Mister M and I celebrated our first anniversary in style at Joel Robuchon in Las Vegas. The best meal we have ever shared together started with delicious caviar.

You must save room for dessert! Besides the desserts we ordered, there was an anniversary cake AND this dessert cart that was filled with everything from macaroons to mango marshmallows to truffles. We left stuffed to the gils.

Inside the cameo room at Bern's Steak House

If you head to South Tampa’s legendary Bern’s Steak House, you may find yourself at a crossroads of sorts. With one foot in the 1950’s and another in the present, you are immediately bombarded with the restaurant’s aesthetic- dark paneled with gilded chandeliers and an old school waitstaff serving french onion soup in pewter bowls. But you may also learn that your waiter worked on the Bern’s farm where your salad and organic vegetables were grown and that the chef ages his own beef and roasts his own regionally grown coffee. This is something that trendy locavore eateries pride themselves, yet Bern’s has been doing this for years. It is for this reason Bern’s is included on the Zest’s Best Florida Steakhouse list.

Diners flock to Bern’s because of its landmark status build on the quality of their steaks. The dry-aged, corn-fed U.S. Prime beef steaks are still the main attraction at Bern’s (62 hand-cut cuts worth), but lamb, veal, chicken and seafood are also on the menu. Sold by weight and thickness, steaks are prepared to perfection and the sauces and accompaniments are expertly executed. Impressive doesn’t begin describe their wine list (it includes some 6,500 selections). After dinner, a quick tour of the bustling kitchen, through the wine cellar to the uber cozy Dessert Room–complete with a request-taking piano player– is a required tradition. 1208 S. Howard Ave., Hyde Park, Tampa, FL, 33606. Tel: (813) 251-2421.

Prix Fixe beef at Chima

The prix fixe menu at this sleek and modern Brazillian steakhouse gives diners a ton of food and an unusual experience, which is why it makes the Best Steakhouses in Florida list. Meat is king at this steakhouse where seasoned meat (rodizio) is placed on skewers, and slow cooked over a wood burning flame. The key to a successful dining experience at Chima is managing the little coaster at your placesetting that communicated to the staff whether you’ve had enough or would like more of the dozen types of meat– from filet mignon, lamb chops to the Brazilian favorite, picanha from the grill. The salad bar is stocked with soups, cheeses, salamis and salads and churrassco is served with starches like fried polenta and mashed potatoes. Chima is a festive option for group dinners too. Prix fixe at $50 per person. 2400 E. Las Olas Blvd. Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33301. Tel: (954) 712-0580.

Where's the Beef? This week, Zest uncovers the best steakhouses in Florida

What makes a steakhouse standout? Choice cuts of beef for certain. But what about dark, intimate atmosphere?  Or outstanding side dishes?   Which steakhouses are your favorites? This week, we are sharing  are our picks for the best steakhouses in Florida. Here are our Insider favorites:

See and be seen at Prime at Prime One Twelve (Miami Beach)

Double down at Council Oak (Tampa)

Go Brazillian at Chima (Fort Lauderdale)

Experience classic innovation at Bern’s Steak House (Tampa)

It’s a Meat Market on Lincoln Road (Miami Beach)

Francophiles unite at BLT Steak (Miami Beach)

Prix Fix menus abound

Starting tomorrow, participating Coral Gables restaurants like Zest’s Best Restaurant Ortanique on the Mile, Fritz and Franz Bierhaus and Sushi Maki will offer three-course prix fixe menus for lunch and dinner. Prices vary from restaurant to restaurant but the promoters promise savings off regular menu prices.

Coral Gables Restaurant “Week” is a bit of a misnomer as the promotions are running through June 20^th. For more information and menus, visit the Coral Gables Restaurant Week website.