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It's a shame I arrived in NYC too late to fight as a foot-soldier in the Forsyth Street Noodle Wars.  But that doesn't mean I can't do some research into exactly what those doomed fools were fighting over.  So while waiting for our hair to be done, me and my new friend strolled over to Kuai Le at 28 Forsyth St., followed by Xi'an Famous Foods just down the block.  This branch of Xi'an is takeout

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One thing or another (job, business) has always had me working a lot of holidays and weekends.  You're at home with your family on Thanksgiving, I'm frantically trying to run down the satellite coordinates of  the clean feed of another shitty Lions game.  You're carving a beautiful turkey and inhaling Sam Adams Harvest Pumpkin Ale by the case, I'm eating catered gravy by the ladleful from a steam

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Eating a healthy breakfast is supposed to be the cornerstone of a productive day.  That goes a long way to explaining why nobody has a job in this country anymore.  The line of people waiting to inhale industrial machine-made gross globules of animal grease and chemicals in various states of matter, ranging from Super-Solid (McGriddles), to String-net Liquid (Dunkaccino®), is ponderous, to say

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New York has the reputation of being a very expensive place to live.  It is well-deserved.  Money goes flying out of your pockets faster than a $20 blow-job, which, by the way, in New York, is $100.  Fortunately, there are a lot of cheapo breakfast and lunch spots for the working types: your egg-on-a-roll, your meat-on-a-stick, your dollar-slice, your dollar-dog, and your halal lamb-and-eggs, all

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Troy Gardens is a great program in Miami that shows kids how to plant, grow, harvest, and sell fruits and vegetables.  A big hug and kiss to James Beard Award-winning Chef Michael Schwartz of Michael's Genuine, who has bought and prepared amazing dishes with the kids' own passionfruit and bananas!  Please watch this cool video shot and edited by the lovely and talented Alexandra Rangel.  And

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As someone who appeared on 'Take Home Handyman', and was ultimately vaulted to Minor Celebrity Status, I am passing on to you this golden opportunity to do as I did: to make an ass of yourself in front of millions.  And get a free kitchen renovation for your 'friends'.  The production company, which is casting in Miami/Ft. Lauderdale, as well as other cities, passed the info to me, just for you

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'Brain'-Roasted Cauliflower over Cheddar Grits  Batter, Chocolate  'Brain' Smothered in Muscadet White Mirepoix Gravy Not Swamp Cabbage but Ground Cabbage Fresh Seasonal Tomatoes Fried Mushroom Cigars a la Michel Richard Breakfast Radishes courtesy Troy Gardens, Miami Frying Goose egg Roasted Onions Marshmallow Fluff Batter Cauliflower Fritters and Hummus in

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{Disclaimer: I did not eat all these meals by myself!}   They say it is important to have three square meals a day.  But as my mother always said, don't forget your Sumtain.  For the scoop on everyone's favorite late-night home-cooked meal, check out this little ditty from way back in the nineties... Breakfast-Mango/Strawberry Maple Goat Cheese Pancakes Lunch-Noodles with Fried Tofu in

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Food Porn doesn't mean food you have sex with.  Just stuff that looks good naked.  These are some of the highlights of breakfast, lunch, dinner, and sumtain.  Try and control yourself. Asparagus Macaroni and Cheese Vegetarian Blood Pudding (Savory Mushroom Bread Pudding) (No actual blood used) 'Volant Chai Liqueur' Flan Creamy and just sweet enough Tabbouleh...yawn Another

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Cashion's Eat Place has long since lost its namesake chef, Ann Cashion. But it has not lost lost her daring and inventive take on cutting-edge American food. The perfect example is the crispy lamb's brain appetizer. Three or four crunchy nuggets filled with unctuous, slippery, brain. Served simply with a lemon wedge and a citrus aioli, it's the kind of dish that you won't soon forget, no

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Whether you consider it declassé or recherche, smoking goes with drinking like Plymouth goes with Dolin.  There aren't many places left in DC where you can light up these days, but here are three rooftops where you can not only practice your languid looks, but also work on your smoke rings. At Perry's in Adams Morgan, the menu has been revamped by legendary baker/chef Mark Furstenburg (Marvelous

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Need a drink and a slice but don’t want to spend too much money? Try the chef-driven Radius Pizza in Mt. Pleasant where on Monday nights, all day Saturday and Sunday, and 5-7PM the rest of the week, you can get a satisfying cheese slice and a pint for $5. Try the Silver Spring-brewed Hook and Ladder ‘Backdraft Brown’, and feel free to add toppings to your slice for 50 cents each. Stay alert

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The best thing about the holidays is the free pass to get hammered and pass out on the carpet.  Wait, you don't get that?  But you must serve alcohol, and plenty of it, so maybe thinking while you're drinking is a measured way to steadily increase the buzz while maintaining awareness.  I help my guests (and myself) to remain alert by serving several different wines and asking everyone to join in

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It's Automatic... I never planned to move back to DC from Miami, and still view it as a temporary upheaval, necessitated by, as they say, these economic times. It's cold here, and drab as hell, with not a grain of sand or a palm tree in sight. You could swing a dead cat all day and never hit anything. But I'll count my blessings-a job, a local bar where you can still smoke, a cheap apartment,

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Long time listener, first time cupcake baker.... They rise a lot. Chanting 'Arise Chicken' (see above) seems to help but is optional.... They somehow remind me of the Neon Meate Dream of a Octafish. To Dan Barber: No blood was spilled in making of these vegan cupcakes. Tool.

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At a show I attended at the Bottom Line in the '70's, there was a problem with the sound, and CB and the Magic Band had to stop playing. As the roadies were trying to straighten it out, someone in the crowd yelled, "Why don't you read some poetry!" Beefheart said, "What, poetry doesn't have to sound good?" He also played a mean harp. You never forget a Beefheart gig. Lester Bangs' 1970 cover

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Charming the ladies...Hit the weekly wine-tasting last Saturday at Calvert-Woodley (DC) to help plan my Thanksgiving wine-buying, and, luckily, Steve Rowland from Pasternack Wine Imports was in charge. He was working hard, in fact, to explain Gewürztraminer to a group of bewildered punters, who had wandered in for a free sniff. He had gotten everyone going with a sparkling Rosé-a fizzy and ripe

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Mazamorra morada-purple corn and fruit, and Arroz con Leche-rice pudding Giant niblets... More tripe? Si, more tripe por favor 'Caballo Viejo' Beatific... Picarones Black sausage, chicharrones, a side of spaghetti... ....and a little more tripe The Peruvian festival that winds through DC's Adams Morgan neighborhood every year is a reminder of the diversity that makes this

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Met up with the some of the more interesting personalities working the NYC craft cocktail scene last week at a sponsored rum tasting at the new Lani Kai, which reworks the old Tailor space. Lots more light, and also a lighthearted take on Tiki rather than chef Sam Mason's more serious grub. No solid cocktails, either, sadly, although former barman Eben Freeman, who tried to make them work,

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Woody Allen had a wonderful lament in the movie 'Annie Hall': as his character Alvy Singer is flying back from L.A. after a disastrous trip with his girlfriend, Annie, played by Diane Keaton, he talks about their future as a couple. "A relationship is like a shark, you know? It has to constantly move forward or it dies." A restaurant is in many ways like a relationship. It can delight and

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RISK... Triple digits on the heat index, and thousands of tourists, here for the Independence Day extravaganzas, are clogging the Metro and the sidewalks.  With their huge fold-out maps and what often seems like four generations in tow, it can get a bit sticky out there, especially on the Mall.  Unfortunately, you forgot to plan accordingly and are stuck in the hell we call summer in Washington.

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Need an excuse to duck out of work early today? Brazil is playing Chile in the World Cup at 2:30, and at Bossa in Adams Morgan, part-owned by Brazilian-born Wagner DePinho, the crowd starts loud, gets louder, and after Brazil wins (and they will), there is dancing to a live samba band. Everyone is decked out in Brazil's yellow colors, and munching on Brazilian 'tapas' like Frango a Passarinho (

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Dupont Circle Official Hipster gathering this past Sunday around a 340-pound smoked pig courtesy some robust and ripped dude with the unlikely name of Beverly (from Eco-Friendly); and sweet Sunday vibe by Dolcezzo Gelato....Free pork, free seconds, group around the magic smoker, and slurp. End it with a churro or two and, they also have great coffee... Next to some weird joint that serves

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I love Perry's and so does PIL. Sushi, including Udikon, some fish eggs, and then it turned into a real Adams Morgan moment. Shooting a documentary and previewing their Wednesday gig at the 930 Club. John enjoying a smooch with local artists...

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...named after a shitty art film....bubbling with fedora-topped hipsters....home to a two-page cocktail menu....somewhere where ordering a "gin martini" gets you a dirty/quizzical look.Yes, you have the 'Pork Slap' beer in cans, 'kimchee' hot dogs, and beef jerky, all nods to several hipster trends. But they seem unforced here, and somehow the fluid soundtrack of what might be called

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The Humane Society of the United States to Present ‘Chefs for Seals’ in Miami ’s Design DistrictMiami’s top chefs team up with The HSUS and Nigel Barker on Earth Day to end Canada ’s commercial seal slaughterWhat: VIP cocktail party, photography exhibit and photo shoot sponsored by a veritable who’s who of Miami ’s culinary, cultural and hospitality luminaries. The event is a celebration of seals

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"I've been on the job for more than two years here, and this is the first time I've seen a chicken stuffed with cocaine," he added."Turkey? Sure. Duck? Of course. Even squab once on this flight from Peru. But never a chicken..."A little recipe I call 'Pollo Loco'

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I start every Saturday volunteering for a kids art program, and every week it just seems to get better and better. I follow these great mornings with a small lunch, where I enjoy my solitude and the quietude of dining alone. In this case, on sweltering N. Miami Ave at PizzaVolante. I wanted to try something other than the pizza, so I got some 'local' mozzarella they have from 'Boca Raton'. Is

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Enjoy!Happy New Year!

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Probably should have taken these photos before the 'birthday toast'Anise sits on a side street on the Upper Eastside, across from the ass-end of several fast-food restaurants, in a building that long housed various Indian restaurants. Now that may not sound very promising to you, but the secret is that once you get inside the renovated space, you will forget all of that, and feel like you are

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Chez Rosie used to be one of my stalwarts for lunch when they were located on Biscayne Blvd. Solid, inexpensive Haitian food cooked by a professionally trained chef who knows how to cook. Sitting outside in the scorching heat with my constant companion, who insisted on calling the chef 'Rosie'; and also loved to pronounce 'Chez' as CHEZZ, the hookers and crack heads would fight us for valuable

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Look I'm just running a poll here. I used to write 'Culinary Cage Match' for the Miami Herald's website, Miami.com. In it I compared the same dish at two different restaurants, dishes using the same ingredients, and even events like afternoon tea at two different restaurants. So I see that Short Order, the Miami New Times food blog, now has a column called 'Plato Royal', where they do exactly

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The Hurricane that hit me...Rum on top, rum on the bottom, fresh passionfruit, orange, lime, and agave syrup in the middle...The myth, the legend, the best bar food to come along since...crispy hominy? Feel your ear right now. That's what this feels like when you bite into it. Except crispy.Homemade organic ricotta & apricot thyme jam crostini-that's what it says in the yearbook, Jim..

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{CLICK TO ENLARGE}The wine list at Pizza Volante is the best inexpensive wine list in Miami. So not only can you sit outside on glorious North Miami Avenue and take in the urban grit, you can drink an entire bottle of rosé for $15 (or $4/glass). The perfect wine list for pizza, too, of course. It is nice that Chef/Owner Jonathan Eismann gets it, in this town full of restaurants with overpriced

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In Part One, I rejoiced at my find-Mahi Roe! The cat and I got down to business. I caramelized some onions, and added some garlic, in one pan; and fried up chunks of bacon in another pan to prep for the roe. I reduced some clam juice and white wine in the onions and scraped up the tidbits. I added the crunchy bacon to the pan, and cooked the roe sets in the bacon fat. I sauced some linguine

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Shad roe is a great delicacy, and because it is seasonal, both celebrated and legendary. Cute story from the early nineties, when I was first earning enough money to take a date to a fancy restaurant (that's what we called joints back then). At the Washington, DC, organic Restaurant Nora (Al and Tipper Gore were regulars), I sat passively while my then-girlfriend ordered it as a special-she had

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The filmmakers...The outhouse...O squiggly lines...Arpt...T-Shirts 4 sale...Artist/Cook Jason Hedges' Spanish Tortilla, made with with bagged potato chips a la Adria. I have tried to do this many times, but you really can't replace the taste and texture of real fried potatoes. Then again, it was pretty tasty, and no one was complaining... That wheel of huevos was fresh...with a little

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Meatball and his girl, who I shall refer to as Utah-wey (Mexican slang for a Utahn), left me feeling that I haven't been doing my job as a food writer. Why aren't there any good tacos in Miami? they asked. Utah-wey says they have better tacos in Utah. Embarrassing. I mentioned the Orale! taco truck. Two dollars for a taco! That's too expensive! Don't even mention Ver-Daddy's unless you are

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Now that the so-called Miami pizza wars have been fought and, some say, won, it's perhaps time to talk about where to get the best pizza in Miami. I would like to humbly suggest that so many words have been written about so little, that I will keep it short today, and perhaps even feel the humility myself, knowing that I already knew where the best pizza in Miami was being made right now,

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Wine tastings used to get me excited. I used to look forward to conducting one every Friday at Stop Miami, my wine and tapas bar, deciding which wines to taste and what tapas to pair them with. I would attend wine tastings all over town and try many wines with which I was unfamiliar-until one day it became stale. Wine tastings and wine dinners became (often expensive) promotional gimmicks to

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Chef Kris Wessel's mango jam with mystery surprise inside...Goes well with a Narragansett tallboy......but then what doesn't...As I find myself without any wheels to speak of, the stroll along Biscayne Boulevard and NE 79th St has taken on an added cosmopolitan air, as I mingle with the tourists and the local working girls and assorted skells. Still don't really see many people doing the flâneur

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Chef Jonathan Eismann doesn't want to leave anything to chance. Although he is a noted risk-taker-he races his own Ferrari and flies his own planes (although the planes are rentals, for now)-every detail at Pizza Volante, his new pizzeria/mozzarella bar in the Design District, has been well thought out and planned, right down to the height of the pizza oven (52", although he wishes it were lower

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Dulce de Leche-filled scones (front) and other pastries (beef and coconut/cheese) from Yiya's...While not exactly subsisting on prison fare, we here at DailyCocaine have definitely been hacking away at the food budget until the piggy bank's ass has started to look, as someone used to say about the spring weather in Washington, DC, scrumptious. I started my day with these adorable little dulce de

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All the action is in front of the pizza oven...Or out on the waterfront patio...All the agonizing lately about a code of ethics or some such nonsense for food bloggers/posters on the Internet, made me hungry; and then it made me realize just how much I love Racks (cough, the restaurant). This new Italian place with a great view on theIntracoastal in N. Miami Beach has great pizza It is baked in a

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Back row-Baiana peppers, limes, capers, mango, banana sauce...Front row (clockwise from left)-Lavender sea salt, ginger, mushrooms, Asian cilantro, fat scallions...Grouper fillets-12 oz. $3.99 (six frozen fillets) at Food Giant on 79th St Causeway...Start wrapping in aluminum foil...cover with other ingredients, then other 3 fillets...Wrap tightly and cook at 350 for 25 minutes. Unwrap and slide

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Asian cilantro, fat scallions, limes, cucumbers, ginger, mangoes...First crack open a cold beer, or even better, some cold sake. Then try out these cool refreshing 'summer rolls', which just require one to quickly cook some shrimp, cutting down on the heat required in the kitchen. Or you can buy them pre-cooked if you like. Or vegetarians can just leave them out-firm tofu works. Get a pack of

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{I've heard many rumors lately about Choice Cafe's imminent demise. However, CC is still here, at least for the moment. Do not delay your visit! Things do change fast here, and you do not want to miss this true Miami joint. In fact, I am 'repurposing' this post, which is almost a year old, to let everyone know that nothing has changed at Choice, and it is still one of a kind.}The

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Photographer Valdir Cruz, Nobel Laureate Robert C Merton,Cosette Alves, Painter Robert F Merton, Harriet MertonWriter Anne Tschida, Artists Neraldo de la Pazand Alain Guerra (Guerra da la Paz)Alexandra Rangel-Brody of Artoconecto, second from left,welcomes (from the left) Kalyn James (Arts4Learning)Kris and Artist Tal RickardPainter Robert F. Merton’s first solo exhibition, ‘Temperatures’, was

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VIP Sneak Preview-Food and Wine by North One10, Music by WVUM's 'Vamos a la Playa' DJ LauraArtoconecto is excited to present painter Robert F. Merton’s first solo exhibition ‘Temperatures’, on Thursday, April 9, 2009, for a sneak VIP preview, followed by an exhibition open to the public on Saturday, April 11, at The Buena Vista Building in Miami’s Design District. The painter, who resides in the

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There are some foods that get into your head and won't leave until you get them into your belly. I had this experience with okra last year (search the blog for 'okra'), and it happened again to me last week with bechamel. I was in a Turkish restaurant in midtown Manhattan with a bunch of friends and family, and we had been drinking heavily across the street at the Pig N Whistle so I was really

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Remember that old, wry, sign behind the bar at your local tavern that read, ‘Tipping isn’t a city in China’? Well, guess what I just found out? Neither is ‘Stiffing’! Because stiffing is the new tipping. You heard it here first. I stiffed a guy pouring beers at an NBA game the other night and it felt REALLY GOOD! I was worried-I’m a big tipper, god, people know me, how will it reflect on me and

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Living in Miami can spoil you when it comes to tropical dining al fresco, as every day can be an opportunity to lounge on the patio. But when spring comes early in Washington, DC, everyone wants to bask in the warm weather. This being Washington, of course the sun is covered mostly in haze; but 70 degrees is 70 degrees. And you are definitely not seeing the tropical fashions, well, any fashion

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JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP, NJ—Veterinary assistant Lauren Millardi, 27, will eat any dish prefaced with the word "Tuscan," sources reported Monday. "Tuscan shrimp, Tuscan garlic chicken, it doesn't matter," said Millardi's boyfriend, Tim Vernacini. "I'm not really sure if she even knows what makes food Tuscan, but there's something about that region-specific culinary modifier that she finds inordinately

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On my current visit to the nation's capital, I experienced this beautiful event that combines all the great things about sharing food in a restaurant without being required to pay. That's right. The tab reads..."Lunch for___ served this evening by________. Your Bill Total: "$0.00" I ate a really delicious lunch of basmati rice with grilled eggplant, cumin potatoes, cheese cubes and spinach,

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Artoconecto, the dynamic Miami arts organization, announces its second annual 'fun' raiser, 'FREE PONY RIDES!', to be held on Friday, February 20, 2009, from 5-11PM, at Carol Jazzar's Contemporary Art Gallery Google Map. There will be live music, food, drinks, art, and, of course, FREE PONY RIDES! Suggested donation is $10 for adults, KIDS FREE (with their parents). There will also be a glamorous

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Oh my these ribs and chicken got so much smoke. Mr. Cobbs, named after his corn, of course, can smoke some mean meats. His ribs are like eating a smoked pork chop, they are that meaty, beaty, big, and bouncy. He explained it all to me but all I remember is 'Rib Frenzy'. I can only recall that once before, with the Fat Man (search the blog-I'm too hungry looking at these photos to provide the

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Lots of products on the shelves...Orinoco Coffee...Moises Bakery in North Beach has a lot going for it. A Venezuelan bakery run by Portuguese (very traditional in Venezuela for Portuguese people to own bakeries), they have all the fresh cachitos (chopped ham-filled baked dough), pan de jamón, hallacas (like super-sized tamales) for the holidays, arepas, and even the Venezuelan-style empanada (

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Goat is cheap and plentiful in Miami, and I just braised about 5 pounds of goat ribs for about 5 hours down at 250 degrees in a covered pan. I laid down a bunch of carrots and onions, then covered the meat in coconut milk and raisins. I wanted to stay away from tomatoes, and add ingredients that would emphasize the sweetness of goat meat. After picking the meat off the bones, it went inside al

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ChayoteTruffle (I Know What It Looks Like...)I was rummaging through my pantry, doing a little Sunday cleaning, when I discovered my last can of Huitlacoche. Known variously as corn truffle (classy) or corn smut (dirty), it's the black fungus that grows inside an ear of corn. Like most fungi, huitlacoche takes some getting used to; but like the humble button mushroom ($4/lb. at the supermarket).

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Jeff and Chef/Owner Alex Richter duetKaraoke King Armando SaenzMax channeling Patsy ClineWendy on the sax?You've lusted after the goose http://dailycocaine.blogspot.com/2008/12/christmas-eve-at-miamis-royal-bavarian.html , now come for the giant German beers and the Karaoke stylings of Armando Saenz (a dead ringer for Javier Bardem in 'No Country for Old Men') and Chef Alex Richter, who does a

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Hey thought I'd do one of those cutesy Daily Candy/Urban Daddy/Thrillist headlines that make you wonder what they're writing about so you open the email? So did it work? I guess so. Thank you DC/UD/T! Had a bite at Brosia and the afternoon on the plaza there is fine-decent music, coupla decent appetizers (mezze platter was the best-$15) and 2 bottles of Echelon, a French Pinot Noir at $34/

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Romantic table for two at Casa Toscana... The Wine Grotto at Casa Toscana...Tough call, as both are in walking distance from my house, more or less. Casa Toscana is traditionally Italian, homey and cozy, and North One10 is cutting-edge cozy and homey. But here are the menus. You decide...but you better hurry up as reservations are filling up...CASA TOSCANAhttp://www.casatoscanamiami.com/ 786-262

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My constant companion and I have been going to the RBSH for Christmas Eve Goose Dinner since it opened. Although I wrote this piece years ago, and some of the personnel has changed, the moment of that goose arriving, and the warmth of Chef Alex Richter, his staff, and the festive ambiance have not changed one bit...Chef Alex Richter, whose Christmas Eve Goose Dinner is legendary....wait 'til

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Fresh Grouper SandwichFried Oyster Sandwich and SlawFrog's Legs over french fries and gravyAlligator Fry BreadThe owner's delightful daughter...View from behind the sangriaHomemade sangria poured from a jug...Sometimes a drive to the country clears the head. The lonesome, even sometimes boring, stretch of highway, with the promise up ahead of nothing more than quiet and distance, stretches out

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Just kidding. There's plenty of room for both in the Design District, and to prove it, I ate (and drank) at both the other night. At Sra. Martinez I went with the Tortilla Española, and a $4 glass of Borsao red. It is an amazingly cheap glass, that drinks very well, and the tortilla was moist, a little bit loose, and glazed with mayo. A very gutsy take on the traditional presentation, although it

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Yes I could bore you to death rhapsodizing about the huge slab of chocolate cake at the restaurant at the Mondrian, and don't worry, I will (it's disgusting, in a word), but the best meals my out of town guests and a few lucky fair-goers and I had were at some local favorites. And so I trade in the 'usual suspects' for my own list of 'UNusual suspects'. Starting with the required trip down to

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I saw this play last weekend, and the run is coming to an end this week with performances Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 8PM. You simply must go. Mad Cat is full of talent, and the energy and excitement they bring to every performance is evident in 'Mixtape', a group of plays mostly written by local writers (including '3:59', which was previewed to raves at 'A-B(o)MB'), as well as the

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Gema, Hilary, and SlyAn 'angelic' LoSasso (the wings are hidden)Some cross-dressers...Ortanique's Cindy Hutson Belly Dancing...High-powered publicist Larry Carrino, second from left, as Chef Michael Jacobs plus some star attendees including one blogger-douche...I had the pleasure of attending a 'Chef's Club' event at North One10 a coupla Mondays ago-well I got there after it was mostly over, as I

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Biscayne Blvd Battles Update: Upper Eastside Green Market and Vagabond Market Fight It Out....My feeling is that both will survive but only one will thrive. Kris Wessel is selling his ice cream at the Vagabond, as well as smoking up some ribs-I ate one and it was the best-tasting rib I've had of his (although of course he was not satisfied-"needs to dry a little more"). My favorite rib in Miami

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From Her Personal Recipe File!Most people don't know this about me, but in the late '80's I got a sweet sports intern gig at a little station called KTUU, working for a big-haired former Idaho Vandal nicknamed Sarah 'Barracuda'. But the funny thing is, she was as sweet as her nickname was tough. And that lady sports anchor taught me many things about sports, particularly sport-hunting. And

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I'm rabid, man. Half a duck, $9. Meatiest and juiciest duck I've ever been served in this type of setting-all meats prepared in house; THEY BAKE THEIR OWN CRULLERS....ACTUAL LISTED SPECIALThree Nuts w. Frog Leg $16.95All of your favorites until 4pm-tripe, beef balls, crispy taro shrimp, turnip cake, chicken feet, DUCK feet, the little ribs in black bean sauce, the semi-humorous/surly service, the

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'Hong Kong Noodles' used to be 'Jumbo'. It is no longer Jumbo. It is now Good, Very Good. You can enter through the rear from the parking lot, and not feel as if you are walking into a dreary hole. You can even enter through the front, and might even be merrily greeted. The bathrooms have been cleaned, the kitchen has been scrubbed, and it appears that even the water in the eel tank has been

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Come on out tonight for the VIP Sneak Preview (just mention Daily Cocaine), and Saturday for the Opening Reception during the Wynwood Gallery Walk-a-Thon. C'mon people, let's help find the cure. See you there...For more info, go to www.artoconecto.orgCLICK TO ENLARGE!

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Gotta check out the piece on Kris Wessel, and of course The Art of Hunger, both by yours truly. And the magazine looks very pretty this issue. I still believe, as I predicted back in January, that Red Light will end up being THE hottest place of 2008. I've watched Kris sweat and suffer with his place since January, and despite some minor missteps, he has handled the negative stuff with aplomb.

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An old friend of mine opened this 'branch' of the famed El Palacio de los Jugos on Biscayne Blvd., just south of 87th St. Is this too good to be true?Tamales.......and chicharron......juicyI was told that the chicharron, tamales, and fresh juices would be coming in every morning. The owners, Ray and his lovely wife Aileen, are 'family' with EPDLJ, and speaking of family, 'El Duque' is a cousin.

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I admit I love the yuppie crack-and I have to admit that I'm almost always disappointed when I order macaroni and cheese in a smart restaurant. Even the soul food joints often disappoint. It is very hard to produce the taste and texture that will make you glad you spent the $2-$12, or make you long for that serious macaroni and cheese you've, sadly, never really experienced. Nostalgia for

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Ah, it’s four in the morning. As you light up your cigarette, you turn to your bedmate and light one for her as well. The first drag settles in like a cloud of numbing smoke in your belly, and as you look into the misty eyes of the beautiful woman next to you, her skin dewy with the fresh gleam of intimacy, both of you still tingly-tired from a round of good loving, one tender thought separates

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Before the new MAP hits the streets (patience, it will be worth it), MAP Magazine's online edition of the 'Pleasures' issue is worth a second look. I think this is the most interesting and unique magazine in Miami, and perhaps anywhere (there, I said it). 'Guest Epicurean Editor' Danny Brody (me) finds much to like (of course). From a food/wine/spirits standpoint, start with Terry Riley, Director

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Start with the Sweetbreads......Yeah I love the big fat sandwich with everything on it-the 'steak', the ham, melted cheese, and of course the crispy fried egg. It seems like every joint in North Beach has one. But at El Rey Del Chivito, the sandwich (the 'chivito') is almost elegant in its crunchiness. Accompanied by a big pile of fries, there is a surprising lack of greasy drippings rolling down

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Anyone like to add a favorite New Orleans Food Memory/Recipe?The other night at a party someone brought up a restaurant that I had recently been touting, and whose chef I was calling a genius. "I ordered the steak and it was no better than anything I could have made at home," he said. I don't necessarily go around defending restaurants I like, although I do tend to run into people who "hate" a

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Royal Castle Original Mini-BurgersEsther's SidesBrooding SnapperHome Made Corn MuffinsOn my way back from the Marlins game yesterday, I rode my scooter down NW 27th Ave. and passed by a few of my old haunts. Chef Francois, of course (which now appears to be 'Francis'-not a great sign), which used to be my Friday night souse move, and the Fish To Go little blue shack (actual name escapes me),

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Miami Herald Business writer Elaine Walker had some great "Tips for Trimming Your Tab" on the front page of Miami Herald's June 1st Sunday edition."Have a drink at home or find out what the corkage fee is if you bring your wine""Skip soda or iced tea. Order water and bring your own flavor packets.""Order an appetizer as an entree.""Consider memberships in dining discount cards.""Look for coupons

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The VIP lounge at Fat Man's... Takes a Big Man to Cook a Big Slab...If there is a better way to end your Saturday night than with a boatload of ribs from Fat Man, I haven't found it yet. Like all of Ben's customers, we were treated like VIP's, and seated around the huge grill/smoker, where he was smoking some enormous slabs. We started off with some broccoli (or as I like to call them, green

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Raw Pork Belly...The Love of Skin is a deep and abiding love...Cooked and ready for round two...I'd eaten deep-fried pork belly recently at Taste of the Nation(http://www.theartofhunger.com/), and it got me to defrosting the pork belly I'd bought and put in my freezer a while ago when I bought my whole pig for the pig roast I had back in May (http://dailycocaine.blogspot.com/2008/05/

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Little Skin-ny Bundles... +++Recipe To Follow+++ Reading interviews with celebrity chefs waxing nostalgically about their mother's or grandmother's cooking and how wonderful and inspiring it all was has become fairly commonplace in food porn mags. Sometimes I wonder how much of it is true, and how much is 'truthy', or just plain marketing. Is it possible that every chef learned how to cook from

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Coming up with inexpensive yet different and tasty dinners can be a challenge-here's something quick and easy and perfect for a hot summer night. German bratwursts may sound heavy, but only because of the words 'German' and 'bratwurst'. They are actually fairly light, and don't need a lot of preparation-just sauté lightly until they brown a little. First caramelize some onions in a little oil,

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Your mission is to stir...I will always try to help you eat well and save money here at DC, whether it's through food trucks or hole-in-the-wall cheapo joints; but the first (and best) way to save money on food is to cook at home. Examine the cupboards and fridge and you'll probably find some items you forgot were there, like capers, which everyone has a jar of, or rice, in this case, arborio

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If you are not attending tomorrow's 'Taste of the Nation' (http://www.theartofhunger.com/ ), then perhaps you might like to attend a $9.99 Indian buffet? Yes, I got my okra, but in the end, I realized something very important for what seems like the millionth time. But finally it seems to have sunk in. Eating out has become prohibitively expensive. Lunch for two at Garden of Eatin' with two

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When I arrived at the vegan Garden of Eatin' for lunch yesterday, my okra-desire was at its peak. For some reason (could be the Paul Prudhomme cookbook on my nightstand), I was obsessed with the vegetable that people love to hate. I cooked andouille and shrimp stuffed mirliton last week (again, Chef Paul), and had my sights set on some Louisiana-type stuff. But my tears of joy when I saw the

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As I launch a new blog, The Art of Hunger (www.TheArtofHunger.com ), I could not help thinking that this Jason Hedges performance piece, roasting whole lambs at Locust Projects at last Saturday's Wynwood Art Stroll, satisfies on so many levels. At The Art of Hunger, I will examine consumables, in every sense of the word, from food and wine, to architecture and design; and create a light-hearted

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Working out my sidecar recipe with some very good Calvados, really good orange liqueur, and fresh lemon juice (I also throw in some bitters and a maraschino cherry instead of a lemon twist), while the constant companion tries to race ahead in our meaningless yet simultaneously furious battle to see who can outcook the other-tonight it was whole roasted cauliflower, sauteed spinach with garlic,

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The former hole-in-the-wall Full Kee takes credit cards now, and the big-ass wall menus that used to list specials only in Chinese characters now are translated into English (although duck stuffed with shrimp paste probably sounds better in another language-however, it's rich taste transcends language barriers); and the Hong Kong-style Noodles and Shrimp Dumplings seemed to have a different, less

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...IT WAS INEVITABLE http://dailycocaine.blogspot.com/2008/07/dinner-battleswoman-versus-manwoman.html ....Leftover pork (god yes), fat scallions, Mexican white cheese, sriracha sauce, cruncy/tart tomatillos, AND tomatoes...cilantro, and black beans cooked with imaginary smoked pork neck bones. Feed me, Charlie...

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Some cities are stuck with the same old street vendors selling the same old sad food-in Washington, DC, they did something about it. They actually surveyed the city's residents to find out what they wanted from street vendors; then issued new permits/licenses to entrepreneurs/vendors who wanted to try something new. I'm not sure if it's working, but this electric vehicle from "On the Fly", parked

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