Email Author Lee Klein

Miami New Times' restaurant reviewer for the past decade, and the world's indisputable master of disguise.

Awards

• 2011 - The Green Eyeshade Excellence in Journalism Awards/Atlanta SPJ, published April 22, 2010

  "Style Over Steak"

• 2011 - The Green Eyeshade Excellence in Journalism Awards/Atlanta SPJ, published July 1, 2010

  "Flapjack Flip-Off X"

• 2011 - The Green Eyeshade Excellence in Journalism Awards/Atlanta SPJ, published October 7, 2010

  "Gigi Ingenuity"

• 2010 - Association of Food Journalists Awards, published July 2, 2009

  "Hakkasan's Haute Hong Kong Cuisine"

• 2010 - Association of Food Journalists Awards, published June 25, 2009

  "Flapjack Flip-Off IX"

• 2009 - Bert Greene Award/International Association of Culinary Professionals, published August 14, 2008

  "Kick the Bottle"

• 2009 - The Green Eyeshade Excellence in Journalism Awards/Atlanta SPJ, published April 10, 2008

  "Doug Rodriguez is Back"

• 2009 - The Green Eyeshade Excellence in Journalism Awards/Atlanta SPJ, published December 4, 2008

  "Joe the Restaurant"

• 2009 - The Green Eyeshade Excellence in Journalism Awards/Atlanta SPJ, published August 28, 2008

  "Tap Tap"

• 2008 - Bert Greene Award/International Association of Culinary Professionals, published November 22, 2007

  "Eat Shit and Die"

• 2008 - The Green Eyeshade Excellence in Journalism Awards/Atlanta SPJ, published November 22, 2007

  "Eat Shit and Die"

• 2008 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published May 17, 2007

  "Flapjack Flip-Off VII"

• 2008 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published May 10, 2007

  "Chew the Right Thing"

• 2008 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published November 22, 2007

  "Eat Shit and Die"

• 2008 - Association of Food Journalists Awards, published May 17, 2007

  "Flapjack Flip-Off VII: Bananarama!"

• 2008 - Association of Food Journalists Awards, published May 10, 2007

  "Chew the Right Thing"

• 2008 - Better Weekly Newspaper Awards/Florida Press Association, published November 22, 2007

  "Eat Shit and Die"

• 2007 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published July 13, 2006

  "Foie Wars"

• 2007 - Better Weekly Newspaper Awards/Florida Press Association, published September 7, 2006

  "The Wonder Boys"

• 2007 - Better Weekly Newspaper Awards/Florida Press Association, published September 28, 2006

  "Pure and Demure"

• 2007 - Better Weekly Newspaper Awards/Florida Press Association, published December 21, 2006

  "Last Chance Bistro"

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1999 Stories by Lee Klein

• A Tip on Toni

  published December 30, 1999

  I've always wanted to write an article about a scandalous "gate." I once was tempted to pen a "Tomatogate" piece after being subjected to one... More >>

• Reach for the Stars

  published December 23, 1999

  Imagine a restaurant with horrible food, lousy service, exorbitant prices, and an arrogant maitre d' who just for the hell of it kicks you in the... More >>

• Seitanic Request

  published December 16, 1999

  A recent New Yorker article about life in restaurant kitchens, written by a professional chef, contained the confession that he and those... More >>

• Subcontinental Cuisine

  published December 9, 1999

  Tinny pings of sitar music tinkle through the air at Anokha, Coconut Grove's first Indian restaurant, while waiters in white gauze shirts... More >>

• Big Boast, Small Roast

  published December 2, 1999

  It seems like only months ago that the new restaurant Oaxaca was moving into the 26-seat space on Washington Avenue now occupied by Ernie's... More >>

• Ace en Provence

  published November 25, 1999

  Pastis is an anise-flavor liqueur popular throughout the south of France, particularly on the Côte d'Azur in Provence. Locals there have... More >>

• In Sum, It's Dim Good

  published November 18, 1999

  I've never been a dim sum enthusiast: Peppery octopus, steamed shrimp balls, and other such delicacies are not my cup of tea come weekend brunch.... More >>

• Haute Mayya Culture

  published November 11, 1999

  (The story thus far: Efrain Veiga, of Yuca renown, announces plans for Mayya restaurant in Albion Hotel; partners include former big-league... More >>

• Say It Ain't Joe's

  published November 4, 1999

  The stone crab "has a shell harder than a landlord's heart," wrote Damon Runyon, back in the days when Joe's Stone Crabs was the only place on the... More >>

• Tango Town

  published October 28, 1999

  The fat cows have new neighbors: Tango Beef Café has settled in across the street from the popular Normandy Isles parillada, Las... More >>

• Two Men and a Restaurant

  published October 28, 1999

  Franz & Josephs opened last December with little fanfare: no stars, no multimedia PR campaign, no famous chefs or fanciful themes. Seems... More >>

• The Buena Sandwich Social Club

  published October 21, 1999

  Many pale people will soon flee their frigid habitats to visit friends and relatives here in the Sunshine State. That means they are coming to our... More >>

• Spanish Reprise

  published October 14, 1999

  People come and go quickly in the food biz, so it's no big deal that Pepe Freixas, Victor Passalacqua, and chef José Charles left La... More >>

• A Hut Above the Rest

  published October 7, 1999

  As a rule I avoid any restaurant which has an appellation that ends with the word palace or hut: The former are never palatial, the latter usually... More >>

• The Puck Factory

  published September 30, 1999

  Steep steps in the kitchen of the French restaurant Prunelle led up to a plush plum-color dining room. Actually it was down those steps... More >>

• Promises, Promises

  published August 12, 1999

  Pasta is a possibility again on Le Jeune Road, just off South Dixie Highway, at the spot formerly occupied by Tutti's. The owners of... More >>

• Halvah Turkish Bite

  published July 15, 1999

  Turkey was where Cleopatra met Antony and the Trojan horse came to fetch Helen of Troy; it was the birthplace of Abraham and St. Paul and the... More >>

• Mexican to Dine For

  published June 17, 1999

  La Gloria is, for moviegoers, the most significant Mexican import since Like Water for Chocolate. That's because this new taqueria is located... More >>

• Coup de Foie Gras

  published May 20, 1999

  The Holy Trinity of gastronomic delicacies comes down to this: the salted fish eggs of a pregnant sturgeon, goose livers that have been grossly... More >>

• To Have and Have Haas

  published April 22, 1999

  Does the difference between success and failure in the restaurant world boil down to those who have versus those who have not? Those who have,... More >>

• Forget Paris

  published March 25, 1999

  Here's the way I imagine it went down: The two proprietors of Riviera Brasserie are sitting at a table discussing their prospective new restaurant... More >>

• Your Mother Should Know

  published February 25, 1999

  Part of the appeal of dining out on foods we grew up with comes from being able to proclaim, with head-shaking disapproval, "This isn't the way my... More >>

• Clean Cuisine, Messy Service

  published January 21, 1999

  Traditionally spas have served as tranquil retreats where the well-to-do go to shed a few pounds while being pampered with facials and massages.... More >>