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Written by Teresita Blanco (The Artsy Sister)
Miami Beach Revisited Colin Street
I recently went back to Miami Beach with my family. I used to visit the place often back when I lived in Hialeah. Hialeah became quite infamous due to the snow. It doesn’t snow, but the movie folks seem to think so. Anyhow…Since I live in Kendall now, it is quite a far away to visit Miami Beach on a weekly basis. The ride there was pleasant enough. You need to get there super early to get parking. We didn’t enter the beach per say. We had come there to eat at Manolo. We wondered about while digesting the food....
Manolo Revisited Foodie Travel
It had been ages since I visited Manolo. It is not that the restaurant got bad. Rather, we moved pretty far away from Miami Beach. It became a real pain to visit that beach and all the places around it. So, this weekend we worked up the energy to visit Manolo again. It was decked out for the FIFA event. At night, the place gets super crowded with fans. This is why it is important to visit it super early if you just want to eat food. We ordered the usual: hotdogs and pizza. Mom had breakfast. It was all...
Divieto Foodie Restaurant Italian Food
I went to Divieto with my family. It was an Italian restaurant that was recommended by one of mother’s friends. It is a tad more expensive than olive garden. The first thing we had to mention is the ambience. It has a nice look. It also has TVs for you to see Sports. One of the waiters informed us that the place was inspired by Prohibition Era Italian restaurants. It was a nice factoid as all. For appetizer, we had the Antipasto Misto. It came with various hams, breads and jams. The jam in the center was specially yummy. For...
El Toro Loco Restaurant Foodie
I went to a new restaurant with my family. It was new to me. The décor reminded me a bit of Longhorn. It feels like they didn’t want to redecorate. So, they just changed the name of the building and they painted a flaming bull over the kitchen area. The place does BBQs. I went there mostly for the desserts. We had serrano croquetas. They were nice and round. Mom had ribs, bro had lamb and I had chicken. The salad was yummy and so where the truffle fries. The drinks were also sweet. The mango juice actually tasted like...
Dadeland Mall Britto Store Travel
I was roaming about the Dadeland mall when I saw a Britto store. The place opened recently. It seemed like a good place to window shop. It has figurines, paintings and a cool chess set. I took both video and photos. My mom also bought some mats. You know, the thing you put our food on top. You can also frame it. Anyhow, I hope that you find amusing the few photos I took. I looked at the paintings from up close. They have brush strokes. It was interesting to observe Britto’s painting technique. He is a talented painter. There...