An Online Blog About the Daily Happenings of St. John, USVI
Ted's Supper Club, which isn't even a restaurant, is ranked as the #1 eatery on the island by TripAdvisor, based on reviews from more-than-satisfied customers. The travel review site received 10 reviews of Ted's all of them rating the catered-dinner service Excellent. One rave said, "After careful discussion we decided that tapas was the way … Read moreTrip Advisor rates the restaurants
Tropical Focus' Bob Schlesinger sends along shots of the 4th's Fireworks over Cruz Bay, St. John. They were shot at a residence halfway up Caneel Hill and overlooking the harbour.
Many visitors were kind enough to send long their shots of sunsets. These are some of them. "Here’s one of my favorite sunrise shots taken from the top of the road over to Privateer." Andrew Burnett, Portland Oregon. "Here's my favorite sunset shot (btw, using most of Scott's suggestions)." Taken from ZoZo's on St. John … Read moreSpectacular sunset photos
New York Magazine's latest choice for its "Weekend Trips" feature is your favorite island. And with one exception, travel writer Grace Bastidas' recommendations are spot on. It's unfortunate she's only writing about a two- or three-day stay, but then again, you know how New Yorkers are! Here's what she suggests:
One of the best known chefs and restaurant operators in the US made it a point to taste some of the best of St. John's eateries. (Who's Mario Batali? During his vacation at Caneel Bay last week, Mario Batali made it to Cruz Bay several times and used Twitter to let his fans around the … Read moreMario Batali’s St. John restaurants
Mario Batali's still on island – having a good time staying at Caneel Bay and Tweeting. "Yeow back at the crabby fatso. Presently surfing wave of yumminess !!! Woohoo!!" Waking this morning, he offrered, "Good morning sweet sea!! (@ Turtle Beach)."When the Inquiring Iguana Tweeted, "Someone shud tell Mario it's Turtle 'Bay' not 'Beach'," he … Read moreRich and Famous, Batali, Part Deux
Batali's back The great chef really does like St. John. Matrio Batali's Twitter account lit up over the weekend with tweets about the great drinks at Caneel Bay and the food at La Tapa. "Turtle Beach (he means Turtle Bay) late afternoon is suhweeet," he wrote. He also posted a couple of photographs from Caneel. This is one … Read moreSt. John Rich and Famous sighting
The Red Hook ferry to St. John could be pretty crowded for the next few months. That's because the dock used by the Westin Resort, Caneel Bay, and the National Park to bring its guests and workers to St. John will be out of service. The Park Service's Red Hook dock, across the bay from … Read morePark’s Red Hook dock closing for weeks
As many as a thousand people are expected to crowd the starting line of tomorrow's running of the 8 Tuff Miles road race. Race organizer and founder Peter Alter says registrations this year include competitors from London, Canada, and Finland. A running club from a Cincinnati running store is expected to have two dozen entries, … Read more8 Tuff Miles – 1,000 tuff racers
Earlier this month, the owners of New York's Fatty Crab opened an outpost on St. John. Now, uber-restauranteur Mario Batali is on the prowl in Cruz Bay. Is Mario working on a Caribbean expansionist strategy to go with his existing operations in New York, Las Vegas, Los Angeles and Singapore? Probably not. What one of … Read moreMario Batali eating St. John
