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Ralph Pagano's WTF Dinner at Alba Thursday: You Will Eat What I Make and Like It

Alba Seaside Italian's chef/partner Ralph Pagano has a way with words. Just ask the personable toque a question and you'll likely get a story in return. So we shouldn't be surprised at what he's calling his two dinner specials -- both, by the way, being offered this Thursday, February 7. The di ... More >>

Anthony Bourdain In Baja: It's No Donkey Show

We start with a Mexican street band playing a traditional folk song, " Welcome to Tijuana. You go south to shop for tequila and women and leave behind all your problems."Welcome to Tijuana...it takes less than an hour from San Diego to get there...and about six hours to get back because of border pa ... More >>

Charlotte Bistro Returns As Mesa

Charlotte Bistro added something extraordinary to Coral Gables when it first appeared on Miracle Mile in 2009. Chef Elida Villaroel, a graduate of the Institut Paul Bocuse in Lyon, France, employed a light touch and a delicate vision to create refined Venezuelan and French-inspired cuisine. And the ... More >>

Party girl to Oscar winner: Sofia Coppola's journey to Somewhere.

Thomas Keller and Alice Waters Get Their Honey Here. You Should Too.

Lee KleinSpencer Marshall, beekeeper​These famed San Francisco Bay Area restaurateurs get theirs from Marshall's Farm Natural Honey. And so do lucky souls such as my wife and I, who took a short drive south from Napa to tour the property. It was a rainy weekday afternoon, so we were the only visit ... More >>

Top Chef Season 7: Restaurant Wars, Episode 9

Photo by David Giesbrecht/BravoTom Colicchio and Kenny.​Each season of Top Chef, everyone looks forward to one episode in particular: "Restaurant Wars." Last night, the show celebrated the episode with a bang. And the result was kind of surprising.Before "Restaurant Wars," however, we got a shot o ... More >>

Interview with Willis Loughhead, Part One

Photo by Peter TaylorWe lost Willis to NY​Willis Loughhead's first South Florida gig was 14 years ago at the Palm Grill (locations in Key West and North Miami). Most locals, however, will remember him from when he was top toque at Tantra (1999 to 2002) and from when he ran Bizcaya at The Ritz-Carl ... More >>

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At long last, the Godfather's son makes his first film, and it was not easy

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