Jan 6 2024

Parkshore Grill


300 Beach Drive NE
Saint Petersburg, FL 33701
Downtown St. Petersburg

Stopped by before Mozart @ Mahaffey: will return: good ambiance, on point service and fresh food.

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Location: excellent, across street from the fine art museum and two awesome trees. Beach Dr is the main street, happening;
Parking: valet $10
Decor: bit stuffy in a good way
Seating: indoor and outdoor

 

It’s the reunion with one of my distant auntie whom I’ve never met but heard plenty. She and her family left Beijing in 1972 to Hong Kong and two years later to New York. My trajectory to US was identical to hers except I left Beijing in 1979 …

At age of 92, she dresses elegantly and looks beautiful. Impeccable. The noise level is average but her hearing is partially gone, so keeping a conversation is a little hard.

For food, we’ve
– Calamari: tender but I don’t like the rich white creamy sauce, much prefer the tomato sauce. Did I say that I’ll refrain from fried food? Ok, after this one
– crab and grouper cake: on the salty side but delicious
– today’s special black grouper is fresh
– seafood combo looks inviting

The wine – Siduri – the server introduced is so so. I should have stayed with my own choice.


Jan 6 2024

Mozart @ Mahafrey


2024’s first concert was at Mahaffey Theater. Mozart’s violin concerto #4 is the big draw. But I enjoyed Italian composers Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936) Fontane di Roma (Fountains of Rome) too. The dreamy opening is beautiful, and fills the symphony hall with spring, the chirping birds and blooming flowers. A great way to close out our day, the first Saturday of the year.

 


Jan 6 2024

Beach Drive NE of St. Pete


Saint Petersburg, FL

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A nice little vibrant street/area along the Tampa Bay in St. Pete, north of Dali museum, Mahaffey theater and Saturday morning Farmer’s Market. We always have dinner here before Mahaffey Theater concerts. The street is saturated with eateries, bars, ice cream parlors, little shops, etc., plus their fine art museum. We haven’t ventured up beyond 4th Avenue, only because we were short of time – no matter how much time I thought we had, but ended up never have enough.