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James Beard

  • Blogs

    May 23, 2012

    Memorial Day Weekend in Miami: Try These James Beard-Certified Dishes

    Rain is forecast this Memorial Day weekend, so you might want to rethink those beach plans. Have a wonderful meal at one of Miami's best restaurants.As an incentive, seven Miami establishments are participating in Serving Up James Beard. Participating restaurants feature a signature dish, with one d ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 22, 2012

    Seattle Dining In Photos, Part One

    How well can a person get to know a city in one week? Let me answer by saying this: Seattle is one of the sunniest places I've ever been; I doubt folks living there even know what a cloud looks like. And the reuben sandwich I ate at the shop pictured above? Best sandwich in Seattle! Or at least as g ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 8, 2012

    Bourdain In Japan: Sperm Galore

    Anthony Bourdain has been to Tokyo before, but this episode of No Reservations focuses on Cook It Raw, where 15 of the world's leading chefs travel to Japan to prepare a meal for 50 invited dignitaries and media types that apparently involves foraging and hunting for your ingredients -- un ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 30, 2012

    Michelle Bernstein in Parade: "Put Down the Spoon, Pick Up a Carrot"

    On yesterday's Sunday cover of Parade, (yes I still pick it up) three good looking chefs are laughing it up. The title of the story is "How Top Chefs Stay Slim" and follows with culinary wizards Art Smith, Cat Cora, and Curtis Stone share belly-busting secrets.Inside: eating rules of advice from Mic ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 21, 2012

    Hedy Goldsmith Talks James Beard, Cookbooks, and Tattoos

    ​On Monday, the 2012 James Beard finalists were announced, leaving Michael's Genuine Food & Drink pastry chef Hedy Goldsmith the last hope of Miami taking home a coveted Beard award this year. Her boss, Michael's chef/owner Michael Schwartz, received the Beard award for Best Chef South in 2010 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 20, 2012

    Hedy Goldsmith is a 2012 James Beard Finalist

    ​The 2012 James Beard finalists were recently announced in Las Vegas. South Florida was shut out from most of the categories, with Hedy Goldsmith of Michael's Genuine Food & Drink the only south Florida chef (or restaurant) making it this far in this year's awards process.Chef Goldsmith was na ... More >>

  • Dining

    March 15, 2012

    Barceloneta is the Pubbelly team's latest hip bistro

    ​The 2012 James Beard finalists were recently announced in Las Vegas. South Florida was shut out from most of the categories, with Hedy Goldsmith of Michael's Genuine Food & Drink the only south Florida chef (or restaurant) making it this far in this year's awards process.Chef Goldsmith was na ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 14, 2012

    Barceloneta Gives Its Own Perspective on Spanish Cuisine

    ​Not so long ago, the South Beach dining scene was one big tourist trap of overpriced and overhyped restaurants. But then came the enterprising team of chefs Jose Mendin and Sergio Navarro and managing partner Andreas Schreiner, a crew that has been single-handedly filling the trendy zip code with ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 5, 2012

    Daniel Boulud to Host Wine Dinner at DB Bistro Moderne

    ​Jarrod Verbiak of db Bistro Moderne is a talented toque; his recent James Beard nomination as Rising Star Chef of the Year only serves as a prestigious confirmation of this. Dining at db Bistro, in other words, is always likely to yield a wonderful culinary experience. But it's not every day that ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 25, 2012

    SoBeWFF: Hedy Goldsmith and Diet Pepsi Team Up at Trucks on the Beach

    ​Hedy Goldsmith and Diet Pepsi have teamed up for a trucking excursion to the Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival. You can catch them at Sunday night's "Trucks on the Beach" event, where Hedy's signature chocolate chunk cookies (with a hint of Maldon salt on top) will be handed out - ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 22, 2012

    James Beard Semifinalists Announced: Miami Gets Several Nods

    ​The 2012 James Beard semifinalists have been announced and several Miami chefs and restaurants got a much-needed nod.  Semifinalists can bask in the glory until March 19, when the finalists are announced in Las Vegas. The South Florida semifinalists are: Best New Restaurant Yardbird Southe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 30, 2011

    Philippe Ruiz Has Left the Biltmore and Palme d'Or

    Ruiz leaves. One of Miami's top chefs is leaving one of the town's best restaurants.The higher-ups at the Biltmore had no choice but to bid farewell to chef de cuisine Philippe Ruiz -- a Chevalier de l'Ordre Du Mérite Agricole, two-time James Beard nominee for Best Chef in the South, and arguably o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 17, 2011

    Top Chef Texas Recap: Motherf**king Snakes and a Quinceañera

    Photo by Virginia Sherwood/BravoUnfortunately, Padma wasn't the quinceañera.​The dust of more than a dozen would-be cheftestants hauling it back to where they came from has finally cleared, and now it's time to really start the new season of Top Chef: Texas. The show promises to move around the s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2011

    Top Chef: Texas Contestant Molly Brandt Talks About Working on a Ship

    ​Courtesy of Molly BrandtMolly Brandt, executive chef at 150 Central Park, dishes about Top Chef.​Top Chef: Texas premiered last week with a gigantic cast of cheftestants, including two chefs with local ties, Lindsay Autry, executive chef at Michelle Bernstein's restaurant at the Omphoy Palm Bea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 18, 2011

    Sam Gorenstein Leaving BLT Steak To Join Forces With Michael Schwartz

    Is there more to this story than meats the eye?​Is there a chef-leaving-South-Beach-steakhouse epidemic going on or what? First Ralph Pagano announced that he was leaving STK Miami, then days later we learn that Daniel Ganem is on his way from Kane Steakhouse, and now Sam Gorenstein has informed S ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 29, 2011

    Eat Red for a Good Cause

    Is there more to this story than meats the eye?​Is there a chef-leaving-South-Beach-steakhouse epidemic going on or what? First Ralph Pagano announced that he was leaving STK Miami, then days later we learn that Daniel Ganem is on his way from Kane Steakhouse, and now Sam Gorenstein has informed S ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 21, 2011

    Azul's Joel Huff Talks About His Last Meal, Portion Sizes

    Watch out yellowtail! Here comes Huff.If you missed the first part of our interview with Azul's new chef, Joel Huff, please click here.So how will you be changing Azul's menu?It will evolve very organically. Cooking the way it feels right is my motto. It's not about the style of cuisine -- it's more ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 27, 2011

    SBWFF 2011: Food Porn from Wine Dine Design

    Photo by Riki AltmanThe Blue Group started with this green dish. And that was the beginning of the confusion.Wine Dine Design was held last night in the ever-growing Design District, home to a handful of our city's most popular eateries. Here's how the event worked: Ticketholders gathered in fro ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2011

    Top Chef's Gail Simmons on Miami, Just Desserts

    Courtesy South Beach Wine & Food Festival​Gail Simmons, of Top Chef and Food & Wine, returns to Miami in a few weeks for the South Beach Wine & Food Festival. This year, she'll host the sold out Dolce Brunch at Blue Door Fish. She co-hosts with James Beard winner Michael White (of Mare ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 13, 2010

    Ten Things Dewey LoSasso Needs to Know Before Visiting The James Beard House

    Chef Dewey LoSasso​We got word that Forge chef and former North 110 owner Dewey LoSasso will be doing his thing at the James Beard House on October 30 for the first time, so we thought we could share some tips we learned from our visit there with Biltmore's Philippe Ruiz a few months ago:

  • Blogs

    July 16, 2010

    IIzabela Wojcik of the James Beard Foundation Talks About Beard House

    Izabela Wojcik from The James Beard Foundation​Before we begin describing the amazing Bastille Day dinner the Biltmore's chef, Philippe Ruiz, created for the esteemed James Beard House this week, first we thought it best to inform those of us who are willing to admit ignorance what this honor was ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 14, 2010

    Best of Miami 2010: Best Restaurant Comeback

    In anticipation of the upcoming Best of Miami issue hitting newsstands June 17, here is a sneak peek at one category and its winner.Chef Marc Vidal​Solea at the W South Beach2201 Collins Ave.Miami Beach 33139305-938-3111starwoodhotels.comAll comebacks are impressive by dint of courage to change a ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 22, 2010

    Ruth’s Got Issues

    In anticipation of the upcoming Best of Miami issue hitting newsstands June 17, here is a sneak peek at one category and its winner.Chef Marc Vidal​Solea at the W South Beach2201 Collins Ave.Miami Beach 33139305-938-3111starwoodhotels.comAll comebacks are impressive by dint of courage to change a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 15, 2010

    Interview With James Beard Semifinalist Myles Chefetz, Part Two

    Photo by Seth Browarnik/Red Eye ProductionsMyles Chefetz ​In Part Two of our interview with restaurateur Myles Chefetz, we discuss celebrities who dine at Prime One Twelve, his new hotel, and other upcoming projects. For more information about the James Beard semifinalist for Outstanding Restaurat ... More >>

  • News

    March 11, 2010

    Letters from the issue of March 11, 2010

    Photo by Seth Browarnik/Red Eye ProductionsMyles Chefetz ​In Part Two of our interview with restaurateur Myles Chefetz, we discuss celebrities who dine at Prime One Twelve, his new hotel, and other upcoming projects. For more information about the James Beard semifinalist for Outstanding Restaurat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 10, 2010

    Interview with Marc Vidal of James Beard Semifinalist Restaurant Soleá

    ​In his brief time at Soleá, Marc Vidal has captured the palates of critics and diners with what he describes as classic Spanish flavors with a modern touch. Now the restaurant with the 32-year-old at its helm has earned a James Beard nomination for Best New Restaurant. Vidal started young, help ... More >>

  • Dining

    March 4, 2010

    Kris Wessel talks James Beard and more

    ​In his brief time at Soleá, Marc Vidal has captured the palates of critics and diners with what he describes as classic Spanish flavors with a modern touch. Now the restaurant with the 32-year-old at its helm has earned a James Beard nomination for Best New Restaurant. Vidal started young, help ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 22, 2010

    Kris Wessel Interview, Part One

    ​Kris Wessel, a tall, lanky New Orleans native, is Miami's blue-collar superstar chef. He looks and acts it -- a laid-back demeanor, a hard work ethic, and a no-nonsense, populist approach to dining. His acclaimed Red Light Little River was carved from a ruinous space wedged in a formerly seedy mo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2010

    The Genuine Kitchen: Roses Are Red... These Cupcakes Are, Too

    Jackie SayetHedy Goldsmith's Red Velvet Cupcake​The Genuine Kitchen column features recipes and tips for your home cooking by James Beard Award-nominated Chef Michael Schwartz and his team at Michael's Genuine Food & Drink. For this installment, Executive Pastry Chef Hedy Goldsmith guest blogs ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 17, 2009

    Time Honors A Village Voice Media Food Critic

    ​That would be Jason Sheehan, whose Dirty Cooking made Time Magazine's just-released list of ten best nonfiction books of the year: "A great tell-all by the Anthony Bourdain of greasy-spoon kitchens." Sheehan, a James Beard winner, just this week moved from being the restaurant reviewer for Westwo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2009

    Sister Paper Takes Beard Award for Pig Story

    Michelle Hudginsimage via Riverfront Times Congratulations to Kristen Hinman from our sister paper in St. Louis, The Riverfront Times, for her James Beard award for best Newspaper Feature Writing Without Recipes, for her article "The Pope of Pork."The James Beard Awards are like The Oscars for the c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 20, 2009

    Save The Date: Cooking with Michelle Bernstein

    Bernstein: Cooking by the bookMark Tuesday, March 10th in indelible ink and reserve now if you fancy the chance to cook with Miami star chef Michelle Bernstein: Bernstein will be demonstrating recipes from her new book Cuisine a Latina that night for a Miami Slow Food event sponsored by Whole Foods. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 19, 2009

    OLA At Sanctuary Sommelier Albert Omahen Talks Wine & Food 2009

    I cold-called OLA at Sanctuary to find out if they got anything going on for the Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival 2009. I spoke to a real cool dude, sommelier Albert Omahen about fish tacos, wine, and the smoker's palette. Here's what he had to say:

  • Dining

    December 20, 2007

    Two Americas

    The rich get richer foods, the poor get poorer foods.

  • Dining

    September 28, 2006

    Pure and Demure

    Food talks, good food shouts, and great food whispers

  • Dining

    April 3, 2003

    Side Dish

    Food talks, good food shouts, and great food whispers

  • Dining

    February 27, 2003

    Closed Doors

    Who's Blue Door's new chef?

  • Dining

    September 19, 2002

    Moving On

    Celeb chefs are giving the old house the heave-ho and getting cooking elsewhere

  • Dining

    August 15, 2002

    Norman to Open New Nest

    The king of New World cuisine is finally branching out

  • Dining

    May 23, 2002

    Do the Shuffle

    A number of famous South Beach chefs have ditched their dance partners

  • Dining

    May 2, 2002

    Taste, the Final Frontier

    There is a limit to how many culinary charities you can donate your way through

  • Dining

    April 19, 2001

    Suddenly Sushi

    Nobu, as in no business?

  • Dining

    June 3, 1999

    Chefs Who Stick to Us

    Nobu, as in no business?

  • Restaurants

    May 13, 1999
  • Dining

    March 4, 1999

    Bun Baby Bun

    Allen's 2 Go

  • Dining

    July 24, 1997
  • News

    May 8, 1997

    We're Cooking

    Allen's 2 Go

  • Dining

    March 16, 1994

    Hail to the Chef

    Allen's 2 Go

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