Great Food, Great Friends...what more can I ask for?

 There are many things in life that I appreciate, but two things that I hold close to my heart (aside from family) is FOOD & FRIENDS.  I have a strong appreciation for food and I will never deprive myself from a good meal.  Earlier today, I, along with a few colleagues of mine (professional chefs of course!), decided to hit up Sugarcane in Midtown Miami.  I have been there a few times with a few friends from out of town, but I heard they have a great happy hour!  I have to give my experience a two thumbs up!  You can tell that this is the happy hour spot because there was not a single chair available at the bar.  Plus, it helps a lot that the price is pretty reasonable.  Sushi rolls were $5, beer cocktails $7, and infused cocktails $7!  I highly recommend everything on their happy hour food menu especially after I ordered almost every item, including the Kobe Burger pictured above!  Really yummy and I loved how they topped it off with quail egg!  I would go back again, even if wasn't happy hour. Great vibe, great food and great service!

Now, to my other favorite thing...My Friends!  I am so blessed to have great friends that love and care for me!  Meet my friend T (picture on the top).  She's my awesome girlfriend here in Miami whom I met two years ago when I first moved here.  She's a total gem and opened up her home to me when I was transitioning my move here in Miami.  We have our monthly dinners and love to just catch up on life!  Now on to the bottom picture, my girlfriend Ivy just recently visited me a few weeks ago to enjoy sunny Miami.  Aren't my friends stunning???  Yes, Ivy is one of my dear friends from back when I was still in college.  Funny story of how we met...we love telling this story coz of people's reaction.  We met on the set of the video shoot of The Game & 50 Cent's "This is How We Do".  Please don't even go there...don't ask me why I was at a video shoot.  But yes, you can only imagine we were 2 Asian girls in a group of madness.  So, we love telling that story. Okay moving on... so, Ivy is not only a dear friend of mine, but a very talented and beautiful model.  For those poker fans, she is one of the Royal Flush Girls from the World Poker Tour, hence why she was in town the same week they were here. I will tell you, that group of girls from the models to the crew...were pure awesomeness! Super down-to-earth and far from stuck up! We had such a blast!  From lavish dinners to yachts to mani pedis... her visit was much needed "girl time".

These are just two of my good friends... but, you can't blame me for bragging about my awesome friends.  I am a broken record...but I am so blessed and lucky to be surrounded by positive people.  Despite the occasional drama in life, I feel great to be living in my shoes.  My life is kinda awesome. :)