Oh, the food in Miami. With a warning to my vegetarian friends, take a gander:
Happy B-day, Dale!
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Before going out we don our fancy shoes. That's me glowing. :~)
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This
Brazilian restaurant was the highlight for certain:
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Dale and Kevin treated the group!
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Left to right: Antong, Dale, Brian, Claudia, me, Kevin, and Ellen. Friend Claudia was kind enough to take the photo.
So it works like this: waiters come by with skewers of meat such as sirloin, tenderloin, chicken hearts, lamb, chicken legs, sausages...you get the idea. It's sliced from the skewer onto your plate.
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If you'd like a portion, you flip the piggie to "yes please."
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And then you make a piggie of yourself.
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Monster-sized desserts of flan and mousse follow, of course.
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And then you basically have to sleep sitting up because you can't lie down for hours.
But then there's always room for morning grits!
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My, we were treated to a feast the entire week!