Sugarcane Raw Bar and Grill (Miami)

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What I did on my summer vacation! Flew down to Ft Lauderdale with the family and met up with a friend (Mike) and his family that I haven't seen in person since 1986.



Despite this and thanks to Facebook I felt like I knew his wife and family. We had previously planned on a grand meal... and for heaven's sake we had one. Mike drove us down to Miami and we ate at Sugarcane Raw Bar and Grill. We had reservations for 8, 4 adults and 4 teens. We were promptly seated and mike proceeded to order the entire freaking menu in multiples of 4. We had other diners stopping by and ogling our spread, it was decadent and spectacular with the teens feasting as only teens can do. Here are most of the dishes.
We started with fried pig ears





crunchy and delicious, followed closely by edamame and fried shisito peppers



Food began arriving in rapid succesion after this, croquetas and bacon wrapped figs



a seafood tower, multiple views!







Then steamed pork buns (delicious) and ceviche



Cured meat plates





beef tartare with a quail egg



Wagyu beef sliders with a fried quail egg on top (also spectacular)



Bone marrow with veal stew trimmings







grilled squid and octopus





chinese barbecue spare ribs



Duck confit on a waffle, topped with a fried duck egg





and finally dessert, torrejas, rhubarb pie, ice cream







The whole affair was monumental and incredibly fun. Every dish was outstanding and the company supreme.



Hope not to go 25 years before the next get together.

Breakfast with no power

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Sensi

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I went to Sensi with a large group of people and we had a tremendous meal, and a great time. I tried to document most peoples dishes but didn't succeed with some, here are some of the great dishes we had.

They offered us a mixed appetizer dish (for parties of 7 or more) which included fried calamari



very thick not gummi or hard, perfectly cooked.
Seared tuna with onions



Mini crabcakes



all where excellent (I may have missed some)
On the mains we had:
Lamb chops



Risotto with seared tuna



crab cakes



Fetuccini with pesto (for the vegetarian in the group)



and the ribeye



The food was tremendous, and the ambiance great. We put down a couple of bottles of wine and brought home a ton of food. a great place to eat as a group, but also one for couples as they seated us away from the 2 people tables.

Acacia Midtown - Wines of New Zealand

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The Empress

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I ate lunch at The Empress today. The menu is interesting with breakfast and lunch options available till 5pm. I ordered the vichyssoise soup and the Roasted Vegetable Plate.
The vichyssoise was had great flavor and was nicely cold on a hot day.



The Roasted Vegetables where outstanding. I think this is the best bunch of vegetables I have ever eaten, seriously. I have had great menestras de verduras in spain but those have ham in them, this was straight up tasty veg.



The hummus was garlicky, and paired well with the well seasoned vegetables. I had a great lunch, attentive service in a nice place.