Archived Article By Tom Fitzmorris Originally published October 28, 2007 Fire Reopens In Grayton Beach, Florida Fire, a good and original cafe in an old Warehouse District firehouse, closed a few months ago. But it has reappeared on the Florida Gulf Coast, east of Destin, in the magnificent Grayton Beach strip. Enough first-class restaurants are along Highway 30-A to call the area a restaurant row. Owner Brenda Darr lost her lease on the firehouse, exacerbating a tremendous loss of people in the Annunciation Street neighborhood. The apartment buildings across the street closed en masse after the hurricane, and that stole a lot of Fire's business. She managed to persuade a number of her employees to relocate to Florida, and now, there they are. The menu seems more ambitious than it was here, but that makes sense: there's more money on the Redneck Riviera than here. Hate to see her go, but don't blame her. And there are New Orleanians aplenty around Destin. Here's the web site for more information. Fire. 55 Clayton Lane, Grayton Beach, Florida. 850-231-9020. American. © 2007 Tom Fitzmorris. All rights reserved. news@nomenu.com