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The fourth grade girls spoke of last year’s mysterious taco salad.  “Nobody [the teachers] saw it but all the students were throwing their taco salads away,” said fourth grader Luly, “because they heard that somebody threw up in class right after eating it.”   Something in it might have been expired, the girls said. If you [...]

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. [...]

* * * 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 [...]

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 [...]

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 work of [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]