Miami in Three Parts: Part Two of Three

Not the version I read, but awesome

 

Miami through Miami

Food references I can recall from the Didion book:

1. Chicken vol-au-vent, in reference to the complete assimilation of Cuban exiles into not only white Miami culture, but into the upper-crust philanthropic establishment. As in the paraphrase, “charity benefits hosted by Cuban socialites, featuring fashion models and chicken vol-au-vent.“
2. Fried bananas, black-bean soup, gourds, plantains, and iced coconuts, as examples of the exotic Latin flare that newspapers generally considered to be the Cuban contribution to Miami.
3. Paella for two thousand (2,000 mussels!)
4. The courtyard of the Malaga restaurant on Calle Ocho

Miami in Three Parts: Part One of Three Parts

I’ve been in Miami for the Miami Book Fair International, and in order to get wifi at the Hilton, you have to be in a common area. As I am a nudeblogger, and the hotel has a strict policy against nudeblogging in common areas, I was unable to post any updates from South Florida, and now I’m all backed up with nonsense to share. With any luck, I’ll be able to course my rants into three installments, but it might run over to five, or come in short depending on how much time I spend watching puppies sleep in a basket today, and how much time I spend regretting that.

So, part one.