The joke of the title might take awhile...I might still be workshopping it :)
Today was not a nice weather day, for beach going, here. It was in the low 70s (I hear it was like mid 30s back home, which I told someone that was why you come to Florida this time of year 😂) and cloudy with high winds -- 🌬...
So, we went to the local aquarium. But that's after the food porn.
We started last evening with some "pregaming" -- we went to a place called the Daiquiri Deck, which had a second floor looking west at the water. Here's the money shot.
Then we decided on a local French restaurant, Miguel's, which was a few steps away.
Background: Miguel's is old and has a great rep. Especially (be ready for this) as the best place in Siesta Key for Early Bird special dinners. 😂. As EH pointed out, not everyplace even has that category. 😂🤣 And the clientele after 6 PM looked like it. :)
We had a great dinner. We had apps, and the meals came with salads (I tried to get a Caesar instead of the house, but they do a lot of at the table stuff at Miguel's, including Caesars, so no go...)...and the Kid and RR got the mixed grille --
Yes, if you are looking closely, there are TWO filet mignons there, with two different sauces (bearnaise and burgundy), along with two lamb chops and a veal cutlet (in the middle). There were nummy sounds as it was eating. EH had the steak and frites and I had the Boeuf Diane.
But the highlight was dessert. They did all kinds of cook at the table desserts -- this video will give you a feel for it...Barbie, the server, was a sketch. At one point she (look at her) called me "Pops." I don't get it.
Bananas foster. See title. It was the best bananas foster EH had ever had. Getting it made that way, which really makes the dish (we were told it's all about the carmel plus the crisp on the bananas :)) so...
We came back, unbuckled our belts, and played euchre. Despite some tight games (the last was again 9-9 before the W), the Kid is still undefeated. And has mentioned it a time or two. 😡. The line of the play was EH saying "we smoked you like my smoked salmon at breakfast..." it might have gotten used a couple times later (whether appropriate or not :))
This morning we had French for breakfast (the rest of the title)...a place on main street called Bonjour. I am always weary of a place that calls itself a Frenchcafe (yes, all one word)...but it was okay. I had a crepe but RR had the classic Benedict, which was applauded for its heavy dose of Hollandaise. It is agreed in the fam that Bennies are merely a Hollandaise delivery system -- which makes Wednesday's smoked salmon thing a travesty.
After some putzing around, we were all dressed and went to the Aquarium. They have been doing marine life work here at the Mote since the 60s, and started at Siesta Key and now have this facility like 15 miles north on another key. It's a good facility and we all love zoos and animal life. I'm going with a couple video highlights, one scripted, one not.
First, of course, the sea otters. These two playing are the females, who have funny names, but I didn't write them down ): That is OC the Kid trying to talk the one into coming through the glass 😂
https://photos.app.goo.gl/Hp76YpMewq9KLob78
Then, on the walk back to the car, the Kid noticed this and EH got this great video 😂
https://photos.app.goo.gl/Hp76YpMewq9KLob78
Funny story: on the way back we ordered Starbucks, in a circle a mile away. I found a parking spot halfway around the circle (we were in St. Armand, if you care) and as I parallel parked one of the women said "there's a macaron place." I got out to get the Starbucks and the Kid said "hey! a Ben & Jerry's" and he went that way, halfway around the circle between the car, the macaron place, and the Starbucks. I got back to the car before he did and asked if they wanted macarons. I got the classic Midwestern "If you don't mind going..." 🙄 and went and bought six. Well, right after I got back, and he wasn't there, and I said "did they have to milk the cow for him," he comes back with a box of six macarons!!! 😂🤣. we only got 2 duplicates. And there were, amazingly, no complaints about having too many macarons.
Then we stopped in Siesta Key main street for "gelato," which turned out to be Yoder's ice cream and we partook -- this being only the first time on this vacation!!!! Travesty.
And now we wait till dinner...blogging, napping, putzing...you can hear the wind whipping in the one video.
Tomorrow...I don't know. But maybe no brunch food.
But it's EH's birthday, so there'll be stuff.
Manana
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