All Foodies in Miami know about Miami Spice, the special prix-fixe meals that Miami restaurants offer in August and September to attract locals to eat out. For quite some time, there’s also been “Taste of the Gables“, a similar program, exclusively (isn’t everything?) in tony Coral Gables. Now, while we
We were all a little taken aback when my Mom mentioned, kind of casually, she wanted to go back to Santa Domingo, where she’d lived as a new bride and mother. I knew, at one point, she’d wanted to go to the Galapagos but when I asked her recently about
I call this delicious appetizer Faux Foie Gras, not because it tastes like Foie Gras, but because it looks like it. It’s a lovely deep brown color, with cross-hatch slices on top and is creamy, smoky and sweet. The good thing about this faux foie gras is you don’t need
I am a big fan of the cocktail known as the French 75 (can’t believe I haven’t posted about it yet!) but had never heard of the French Martini until a recent dinner where a friend ordered it. It looked brownish and she proclaimed the one served was so-so, but
I anxiously opened my Food and Wine newsletter this week to discover who was awarded the title of Best Food City in America. To my surprise and delight, it was Miami! They considered attributes such as “affordability, diversity, accessibility and quality”, used 28 separate metrics and compared 182 cities to
After a long weekend in New York (it even snowed!) I felt inspired to add a couple more additions to my trend forecast for 2025. I had friends in New Jersey that we would visit for the summer and they would be the first to get movies, songs, dances etc…
So I’d planned to post this in January, but I blinked and it was gone. Some people claim January DRAGS by, but for me, it flew. If the rest of the year goes this fast… Anyway, here are the trends I’ve noted, researched and tasted for the coming year. The
So, we made a Smoked Pork Butt for the first University of Miami football game at our house. A rub was massaged into the pork, apple cider was added to the smoke chips and then it smoked for hours. After going through all the trouble of smoking the Pork Butt,
If you are looking for one big last Hurrah of summer, this is your salad. It has all the delicious tastes of the season, tossed together; kind of like a summer sunset in a salad bowl. When I made this salad, I left the shrimp out and served it on
Why do they call Labor Day the end of Summer? It’s actually 20 days before the end of summer! Maybe because it’s the last big Holiday before Fall? As for me, I can’t wait for Fall in all its Pumpkin Spice glory. A columnist for the Miami Herald talked about
A former Air Florida flight attendant and daughter of a pilot, I love traveling, cooking and entertaining. Whether exploring Miami’s newest hot spots, visiting old favorites or discovering hidden gems, I’m always up for an eating adventure. My Foodie in Miami website shares personal essays, recipes, restaurant news and reviews, as well as views from my tropical garden.