Archive for the ‘Table talk’ Category
Anticipating Bouchon
It’s the closest to Thomas Keller I’ll get for now.
Bouchon Las Vegas. T-minus three days …
Take a peek.
tags: Bouchon, Las Vegas, Thomas Keller
Eating in exile – Gourmet goes Latin
For the past two days, I’ve been reveling in the latest issue of Gourmet magazine the Latino America issue. If it weren’t for Elise of Simply Recipes and her Puerto Rican friend Maria, I might have missed it, but I’m glad that, albeit late, I learned about it and got my hands on a copy. [...]
Four o’clock sugar bug
It always happens at around 4 p.m. That little voice in your stomach, that little craving sending signals to your brain. That urge for sugar — or caffeine. Work, once again, has my mind spinning and after long hours of meetings, I sat here drained. So I took a little detour to my blog reader [...]
To Do: Table 8, Azul, Ortanique…
Not like I’m breaking any news here, but today marks the beginning of Miami Spice. Looking back, I realized that last year’s Miami Spice was the topic of one of the earlier posts on this blog, which means mango&lime is almost one year old. Wow.
Dinner prices this year raised $5 and the lunch prices [...]
The state of South Florida dining
The topic keeps coming up. Not long ago I posted about a Chowhound discussion on the changes in some South Florida restaurant menus to accommodate taste. The discussion about recent restaurant closings has also been kicking for some time on Chowhound and others. Today’s Herald takes a look at the situation.
South Florida fancies itself as [...]
How Publix killed the Food Network star in me
Yesterday after a lazy afternoon watching The Next Food Network Star marathon, I was inspired to cook and headed to Publix to pick up some ingredients for the chicken tabouleh salad I wanted to make. What a mood killer.
As usual on a Sunday, the store was packed but it has never been so unbearable. [...]
Are Miami diners ‘dumbing down’ menus?
Interesting discussion going on at Chowhound this week about the changes some Miami restaurants have made to their menus or wine lists to satisfy the Miami diner’s palate and taste. Florida hounds are looking for a phrase for what they call the dumbing down of menus to satisfy the uneducated South Florida diner. Based on [...]
One meal in New York
I’m in New York City today and tomorrow. Work, not pleasure, but here’s a chance to have one great meal: Dinner tonight. Not that I’ll be fasting, but the other meals will be provided to me. So I sit here facing the tough decision of where I’ll have my one New York meal. It’s not [...]
Help wanted: Miami foods fit for teens
A few days ago, I got an email from the chef at Mount Saint Joseph Academy — an all-girls Pennsylvania high school — asking for suggestions on sandwiches, entrees, soups or desserts indigenous to Miami that he could serve his students as part of a “foods of series.”
My immediate thought was a Cuban sandwich, but [...]
How I learned to cook
Soon after I started this blog, my best friend gave me a book called “How I Learned To Cook,” a collection of stories by some very well-known chefs about how or when they learned to cook. While reading it, I asked myself: how did I learn to cook? I don’t think I ever came up [...]
A few of my favorite (kitchen) things
“Like cookbooks, kitchen equipment is a talisman; people believe that buying the right kind will make them good cooks.” ~ Mark Bittman, New York Times, May 9
But do you need to splurge on it? That’s the question Mark Bittman of The New York Times explored yesterday. His theory: You can adequately stock a kitchen [...]
Eat your heart out, Starbucks
Seriously, who wants to pay $3 for coffee? I will, but only when absolutely necessary. We all know we’re paying for convenience, not great coffee. And in Miami, where you can get a cafecito in almost any corner, why would you bother? For less than half the price, you can pick up a good Cuban [...]
Holiday dinner jitters
The day is getting near. On Saturday, yours truly will be hosting 20, maybe more, people at her small apartment for a holiday dinner party. I love entertaining and I get into full Martha Stewart mode when I do, but this officially will be the largest crowd I’ve entertained for dinner. I typically fare well [...]
Thanksgiving a la criolla
I know, I know. Thanksgiving was almost two weeks ago but I still wanted to post something about mine. I traveled to Houston to see my family and had what my uncle aptly called a Thanksgiving a la criolla. (Criolla — literally creole — can be used to describe something characteristic of Hispanic culture or [...]
An ode to edamame
I’m not really going to write a poem here. The title of this post just aims to convey the sense of admiration I have for this, the so-called wonderveggie. What is it, oh green one, that makes you so addicting? In fact, there may be no real point to this post except to share my [...]
To taste!
(Miami Cross Blogination day has arrived. The post below was written by Steve from “Klotz” as in “Blood” for Mango & Lime. My post (warning: it’s not food related) will appear on Steve’s blog. See a full list of today’s blog switch assignments.)
It’s a commonplace by now: the dining experience has as much to [...]
