They come for other reasons, too. They want to eat in the restaurants that serve food straight from the waters they stared at all day. They want to shop in boutique stores that exist nowhere else. But mainly, they want a taste of the good life in a town that can provide just that. Spring 2008 37
Table of Contents Feed for the Digital Edition of Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue Editor's Letter Contributor Gumbo Seen & Heard Coastal Calendar Storefronts - Keepin' it Reel Sweet Dreams - Grand Hotel Art of Living - Marking Time Fixtures - A Fitting End Our Backyard - Reasonable Drought Make Yourself at Home - Light up Your Life The Southern Breeze Hot List Unexpected Destin-ation Visual Zydeco We're an American Band The Good Life From Halter Tops to Maternity Tops Reader Services Cheers - Lazy Libations Dish - Mississippi Yearning Chef's Table - Welcome to The Doll House Let's Eat - Sunrise Sensations Last Bite Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - (Page Cover) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - (Page IFC) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - (Page 1) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - (Page 2) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - (Page 3) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - (Page 4) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - (Page 5) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - Editor's Letter (Page 6) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - Editor's Letter (Page 7) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - Contributor (Page 8) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - Contributor (Page 9) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - Gumbo (Page 10) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - Gumbo (Page 11) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - Seen & Heard (Page 12) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - Seen & Heard (Page 13) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - Coastal Calendar (Page 14) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - Coastal Calendar (Page 15) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - Storefronts - Keepin' it Reel (Page 16) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - Storefronts - Keepin' it Reel (Page 17) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - Sweet Dreams - Grand Hotel (Page 18) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - Sweet Dreams - Grand Hotel (Page 19) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - Art of Living - Marking Time (Page 20) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - Art of Living - Marking Time (Page 21) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - Fixtures - A Fitting End (Page 22) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - Fixtures - A Fitting End (Page 23) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - Our Backyard - Reasonable Drought (Page 24) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - Our Backyard - Reasonable Drought (Page 25) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - Make Yourself at Home - Light up Your Life (Page 26) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - Make Yourself at Home - Light up Your Life (Page 27) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - Make Yourself at Home - Light up Your Life (Page 28) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - Make Yourself at Home - Light up Your Life (Page 29) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - The Southern Breeze Hot List (Page 30) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - The Southern Breeze Hot List (Page 31) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - The Southern Breeze Hot List (Page 32) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - The Southern Breeze Hot List (Page 33) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - The Southern Breeze Hot List (Page 34) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - The Southern Breeze Hot List (Page 35) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - Unexpected Destin-ation (Page 36) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - Unexpected Destin-ation (Page 37) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - Unexpected Destin-ation (Page 38) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - Unexpected Destin-ation (Page 39) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - Unexpected Destin-ation (Page 40) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - Unexpected Destin-ation (Page 41) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - Unexpected Destin-ation (Page 42) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - Unexpected Destin-ation (Page 43) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - Visual Zydeco (Page 44) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - Visual Zydeco (Page 45) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - Visual Zydeco (Page 46) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - Visual Zydeco (Page 47) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - We're an American Band (Page 48) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - We're an American Band (Page 49) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - We're an American Band (Page 50) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - We're an American Band (Page 51) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - The Good Life (Page 52) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - The Good Life (Page 53) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - The Good Life (Page 54) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - The Good Life (Page 55) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - The Good Life (Page 56) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - The Good Life (Page 57) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - From Halter Tops to Maternity Tops (Page 58) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - From Halter Tops to Maternity Tops (Page 59) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - From Halter Tops to Maternity Tops (Page 60) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - From Halter Tops to Maternity Tops (Page 61) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - From Halter Tops to Maternity Tops (Page 62) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - From Halter Tops to Maternity Tops (Page 63) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - Reader Services (Page 64) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - Reader Services (Page 65) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - Cheers - Lazy Libations (Page 66) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - Cheers - Lazy Libations (Page 67) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - Dish - Mississippi Yearning (Page 68) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - Dish - Mississippi Yearning (Page 69) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - Chef's Table - Welcome to The Doll House (Page 70) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - Chef's Table - Welcome to The Doll House (Page 71) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - Let's Eat - Sunrise Sensations (Page 72) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - Let's Eat - Sunrise Sensations (Page 73) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - Let's Eat - Sunrise Sensations (Page 74) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - Let's Eat - Sunrise Sensations (Page 75) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - Let's Eat - Sunrise Sensations (Page 76) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - Let's Eat - Sunrise Sensations (Page 77) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - Let's Eat - Sunrise Sensations (Page 78) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - Let's Eat - Sunrise Sensations (Page 79) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - Last Bite (Page 80) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - Last Bite (Page 81) Southern Breeze 2008 Spring Issue - Last Bite (Page 82)
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