Horacio Rivadero

Top Restaurant Closings of 2012 in Miami

In 2012, many notable eateries closed up shop. In some cases, we shed a tear as we watched them go. In others, well, our bets had been placed for quite a while. (Sustain Restaurant & Bar was just a few sad, happy hours away from my late-April wager.) This past year, most losses were felt in the Des ... More >>

Horacio Rivadero Pops-Up Again with The Blacksmith Saloon, The Dining Room Still On Hold

See also: The Dining Room Closes, Re-Opens Tomorrow As "Pop-Up at Vesper", and August 2012 Restaurant Openings & Closings. Horacio Rivadero has moved around a lot lately -- more than usual, anyway. In the past, Rivadero split his time as Executive Chef at both OLA at the Sanctuary Hotel and Th ... More >>

Horacio Rivadero's Tips on Cooking Like an Inspired Restaurant Chef

All photos by Emily CodikSick and tired of those dull, home-cooked dinners of buttered pasta? Instead, try following the advice of Horacio Rivadero, executive chef of The Dining Room in South Beach. With his advice, you can develop an inspired recipe of your very own.Chef Rivadero believes that trul ... More >>

The Dining Room in SoBe is a dandy

The Dining Room Packs Charm and Taste Onto Little Plates and Into a Tiny Space

via The Dining Room​Appropriately nestled south of Fifth, in South Beach, The Dining Room is the two-month old, intimately-sized restaurant of OLA owner Brian Lieberman. Pulling double duty between Lieberman's kitchens is The Dining Room's executive chef, Horacio Rivadero. Sous chef, Christi ... More >>

OLA's Polished Staff and Artful Ceviche Shine

John ZurCeviche at OLA.​Tucked away inside the Sanctuary Hotel in Miami Beach, OLA is tidy in name, appearance, and cuisine. Chef and owner Douglas Rodriguez, or "El Jefe" as the menu refers to him, oversees the menu with executive chef Horacio Rivadero, who kindly came out of the kitchen and invi ... More >>

The Dining Room Is Too Expensive

The Dining Room recently opened in the small space south of Fifth Street, where La Locanda used to be before moving next door. Over the years, a few different restaurants have been in this location, each serving the neighborhood well by offering ethnic fare (usually French), in an informal setting, ... More >>