It helps to have a ruddy complexion, a beard, a stocky build or any other attribute that increases a resemblance to legendary author Ernest Hemingway. Thursday through Saturday, July 18-20, as many as 150 “Ernest” competitors and their fans are expected to converge on Key West for Sloppy Joe’s 39th annual Hemingway® Look-Alike Contest.
The look-alike challenge is a highlight of Key West’s July 16-21 Hemingway Days celebration, created to salute the writing talent and adventurous life of the literary master who lived and wrote in Key West throughout the 1930s. It takes place at Sloppy Joe’s Bar, 201 Duval St., where Hemingway enjoyed sharing cocktails and camaraderie with friends.
Reunions will come later. This world we re living in is almost a day to day thing. I m not going to be there when it opens this go around. We re not having a big grand opening, but I certainly hope to get back there soon, Paula Deen said Wednesday. We re looking so forward to being back with everybody and hoping to bring them wonderful experiences in the coming years. Hopefully it will stir up memories in older folks and create new memories for the younger ones.
The celebrity restaurateur, TV host and cookbook author appeared with her husband, Michael Groover, in Panama City Beach in May 2019 to celebrate the initial opening of the Pier Park location. After closing in November 2019, the Panama City Beach location now will be operated by Paula Deen Ventures, which already oversees her other Paula Deen s Family Kitchen locations.