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About Versailles
Apr 08, 2021,12:09 PM
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This is where (Cuban) exiles gather to plot against and to topple Fidel Castro (at least with words), or so the urban legend goes. This is where U.S. presidents, governors, legislators, mayors and commissioners come to court the Cuban vote and be photographed sipping that potent brew of café served by waitresses who call you by terms of endearment: "cariño", "hijo mío", "mi amor". This is where the nation's television cameras converge to gauge Cuban-exile reaction when crooner Juanes is singing in Havana or militant Luis Posada Carriles is acquitted in Texas. This is where the media will surely be staged one day for The Big Party the day the tyrant (Fidel Castro) finally falls. Television networks have already reserved space around the restaurant to stage their live trucks here when The Day comes.
— The Miami Herald, July 10, 2011 [1]
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Nice shot!
By: India Whiskey Charlie : April 8th, 2021-06:51
I hope the food there is better than on the left coast (restaurant of the same name).
About Versailles
By: descartes1 : April 8th, 2021-12:09
From Wiki: This is where (Cuban) exiles gather to plot against and to topple Fidel Castro (at least with words), or so the urban legend goes. This is where U.S. presidents, governors, legislators, mayors and commissioners come to court the Cuban vote and ...
Great mood photo...
By: cshimokita : April 8th, 2021-15:13
perfect timing before the start of the evening... Casey
Origin
By: Uppersouth : April 8th, 2021-22:59
I’ve eaten there several times. One of the best bakeries in Miami. I’m pretty sure the family had an original restaurant named Versailles in Cuba, restarted in Miami after exile. Great food and authentic vibe. ...