Chicken empanada, churros, and croqueta. We’ve been blessed with lovely, temperate days late into our “cool season.”   Cool weather is prime time for churros, starting with the holidays when out-of- town guests crave the doughy fried treats after holiday gatherings.   Really, any cool night is perfect.  Churros are also an ideal, all-absorbent snack [...] » Read more..

* * *Age Tofu at Oishi Thai* * * Venezuelan queso de mano and cachapas* * *anything hibiscus* * *age tofu from Asian Fusion and Oishi Thai* * *Miami Spice dinner at Chef Allen’s (Summer beet salad, mahi-mahi with giant Peruvian lima beans, and cheesecake with pineapple and oatmeal cookie crust* * *pulled pork on [...] » Read more..

* * * Rainy day picnic * * * Since this is Lunch Week and it’s a long weekend, writing about picnics seems like a good idea. However, this does not seem like such an auspicious weekend for a picnic, unless you don’t mind a little rain and wind. We South Floridians can sympathize with [...] » Read more..

Palacio de los Jugos, at all locations, is indoor/outdoor (mostly outdoor) and it is too hot in these dog days to sit outside. So, in August, I grab a half-gallon of juice for $7 and take it home. By far, my favorite is the remolacha-naranja (beet-orange). I was once intimidated by the opaque red-violet juice, [...] » Read more..

Walls Old-Fashioned Ice Cream is my current go-to place for chocolate milkshakes. Disarmingly polite young people serve generous cups of the homemade chocolate goodness. My current favorite treat from Walls is their chocolate peanut butter fudge. The dense bar of fudge has a satisfying heft to it, and it has just the right amount of [...] » Read more..

The comfort food trend has surged to a tidal wave of adulation for bacon. I love bacon. This should go without saying, as it seems no self-respecting food blogger refrains from proclaiming their adoration of this American icon. I’ve been meaning to do a post on my love for bacon, but what is left to [...] » Read more..

(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..

Now commence the days of oppressive heat, which will linger on until, oh say, November. In the coming months, “Miami Dish Loves…” will feature refreshments and restoratives for the stultifying summer. I have my David Lebovitz The Perfect Scoop at the ready to transform luscious summer fruit into sherbets and granitas. This foray into [...] » Read more..