When Michael Pirolo returned to the U.S. at age 25 after four years of staging in Italy, he brought back more than the recipes that helped make Scarpetta and later Macchialina successes. During his time there, he picked up a number of a tricks and lifelong lessons from the Chinese, Japanese, and Korean cooks he […]
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Yup, it’s that same old cliché: a cute little café in a big ol’ shopping mall. Or rather, in a big ol’ parking garage. Located on the ground floor of Dadeland Station, next to a Romero Britto sculpture, Lan’s pan-Asian fare is the perfect antidote to the surrounding chain stores. Items range from sushi to […]
Lettuce & Tomato is a swank gastropub that offers an industrial yet warm atmosphere tucked away on West Dixie Highway at NE 171st Street. Featuring a juxtaposition of Latin and Asian flavors, the menu lists plates such as huevos rotos, served with hand-cut garlic French fries, sofrito, serrano ham, three fried eggs, and a pinch […]
At Pao, which boasts a gold domed ceiling and $6 million gilded unicorn made by Damien Hirst, the prices match the accolades. Unfortunately, the precision of the cooking doesn’t match the prices. Yet scattered throughout the menu are a few items worth sampling. Pao is ambitious, with an arsenal of show-stopping flavors many will never […]
Like so many Cuban places across Miami, Son Cubano tries to replicate a jubilant Havana night. Sometime around 10 p.m., the fedora-wearing trumpet player inside the Coral Gables restaurant Son Cubano decides he’s had enough of slow-paced melodies and jumps into some driving salsa. Soon a dozen guayabera- and pantsuit-clad diners are on their feet […]
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At Washington Avenue’s Sriracha House, ordering is done fast-casual style. Select your starch, your protein, your vegetables, and your sauce. Then have at it. The combination is quickly stir-fried in a wok and handed over in a Chinese-takeout-style box. Whole-wheat noodles have a pleasant bite and come with plenty of sliced pork, crunchy bok choy, […]
At Talde, the new Asian-American restaurant inside the Confidante Hotel, the chef and his crew – which includes executive chef Jeanine Denetdeel from Talde Brooklyn – dont take themselves too seriously. In fact, they want customers to know it’s OK to let loose. To facilitate that, they have the underground-club vibe down pat – from […]