Subject: Richard Plasencia

• Jake's in South Miami Goes Gastro

  Jackie Sayet This little piggy goes to the kitchen. Cue the violins. Jake's in South Miami has come of age, and it's feeling a little frisky. Now dubbed The Gastropub at Jake's, this neighborhood watering hole est. 2001 has updated its decor and menu, focusing on shareable dishes. "It was important that we took the new economic environment into account," explains owner Cynthia Seaman.  "People really want to feel like they can go out for a fun night on the town without hav

  May 21, 2009

• New Ownership at The Gastropub at Jake's in South Miami also Opening "Cherry on Top" in Coconut Grove... Plus, Gables Rivera Pizza Shutters

  Jackie SayetSame face manning the bar, Sean Patrick Gilroy​It was a deal owner Patrick Gleber (also of Tobacco Road) couldn't refuse.Baruch Pletner, an Israeli entrepreneur, strolled into Jake's last Tuesday and expressed interest in purchasing the newly renovated Jake's.  Fast forward to today, and Pletner is already making the place his own, in more ways than one.

  August 4, 2009

• Plasencia Leaves The Gastropub at Jake's, Heads Down the Block for Chef de Cuisine-ship at Town Kitchen & Bar

  TownGoing to town​You could smell it like the Burger Beast smells searing chuck from a mile away.  After last week's story on the ownership change at The Gastropub at Jake's, plans also changed for its chef, Richard Plasencia, who was to stay on board with new owner Baruch Pletner.  There was talk of him helping to start up the kitchen at The Cherry on Top in Coconut Grove."Baruch offered me the position but there is absolutely no hot food at The Cherry on Top," explains Plasencia, w

  August 11, 2009