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The French Culinary Institute

  • Blogs

    June 23, 2011

    Richard Hales, Sakaya Kitchen Owner, Talks Thai and Business, Part 1

    ​Richard Hales is the owner of the popular Sakaya Kitchen, one of the few independently owned joints that make Midtown cool. He took over our palates with intoxicating brussels sprouts, and then helmed the growing food truck movement in Miami.At age 21, after being laid off, the Tampa native ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 20, 2011

    New Dining Club Shikany Has Big Plans

    Lesley ElliottChef Shikany at work. ​It's definitely a club when you want to join, but can't. Chef Michael Shikany's new dining venture is more like a "lifestyle experience." Last night he hosted a media preview at his home to launch the "world of Shikany" on an unsuspecting public. This membershi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 7, 2011

    Camarena Food Truck Hits Miami Friday for WMC

    ​​Every March, Miami welcomes electronica-crazed masses eager to sweat and do drugs all over our Winter Music Conference. This year, Camarena Tequila will be feeding both the conference tourists, art walkers, and the food truck-crazed locals with tequila-infused tacos.You heard right. Tacos with ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 24, 2011

    Claire Robinson Describes Cooking on a French Barge and Chopped All-Stars, Her Next Project

    ​Claire Robinson,the vivacious and spirited host of Food Network's 5 Ingredient Fix, combines her love for cooking and education to bring you infotainment at it's best. This Florida native started her career behind the camera but quickly found her groove after attending NYC's The French Culinary I ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2011

    The Bourbon Steak Pastry Chef Who Wouldn't Eat Sugar

    Pastry chef Andrea Sans Araiza's got one in the oven.​Born in Miami to Cuban parents, Chef Andrea Sans Araiza left the city years ago to study pastry at the French Culinary Institute. The Fates must've been pacified, for right out of school she got a job working for Bobby Flay in both of his New Y ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 23, 2010

    Hot Plates: Josh Del Valle at Sra. Martinez

    Photo By Danielle Alvarez​Josh Del Valle is fresh from the big city. The line cook made the move from NYC to Miami just four months ago to rub shoulders with Michelle Bernstein. He has a boyish charm and culinary finesse. But before attending The French Culinary Institute, the 27-year-old mi ... More >>

  • Dining

    April 8, 2010

    Sakaya Kitchen: Serious Asian food with no frills in Wynwood

    Photo By Danielle Alvarez​Josh Del Valle is fresh from the big city. The line cook made the move from NYC to Miami just four months ago to rub shoulders with Michelle Bernstein. He has a boyish charm and culinary finesse. But before attending The French Culinary Institute, the 27-year-old mi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2010

    Sakaya Kitchen Cooking Fresh Asian in Midtown

    ​Sakaya Kitchen, a "fast-casual Asian-inspired organic-conscious restaurant," is now open in midtown Miami. The menu is a mix of  Asian comfort and street foods such as Korean style BBQ, fresh noodle boxes, and Filipino egg rolls. The man behind the business is Richard Hales, who not only wor ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 10, 2009

    Interview: Marco Ferraro Gets the 10

    Photo by Mia NuñezChef Marco Ferraro of Wish.​There's something about Wish that seems to make culinary dreams come true, and its latest superstar, Executive Chef Marco Ferraro, appears to be skipping along the same path as a long line of extraordinary talent. First was Gary Robins, who eventually ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 6, 2009

    Jacques Pépin Gets The 10...Questions, That Is....

    Jacques Pépin​Did you know Emmy-winner, author, and celebrated French chef Jacques Pépin will be here in our very own city November 13 to take on Mr. Michelin 3-star Eric Ripert in a cook-off? Damn, it's going to get really hot in the Arsht Center that night, especially since our favorite kitche ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 2, 2009

    Executive Pastry Chef Antonio Bachour Shines Sweetly at W South Beach Hotel: Pistachio Semifreddo and Olive Oil Ice Cream

    Jackie SayetUnusual trio delights the palate.​During a complimentary press dinner Tuesday night at Solea, we were treated to a dip in humidity and a pistachio semifreddo that signaled talent was making pastries in the W South Beach Hotel kitchen.  The man behind this cooling and creamy lime g ... More >>

  • Dining

    November 20, 2008

    South Beach's Wish Restaurant

    Good food at high prices.

  • Blogs

    July 29, 2008

    New Chef At Wish

    Good food at high prices.

  • Dining

    March 15, 2007

    Schnitzel and Quiche

    Can’t we all just get along? Now, on South Beach, we can

  • Culture

    February 23, 2006

    Food for Thought

    Celebrity chefs set the stage for a show of sustenance

  • News

    December 1, 2005

    Letters from the Issue of December 1, 2005

    Forked tongues: People are opinionated about their food

  • Music

    February 3, 2005

    Labor of Love

    Chef and entrepreneur Alan Hughes pays the bills with cooking, but music is in his heart

  • Dining

    January 13, 2005

    London Galling

    Chef and entrepreneur Alan Hughes pays the bills with cooking, but music is in his heart

  • Finest Foods

    May 16, 2002

    BEST TAKE-OUT GOURMET AND CAFé FOOD

    Stephans Art & Design Café

  • Dining

    December 20, 2001

    Aria's High Notes

    And minor notes too -- you make up the melody

  • Dining

    June 3, 1999

    Chefs Who Stick to Us

    And minor notes too -- you make up the melody

  • Dining

    November 19, 1998

    Borne to the Purple

    And minor notes too -- you make up the melody

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