St. John is one of the most beautiful places on earth, but the food generally sucks. Everything - all of the vegetables and even alot of the fish - is flown to St. Thomas from far, far away, then shipped on a boat to this tiny island. Thank the stars for Shela's Pot, a little stand in the square right in front of the ferry dock in Cruz Bay. A lunch plate from Shela's is about $15, but for that you get a meat or fish and about 25 side items. I don't even know what all she piled in there, but some things, like the rice and peas, cabbage salad and cornbread stuffing, were delicious. (Other side dishes, like the canned veg-all, not so much.) The fried fish, served whole, was fresh and flaky. It had been covered in a cornmeal coating, then fried, then stewed in tomatoes, peppers and onions - definitely the best fish we had all week. Topped with a few squirts of her homemade hot pepper sauce, this yummy lunch fortified us for another tough day at the beach.
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