coming reviews...

As soon as I finish my stint in Miami I will review the following restaurants. Not having access to my photos, I decided to wait and do them all at once...

super spinach salad at Shuckers in Northbay Village
terrific empanadas at UVA/69 on Biscayne Boulevard
walk out [again] of Red Lantern at Little River on Biscayne
total tepppanyaki at Benihani in Northbay Village
yummy yummy southern food at Yardbird on Lenox in Miami Beach
good prosciutto panino at Casa Mia Trattoria
novel sushi and a pot of udon at KIKO in Plantation
and the bad news: Anise Taverna is closed!

blognote: Watch for cauliflower story/zombie brain in Yardbird review!
bloginfo: Helping out at family restaurant during Chef's hospitalization

kyle bean: what came first and new work

This morning's fun from Design Boom.

Miami Beach Wedding

Attended the wedding of my niece in Miami Beach. A beautiful bride, a beautiful day and the very best food. Reception thanks to sister and chef brother-in-law. The wedding cake [and cupcake display] was made by another niece from upstate Florida.

Gilbertie's Place

Ate here at Gilbertie's Place last night, three of us, and had a good meal. Started with two apps: Spicy Calamari [special of the night $8] and Little Neck Clams [$12]. Both apps were delicious; the calamari huge, fresh, spicy and plentiful and the little necks were tender in a nice broth with spinach.

The stuffed Shrimp and Sole plate [$19] was huge with lots of stuffing. The New York Steak [$25] covered with  gorgonzola cheese and mushrooms and mashed potatoes/vegetables was well appreciated. My steak special [$27] was a New York Strip and Crab Cake Combo. The crab cake was excellent and the remoulade sauce was perfect. The steak ordered medium rare came medium. It lost a lot of its flavor from the flaw. The Spinach Risotto was very good.

'rememberable tastes'

café mocha [large $4.50] at Hartford Baking Company

Tamarind Grill and Bar

This small Thai & Malaysian eatery in Hartford is perfect for after theater dining. We ate here today after the Sunday matinée at Hartford Stage. Tamarind Grill is the sister restaurant of Thai Palace [review 4/12/12] in Bloomfield. Well this is the younger beautiful sister. We had a very nice meal and with a Groupon for $40 we ended up with quite the bargain.

Mango Shrimp

Crispy Eggplant

There was a Sizzle Duck app [$5] with one piece of roast duck in a Thai pancake for each of us, Pad Thai  [$10], Mango Shrimp [$15] with some large shrimp involved, Beef with Thai Black Bean Sauce [$13] served over spinach and my Crispy Eggplant [$11] which ended a pile of deep fried eggplant sticks and delicious. AWhite Lotus martini was ordered and judged delicious by one and strong by another and since it had coconut in it declined by myself.

bloginfo: Parking could be a problem during the day but plenty of spaces early in the evening.

laser cut nori for designer sushi

bloginfo: item news and photo taken from design boom