Today was a day of food. I had the very rare treat of lunching with a couple of friends/former coworkers this afternoon on a wind-swept and sunny veranda overlooking a marina/channel in Fort Lauderdale then hit up my favorite restaurant in all of Miami, Michael’s Genuine, to celebrate my DH’s birthday.
Lunch was fabulous–I forgot how much I missed those girls–and we had a really perfect, cathartic afternoon. Complete with good food & booze.
Dinner at Michael’s Genuine is always great. It’s really down to Earth, genuine even, and has a great quality/seasonal and local where possible ethos. This is a place that makes a simple dish like a quarter chicken taste so good, my husband wanted that instead of a big juicy steak for his birthday dinner. And that’s really saying something for a carnivore like him. We also had the ridiculously tasty hand cut potato chips with French onion dip, a mussel dish, cheesy grits, and perhaps one of the 10 best dishes I’ve ever put in my mouth: popcorn ice cream for dessert.
My day has left my belly past full and my psyche satisfied. Thank you, ladies.
Pics: lunch with the ladies, chocolate mousse tulip cup with lunch, birthday “Popcorn and Peanuts” dessert at dinner.
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