Almost like s’mores, with the graham cracker replaced by brussel sprouts and the marshmallow by caramel. With two brussel sprouts per toothpick sized stick, the bruleed goat cheese, cooked kale and toasted sunflower seeds added a velvety, bitter and crunchy note, respectively. While only three on a plate, it was more playtime and healthy eating than quantities of inhalation. With a penchant for all things juxtaposed and playful in presentation, I was surprised at the beauty of these green lollipops on a stick. With a childish streak in my Peter Pan loving veins, I saw a lollipop on the menu, prefixed by two healthy superfood loves: Brussel sprouts and goat cheese. Collectively, it melted in my mouth, and rather quickly disappeared. Served warm with the skin on, the fibrous bitter was almost a salty, smokey contrast to the sweetness of the coconut. The creamy combination with a heap of coconut cooked in coconut oil too, was a rich, salivating bite. I next received coconut corn potatoes, an essential start owing to my adoration for these root vegetable that is close to being a guilty pleasure. Visually stunning too, it was a palette of sunshine: orange squash and red tomatoes with soil hued kidney beans, bright quinoa dispersed with greens, and the lentil mix of earthy, rusty hues. Looking alarmingly like a bite from the neighboring Books and Books, it was one of the most succulent and fresh tastes ever, whisking me right back into the seashell speckled ocean I had come from. It was a 3 grain salad portioned into three sections: quinoa, lentils and legumes, with steamed vegetables, broiled tomatoes, pea shoots and sprouts. I started with an uninventively marked “Healthiest Platter Ever” – a suffix that I despise, for nobody says ever. It made for an airy, lazy air, filled with waiters with charming smiles and tables with plenty of street views for Miami’s favorite passtime: people-watching. I strolled in for a brunch, greeted by an ambiance that was mid century American with wooden hand crafted tables, glass walls and pure Oolite limestone rock. Off late, its also been awarded Florida’s main gluten free restaurant! With acid from limes, sweetness from guava or mangoes, proteins from local farms, the healthy way of dining ensures that South Beach goers are equipped with a body to hit the beach, and with the energy for whatever the night may bring. Since 2014, Chef Wessel has been serving vegan and vegetarian items in luscious tastes, living up to his James Beard nominee name. Oolite Miami, off of the glitzy Lincoln Road, happens to be one of these staples. Thankfully, on my many svelte afternoons and luscious nights spent in South Beach Miami, I have found that the art deco coast offers plenty of satisfying savorings which don’t minimize my self esteem to that of a bunny nibbling on unseasoned carrots. Which is why, when my vicarious appetite plunges into its torrential roaring state, I wonder how to juxtapose a so called healthy lifestyle with a craving for anything that starts with a melting pot of butter. You know the feeling when you slip into nothing and just gaze at the ocean from a beach? I get that feeling very often, and often am actually on the beach. For it can live repeatedly if remembered.
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