Eat among natural splendor or beside haute art this weekend
Posted on 6 December, 2007 by trina
Winter Farm Day Sunday is Winter Farm Day at Bee Heaven Farm. CSA members, Slow Food members and local farmers will lunch al fresco at this annual potluck. There will be music, scarecrow making for kids, and samples of student chef recipes. I’ve never been, so I’m looking forward to meeting other [...] » Read more..

CSA Show and Tell #1
Posted on 29 November, 2007 by trina
I was thrilled to collect my first half-share of veggies from my Redland Organics CSA subscription last week. I plan to share what I get and what I make with it each week. I’d love to find out others’ ideas about what they did with their CSA treasure. I used the komatsuna greens [...] » Read more..

The Vegetarian Grazer: Maroosh Gives Vegetarians First-Class Treatment
Posted on 27 November, 2007 by trina
by Sarah Phelps sarah@miamidish.net My family is composed of an eclectic mix of vegetarians, vegans, and meat-eaters, an arrangement that usually turns the pleasure of eating out into a daunting and interminable quest. When we choose a predominantly vegetarian restaurant, my mother turns up her nose at any and all soy-based products; when we settle [...] » Read more..

Oh, but I do love those Thanksgiving classics
Posted on 22 November, 2007 by trina
My mother does most of the cooking for our Thanksgiving. Even though she is Venezuelan, she serves a traditional Thanksgiving meal. We typically eat turkey with golden-crisp skin, raisin-flecked stuffing, Portobello mushrooms sautéed in butter and garlic, sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes, and pumpkin pie. My aunt adds spinach casserole or arroz con leche. [...] » Read more..

Upcoming Events: Culinary Birthdays
Posted on 14 October, 2007 by trina
There are two big Coral Gables birthdays this week. On Thursday, Cacao celebrates five years. Chef Edgar Leal’s contemporary Latin American creations are beloved by diners and critics. Cacao’s homemade desserts, crafted with Venezuelan “El Rey” chocolate, are swoon-worthy. Cacao will serve hors d’oeuvres by Chef Leal. You can also [...] » Read more..

Upcoming Events
Posted on 12 October, 2007 by trina
MIAMI   Taste of Asturias If the man in the photo above was in Asturias, Spain, the floor beneath him would be covered in sawdust. At traditional cider-pouring bars, the sawdust absorbs the spills from the escarciador (cider pourer) as he pours the sidra with a raised arm. This is to “break” or aerate the cider. Ernesto Llerandi [...] » Read more..

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