This begins a new series of blog post that will appear along my journey..."Food Drunk with...". This charter post feature fellow foodies and runners Jon and Amber Shingleton. Part of the reason we run is so we can eat the way we do without looking like, well...those who eat like we do and do NOT run...LOL.
So, this weekend we met up with the Shingletons in Nags Head, NC and it wasn't long before we were planning a gastronomic adventure. Based on their strong recommendation we decided on Kelly's for dinner. First impressions are important...and I was not disappointed...any seafood restaurant with absolutely NO fish smell is a winner from jump street. WINNER!
Jon and Amber were making their 3rd trip last week to Kelly's, so you can see this was a meal we were really looking forward to it.
Our waitress was very good, excellent, in fact. She ran down the specials which completely changed my plan for dinner...the bread basket was filled with a variety of warm treats...white, wheat, pumpernickel, and, wait for it.....SWEET POTATO BISCUITS...repeat...SWEET POTATO BISCUITS...note to self...learn to make those...soon.
OK, based on the specials, I started with gazpacho with lump crab on top and shared a dozen steamed oysters with Brandie...both dishes done very well. I grew up on gazpacho, but sorry Mother, this was to the moon compared to any I have ever had. Oysters were cook exactly to order.
Entre' time...Sushi grade tuna...seared and served with more lump crab meat, sun-dried tomatoes, and a pineapple salsa. I ordered it medium rare...got it medium...BUT...it was so good that the minor sin of medium tuna was easily overlooked...rice and steamed veges were also good...all told...one GREAT Meal...and priced right...HIGHLY recommended. Kelly's has so much cool stuff on the menu that we will intend to be regulars.
Dessert at Kill Devil Custard for a Sea Turtle Sundae with the smoothest fudge I have had in a while...we went home full and excited for the Dunes buffet for breakfast the next day....The Dunes proved excellent with more sweet potato biscuits...and the normal breakfast fare...great coffee and fresh fruit. So far...foodie-paradise weekend trip....BUT....
On the way home we decided to breeze through Manteo...and stumbled upon Full Moon Cafe and Grille. Short story...I dislike eggplant as a rule...in fact I told Jan and Amber just the night before that I am no fan of eggplant...but I felt drawn to the "moon melt" open faced sandwich...and am now a convert. On a french baguette it has roasted portabello mushrooms...roast eggplant...hummus, roasted red peppers, and YET AGAIN...sun-dried tomatoes...Brandie had a shrimp melt...and it was good, too...Full Moon now brews their own beer...again...this place will be programmed into the GPS for sure.
Jon and Amber Shingleton...Thank you. Food, friends and a 6-miler with the trash trucks...hard to beat...but look forward to trying! Until then I remain Food Drunk with....
