We woke up today to, what, about 5″ of snow? Believe it or not, that makes me feel better about not still being in Miami. If it’s going to be cold, then it might as well snow and be beautiful, too.
Just a quick post about the minimal yet brilliant design elements at Grass Restaurant & Lounge, in Miami’s Design District. We’d heard it was one of the best places to eat outdoors, and we were not disappointed.
The whole restaurant is outdoors. There’s the thatched roof in the center, and little dining cabanas on the right side, but a lot of it was open to the sky, like our table. (Hi, John. Hey, nice pants. Are those new?)
The decoration was limited to one device: orchids suspended in glass containers of water, backlit. It was extremely effective.
You know, I remember seeing the same thing at Miss Yip Chinese Cafe last year. I wonder if that was the work of the same designer? I’ll look into it and let you know.
Anyway, we had to get to Grass there ridiculously early because we wanted to catch a movie, but it was fun to be there as it got dark. This was the view from our table.
Those medieval-looking wooden doors in the distance lead to The King Is Dead, their partner nightclub. (I LOVE that name.) The interior shots on their website make me think that we should nap up next year and pay it a visit. I’m sure it doesn’t open until I’m well into my second REM cycle.
Anyway, I tell you this because as the sky got darker, they started projecting this slow-mo slideshow onto the The King is Dead building from Grass. It was tacky and commercial and cool all at the same time. (Like lots of things in Miami, which is why we love it.)
Oh, yes: the food at Grass is outstanding. Forgot about that :)