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 - 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"

• 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!"

• 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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2009 Stories by Lee Klein

• Wrappy Hour at Giardino

  published Apr 03, 2009

  Giardino Gourmet Salads was conceptualized by husband and wife team Kenny and Ody Lugo,  formally a firefighter and Miami-Dade school teacher. Starting today, South Beach sandwich shop -- which a... More >>

• "Opinionated About Dining" Survey Disses South Florida

  published Apr 02, 2009

  Opinionated About Dining (OAD) released results of its second annual survey of dining establishments in the United States and Canada. The ratings cover over 900 restaurants ranging from fine dining to... More >>

• Deals on the Alley

  published Apr 02, 2009

  The Grill on the Alley is known for their prime steaks, chops, seafood and cocktails, but on April 15 it's going to be offering tax relief a la carte: The restaurant will pick up sales tax on all drin... More >>

• Flock to Fifi's for Fresh Fish

  published April 2, 2009

  The tenuous timeline of a restaurant's trendiness was inadvertently epitomized long ago by — who else? — Yogi Berra. It happened... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Miami's New Restaurant Mantra: 2-for-1 Booze

  published Mar 30, 2009

  If our local restaurants can't succeed in giving us great value for our food, the next best thing is to give us great value for our drinks. This way we can get drunk and forget how much we're paying f... More >>

• Edgar Leal Will Show You How to Cook

  published Mar 26, 2009

  There are cooking instructors and then there are cooking instructors. Executive Chef Edgar Leal of Cacao Restaurant, 2009 James Beard Foundation Award semifinalist for Best Chef in the South falls int... More >>

• Italian Soul Food Simmers at Scarpetta

  published March 26, 2009

  Executive chef Scott Conant and his restaurant Scarpetta recently docked at the Fontainebleau fresh from the flagship eatery's spectacularly... More >>

• Pizza Fusion's Daily Deals

  published Mar 25, 2009

  Everybody's talking deals these days -- as in two-for-one happy hour free bottles of wine or chicken wings or dessert all-you-can-eat-type deals. Pizza Fusion, the new organic eco-friendly pizza joint... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Adopt-a-Taco

  published Mar 23, 2009

  Celebrations begin at 5:30 p.m. April 16 for the grand opening of Lime Fresh Mexican Grill's Midtown Miami location (3201 N. Miami Ave.). Free beer samples from Dos XX will be on tap. There will be co... More >>

• Would You Buy Your Blueberry Muffins At Benihanar

  published Mar 20, 2009

  This coming Sunday, March 22nd, Taste Bakery And Cafe will open a second South Beach venue at 900 Jefferson Avenue, one block from Lincoln Road. Expect the same menu of breakfast pastries, salads and ... More >>

• BLT Heaven to Betsy

  published Mar 19, 2009

  After a series of fits and starts that have characterized Miami restaurant openings for as long as there have been Miami restaurants, Chef Laurent Tourondel will finally debut his BLT Steak at the Bet... More >>

• Restaurant Openings Delayed

  published Mar 18, 2009

  Pig-trotter enthusiasts will have to cool their bacon a bit: The debut of the 24/7 Parisian bistro Au Pied de Cochon, originally pegged to open on South Beach in March, has been pushed back to April. ... More >>

• Feeling 1 Bleu at The Regent Bal Harbour

  published March 19, 2009

  Norman, Allen, or Mark? Fifteen years ago, this was the main — the only? — restaurant-oriented debate likely to take place in... More >>

• A Cacao Concerto

  published Mar 12, 2009

  On Saturday, March 21, Cacao Restaurant in Coral Gables will hold a symphonic celebration following the Miami Symphony Orchestra's performance at Guzman Concert Hall earlier that evening. Guests will ... More >>

• A Cut Above

  published March 12, 2009

  Executive chef Sean Brasel tried a Lincoln Road meatery once before: KISS Steakhouse, located in the Albion Hotel, opened and closed in 2002.... More >>

• Restaurants Must Die: A Poem

  published Mar 10, 2009

  Restaurants die, it's as basic as thatAs with people you just never know.Some exist as long as a mountain flatOthers have lifespans like snow."High rent and costs," the owners say"Competition is obsce... More >>

• Check, Please! Two Debuts Tonight

  published Mar 09, 2009

  Season two of Check, Please! kicks off tonight on WPBT-2, with Michelle Bernstein returning to host and lead each week's panel discussion. The show features three dining enthusiasts who escort one ano... More >>

• Unlucky Thirteen: 2009's First Restaurant Closings

  published Mar 06, 2009

  Add The Food Gang to the list of 2009's restaurant victims. We in Miami have also recently lost Christabelle's Quarter, Two Chefs Too and Mr. Chu's Hong Kong Cuisine. And while we didn't notice when E... More >>

• Microwbrew Tasting Tonight at Angelo & Maxie's

  published Mar 05, 2009

  Dogfish, Shipward, Lefthand, Terrapin, and Stone are five of the seven microbrews being poured tonight at Angelo & Maxie's Steakhouse. It's the latest in this restaurant's series of Thursday night... More >>

• Chef Switch At Table 8

  published Mar 04, 2009

  New Times received this email, which was sent to numerous folks, from Jason Smith, the talented chef de cuisine of Table 8:"Yesterday was my last day at Table 8 South Beach.  I have resigned and ... More >>

• Deal or No Dealr

  published Mar 04, 2009

  Seems as though just about every restaurant is offering some sort of Miami Spice-type "deal" throughout this season. This is a good thing, but not always quite as good as it looks. Take I Corsini's re... More >>

• Cheap Eats at Four Downtown Miami Restaurants

  published March 5, 2009

  Nestled within towering glass-and-brick canyons across this country are illuminated urban nightlife scenes replete with bistros, bars, pubs,... More >>

• FIU Donates Food Fest Leftovers

  published Feb 25, 2009

  Michael Moran, culinary director and chef/instructor at the FIU School of Hospitality, along with his small army of FIU student/volunteers, were able to recover more than 800 meals from events at the ... More >>

• Michy's Queen Scores with Sra. Martinez

  published February 26, 2009

  The stately whitewashed building served for decades as the Buena Vista post office. More recently, it was home to Domo Japones, Amir Ben-Zion's... More >>