I ate my fill at the Coral Gables Wine and Food Festival on Thursday. This was my second time attending. Bill of tinkering with dinner was not at all impressed. I agree that there were some underwhelming offerings. Overall, I think the samples at this year’s festival were satisfying, but not mind-blowing. I also noticed [...]
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
OK so now that THE weekend’s over, are you in the mood for a food festival that doesn’t require a “survival guide”? How about something that doesn’t necessitate the logistical planning of an international vacation? The Coral Gables Wine & Food Festival will cleanse your palate. On Thursday, March 27, thirty or so Coral Gables [...]
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
I mentioned getting comped (i.e. a free invite) for the Wok Star class in my last post. I thought this would be an opportune time to elaborate to Miami Dish readers where this site stands on gratis opportunities. Although part of the mission of Miami Dish is to cultivate relationships with chefs, farmers, food [...]
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
There are those among us, myself included, who would love to wander from the dictates of recipes and travel freely in the world of cooking technique. After being drilled in one thousand and one béchamel sauces at culinary school, all chefs know that when you’ve got the technique down, creativity follows. Eleanor Hoh’s cooking classes [...]
Thursday, January 24, 2008
Paula of mango and lime wrote in the Sun Post today about an upcoming Slow Food Miami stone crab picnic. It looks like Slow Food Miami is gathering momentum. There will be another event on February 24. The Sunday dinner at Fratelli Lyon will commemorate that first slow food meal. In 1986, Carlo Petrini led [...]
Sunday, January 20, 2008
Whenever I smell good strawberries — flavorful, juicy ones– they demand my attention. It’s so easy to pass their lackluster cousins in the supermarket, but the ones from Knauss Berry Farm demand a full stop. Their aroma is heady with memories of childhood visits to the Farm in Tata’s Chevy Nova. My grandparents and aunt [...]
Thursday, January 17, 2008
This week, I drank some delicious fresh-squeezed orange juice from the Uncle Matt’s Hamlin oranges. I expected great things from these oranges, since the Uncle Matt’s brand of orange juice at the store is always so tasty. I was not disappointed. Bill from tinkering with dinner was wondering what to do with the ginormous bunch of [...]
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants. This is Michael Pollan’s succinct nutritional advice. I’ve never heard such a common-sense diet rule. Pollan is a fascinating and level-headed writer on the topics of food, nutrition, food policy, and cultural food habits. Pollan’s new book, In Defense of Food, hit bookshelves this month. [...]
Sunday, December 16, 2007
My cousin’s wife, Mercedes, is an amazing cook. She will be making traditional Venezuelan Christmas foods like hallacas, torta negra, pan de jamon, and galletas de mantequilla this December. Hallacas are a Venezuelan version of what is commonly known here as a tamale. They look like Christmas bundles wrapped in leaves and tied neatly with [...]
Saturday, December 8, 2007
The second week of my farm share arrived on a hectic weekend. I had a houseguest and we spent most the weekend out while my vegetables sat cold and neglected in the refri. Since the vegetables were fresh picked they still looked crisp on Monday. They probably would have looked even better if I had [...]
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