Craig is a husband, a father, team leader, senior youth group coordinator, designer, brander, community builder, volunteer, blogger, and social media manager. Craig likes to go camping, travel, go on road trips, watch movies, read with his girls, build stuff, operate the grill, and play bass guitar. In June 2017, PR firm Cision identified Craig as one of Canada’s top 10 most popular male bloggers in the parents and family space. Known as Big Daddy Kreativ, his blog specializes in travel, lifestyle, food, automotive, events, parenting, movies, tech, recipes, health, pets, reviews, and giveaways.
There are so many great restaurants in the Florida Keys. While there are some great eating spots in Key Largo, I will be concentrating this list from Islamorada to Key West. Marker 88 Situated on the Gulf side, on one of the Florida Keys’ only natural beaches, Marker 88 offers a great selection of food, drinks, and desserts, in a perfectly elegant yet casual setting....
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Welcome to “11 Questions with…”. This edition’s guest is Cynthia Kinnunen. Enjoy! 11 Questions with… Cynthia Kinnunen 1. Elevator pitch… tell us about yourself. My name is Cynthia Kinnunen. During the day, I work in strategic planning at the Ontario Veterinary College at the University of Guelph. I’m a music educator on the side (piano and ukulele) and also run a non-profit ukulele festival called...
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Disclosure: Our tour was covered by Papa’s Pilar and The Florida Keys. All opinions are my own. On a visit to the Florida Keys earlier this year, I had the pleasure of going on a distillery tour of the Hemingway Rum Company. The tour was entertaining, educational, and tasty! Why tasty? Because the tour also included a tasting at the end. A post shared by...
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I was enjoying a fantastic meal from the tasting menu at Canoe Restaurant in Toronto earlier this year. My friend Aaron invited me to join him at Chef’s Rail. It was quite the experience. When dessert came, my mouth dropped, and I paused. I took a moment to just take in the beauty of what was sitting in front of me. The first thing I...
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Disclosure: Our food was covered by First Flight Island Restaurant & Brewery and The Florida Keys. All opinions are my own. Located in an historic building at the corner of Whitehead and Caroline is First Flight Island Restaurant & Brewery, a fun and vibrant addition to the Kew West food scene. This location formerly housed Kelly’s Caribbean Bar Grill & Brewery, as in actress Kelly McGillis...
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