Right across the street from the Destin Commons shopping center is a little place called Jasmine Thai Restaurant. Quite different from the Thai restaurants found in other places, this is the way that Destin does Thai.
This is Sean Dietrich, the husband of local chef Jamie Dietrich. Years ago when I met Jamie, she had wanted be involved in food criticism. And if anyone is qualified to do it, it's her. Her palette has always steered us in the right direction for good food.
If there is one thing I hate, it's taking a blind risk on where to eat. Why take the chance of being disappointed? Because of my apprehension, I find myself caught in an endless circle of routine. The same restaurants, the same dishes, and the same results. I play it safe, I know what I'm getting when I order, but there is no excitement in it. If there was a food review that I could trust, I would eat it up. No pun intended.
Now, Jamie used to feverishly read the Northwest Florida Daily News' food reviews each week as if it were her religion. But since the newspaper cut the reviews back, there is not as much excitement when Jamie picks up the newspaper anymore. With the number of restaurants, and fine restaurants, in this overpopulated area, food reviews are more than neccessary. Especially for the sheepish out-of-towner who has no clue where to park their pallette for the evening.
So, without further adue, I introduce to you, our effort to combat culinary ignorance in our city, to seek out new restaurants and new establishments, to boldly go where no "foodie" has gone before. Ladie's and gentleman, THE DESTIN FOODIE RESTAURANT REVIEW.
Jamie will strive to be an objective passer-byer who can give you a reliable sense of local restaurants so that potenetial customers can make informed desicions about where to eat.