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It's Monday! and I'm back, and it feels so good to be writing this newsletter with not so much on my plate, LOL. As many of you know, I was helping with this year's City of Fort Pierce Juneteenth event. While it was a tremendous amount of work and I was spread pretty thin doing a million different things, it also was so, so worth it. Over a hundred people came up to me just on Friday. Everybody we door knocked and spoke to came out to the event. It was so incredible. I'm gonna link to a gallery of images that we posted, but I just can't thank y'all enough for supporting the event, coming out, having a good time, having fun! Just thank you!

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☀️ Day: High of 93°F | Sunshine to start, few afternoon clouds. 17% chance of rain.
🌙 Night: Low of 76°F | A stray shower or thunderstorm possible early.
🌅 Sunrise: 6:27 AM | 🌇 Sunset: 8:19 PM
🌙 Moonrise: 2:09 PM | 🌚 Moonset: 1:22 AM
🎶 Sounds like: "Summertime Magic" — Childish Gambino

first walked past Urban Tapas a couple months ago when they had just opened. A bartender invited us in, walked us around and the place looked elegant and well put together. I went back this past weekend with Jalyne and I'm glad I did 🍽️.

The concept is small plates meant for sharing and it works really well. Here is what we got:

🥚 The Cajun chicken egg rolls were the standout of the night. Cajun chicken, black beans, yellow rice, roasted corn and pimento cheese packed into a roll with a crunch that just hit right. I don't usually go for breaded stuff but I genuinely could not stop eating these. Best thing we ordered.

🥩 The lamb chops came with couscous, tabbouleh and a coconut curry sauce that took a minute to grow on me but ended up working. Meat was slightly chewy but the flavors were there once everything settled in.

🫓 The hummus with pita was tangy on first bite in a way I couldn't quite describe but it settled into something really good.

🌽 The grilled Mexican street corn was really good and very well seasoned. One side was slightly more charred than I would have liked but as soon as you bite in you get all the flavor at once. I can work with that.

Price wise it is not a cheap night out (We spent $80 tip included in that price) but it is reasonable. Order one plate each and you are probably walking out around $20 to $25 per person. The ambiance is elegant without being stuffy. Great date night spot. Not a dress up place exactly but the vibe will make me wish I had put in a little more effort into my fit choice. 😅.

8.75 out of 10. Will be back.

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