I’m very excited my husband Leo and I are going to the Roadhouse Cafe in Hyannis tonight for our Valentine celebration. It’s our favorite Cape Cod restaurant because we can combine two of our passions - food and live music. We actually eat in the area known as the BackDoor Bistro because it has the most famous and respected piano bar on Cape Cod. You’ll find some of the best New England and world-renowned musicians performing there. It’s fun because you never know who’s going to stop and sit in.

My favorite meal there is the Baked Seafood Caserole. It has big chunks of scrod, scallops and shrimp with lots of cracker crumbs in a newburg sauce. I usually take some home because I like to leave room for dessert! Leo is thinking about the salmon. But they don’t just have seafood, they have great pizza and sandwiches too. Oh, and the wine list is excellent. And the wait staff is really good at suggesting wine to go with your meal.

We often go on Monday night because it’s Jazz Night with the Lou Colombo and Dick Johnson Jazz Ensemble. These guys are known all over the world - and Leo and I count our blessings that we can just pop in eat a pizza and listen to this quality music. We see a lot of friends there on Monday night. And over the years we’ve made a lot of friends out of fellow jazz lovers.

So if you want to know a favorite local hangout this is it.