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How the hell did I miss this? 
The currently airing episode of "Dinner: Impossible" on Food Network was taped in Key West during our annual Pirates in Paradise Festival in late November/early December. Somehow, despite usually being well-informed of what is going on on the island, and being a huge foodie, and a big fan of the show, I did not know a thing about it until today!
Having watched the show since it began, it was very bizarre seeing it shot here, with every location they shot in being very familiar to me, and most of the pirate crew helping Robert cook also being people I know and have hung with/drank with/talked with.
For those of you who have seen the episode, I will tell you this: yes, Captain Stitch's peg leg is absolutely real. We get that question every time he passes by in his pirate garb with peg leg. And yes, Scarlet always acts that aggravating when in character. Always. I also kind of know Deadeye, and I have seen Leatherback around for years. They are all members of a pirate troupe down here that perform at any functions calling for pirates.
Also: the dock Robert meets Captain Stitch on is one I often walk down on my way to work; the beach is one I have been to countless times, including to a few weddings; the fort is real, and where my friend Frank does the Haunted Fort every year; and the Albertson's is the place I usually shop for my groceries at, and is actually closer to my place than anything else in the show.
Funniest part of the show: when discovering the conch, Robert and his chefs decide to throw them in a food processor, bread them, and make fritters out of them. The pirates mock them, saying, "Yeah, they've never heard of conch fritters in Key West."
Conch fritters are one of Key West's signature staple dishes, and just about every restaurant in town makes them. Making them as part of the challenge would be about as creative as deciding to make spicy wings out of chicken at a challenge in Buffalo. 
The currently airing episode of "Dinner: Impossible" on Food Network was taped in Key West during our annual Pirates in Paradise Festival in late November/early December. Somehow, despite usually being well-informed of what is going on on the island, and being a huge foodie, and a big fan of the show, I did not know a thing about it until today!
Having watched the show since it began, it was very bizarre seeing it shot here, with every location they shot in being very familiar to me, and most of the pirate crew helping Robert cook also being people I know and have hung with/drank with/talked with.
For those of you who have seen the episode, I will tell you this: yes, Captain Stitch's peg leg is absolutely real. We get that question every time he passes by in his pirate garb with peg leg. And yes, Scarlet always acts that aggravating when in character. Always. I also kind of know Deadeye, and I have seen Leatherback around for years. They are all members of a pirate troupe down here that perform at any functions calling for pirates.
Also: the dock Robert meets Captain Stitch on is one I often walk down on my way to work; the beach is one I have been to countless times, including to a few weddings; the fort is real, and where my friend Frank does the Haunted Fort every year; and the Albertson's is the place I usually shop for my groceries at, and is actually closer to my place than anything else in the show.
Funniest part of the show: when discovering the conch, Robert and his chefs decide to throw them in a food processor, bread them, and make fritters out of them. The pirates mock them, saying, "Yeah, they've never heard of conch fritters in Key West."
Conch fritters are one of Key West's signature staple dishes, and just about every restaurant in town makes them. Making them as part of the challenge would be about as creative as deciding to make spicy wings out of chicken at a challenge in Buffalo.
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