/Adam Larkey Photography Area 31 is a seafood restaurant in downtown Miami.  It is located in the Epic Hotel, which is part of Kimpton Hotels and Restaurants. The restaurant’s name refers to the United Nation’s designation for the marine area including the Southeast Atlantic Coast, the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea and South America’s northeast [...] » Read more..

This Thursday, the Historical Museum of Southern Florida presents African Diaspora Culinary Delights as part of its ongoing exhibition on “Black Crossroads:  The African Diaspora in Miami.”  Three local cooks will present sample dishes and savory food history.  Brenda L. Jackson will discuss soul food.  She will showcase her cornbread casserole, collard greens with tomatoes [...] » Read more..

“Seen Eating” is a Miami Dish interview column that provides a brief glimpse into the food habits of pillars of our community. Of course, I am the subjective judge of who makes a pillar of our community. To me, they are the people who make living in Miami more interesting, sane, and worthwhile. Nicole Chipi [...] » Read more..

* * * Listen to this Audio Bite! * * * Shirley O. Corriher’s new book Bakewise: The Hows and Whys of Successful Baking is food chemistry for the common folk. To me, it is like a wizard’s book of spells. This tome contains 200 recipes for cookies, breads, cakes, icing, and tarts both savory and [...] » Read more..

“Seen Eating” is a new Miami Dish interview column. I will provide a brief glimpse into the food habits of pillars of our community. Of course, I am the subjective judge of who make up the pillars of our community. To me, they are the people who make living in Miami more interesting, sane, and [...] » Read more..

There are those among us, myself included, who would love to wander from the dictates of recipes and travel freely in the world of cooking technique. After being drilled in one thousand and one béchamel sauces at culinary school, all chefs know that when you’ve got the technique down, creativity follows. Eleanor Hoh’s cooking classes aim [...] » Read more..

LISTEN TO INTERVIEW This is the first of a new column called Audio Bites. Audio Bites will feature tasty morsels from conversations about food.   This first Audio Bite features excerpts from a conversation with Ronni Litz Julien. She is a nutritionist, author, ABC/WPLG nutrition correspondent, and mother of two children. All of these job experiences led [...] » Read more..