Picnic Lunch

Posted on 31 August, 2008 by trina
* * * 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..

Lunch Week Contest: Who’s the Man on the Street?

Posted on 28 August, 2008 by trina
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..

It’s Charaben!

Posted on 27 August, 2008 by trina
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..

Lunch Week Begins with a Bento!

Posted on 26 August, 2008 by trina
Photo courtesy of Champuro So there’s shark week (on Discovery), pork week (on Salon.com), and now there’s Lunch Week! If you’re like me, you’re still indignant about the fact that school now starts in the dead of summer. I read in Florida Table today that “school starts” in fall. School starts in AUGUST and it [...] » Read more..

Food Events: A School Lunch You’ll Love to Eat

Posted on 26 May, 2008 by trina
FIU Hospitality School is a local, somewhat hidden, gem. The school is largely responsible for the South Beach Food & Wine Festival and is a highly regarded hospitality school. The hospitality students hone their craft at a working on-campus restaurant which is open to the public weekly throughout the academic year. They take turns working [...] » Read more..

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