What is Doc Fords known for?
Doc Ford, the main character in a series of mystery novels, is a National Security Agency (NSA) agent turned marine biologist living on Florida's Gulf Coast. For fans of the novels (there are currently 24 of them) who want to go beyond the pages of the books, Doc Ford's Rum Bar and Grill is the perfect destination.
Who owns Doc Fords?
Marty Harrity"We're always looking (to expand), and we'll probably be ready within a year or so," said Mark Marinello, who along with longtime friend and business partner Marty Harrity owns and operates the restaurants named after the most well-known character in local author Randy Wayne White's novels.
What is Doc Ford's real name?
Randy Wayne White Marion “Doc” Ford may seem to the outside world to be just a marine biologist living on the Florida coast, but he applies his skills as a former government agent to protect his town, its shores, and its eccentric inhabitants.
Does Doc Fords have gluten free?
Their gluten free menu is huge! The staff was knowledgeable about their gf items. I ordered the lobster roll (which is a gf rarity) and it was amazing!
Where does Randy Wayne Wright live?
Randy Wayne White on the front porch of his Pine Island, Fla., home that he purchased in the late 1980s for about $225,000. Inching through spring-break traffic in Fort Myers Beach to reach Florida's Pine Island can take “an hour and five minutes—or three days,” says novelist Randy Wayne White.
How old is Randy Wayne White?
About 72 years (June 1950)Randy Wayne White / Age
Is Doc Ford still alive?
The Samohi community is mourning the death of longtime local educator Dr. Frank X. “Doc” Ford after his March 12 death due to Alzheimer's disease.
Where was the original Doc Ford's?
Sanibel IslandThe Original Doc Fords - Review of Doc Ford's Rum Bar & Grille Sanibel Island, Sanibel Island, FL - Tripadvisor.
Is Dinkins Bay real?
“Well, there's (semi-fictional) Dinkins Bay,” he says, “standing in for the real Tarpon Bay, a distinctive tapestry of mangroves, estuaries and prolific Calusa remains, mostly ancient shell mounds. “He also knows Pineland Marina on Big Pine Island well,” White says.
Where is Doc Ford's Beach?
Doc Ford’s Fort Myers Beach sits on the back of beautiful Estero Bay on San Carlos Island and offers the best waterfront dining on Ft. Myers Beach. Feel free to come by car or boat and experience live music and watch the largest shrimp boat fleet in the U.S. head in and out of the gulf thru Matanzas Pass. With seating inside and out, it’s ...
Who is Doc Ford?
Doc Ford is the baseball-loving, tropical adventurer who – not so surprisingly – has spent a lot of time in the same far flung places that I wrote about when I was a monthly columnist for places such as Cuba, Cambodia, South Africa, Australia, Vietnam, Borneo, and all over South and Central America. It was while traveling for that I came to know and love the superb cuisine of the rural tropics.
