Menu for Hope is an annual fundraiser for the United Nations World Food Programme.  Food bloggers from around the world donate fabulous food prizes, including cookbooks, appliances, rare treats and delicacies, food tours and restaurant certificates. You bid $10 for each virtual raffle ticket and designate which prize(s) you want your ticket(s) to go towards.  The [...] » Read more..

It’s the end of summer and the beginning of a new school year.  That means it’s time for Lunch Week again at Miami Dish.  This week is all about the midday meal. I’ll share a new Man on the Street contribution, as well as some links to help you think outside of the (lunch) box. People around [...] » Read more..

This past weekend, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden announced the winners of the “Green Cuisine” competition.  A few weeks ago, I helped judge this contest, which was part of the Fairchild Challenge, an environmentally-based series of creative projects and contests for middle and high school students.  The winners of  “Green Cuisine” were Miami Central High [...] » Read more..

Dennis Williams is the winner of the Miami Dish Trivia Contest! He was the first person to answer all of the questions correctly, and for extra credit he joined the Miami Dish Twitter feed. He gets to enjoy a free pie from The Purple Pie Company. Thanks to all who participated in the online [...] » Read more..

This luxuriously cool weather is a time for South Floridians to rock their scarves and boots. The nip in the air (relatively speaking) lends itself perfectly to the cozy warmness of a fresh pie. Win your very own blueberry or apple pie from the Purple Pie Company by using your noggin to answer these [...] » Read more..

Congratulations to Jim Harper, winner of Miami Dish’s Man on the Street contest.  His entry will be up later this week.  Jim wins a free Wok Star class from Eleanor Hoh, so thanks to her for that! I was happy to read all of the entries and appreciate all of  you who took your time to [...] » Read more..

Man on the Street is a Miami Dish column about finding a lunch that scrimps on cash but not on taste. However, I haven’t been able to keep up Man in the Street since I started it, so I need your help! I am extending the contest through October, since the 24,24, 24 Farm-to-Table dinner [...] » Read more..

* * *courtesy of NOAA * * * OK, so maybe the Man on the Street contest for Lunch Week was not at the forefront of your mind this week. I realize that most people are dealing with the stress of “the cone”. So, I’m extending the end date for the Man on the Street contest to [...] » Read more..

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..

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..