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While Florida inches toward decriminalizing the leisurely use of doobage, the recreational scarfing of sandwiches has been legal for ages, and we have Sir Edward Montagu, aka the Earl of Sandwich, to thank for that dude did for handhelds what Tommy Chong did for weed. But Cheba Hut, newly open on Colonial Drive, rolls both cultures into one big fat joint of an eatery.
Yes, marijuana and the munchies are both celebrated at the city s first Cheba Hut, and the East Orlando location is in close proximity to the chain s primary customer base: UCF students and WMFE on-air personalities. There are punny-named menu items, a thumping soundtrack (Cypress Hill and Peter Tosh get heavy rotation), and wall art that ll either hold your gaze or freak you out, depending on how baked you are.
In this series we pay tribute to the art we wish could visit and hope to see once travel restrictions are lifted.
If you are a country house fanatic like me, and you’ve been lucky enough to spend time travelling around Britain to seek them out, you might have visited some of the greats: Petworth, Blenheim, Chatsworth.
But have you heard of Boughton House, the “English Versailles”?
As an art historian born in England who works on the art and culture of Louis XIV’s France, I’m a little embarrassed to admit I only learnt about Boughton very recently.