As Facebook won't let me or my friends forget, yesterday was my birthday. I'm in Miami now, hanging out on a windy but pleasant morning until the coffee's kicked in enough for me to go for a bike ride.
Yesterday was a fairly typical day here, really. We've been to this place 6 or 8 times before and know the drill. I got up early and rode my bike over to the mainland (we're on Key Biscayne, it's an 8 mile ride to Miami proper) and then had breakfast, sat on the beach until it got windy and they took our umbrella away, then by the pool, where they have less wind and sturdier umbrellas.
For dinner, we went to Zuma, considered by many to be the best restaurant in Miami. We were in no way disappointed. It's what they called Contemporary Japanese, the word "contemporary" in this context meaning that they can do whatever they want and if it's similar to flavors from Japanese food it's good. I don't think that's what the word really means, but no matter.
We got the tasting menu, which was too much food, but just wonderful. It went on for a couple of hours. I think it was a dozen courses plus 2 palate cleansers. Everything was delicious, and the dessert presentation, featuring fresh fruit, sorbet, pudding and chocolate lava cake, was maybe the best dessert I've ever had. Raspberry-wasabi sorbet? Bring it on!
But the bonus was, we missed the debate! I've read about it, of course, but to not have to listen to it was a gift to the senses and a great extra birthday present.
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