Food Glorious Food has been a favorite lunch spot for me since before I moved to Tallahassee. The last visit I made there, however, was less than glorious. I sat for thirty minutes before I realized that I had my invisibility cloak around my shoulders. I had no menu, no tea, no prospect for any lunch at all. I decided never to go back. As there was no one in sight on which to spring this news, I got into my car and drove away. Many restaurants are hurting for my business, I told myself. In fact, they are happy to have any business at all.
I guess management has got hold of itself, six months later. Today, I entered a bustling, busy, out-of-doors area, where I was promptly greeted, drink order taken, table edged around for a bit more shade by a wait-staff who seemed happy to be there.
As many times as I have eaten at F.G.F., I have always chosen the same menu item. The Grouper and Grits is a southern dish, tasty enough to die for. Hearty yellow grits are topped with perfectly cooked collards on which the golden, crunchy, sauteed grouper hides - peeking out from under a mound of the tastiest string potato fries imaginable. I have pushed my string fries aside, here, in order to show you the grouper, minus one bite!
Food Glorious Food is famous for its deserts. Long ago, when I visited Tallahassee for meetings, the group would buy several choices to share. Corey and I have been known to split a piece of cake on a cold winter night. Honestly, now that I live here and always eat outside where I'm not tempted by the bulging showcase of sweets, I simply savor my grouper and never mind the sugar.
Today, diners all around were enjoying time outside in the beautiful fall air. There was a birthday party going on at the rear of the garden. The waiters were bustling, laughing and talking to the diners. Mine even took my picture for the blog. Lots of tea jugs floated by, refilling the empty glasses. I saw a friend and talked for a while fork poised over the beautiful seafood.
All in all it was a wonderful lunch. The air was rich with the smell of the grouper and the salmon on the plate at the next table. The fresh salad veggies were a powerful bouquet as well. I could swear that I smelled freshly-chopped summer cucumber...
All in all it was a wonderful lunch. The air was rich with the smell of the grouper and the salmon on the plate at the next table. The fresh salad veggies were a powerful bouquet as well. I could swear that I smelled freshly-chopped summer cucumber...
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| Food Glorious Food, 1950 Thomasville Road |
