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Blue heaven key lime pie1/1/2024 The variations range from uncooked, vegan/gluten-free options to confections topped in mile-high meringue – and we’ve got just the suggestions to find a pie that suits your preference. Whatever your preference, you’ll find it at one of our restaurants.”īut these two versions aren’t the only unique twists on the treasured treat you’ll find across Key West. “So that’s why we serve one style in Latitudes, the other in Bistro 245. “That – the toppings – tends to be the biggest thing up for debate,” says Pastry Chef Zack Brinker and head of the pastry kitchen for Sunset Key Cottages’s Latitudes and Opal Key Resort & Marina’s Bistro 245. Aficionados argue (very tongue-in-cheek, of course) over whether it must be in a graham cracker crust or traditional pastry crust? Baked or not? Tart and tangy versus sweeter and silkier? And, perhaps most importantly, meringue or whipped cream? We’re talking about the proper way to prepare a key lime pie, which is believed to have originated in Key West in the late 1800s. Rather, this debate is over a sweet and tart dessert, made from sweetened condensed milk, eggs, and lime juice. Or which watering hole – Sloppy Joe’s Bar or Captain Tony’s Saloon – was actually Ernest Hemingway’s favorite stomping grounds. No, it’s not about whether the eight-square-mile island is the true southernmost point ( many allege it’s Ballast Key). There’s a great debate that consumes Key West.
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