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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2012 Stories by Lee Klein

• Check, Please! Starts New Season: Hakkasan, Hy Vong, and a Female Impersonator

  published Jan 12, 2012

  rMichelle Bernstein returns to host Check, Please!, the popular WPBT program where everybody is a critic. There will be an updated graphic opening, a revamped logo, new theme music (I can't remember t... More >>

• Outta Workr Lime Fresh Mexican Holds Job Fair Today at Noon

  published Jan 12, 2012

  Looking for workr Lime Fresh Mexican Grill is hosting a job fair at the Midtown Miami location today for all positions: from managers to cooks to cashiers -- up to 50 people in all will be hired for i... More >>

• Crazy About You is Brickell's Best Value Dining Deal

  published Jan 11, 2012

  Plenty of popular new restaurant concepts -- small plates, food trucks, boutique burgers -- have recently popped up around Miami. The team at Spanish Grupo La Mision, owner of Brickell mainstay Dolore... More >>

• Republican Candidates Eats: Romney Removes Chicken Skin, Perry Calls BBQ Roadkill

  published Jan 10, 2012

  rToday the voters of New Hampshire will trudge through miserable weather and vote for their preferred Republican candidate in the presidential primary. You are probably familiar with all of the folks ... More >>

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  Crazy About You: Brickell hot spot has great plates at reasonable prices

  published January 12, 2012

  Crazy About You: Brickell hot spot has great plates at reasonable prices View a More >>

• Gloutonnerie to Open in Former Pied de Cochon Space

  published Jan 09, 2012

  A French restaurant from Mexico, Gloutonnerie, will be taking over the former Au Pied de Cochon venue in South Beach. I heard this news from my source, Strep Throat, who reported that it would be upsc... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Four Ideas For New Nutrition Labels, From Stars to Traffic Lights

  published Jan 06, 2012

  "The grocery store has become a Tower of Babel," said Louis Sullivan back in 1990. "Consumers need to be linguists, scientists, and mind readers to understand the many labels they see."Sullivan at the... More >>

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  Rosa Mexicano Brings In Jonathan Waxman and His Magical Snapper Gefilte Fish

  published Jan 05, 2012

  Jonathan Waxman's early resume includes La Varenne culinary school in Paris, Chez Panisse in Berkeley, and his own iconic Jams. That he has just been named "chef-in-residence" with Rosa Mexicano might... More >>

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  Tapas & Tintos Midtown's Spotty Service and Mediocre Food Fail

  published Jan 04, 2012

  Why is it that so many waiters insist on memorizing orders instead of writing them downr This often requires diners to repeat themselves until the waiter gets it right or, worse, delivery  of the... More >>

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  2011 Miami Restaurant Openings & Closings

  published Jan 04, 2012

  We noted the opening of some 100-plus restaurants this past year; only half that number was on our "closed" list. There might be more of the latter: PR firms rarely trumpet the shuttering of businesse... More >>

• Tapas & Tintos in midtown: Shaky service undermines some tasty plates at this outpost of a SoBe favorite

  published January 5, 2012

  Tapas and Tintos in midtown: Shaky service undermines some tasty plates at this outpost of a SoBe favorite More >>

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  December 2011's Miami Restaurant Openings & Closings

  published Jan 03, 2012

  December proved to be an active final month of the year. There was the re-opening of the splashy, remodeled Rusty Pelican; the re-opening of Pearl Restaurant & Champagne Lounge; the re-opening Phi... More >>