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Subject: Lee Klein

  • Ask the Food Critic

    May 7, 2007
  • So You Wanna be a Food Critic, Huh? Part 1: The Big Night

    August 2, 2007
  • So You Wanna be a Food Critic, Huh? Part 1: The Big Night

    August 2, 2007
  • Ask the Food Critic

    May 7, 2007
  • Letters from the Issue of , 2002

    February 17, 2005
  • Letters from the Issue of March 17, 2005

    March 17, 2005
  • The Grill At The Setai Relaunches

    The interior of The Grill at The Setai (as well as The Restaurant portion) is arguably one of the most beautiful in Miami-Dade. When it comes to the Zen-like outdoor pods-on-the-pond dining area there is no argument -- this is the most beautiful al fresco setting. The cuisine here has always been ambitious, but it didn't really come together until Jonathan Wright took over the chef reigns. Tonight, he and sous chef Anthony V are relaunching The Grill with a revised menu that looks notably entici

    December 10, 2008
  • Mission Impala

    May 18, 1995
  • Lee Klein: Bert Greene Award Winner

      For the second straight year, Miami New Times food critic Lee Klein has taken top honors in a prestigious contest sponsored by the  the International Association of Culinary Professionals. His story, "Kick the Bottle," beat out work from the New York Times and others to take the Bert Greene Award as the best feature story in a newspaper on Saturday in Denver. It's the second straight year Klein has received the honor. Last year, a story about feeding of chickens, "Ea

    April 5, 2009
  • Letters from the Issue of October 23, 2008

    "Any story that involves strippers and hip-hop that's not derogatory but informative is cool with me."

    October 23, 2008
  • Letters from the Issue of July 17, 2008

    "Did you wait for the alcohol to wear off after your trip from the bar before writing that profound piece of journalism?"

    July 17, 2008
  • Letters from the Issue of July 10, 2008

    "Marijuana causes many health and social problems. It lowers testosterone levels and causes sterility."

    July 10, 2008
  • Letters from the Issue of July 3, 2008

    "Are you homophobic? I am appalled that any reporter would write such garbage."

    July 3, 2008
  • Letters from the Issue of June 12, 2008

    "I am one of the grateful grubs who know from personal experience that your review is uncharacteristically cruel. Where is your sparkle?"

    June 12, 2008
  • Letters from the Issue of May 1, 2008

    Food reviewers such as Lee Klein should encourage good dining, not this type of blatant highway robbery.

    May 1, 2008
  • Letters from the Issue of March 27, 2008

    "To think otherwise would imply he is a panderer and a racist."

    March 27, 2008
  • Letters from the Issue of April 5, 2007

    April 5, 2007
  • Letters from the Issue of January 17, 2008

    "Miami has become a refugee camp."

    January 17, 2008
  • Letters from the Issue of November 1, 2007

    November 1, 2007
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    July 12, 2007
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    June 21, 2007
  • Letters from the Issue of October 26, 2006

    October 26, 2006
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    October 5, 2006
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    August 10, 2006
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    August 3, 2006
  • Letters from the Issue of July 27, 2006

    July 27, 2006
  • Letters from the Issue of January 12, 2006

    January 12, 2006
  • Letters from the Issue of December 8-14, 2005

    December 8, 2005
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    December 1, 2005
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    May 5, 2005
  • Letters from the Issue of , 2002

    February 24, 2005
  • Letters from the Issue of February 10-16, 2005

    February 10, 2005
  • Letters from the Issue of September 9-15, 2002

    September 9, 2004
  • Side Dish

    January 15, 2004
  • Letters from the issue of May 1-7, 2003

    May 1, 2003
  • Letters from the Issue of March 6, 2003

    March 6, 2003
  • Letters to the Editor

    July 5, 2001
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    March 15, 2001
  • Letters

    April 22, 1999
  • The Friday Mojito Weekly Wrap Up

    Don't drink and drive Went to Tap Tap last night. Tested mojitos. Better than Delano. Brain hurts. Need sleep, or water, or more booze. It's Friday. See ya at the bar. Here's what you mighta missed.- Lee Klein don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows.- Of pigs, pork, beards, and burritos.- May is National Burger Month. How will you celebrate.- Rosa Mexicano hooks it up with a guacamole recipe.- One day a real rain is gonna come and wash all the filth from the streets.- Jesus was

    May 8, 2009
  • Undercover Fed Busts Major Bonanno Mob Ring In South Florida

    An undercover FBI sting unraveled a South Florida wing of the infamous Bonanno Crime Family, leading to charges this morning against 11 members who are accused of running a dizzying criminal empire.Allegedly, the men smuggled cigarettes and committed bank and mail fraud. They laundered money, sold drugs and extorted business owners with violent threats. They trafficked stolen goods and ran insurance and Medicare scams. And just for good measure, they beat people up for money, conspired to murder

    May 21, 2009
  • Weekly Wrap Up: The "Best Of" Friday

    Jacob KatelScallop On The Half Shell @ BLT SteakThis week marks the release of the Miami New Times Best Of Miami 2009. Thanks to the powers of the global information super highway you can actually leave your opinion in the form of a comment on each and every entry. Short Order encourages any and all feedback, humor a plus. Here's what you may have missed this week:Ask Travis Bickle about a real rain gonna come. Monday brought you a sink or swim report for South Beach.Chef Cindy Hutson and Chef D

    June 12, 2009
  • Weekly Wrapup: The Friday Hunger

    image via altemark's flickr But will you work for a job, wash for soap, cut hair for scissors, or just smoke for weed? From the strip mall outposts of our suburban wastelands to the grimy corners in the heart of the city, our fast-food bread lines form their motorized queues and serve our doom 99 cents at a time. While our president shills for Five Guys, real mom-and-pops shut down for good, and master electricians push carts at Home Depot. Things are getting ugly, so a healthy breakfast

    June 26, 2009
  • North One 10 Introduces The "Not Miami Spice Menu" for $25 Per Person

    Image via New Times Archives - photo by Jonathan PostalDewey LoSasso with proteges​North One 10 is the recipient of 4 consecutive Best Of Miami titles, 2 positive Lee Klein reviews, and the distinction of being among the best restaurants in Dade.They are now offering a Friday and Saturday dinner special, the $25 "Not Miami Spice Menu." That's true recession friendly fine dining for the people. For that price you get a first course choice of Smoked salmon croquettas in damn hot guava sauce.Roas

    August 7, 2009
  • Red Light Gets Happy

    Lee KleinRibs recently relished at Red Light.​Starting this week, and continuing until whenever, Red Light Little River will be offering happy hour deals as such:Times: High Tide (5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.) and Low Tide (10 p.m. to midnight).Deal: $5 will bring any, but not all, of the following: BBQ Shrimp, wines by the glass or by the river, smoked fish, selected American beers, BBQ ribs, random shots of the day.And also from Kris Wessel's riveting riverside Red Light setting comes Yard Sale Su

    September 11, 2009
  • La Estancia's Excellent Empanada

    Lee Klein​Went to renew my drivers license at the Coral Gables DMV the other day. The office is located right by Village of Merrick Park, and so is a branch of La Estancia Argentina. The lunch menu looked tempting, with some decent deals on hand -- grilled skirt or flank steak sandwich for $8 certainly sounds fair enough. But the empanadas caught my eye, especially the one filled with steak. As you can see in the photo, the exterior was beautifully bronzed (other empanadas appeared noticeably

    September 17, 2009
  • Loire Valley Wines at Two Chefs Restaurant

    Photo by Lee KleinLobster mushrooms​Last Thursday afternoon, Two Chefs Restaurant hosted a wine tasting of Sauvignon Blancs from the Loire Valley in France. Loire Valley Wines are produced over a wide swath of the country, and so of course as one travels from east (Touraine) to west (Sancerre, Pouily-Fumé) the characteristics change dramatically. We especially liked a brashly fruity 2007 Domaine de Reuilly ($21.99); 2006 Domaine Philippe Gilbert from Menetou-Salon ($32.99); 2007 Domaine de la

    October 19, 2009
  • Sneak Review: Grateful Bread

    Photo by Lee KleinSancocho at Grateful Bread​First, the answer: The sancocho pictured above and in last weeks' Where It At? is taken from the specials menu at Grateful Bread.And now, the abbreviated sneak preview of the New Times restaurant review for next week:Our strongest recommendation from Grateful Bread's regular menu is chicken Veracuzano, the tender breast meat bathed in a sauté of tomatoes, peppers, onions, olives, capers, and parsley -- accompanied by rice, beans, and steamy corn to

    October 23, 2009
  • Closed Restaurants Roundup of Doom

    Flickr / CC BY 2.0The angel of death​The angel of death has swooped on Miami-Dade again. Here's our most recent tally of restaurants that have fallen to the reaper's scythe.Cheeseme - Nothin' we can't do ourselves with 2 wonderbreads, a Kraft single, waxpaper and an iron.I Corsini - Lee Klein said try harder.Hed Kandi Lounge - House music food = barf.Ratatouille Hotel Clinton - Nobody cared.SOBE Gyro - Lost like a Tic Tac in a whale's mouth.Maleewan Thai and Sushi - Family disowned and unope

    November 10, 2009
  • Weekend Blog Watch: Soccer Farm, Mr. Chow, Banana Flowers, Burgers, Oysters, and Canapes

    A South Dade man wants to build a soccer stadium between two farms in the historically agricultural Redlands. [RedlandRambles]Lee Klein is not the only guy who hates Mr. Chow. So does Anthony Bourdain. [AllPurposeDark]Cooking banana flowers Sri Lankan style. [BeeHeaven]Daily metro paper writes article about guy who eats hamburgers. [Herald]Swensen's in South Miami: ice cream and American food. They've been doing it forever, and they're still doing it. [BurgerBeast]Apples, oysters, truffles. The

    November 16, 2009