Gerdy Rodriguez

Dinner on a Farm

Sambal Stumbles

Good for sushi and sake, but bad for dinner

Miami Chefs Move, Restaurants Close, People Get Taxed And Die

Heralded French chef Christian Delouvrier is gone from La Goulue in The Shoppes at Bal Harbour. If you log in to the restaurant website for details, it will say: "Coming Soon! La Goulue Bal Harbour". Executive chef Carlo Macaluso has left the relatively new Cita's Italian Chop House in Coconut Grove ... More >>

Miami's Dining Scene Goes Big League

In 2008, our city's gastronomic curve trended sharply upward.

Nonapparent Servitude

A splashy new eatery north of downtown, then reggaeton on Lincoln Road

Art Basel Events

A splashy new eatery north of downtown, then reggaeton on Lincoln Road

The World According to Norman

At Mundo, the food is bueno

Mamma MIA! Another Gargantuan Dining/Entertainment Complex Coming Downtown

MIA at Biscayne, a 14,000-square-foot dining and entertainment venue, is slated to open at the corner of Flagler and the namesake boulevard this coming summer.  Executive Chef Gerdy Rodriguez, who you might remember from another gargantuan downtown dining and entertainment venue (Karu & Y), ... More >>

Feelin' Groovy: Beaujolais Nouveau Luncheon at Au Pied de Cochon

​Another year, another Beaujolais luncheon, another boast that the current crop is the best in years. "You get a vintage like this every century. Last one as good was 1947," insisted winemaker Stéphane Queralt. I didn't want to say this to Stéphane, but in spite of a positive spin on the 2008 vi ... More >>

Miami Dining 2009: Online for a better future

​Another year, another Beaujolais luncheon, another boast that the current crop is the best in years. "You get a vintage like this every century. Last one as good was 1947," insisted winemaker Stéphane Queralt. I didn't want to say this to Stéphane, but in spite of a positive spin on the 2008 vi ... More >>

Chefs with a Purpose Haiti at Hotel InterContinental in Pictures

Paula Niño​Some 12 chefs came together last night at the InterContinental Miami to raise funds for International Firefighters Assistance in Chefs with a Purpose: Haiti, hosted by Channel 4 and the InterContinental. While some of the toques advertised, like Tim Andriola and Cindy Hutson, were not ... More >>

Miami's Harper's List of Weird Numbers: From Andalus to McNuggets

Photo by Jacob Katel13 is Philippe Ruiz' number​30 Average number of minutes that Americans spend cooking -- least in the world, according to a report issued last month by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.74 Average number of minutes that Turks spend cooking -- most in the ... More >>