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sue miller · 03-08-2008, 03:06 PM

L.G. Smith’s Steak And Chop House Ignites The Collectible Craze Campaign

Cuisine Wednesday, March 5th, 2008

Famed L.G. Smith’s Steak and Chop House has just ignited the Collectible Craze campaign with silver plated coins featuring Aruba’s landmarks.
The steakhouse revealed its latest offering over the weekend, an original and unique series of four silver coins featuring Aruba’s favorite icons.
The silver coins depicting the landmarks are not for sale, they can only be obtained at L.G. Smith’s, where they are presented at the end of each memorable meal as a keepsake, a memento of the delightful experience.

In total there are 4 coins to be collected. The first one features the California Lighthouse, the second has Aruba’s indeginous Divi-Divi Tree, the third displays a cluster of proud Pipe Cacti, and the fourth … Read more…

L.G. Smith’s Steak & Chop House, Love Your Steak Campaign

Cuisine Wednesday, March 5th, 2008

The L.G. Smith’s Steak & Chop House one of Aruba favorite restaurants, home of flavorful, juicy steaks and premium seafood, hosted a most successful Autumn Festival of Flavor in November last year.
The festival menu was created by visiting Master Chef Eugene Swalen, from Holland, featuring a 3-course menu of mouth-watering dishes, combining exquisitely prepared appetizers, hearty main courses and tantalizing desserts.
Three of Master Chef Swalen specialties have since earned an honorary place on the L.G. Smith’s Steak & Chop House menu and as the Autumn Festival of Flavors concluded, the chef’s three favorite dishes remained and are available every night as part of the restaurant’s new Love Your Steak campaign.

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Every Frog Has His Day

Entertainment Wednesday, March 5th, 2008

A special night designed to entertain the island’s tourism officials and hotel concierges and executives introduced Senor Frog’s, a new fun spot serving international cuisine and Mexican favorites.
The local restaurant, on Weststraat 1, Oranjestad, is affiliated with Senor Frog’s family of restaurant-bars, spread around exotic places such as Hawaii, the Bahamas, Puerto Rico, Puerto Vallarta, Island Margarita, Cancun, Cozumel, Playa Del Carmen, Mazatlan, Acapulco, Myrtle Beach and more. It has been dishing out music, cocktails-by-the-yard and family-style platters for the past 45 years.

In Aruba, Senior Frog’s is the new incarnation of the much-loved, now defunct Carlos & Charlie’s, while the latter closed - too small, too … Read more…

canarymoon · 04-13-2008, 10:18 PM

The previous post made me curious about this Divi Divi Tree... so I googled it.

Here's what I found:

The famous Divi Divi treeis Aruba's natural compass, always pointing in a southwesterly direction due to the trade winds that blow across the island
from the north-east.

Aruba's trademark:
the Divi Divi or watapana tree

An interesting observation is that attempts to plant this tree in other parts of the world have proved futile - it seems the Divi Divi is most comfortable in Aruba!

Interesting, yes?
And here is the link to the webiste:
Aruba - Attractions - Sights & Sounds - Flora, Fauna & Wildlife

Cruise Planner · 04-14-2008, 08:38 PM

Try Charlie's Bar & Restaurant in San Nicolas - absolutely wonderful!! And the ambiance is awesome. default (www.charliesbararuba dot com/

Pete

hanna · 04-14-2008, 10:05 PM

Sure wish I had seen this before we went to Aruba. Wherever we ate, it was non-descript.