If you're an Alex Rodriguez fan, you might want to head over to Origin Asian Bistro & Sushi in South Miami; it seems he frequents the place. Here's what blogger Blind Mind had to say about it in his review of the restaurant:

Ok, so I stopped by Origin last night for dinner just like I said. It was incredibly good and I was reminded that I need to go back more often. Being that I was in Loserville, aka "dining alone" haha, I decided to sit inside rather than take up an outside table. It was kind of a bummer because one of my favorite things about eating outside there is that you get to see all the guys coming and going from "Booby Trap" next door...sinners haha. The inside is really nice and I think they repainted because I thought the paint used to be purple and its now a nice sage green. I could be mistaken though. There was one decoration that really stood out as an eyesore though. They have a staircase that leads upstairs to where the bathrooms are located and it is lined with 3 HUGE Alex Rodriguez autographed jerseys, one for each team he has financially sunk into the ground with his ridiculous contract before choking in the playoffs. I was thinking that either the owner is a huge fan or somehow A-Rod is involved with the restaurant, which would explain the eyesore jerseys since he has a huge ego to feed. Sure enough, 2 minutes later A-Rod comes walking down the stairs to have dinner with his wife who was surprisingly not that attractive at all. Now I understand the rumors that he cheated on her haha.

Overall it was another great trip to this South Miami restaurant and I can understand why they would consider opening another one in Key Biscayne. My bill came to $31 and I added $6 for tip. Not bad for 2 high quality apps, a huge sushi roll, and a beer. I definitely recommend that any Asian food fans check this place out. On my way out, I looked at A-Rod and he gave me one of those, "Yeah, I know you know who I am, please dont bother me" head nods. I can respect that, so I simply said, "Go Sox" as I walked past and he gave me the "Thats funny...asshole" smile haha.

More good eats at Origin Asian Bistro [Blind Mind]
Origin Asian Bistro & Sushi [MenuPages]
Origin Asian Bistro & Sushi [Official Site]

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We don't generally do a lot of gossip stuff here, but we thought we should alert you all to the presence of a certain Yankees shortstop at a certain popular sushi restaurant on Miami Beach, where he's come to wallow in the sad memory of a shortened postseason. The scandal, however, occurred later, on Sunday morning, when two women emerged from his room at the Shore Club and created a bit of a scene when they found that said shortstop had not paid for their parking. Clearly, he'd been banking on the extra cash from a postseason bonus. Oops.

Jeter hits SoBe to ease the pain [Miami Herald]
Sleep with Jeter, park free [NY Post]
Nobu Miami Beach [MenuPages]
Nobu Miami Beach [Official Site]

Maybe we should just make a "Versailles" category over there on the right, what with the upcoming presidential campaign and all of the rumors of a certain dictator's death. Because where do the candidates and television cameras go? Yep, Versailles.

Today, it was Fred Thompson, a presidential dark horse and the man best known (at least to us) as the district attorney on Law & Order. He stopped by Versailles during a brief visit to Miami for the requisite photos of him drinking a cafecito, which he apparently gulped down "like a tequila shot." For more reports of the event, check the Herald and Babalu Blog.

Versailles [MenuPages]
Thompson Visits Little Havana [The Caucus at New York Times]
Thompson: Don't blame guns in cop killing [Miami Herald]
The Versailles Fred Thompson Report [Babalu Blog]
Fred Thompson [IMDB]

But what does it taste like? Sara of All Purpose Dark has this to say:

In that span of time I managed to suck down two flutes of the sweet liquor, which reminded me of a melted pack of lemon-drops spiked with alcohol.

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Ah, to be rich and famous and get away with something so incredibly obnoxious as bringing your own personal chef to cook for you at a restaurant. The chefs at Casa Tua just wouldn't do for Sting and his wife Trudi, who insisted that their personal chef be allowed to prepare them a meal in the restaurant's kitchen, according to a recent article in The Sun. The restaurant's regular chefs, however, were deemed good enough to make food for Sting's guests. Oh, to be a fly on the wall in Casa Tua's kitchen on that night.

We also learned that Sting had some recent problems with another personal chef, whom he fired when she couldn't keep up with the 14-hour days he and his wife demanded. Did we mention she was pregnant at the time?

It seems the fussiness doesn't extend to the rest of the band members; Andy Summers, The Police's guitarist, was recently spotted dining at Versailles. We'd love to see what would happen if Sting were to bring his personal chef there.

Every chef you take, eh Sting? [The Sun]
'Sting and Trudy cast me out for having a baby,' chef tells tribunal [The Daily Mail]
Vigil Recap: Synchronicity [Babalu Blog]
Casa Tua [MenuPages]
Versailles [MenuPages]

Photo: The Daily Mail