Food Events: Miami Spice Chef Demonstrations
Posted on 15 August, 2008 by trina
Miami Spice is a great opportunity to see some top-caliber chefs in that center of Miami neighborhood life — Macy’s. This weekend Edgar Leal of Cacao is at Dadeland to showcase some of his Miami Spice dishes. In Aventura, La Marea’s Chef Pietro Rota will demonstrate selections from his Italian and Mediterranean menu. These events [...] » Read more..

Food Events: New Piemaker in Town
Posted on 14 August, 2008 by trina
Purple Pie Company Pies - photo courtesy of Alex Van Clief Meet the Purple Pie Company. Alex Van Clief bakes pies “made with hands, not from cans” out of her home kitchen. Why pie? Well, it’s just something she happens to be good at. Van Clief didn’t actually [...] » Read more..

Food Events: Limoncello + Popsicles = Happy Summer!
Posted on 1 August, 2008 by trina
Miami Dish loves a limoncello. We may have to send our John diRocco to The Tides Hotel to see if he approves of this unorthodox use of the yellow elixir. Chef Pietro Rota, of Tides’ restaurant La Marea, makes his own stash, which he uses for the genius invention of limoncello popsicles. The popsicles garnish [...] » Read more..

Food Events: Battle of the Chefs, Brosia Demo, and Endless Pours of Wine
Posted on 25 July, 2008 by trina
Last year’s Battle of the Chefs between Cindy Hutson and Jesse Souza Last year’s Battle of the Chefs was novel and entertaining. Advice: You might want to hit one of those Miami Spice preview restaurants afterwards, because all of that fine cuisine made me hungry, and the crudités available to audience members just didn’t cut it. [...] » Read more..

A Chain Letter You Want to Open: Cheap Cheesecake and Sort of Cheap Steak
Posted on 23 July, 2008 by trina
$1.50 a Slice! If you think Cheesecake Factory is crowded, wait until their 30th birthday. On July 30th, Cheesecake Factory will offer slices of their pies for $1.50, with a limit of one per customer (awww…). This was the original price when the first restaurant opened in 1978. Get there early to for [...] » Read more..

Five Ways to Get Your Ice Cream Fix!
Posted on 20 June, 2008 by trina
(Above photo courtesy of Shing Wang.) The ice cream mania at Miami Dish continues! Here are some of the ways I plan to indulge in the coming weeks. Shing Wang Vegetarian, Icee and Tea House Ok, so it’s not specifically ice cream but it is cool and refreshing. I was so excited to learn about this place; [...] » Read more..

Food Events: A School Lunch You’ll Love to Eat
Posted on 26 May, 2008 by trina
FIU Hospitality School is a local, somewhat hidden, gem. The school is largely responsible for the South Beach Food & Wine Festival and is a highly regarded hospitality school. The hospitality students hone their craft at a working on-campus restaurant which is open to the public weekly throughout the academic year. They take turns working [...] » Read more..

Coral Gables Food and Wine Festival
Posted on 30 March, 2008 by trina
I ate my fill at the Coral Gables Wine and Food Festival on Thursday. This was my second time attending. Bill of tinkering with dinner was not at all impressed. I agree that there were some underwhelming offerings. Overall, I think the samples at this year’s festival were satisfying, but not mind-blowing. I also noticed [...] » Read more..

Upcoming Events: Music, St. Patrick’s Day, and Cooking Demos
Posted on 14 March, 2008 by trina
Miami Dish talks about music for a minute This Saturday, Ingrid Hoffmann prepares some Cuban classic dishes in an homage to Calle Ocho on her show Simply Delicioso. Miami band, Locos por Juana, are her special guests. Locos por Juana did an amazing reinterpretation of Hector Lavoe/Willie Colon’s “Calle Luna, Calle Sol.” I loved [...] » Read more..

Upcoming Events: Coral Gables Wine and Food Festival
Posted on 26 February, 2008 by trina
OK so now that THE weekend’s over, are you in the mood for a food festival that doesn’t require a “survival guide”? How about something that doesn’t necessitate the logistical planning of an international vacation? The Coral Gables Wine & Food Festival will cleanse your palate. On Thursday, March 27, thirty or so Coral Gables [...] » Read more..
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