There are few better ways to smooth the edges off a rough week than to settle into the comfy side porch at Backfin Blue and indulge in the sophisticated home cooking of Chef Bruce Harris. He makes a mean meatloaf and a nice prime rib (both surprisingly low-priced), but the main attraction is the catch of the day: Harris gets more than 90 percent of his fish in almost daily deliveries from Nachman Native Seafood. The conversation’s fresh, too; one of the servers has a day job as reporter for the Gulfport Gabber. 2913 Beach Blvd. S., Gulfport, 727-343-2583.
This article appears in Sep 14-20, 2005.