Posts Categorized: Taste & Toast

Want to be a Wok Star?

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The LAB Miami will host a Wok Star cooking workshop with EleanorHoh on Thursday May 9th from 7-10pm.   If you are a working urbanist, with little time to cook, but you want to prepare and eat delicious healthy food, this may be your calling.  The food looks amazing. See for yourself. The three hour workshop will… Read more »

Upper East Side Cuban Cuisine for Foodies

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    YiYa’s Gourmet Cuban Bakery & Café located at 646 NE 79th Street is worth the trip even if you live on the other side of town. Lucky for me I live only 4 blocks from Yiya’s. Since I work from home it has quickly become my go-to spot for awesome Cuban food. Yiya’s has… Read more »

Mi Vida Cafe for the urban veg-I

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For those of you that like to get your vegi on you should check out Mi Vida Cafe on Biscayne Boulevard in the MiMo Historic District. I’m definitely not a vegetarian, but every once in a while I like to indulge in a little vegetarian food.  The weekly specials are excellent.  From the regular menu… Read more »

Wynwood’s New Restaurant Hub

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The intersection at NW 28th Street and North Miami Avenue is becoming Wynwood’s new restaurant hub. Jimmy’s Kitchen serves Puerto Rican cuisine and has been a long time favorite of mine.  In the interest of full disclosure, my wife is Puerto Rican, so I do love most things Puerto Rican. Indulge in the: Seafood and… Read more »

Historic Wynwood home becomes TSL Lounge and The Butcher Shop

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The entrepreneurial sprite is alive and well in Wynwood.  Igor Niznik and his son Fred, along with partner Mark Dorfman, have just opened TSL Lounge in Wynwood.  Next door to TSL they will soon open The Butcher Shop. A historic 1927 single family home has been persevered and  retrofitted and now houses the TSL indoor and outdoor… Read more »

Ni.Do Mozzarella Bar. Best Italian in Miami?

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Yup, I said it.  I know those are some big words, but Ni.Do may serve the best Italian food in Miami and it’s in MiMo. The food just keeps getting better in our little neighborhood. Owner Mateo just sold Gusto Caffe on West Avenue in Miami Beach and opened Ni.Do, named after his son. He… Read more »