Email Author Lee Klein

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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2010 Stories by Lee Klein

• New Year's Eve Cocktail Countdown: 24:75...12:00...Lift-Off!

  published Dec 31, 2010

  Let's start with the 24:75. That's a cocktail concocted from Beefeater 24, Sencha tea syrup (recipe follows), lemon juice and champagne. Beefeater 24 is a new gin infused with two types of rare tea. I... More >>

• Kasha Varnishkas Recipe From The Brooklyn Cookbook

  published Dec 31, 2010

  Kasha varnishkas is an Eastern European dish that mixes bow-tie noodles, kasha grain, and caramelized onions. It's a hearty dish served warm, and one that I grew up eating from time to time.When I was... More >>

• Sneak Review: 1500 Degrees at Eden Roc

  published Dec 31, 2010

  A small slice taken from next weeks meaty Cafe review of 1500 Degrees at Eden Roc.Executive chef Paula DaSilva spent a decade as Dean James Max' chef de cuisine at Ft. Lauderdale's 3030 Ocean, and, ev... More >>

• The Brooklyn Cookbook

  published Dec 30, 2010

  rThis is one of the real gems of my cookbook collection, and I'm not just saying that because I'm from Brooklyn. Alright, maybe I am just saying that because I'm from Brooklyn, but how can you not be ... More >>

• The Knife Cuts The Wrong Way

  published Dec 30, 2010

  My cousin and her husband are in town, and they're staying in Hallandale. They wanted to meet for dinner last night, and preferred that we dine close to where they were at. I chose The Knife; I'd eate... More >>

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  Vino & Olio disappoints

  published December 30, 2010

  Vino & Olio is expansive in ambition, extravagant in design, and expensive in price; that's not what the times demand. Most of the... More >>

• Spiked Hot Cocoa For Christmas Eve

  published Dec 22, 2010

  rEnough already with the egg nog -- a barely quaffable drink only when poured in minor proportion to the rum. But here's another holiday beverage idea: Kahlua Peppermint Mocha Hot Cocoa. It has the wh... More >>

• Thomas Keller and Alice Waters Get Their Honey Here. You Should Too.

  published Dec 22, 2010

  These famed San Francisco Bay Area restaurateurs get theirs from Marshall's Farm Natural Honey. And so do lucky souls such as my wife and I, who took a short drive south from Napa to tour the property... More >>

• True Grit: The Cocktail

  published Dec 22, 2010

  The Coen brothers' remake of the John Wayne classic True Grit opens in theaters today, and Wild Turkey Bourbon is ready with a cocktail to match: The Rooster. Named after the irascible main character ... More >>

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  Wynwood Kitchen & Bar: artful and improving

  published December 23, 2010

  Annually, Art Basel inadvertently gives birth to new restaurants in the city. Just as Hollywood lines up blockbuster debuts at the onset of... More >>

• Christmas at Sam Wo

  published Dec 21, 2010

  Every year come Christmas EveIt's no secret where we goTo take our holiday reprieve --Yes, that's right, Sam Wo.Crispy noodles, fluorescent dipWonton soup for Jews to sip.There are no trees with blink... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Izzy's Cubi-Thai Cuisine Is Revamped and Ready To Fly

  published Dec 21, 2010

  Israel "Izzy" Valdes is a single dad whose kids "could never decide where they wanted to eat. It was always either Chinese food, or McDonald's, or stuff like that. So I thought 'If they can't decide, ... More >>

• New Christmas Threat: Exploding Pyrex Bakeware

  published Dec 20, 2010

  Let's say your Christmas dinner ham has been cooking in a Pyrex glass baking dish at 350 F. Then, when you open the oven door, Boom! Shards of sharp glass explode toward you like some homemade bomb.&n... More >>

• Christmas Leftover Recipe: Ham with Redeye Gravy

  published Dec 20, 2010

  Too early to post a after-Christmas Day recipe, you sayr Be prepared is how I counter. Plus I'm not going to be blogging the day after Christmas, so you might as well tuck away this really easy, absol... More >>

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  Shing Wang Sells the Real Banh Mi

  published Dec 20, 2010

  When Christine Kelly first opened the doors of North Miami Beach's Shing Wang in April, 2008, it was an all-vegetarian Chinese restaurant -- that also specialized (and still does) in Taiwanese sh... More >>

• Morimoto Leads Downtown Napa Revival

  published Dec 17, 2010

  Most people use the terms Napa or Napa Valley to describe the wine country north of San Francisco, but most of the more interesting culinary destinations have traditionally been found in Sonoma, St. H... More >>

• Zagat 2011 Looks Like Zagat 2009

  published Dec 17, 2010

  It's something of an annual foodie rite to take issue with individual rating choices upon release of each new issue of Zagat. Considering how wide a net is cast, and how many individuals weigh in, the... More >>

• Sneak Review: Wynwood Kitchen & Bar

  published Dec 17, 2010

  A morsel lifted from next week's main plate Cafe review:We were started with a few slices of baguette and a black plastic ramekin of cold, hard butter -- seconds before our Mediterranean appetizer pla... More >>

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  Miami Needs Indie Food Shops and Restaurants

  published Dec 16, 2010

  rFries. Cupcakes. Cocktails. You won't find that trio at any chain restaurant, be it fast food, fast casual, or whatever the latest corporate cookie cutter term for frozen food is these days. Ch... More >>

• Ozumo and Piperade: Two SF Gems

  published Dec 16, 2010

  rDuring my recent visit to San Francisco described here and here, I visited two of that city's most innovative venues.Piperade (1915 Battery St.) is the more acknowledged of the two, having op... More >>

• California Wine Lover's Cookbook

  published Dec 15, 2010

  Sometimes cookbooks can do more than tell us how to prepare food. For example, a glance at the 1983 publication of California Wine Lover's Cookbook, by Malcolm Hebert and the Wine Institute and Wine A... More >>

• Why The Feast's Rankings Are So Messed Up

  published Dec 15, 2010

  It sure took a long time for The Feast Miami to get its website together, enough to take off the BETA tag, but apparently it wasn't long enough to figure out how to rank restaurants properly. I mean, ... More >>

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  The Eats of San Francisco, Part Two

  published Dec 15, 2010

  Yesterday we touted the Ferry Terminal Market, Chinatown, chocolates, dungeness crabs, public transportation, and tasty salted pig parts. Today we cover a few more recommendable spots to enjoy.Castro ... More >>

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  Soi Asian Bistro: fresh, sunny, and affordable

  published December 16, 2010

  Those tall, glossy glass business and condo towers that cut into the downtown Miami sky, emblematic of the soaring times of not so long ago... More >>

• The Eats Of San Francisco, Part One

  published Dec 14, 2010

  I once made and sold jewelry on the streets of San Francisco. Sometimes I'd sell by Fisherman's Wharf, other times in the courtyard of the Embarcadero Center downtown. Quite a tidy profit was made, es... More >>