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"

More

2011 Stories by Lee Klein

• 90. Pancakes at Sky Grille in Miami Tower

  published Feb 14, 2011

  As we count down to New Times' Best of Miami 2011 in June, Short Order will serve up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305 in random order. If you have any nominations of your own, please send them to... More >>

• Moet I-395 Billboard an Obnoxious & Dangerous Distraction

  published Feb 14, 2011

  As though the combination of drinking champagne and driving a car hasn't created enough traffic accidents over the years, Moet & Chandon is launching a distracting digital billboard visible to dri... More >>

• Sustain's Porchetta Sandwich: Where's The Porkr

  published Feb 11, 2011

  I like Sustain Restaurant + Bar quite a bit. I also like porchetta sandwiches quite a bit. Yet I do not like Sustain's porchetta sandwich.For the uninitiated, porchetta is made by rolling a pork belly... More >>

• 

  FEATURED STORY

  Emeril's New Chef Tim Doolittle: A Chat 'Bout K.C. BBQ, Wolfgang Puck & Emeril's Lack of Jambalaya, Etouffe, Tasso Ham

  published Feb 11, 2011

  Tim Doolittle has recently been announced as the new chef de cuisine at Emeril's Miami Beach -- although he's been working there since early December. Doolittle started out cooking at some of the fine... More >>

• Galindo's Original Latin American Restaurant is Coming Back

  published Feb 10, 2011

  The sandwich cubano is a Miami treasure, gulped down by countless customers every day. Over the years (since 1974), Latin American Cafeteria has been associated with the biggest, baddest rendition in ... More >>

• Valentine's Day Cherry Delight Cocktail

  published Feb 10, 2011

  There are three factors to this Cherry Delight cocktail, based on Beefeater Gin, that make it highly recommendable for Valentine's Day:1. It is red and pretty.2. It is the simplest of drinks to make -... More >>

• 

  FEATURED STORY

  db Bistro Moderne's $7 Happy Hour (and Three-Course Dinner for $38)

  published Feb 09, 2011

  When it comes to after-work happy hour, db Bistro is advantageously located smack dab in the middle of downtown (in the JW Marriott Marquis).The deal is this: Monday through Friday, from 5 to 7 p.m., ... More >>

• Food Truck Meet at Tobacco Road -- That Means Beer & Booze!

  published Feb 09, 2011

  In the ever-changing universe of food truck gatherings, a new twist is on the way: This coming Sunday, Feb. 13 (and every Sunday thereafter), from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm, the "Brickell Truck Rally" will t... More >>

• 

  Sustain's organic cuisine is the real deal

  published February 10, 2011

  It is seemingly obligatory these days for any new restaurant to proudly tout local sourcing and sustainability — whether totally true or... More >>

• 

  FEATURED STORY

  Food Truck Debut Tonight: Happy Greek's Chef on 4 Wheels

  published Feb 08, 2011

  Ahmet Karaca is the Happy Greek. One reason for his glee is that he's got a new set of wheels (called Chef on 4 Wheels) from which tonight, at the once-again-newly-located  Biscayne Truck Triangl... More >>

• 95. Lobster Roll at Joe's Stone Crab Take-Away

  published Feb 08, 2011

  As we count down to New Times' Best of Miami 2011 in June, Short Order will serve up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305 in random order. If you have any nominations of your own, please send them to... More >>

• White Castle Spicy Hamburger Dip: Ultimate Super Bowl Snack For Guys

  published Feb 04, 2011

  The first thing White Castle wants you to know is that you needn't miss any of the big game standing over a grill and flipping teeny sliders into mini slider buns. Instead, you can buy a Craves Case o... More >>

• Sneak Review: Sustain Restaurant + Bar

  published Feb 04, 2011

  A small serving to sustain your appetite until next week's Cafe review:The ten to twelve entrees encompass a few each of meat, poultry, and fish selections -- plus one pasta, which might be culled fro... More >>

• Panchero's Mex Grill Celebrates 1st Year With $2 Burritos

  published Feb 04, 2011

  Panchero's Mexican Grill is marking its first anniversary this coming Tuesday, February 8, by offering hefty beef, pork, chicken, or vegetable burritos for $2 all day long (a usual $5.95 offer). Pache... More >>

• 

  FEATURED STORY

  Midtown Is Miami's Best Dining Neighborhood

  published Feb 03, 2011

  As Waylon Jennings might have put it, we were looking for Miami's up-and-coming dining scene in all the wrong places. Like, for instance, the Design District. When Michael's Genuine Food & Drink t... More >>

• Sakaya's Super Bowl Sunday Spread To Go

  published Feb 02, 2011

  "Not your father's Superbowl menu" is how Richard Hales describes the array of catered foods he is offering for pickup this Sunday. And it's true: Not a nachos in sight. Instead, for $130 you can feed... More >>

• 100 Montaditos Opens In Midtown: Home Of The $1 Serrano Ham Sandwich

  published Feb 02, 2011

   rr"It's the first one in America," says Alexander Hiller, Director of 100 Montaditos, which just opened this past Friday in midtown Miami (just across from Hurricane Grill & Wings). There ar... More >>

• 

  De Rodriguez Ocean misses the boat

  published February 3, 2011

  Doug Rodriguez is Miami's local boy who made good. During his heyday, he pioneered nuevo Latino cuisine at YUCA in Coral Gables (1989);... More >>

• 

  FEATURED STORY

  Big Mac Vs. Whopper: Which Bun Contains More Crapr

  published Feb 01, 2011

  rIt just isn't fair that Taco Bell is getting all the free press these days concerning integrity of ingredients -- or lack thereof. Granted, nobody is accusing McDonald's or Burger King of faking ... More >>

• 100. Dumplings at Chow Down Grill

  published Jan 31, 2011

  This is the first dish in a countdown to New Times' Best of Miami 2011. From now until June,  Short Order will be serving up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305 in random order. If you have any... More >>

• First & First Southern Baking Company Knows Breakfast

  published Jan 31, 2011

  What portion of the planet makes better breakfasts than the American Southr None. And how many American Southern restaurants are there in Miamir At least one that we know of: The First & First Sou... More >>

• Doug Rodriguez Explains Absence At Ocean

  published Jan 31, 2011

  rrLast Tuesday, I suggested that certain local chefs have lessened their reputations by affixing their name to projects that they weren't fully participating in. One of the chefs I mentioned was Doug ... More >>

• 10 Ways To Tell You're A Molecular Gastronomist

  published Jan 28, 2011

  1. When you see duck l'orange on the menu, you think about what a neat ice cream flavor it would make.2. You do your grocery shopping at the freeze-dried foods aisle in Target's camping department.3. ... More >>

• 1st Avenue Bistro & Bakery's $5.95 Breakfast Special

  published Jan 28, 2011

  The 1st Avenue Bistro & Bakery has been around since 2008 downtown near the courthouse. It is owned and operated by a French couple who opened their first restaurant, Les Trois Petits Bergers, in ... More >>

• Sneak Review: De Rodriguez Ocean

  published Jan 28, 2011

  Morsels from next week's Cafe review of De Rodriguez Ocean:Comfortably cushioned seats surround dark wooden tables; red votive candles, glassware, flatware, and salt/pepper shakers culled from the low... More >>