Over the past three and a half years I have written about my personal dining experiences from England and around the world. My collection will continue for as long as I have a passion for great food, travel and good company. My reviews are much more personal then you would normally find as I focus on the company as much as I do on the food.

I am hoping that those featured in my collection will be taken back to the moment and also on the memories they have from that day/night.

I am not a "margarita pizza" kind of girl when it comes to trying new foods. There are of course tastes I will sample once and never again - such as a battered chickens foot, however it is all about the experience of tasting something new and making up your own mind

I love food and writing and I hope this comes through when reading my blog. The aim of it is simply to make you smile

All the best

Morelle

“Welcome to Miami – "You eat a lot” Sushi Samba August 2009

          We arrived in Miami on Monday 4th August at our hotel Gansevoort South Beach. It was just recently built – 6 months prior so it wasn’t 100% finished; however it was perfect for us, complete with a roof top pool. Miami was booked as a last minute 10 day splurge to end the most amazing summer of 2008. I went with Dalia, Hannah and Tori. Our concierge- we named him Fernando- soon became our new best friend and he made a reservation for us at Sushi Samba. They have 6 restaurants including 5 in America and one in Tel Aviv.

          We jumped into our yellow cab and were greeted by front of house and were shown to our table overlooking the whole restaurant. The theme of the menu is Japanese, Asian, Brazilian and Peruvian fusion flavours. This exotic mix is also incorporated into the DJ, the design and even the layout of the restaurant.
           We all chose to eat sushi and dry white wine was perfect to compliment. That makes us sound so sophisticated, however this was really just a tame start to a drunkard night to follow. We ordered vegetable tempura and edamame beans to start and then we each went for a samba roll. This was 8 pieces of inside out roll and 4 pieces of sushi.
          My samba roll was lobster, mango, crispy rice, soy paper, red curry sauce and chives served with a lobster claw on a banana leaf garnished with exotic flower petals. As you can see from the photo this was beautifully presented.



          I also chose the salmon and avocado inside out roll. We were all in agreement that this was amazing sushi. The restaurant had a great buzz with a DJ, heaving bar, low lit lighting and good looking locals. Two bottles of Pinot Grigio later we were ready to continue the night in the Florida Rooms in the Famous Delano Hotel- co- owned by Madonna. Again Fernando our concierge had sorted us out with guest list so we walked right in. We carried on drinking vodka and vino until 4am. Lindsay Lohan was on the next table to us out with Samantha Ronson.
          We enjoyed our sushi experience so much we made another reservation for the following Tuesday night at 10.30pm. On average both meals for around £35 each. After our second meal we ordered a bottle of hot sake to share. We were all new to Saki and as this was a traditional Japanese alcoholic beverage we gave it our best shot... pun intended. Let’s just say it’s not suited to my palette but at least I gave it a go.

         Overall definitely an eating experience. Sushi samba’s website quotes
“From the carnival, inspired colours to the samba beat, to the centerpiece sushi and ceviche bar, the soul of sushi samba is about enjoying life and celebrating with friends. We welcome you Bern-vindo

600 lincoln road

miami beach, florida 33139

phone | reservations


305.673.5337 fax 305.673.5451
http://sushisamba.com/

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