Mangoes goes . . . to Rev. Joe

Amy and Giorgio have been running the place -- and making a mark not just on Duval Street, but on the whole island -- for the last 16 years.

Great, award-winning food, and a terrific place to eat it.

And then. . . .

I don't think it was just me. The place seemed to lose the fun (and the awards stopped coming, for whatever reason).

But this morning's paper had big news: They'd sold to the Fogarty's group, and Joe Walsh pledges to retain the staff -- and give it a bit of a jolt. (He's always the Rev. Joe to me, by the way, because the burger by that name at Caroline's is always a religious experience).

I'm looking forward to trying it out after their re-inspection, mandatory when a restaurant changes hands. And I'm going to be among the first to request a table on the rail for Fantasy Fest. Caroline's has been our perch there for the last three or four years, and this will bring us that many blocks farther from the, uh, delights of Lower Duval, and closer to home.