I want to hear from you, so it’s time to enter the Lunch Week contest! I am sure you have a regular lunch spot —you know the one. Nothing fancy, but always delicious and a great bang for your buck. Share it with Miami Dish and you could be the next Man on the [...] » Read more..

* * * Summer bean salad adapted from a recipe in The Constable’s Larder * * * Here are some lunch links! I’ve combed the (mostly local) blogs to get some ideas for dishes that would make lunch-worthy leftovers! Lately, I bring a large container of a main course to work. I leave it in [...] » 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..

Congratulations to Christina, new Miami resident, who won Miami Dish’s first ever contest! The prizes will be a nice “welcome to the neighborhood” package! I promised more than one contest, so here goes the next one: Man on the Street is a Miami Dish column about finding a lunch that scrimps on cash but not on [...] » Read more..

Charaben from Cooking Cute, courtesy of Ngoc Today, Lunch Week continues with an exploration of the ornate and detailed world of charaben.  Charaben is like a bento box on cuteness steroids. This trend from Japan is the creation of artistic pictures and shapes within the bento box. Basically, every lunch is a loving [...] » Read more..

The name of this spice may lead some to think that it’s a mix of the “fall” spices like cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves, but it’s actually a unique plant. The pimento or allspice tree grows mostly in Jamaica. I didn’t know that allspice grew in Florida before I saw it on the list of summer [...] » Read more..

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..