Diana Blake-Taylor, familiarly known to the Central Florida Community as Lady D, has invited me to be a guest on her Global Diaspora Show during Women’s History Month!
After leaving Jamaica in the late 60s, Lady D has worked through her business ventures, humanitarian efforts and her radio programmes to bring the Caribbean expatriates in Central Florida together for 41 years!
Because of Lady D, many Caribbean Businesses are now easily found in Central Florida and she has been recognized by the Florida House of Representatives for her significant contributions.
By Stephanie Korney
Kudos for spreading our Caribbean Culture Lady D! I’m honoured to be asked to be on your show. See you later at 2PM Florida Time/1PM JA Time!
Have a great Weekend!
XoXo, Suga
By: Gabrielle Burgess (Founder/Owner, Suga Lifestyle)
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So thats 1PM JA Time/2PM EDT (Daylight saving time) on CAC Radio and TV: WOKB 1680AM and 100.7FM, streamed live to Facebook and Zoom.
Diana Blake-Taylor, familiarly known to the Central Florida Community as Lady D, has invited me to be a guest on her Global Diaspora Show during Women’s History Month!
After leaving Jamaica in the late 60s, Lady D has worked through her business ventures, humanitarian efforts and her radio programmes to bring the Caribbean expatriates in Central Florida together for 41 years!
Because of Lady D, many Caribbean Businesses are now easily found in Central Florida and she has been recognized by the Florida House of Representatives for her significant contributions.
By Stephanie Korney
Kudos for spreading our Caribbean Culture Lady D! I’m honoured to be asked to be on your show. See you tomorrow at 2PM Florida Time/1PM JA Time!
XoXo, Suga
By: Gabrielle Burgess (Founder/Owner, Suga Lifestyle)
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By: Gabrielle Burgess (Founder/Owner, Suga Lifestyle)
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Although it’s known that Miami has some of the best restaurants in South Florida, foodie & Suga Taster, Jehan was pleasantly surprised by her experience at Rusty Pelican from arrival to departure.
Suga Taster, Jehan’s Breakdown:
“The hostess was quick to check the reservation and seat the 5 of us as we arrived. Shortly after, our server Mike T. came over, introduced himself, provided our menus and took drink orders.
Rusty Pelican’s Old FashionedPassion of the SoulBlurred Lines
Mike T. was quite attentive as the evening progressed and even ensured to note any food-based allergies.
The Appetizers and Main courses did not disappoint!
Jumbo Gulf Shrimp CocktailDayboat Pistachio ScallopsCrispy whole local SnapperThe Chilean Sea BassRusty Pelican Board for two!Short Rib Empanadas
They lacked dessert options though and the two ordered did not hit the sweet spot. The Sticky Toffee Pudding is a warmed Date Cake served with brown butter pecans and caramel ice cream. The warm Cafe con leche consisted of white chocolate, cuban coffee, and cookies & cream ice cream.
Sticky Toffee PuddingCafe con leche
Looks and Sounds great eh? Sadly, the date cake was dry and dense and the Cafe con leche left a lot to be desired.
Despite the disappointing Dessert, the experience, Mains and cocktails were still great and I will definitely be back” ~Suga Taster, Jehan Knight.
Rusty Pelican Waterfront Restaurant Address: 3201 Rickenbacker Csywy, Key Biscayne, Florida Parking: Valet only Instagram: @rustypelicanmiami
EditedBy: Gabrielle Burgess (Founder/Owner, Suga Lifestyle)
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Dynamic Cuisines is a South Floridian Catering company operated by Krystal “Kryssi†Powell. In addition to catering, Krystal also hosts an occasional Fish Fry, has just acquired a Food Truck, and recently launched her Spice collection, which can be purchased at Bravo Supermarket by the corner of Pembroke and Flamingo Roads.
Spice Collection: The perfect combination of various spices to enhance the flavour of your favorite meat of choice, seafood, veggies and salads.
I have been fortunate to sample quite a few things from her menu and I have not been disappointed yet! She is truly a food lover’s dream come true!
Suga Taster, Jehan Knight’s Ratings for Dynamic Cuisines
Date and time of visit: Saturday, August 15, 2020 at 3:00pm
Pick up and go process: ★★★★★
Service: ★★★★★
Speed: ★★★★★
Food Quality: ★★★★★
Serving amount: ★★★★★
Plating/Packaging: ★★★★★
Value for Money: ★★★★★
Feast your eyes Suga Bears and check out Suga Taster, Jehan’s Comments in the Captions!
Say hello to Escovitch Chicken Wings! – Deep fried, juicy Chicken Wings topped with escovitch sauce, chopped onions, shredded carrots and bite-size scotch bonnet pieces. The Crabby Potato is a non-conventional twist on a loaded potato. It’s a Baked Potato stuffed with Crab meat and sprinkled with cheese. “She is not stingy with the crab meat nor the cheeseâ€Teriyaki Mushrooms: Mushrooms are fried to perfection and then glazed in a super-rich teriyaki sauce. These mushrooms are best when dipped in either blue cheese or ranch sauce which accompanied the order. Buffalo Mushroom – Deep fried mushrooms tossed in a homemade Buffalo sauce. Salt and Pepper Shrimp is crispy, salty, slightly spicy and is served with chopped jalapeño peppers. Sweet and Sour ChickenCrab Boil served with corn and red potatoes. Escovitch Lobster
As you can see, Suga Taster Jehan ordered a full spread! She goes to Dynamic Cuisines every week, so it is definitely #SugaEndorsed.
Floridians, order from Krissy today! She will ask you what time you would like your order for and she will make sure it is ready for you.
Edited By: Gabrielle Burgess (Founder/Owner, Suga Lifestyle)
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Gabrielle Burgess a.k.a Suga at Shooters Waterfront on October 20, 2019.
Suga’s got more for you to add to your Post Covid-19 Bucket List. I’m throwing it back to a brunch spread that I thoroughly enjoyed at Shooters Waterfront last October. The live music was entertaining too.
Shooters was offering delivery and takeaway/curbside pick ups, but are now closed and look forward to reopening when the COVID-19 curve flattens.
Here are a few teasers until they reopen!
Seafood Salad
Fruit Salad
Smoked Salmon
Breads and Tarts
Waffles, Crepes and Pancake station! Suga had Waffles (R) ðŸ˜
Desserts
There was a Carving station for the meat lovers too! Until tomorrow… Cheers!
Location: 3033 NE 32nd Ave, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308, United States
Ph: 954-566-2855
Website: https://www.shooterswaterfront.com
By: Gabrielle Burgess
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The Kansas City Chiefs advance to their first Super Bowl in 50 years! Congrats to them!
Tennessee Titans QB, Ryan Tannehill and Head Coach, Mike Vrabel showed their inexperience yesterday and Mahomes’ magic killed their fairy tale.
The Chiefs’ young and talented QB, Patrick Mahomes had 3 Touchdown passes, 1 memorable Touchdown (TD) run before halftime and punched his ticket to the Super Bowl! Chiefs won 35-24.
NFC CHAMPIONSHIP
The defense failed Green Bay and the 49ers had a field day, where Packers’ QB, Aaron Rodgers was sacked twice in the 1st half. The Packers were also intercepted twice and the 2nd quarter ended without them getting on the board, down by 27. Everything that could go wrong, went wrong. The Packers showed some life after Halftime. They got on the board with a TD, but defense failed them again, and 49ers were up 34-7 at the end of the 3rd. In the 4th, despite a comeback attempt that was too late by the Packers, QB, Jimmy Garoppolo and his 49ers rushing attack were just too fast and too much for the Packers. They won 37-20.
The Chiefs and the 49ers will go for the Lombardi!
Jennifer Lopez and Shakira will take Centre stage at the Super Bowl Halftime show.
Super Bowl LIV is Sunday, February 2nd at 6:30pm at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida!
By: Gabrielle Burgess
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ETARU Hallandale has dining by the terrace and an indoor/outdoor cocktail bar that specializes in contemporary Japanese Robatayaki-style cuisine. Robatayaki is when food is cooked at varying speeds over hot charcoal similar to barbecue.
Upon arriving to the restaurant, valet parking was smooth with a USD$13 charge. We were then directed to the hostess who had our reservation for three requesting outdoor seating several days prior. However, she apologized that there were no available tables outside. Once seated inside, our server, Vasiliki B. presented us with the dinner and drink menus, informed us about the cuisine offered including the fact that everything was a la carte, gave us a few minutes and then returned to take our orders.
Two servings of Pork Dumplings were requested, but one had to be sent back because a member of our party was allergic to sesame seeds. The server apologized for not asking about any allergies, as she was in a rush to get our orders in before the kitchen got extremely busy.
The downfalls with this restaurant were that a few of the dishes lacked flavour, which was appeased by the sauces they were served with. Also, the wait time, as we did not complete our meals until about 10:40pm after getting there at 7:30 pm.
Japanese Fried Chicken with YoZu Kosho Mayo
The fried chicken lacked flavour. It seemed as if no salt or pepper was added to the batter, but the sauce was rich and had hints of lemon zest.
Pork Dumplings with mushrooms, truffle and ponzu sauce.
The Pork Dumplings were tasty, but lacked an adequate serving of ponzu sauce to have all the flavours truly marry together.
Grilled half Chicken with spiced lemon saikyo miso.
The Grilled Chicken was seasoned well and reminded me a bit of ‘Pan Chicken’ from home (Jamaica). The lemon saikyo sauce had the perfect consistency and provided a burst of flavour from the various oriental spices.
Baked Sweet Potato with yuzu soft cheese.
The Baked potato had too much garnish and not enough yuzu soft cheese, so Suga Taster, Jehan was unable to fully appreciate the combo.
New Zealand Lamb Chops with Korean spices and sesame cucumbers.
The Lamb Chops were cooked medium, with a succulent slide off the bones with each taste. The pairing of the Korean spices and the sesame cucumbers were on point.
Broccolini, with ginger and moromi ginger.
The Broccolini was blanched perfectly, but I would have peferred if the sauce had been evenly dispersed.
10 oz. skirt steak with wasabi chimichurri.
The Steak was cooked medium well as ordered. The wasabi chimichurri sauce added the right amount of heat to the steak.
Yoghurt and Almond Cake with mango toffee, caramel miso Ice cream.
This dessert option was on point and satisfied our sweet tooth well!
ETARU Hallandale
Location: 111 S Surf Road, Hallandale Beach, FL 33009.
Ph: 954-271-3222
Edited By: Gabrielle Burgess
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Juniper on the Water offers valet parking and has both indoor and outdoor dining, but I can’t see why you would pass up the stellar views by the water to dine indoors.
They specialise in Seafood and offer happy hour daily, dinner nightly and weekend brunch.
Our server was a bit quick on taking away the menus each time, but other than that, she was polite and quite attentive.
Serving sizes were more than generous, as some mains could be shared for two. The seafood was fresh and the dishes were flavourful. We all enjoyed our appetizers and main courses, except for the Seared Red Snapper Fillet. Jamaicans tend to prefer Saltwater fish versus Freshwater fish and appreciate a bit more seasoning.
Red Snapper Filet (USD $28) – Roasted cherry tomatoes, charred cipollini onions, capers in a saffron broth.
Appetizers
Ceviche Mixto (USD $16) – Shrimp, Cod Fish, Octopus, leche de tigre, shaved red onions, micro cilantro, aji amarillo dressing.
The Cioppino (USD $38) (Not photographed) that was a Gulf shrimp, mussels, clams, Atlantic cod, lobster meat Seafood Stew served with grilled bread was delightful as well.
Seafood Paella (USD $38) – Toasted Israeli couscous, walnut pesto, calamari, mussels, clams, gulf shrimp, fish filet, chorizo, English peas, roasted bell peppers.
Their signature Seafood Paella lived up to its prestigious reputation. It was a steamy burst of flavour that I thoroughly enjoyed.
There was no room for Dessert, but Juniper on the Water is #SugaEndorsed.
Juniper on the Water
Location: 1975 S Ocean Dr, Hallandale Beach, FL 33009, United States
Ph: 954-544-3370
Website: https://www.juniperonthewater.com/
Instagram: @juniperonthewater
By: Gabrielle Burgess
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My Aunt, Maxine Spencer visited Barton G for her birthday in August and highly recommended it as a must-stop destination in Miami. From what I saw, I knew I had to visit on my next trip with my husband, Randy.
Epicurean delights were served on eye-popping displays that only added to the enjoyment of the food, great service and ambience. We also had front row seats to see them all come out the kitchen.
We kicked things off with cocktails like no other!
Stairway to Heaven – Grey Goose Cherry Noir, Godiva White Chocolate Cream, Frangelico
Appetizers
The appetizers were so tasty, you had to worry about space for the entrees!
Lobster Pop Tarts (USD$29) – Lobster and Fontina Mornay sauce, Flaky Phyllo, Tabasco Hollandaise, Tarragon Aioli
The flavours and textures in the Lobster Pop Tarts were truly a pleasant surprise. There was even a hint of sweet.
Laughing Bird Popcorn Shrimp (USD$27) – Crispy Rock Shrimp, Sweet & Spicy Chili sauce, Popcorn
The Popcorn Shrimp had the right amount of crisp, complemented well by the sweet and spicy chili sauce.
The tender, juicy delish Sliders almost struck me out! But I wouldn’t allow them to do so. I just had a taste.
Strike Out Sliders (USD$36) – Wagyu Beef, Gruyere Cheese, Red Onion, Jam, Smoked Ketchup, Garlic Aioli, Black Truffle Brioche
Eye-popping Entrees!
Orange Salmon (USD$39) – Pan Seared Salmon Loin, Garden Patatouille, Roasted Pepper Paint, Herb Pesto, Fennel Chip
Randy Burgess with his Samurai Tuna (USD$42) – Ahi, Korean spices, Kimchi Risotto Fritters, Sweet Miso Butter, Shishito Peppers
The Ahi Tuna was perfection. Look at those cuts!
I have to confess that we also had the best Lobster Mac and Cheese I have ever tasted. It was divine with huge pieces of Lobster.
I thoroughly enjoyed my Risotto Jambalaya. A burst of different flavours with the best of both worlds, Meat and Seafood. Of course I couldn’t finish it, but I must say that the Okra and Spices were sensational additions to the dish.
Did we really have Dessert?! Of course! You cannot pass up on getting the ‘Dolla Dolla Bills Y’all’!
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Mega Rich chocolate ganache and dulce de leche tart, under a gold brick shell that was torched off! Vanilla bean ice cream and golden caramel corn. THE perfect way to end the night. 💯
Barton G is definitely rated 100 by Gabrielle Burgess a.k.a Suga and is undoubtedly #SugaEndorsed !
Barton G. The Restaurant – Miami Beach
Location: 1427 West Ave, Miami Beach, FL 33139, USA
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