Miami - December 12, 2008

Surface Area

Area 31 Seafood Restaurant Opens

Question: If a restaurant on the 16th floor has 12-foot windows overlooking Biscayne Bay, a 300-person ballroom, and an outdoor terrace with 2 pools, what is the total area?

Answer: Area 31, the new seafood spot opening atop the Epic Hotel on Monday.

Q: If Diner A orders cuttlefish with salmoriglio sauce (olive oil, lemon, fresh herbs) and Diner B orders mangrove snapper with a side of English pea risotto, who prepared Diner C’s salt-crusted dorade?

A: Chef John Critchley (trained by Boston’s famed Ken Oringer).

Q: If all 3 Diners order 1 of the ½-bottle list’s 25 wines, how many bottles does Master Sommelier Emily Wines recommend?

A: All of them.

Q: If Diner X and Diner Y were scheduled to meet at 8 p.m. to drink passion fruit mojitos in a private cabana, when did they arrive?

A: 8:30 p.m. (It’s Miami math.)

Area 31, 270 Biscayne Boulevard Way, Downtown, sixteenth floor (305-424-5234 or area31restaurant.com).