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I was invited by Slow Food Miami Chair Donna Reno to attend their last dinner of the season in late April at the Sagamore Hotel.  This dinner benefited the Slow Food Miami School Gardens Program, as well as UNICEF Darfur in Action. The event started with a reception and presentation by Hunter Reno, Slow Food [...]

Spent my Friday evening at Ayesha D’Mello’s house, learning how to make “Butter Chicken and the Works” with a group of seven other people.  I’ve tasted her amazing cooking before (when Brad Bryan and I filmed her Video Bite), so I’d been looking forward to her Indian dinner all week. We spent about two hours [...]

*** Bee Heaven Produce at Fairchild Tropical Garden *** Taste of MiMo $2 to $5 bites from Biscayne Corridor restaurants like Casa Toscana , Ver Daddy’s Taco Shop, Uva 69, and Moonchine.  Visit the Upper Eastside Green Market while you’re in the area.  Thanks to Miami FL on the Cheap for tipping me off to [...]

***  Chef Edgar Leal, of Cacao Restaurant, was a semifinalist for a 2009 James Beard Award (Best in South). *** This Saturday, you can take the rare opportunity to learn from the accomplished Chef Edgar Leal.   Chef Leal is usually found at his restaurant, Cacao, in Coral Gables.   Cacao is known for its Venezuelan [...]

This holiday season, I am all about the group gifts. A recession holiday means pooling resources, as in giving gifts to a group (like a family basket of treats) or giving gifts as a group. I, for one, am not in a position to be laying out for huge and generous gifts. However, with the [...]

‘Tis the season in South Florida for herbs, greens, avocado, and black sapote. Our harvest has just begun and several events this season celebrate the food of local farms: Slow Food “Glades to Coast” Grower’s Discovery Dinner This musically named chapter of Slow Food extends from Broward to central Palm Beach county. The dinner at [...]

Rations are definitely in order for those of you who still need to vote. Snacks, water, and perhaps even a lawn chair and some reading are all recommended. I’m a firm believer in always having snacks, no matter how fast you think it’s going to go. Once you get in line, you may not want [...]

* * * Bayside Grill at the Standard Hotel * * * If you enjoy lamb or Mediterranean cuisine, Wednesday night’s Slow Food dinner is for you. Chef Mark Zeitouni of the Lido at the Standard Hotel presides over this menu, which will prominently feature the Navajo-Churro lamb. Slow Food USA promotes and features rare [...]

Rosa Mexicano continues their year-long “Flavors of Mexico” special menu series. They are currently offering a special menu as part of their “chocolate adventure”. This menu is for the hardcore chocolate fan who wants to explore both the sweet and savory aspects of cacao. I’m excited to try the guisado de pato, a roasted duck [...]

* * *Cynthia Betancourt pours wine at a WWS class.* * * Cynthia Betancourt is the sommelier at Azul at Mandarin Oriental. This summer, she launched a semi-regular wine class for women at the Mandarin called “Wine, Women, and Song.” Ladies quaffed wine, made friends, tried samples from Clay Conley’s kitchen, and listened as Betancourt [...]