Silo Season 1 Episode 5 - The Janitor's Boy

Silo Episode 5 Intro

Warning! Spoilers ahead! I have not read the book series this show is based on, so this is a highly speculative review and summary.Halfway through the season and as one answer is given two more questions appear. I am still very excited and hooked on the show. This episode moves along with more discoveries about the Silo and its society. More backgr...

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Silo Season 1 Episode 7 - The Flamekeepers

Nautilus shell and Gloria Hildebrandt

Warning! Spoilers ahead! I have not read the book series this show is based on, so this is a highly speculative review and summary. This week's episode picks up the pace even more from before as the plot advances... This week opens not with a flashback, but a dream scene, from a presumably throw away character from episode 1. The last few episodes ...

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Third meal at Alaine's Osteria in Palmetto Bay

Note, this is an older article. There is a comprehensive regularly update pate here: https://endlessvolo.com/blogs/alaines-osteria-in-palmetto-bay-total.html My pledge to make this a regular stop holds true as I visit this very nice family run neighborhood Italian restaurant. I had just been working out and decided I wanted to reward myself and in ...

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White Lion Cafe in Homestead

White Lion Cafe from outside

I've been working in Homestead all week and to cap off the end of my Homestead visit (likely the first of many to come), I decided to try a restaurant known for its ambience as well as its good food. Encouraged to make a reservation when I called, White Lion Cafe definitely fits the bill of a good date place, neighborhood restaurant or classy hang ...

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Best BBQ Ribs in Miami

Best ribs in Miami

A quest to finding the best ribs in Miami is no easy task. Many have their favorite restaurants and especially locals prefer some of the historically honored traditional establishments such as Shiver's or Shorty's.

A good rib is one that is tender, not dry and above all else, tasty. And with these come subjective interpretations, which is delicious to one person may simply be atrocious to another. Some are ok with parboiled ribs for tenderness while others demand that they be slow roasted or slowly smoked. There are varying styles of barbecue that differ from Texas to North Carolina as well as the regional accompanying sauces.

I went to four different barbecue places to try their selection, in search of the best ribs and I was surprised at the complexity of the task. Each place I went to held their own and have their own special merits and I could easily go to any of these places depending on what I am in the mood for on that particular day. I am in the fortunate, or if you look at my waistline, unfortunate position of liking everything, beef ribs, spare ribs, baby back ribs, so long as it tastes good and the meat is tender.

First on the list is Shiver's BBQ in Homestead. It is a landmark and has been around since the 1950s.

They have a large variety of offerings and when it comes to ribs they have the full gamut of pork spareribs, baby back ribs and beef ribs. You can get all three in the "rib trio" which is what I did:

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