Fear Of Missing Out (FOMO) Is Real When You’ve Been Missing Out On This- Pollos y Jarras (Peruvian, Restaurants)

I’m kicking myself for how long it took me to make this discovery. I have been a big fan of Peruvian food for a long time. I can’t remember who, when, or how I was introduced to lomo saltado, but I was pretty hooked once I tried it. Lomo saltado is stir-fried steak, onions, and […]

Neighborhood vibe and the best dang cheese on a burger- Tap 79 (Upper Eastside, Craft Burgers + Beer)

So at one point not long ago I was looking at probably at least 40 blog posts I needed to do. I had trips to Atlanta, D.C. and and Baltimore, plus a lot of Miami posts that had backed up. Then I visited St. Augustine and Chicago… I was making my way through them (starting […]

“PHOTO BLOG” POST: Vagabond Restaurant (Upper Eastside, Global/International)

I really debated whether to write this blog post or not. I visited the Vagabond for Easter brunch with my family and a lot of family friends. Yes some of you may be noticing from the date just above that I am writing this in September (and late September at that)… I got pretty backed […]

I hope home fries don’t sue me for this… hash browns at Jimmy’s Eastside Diner (Upper Eastside, Restaurant)

I’ve been writing a lot of blog posts recently to catch up on old posts and the end is in sight! The backed up posts were both Miami posts and out-of-town travel posts. I greatly enjoy breakfast food, so it makes sense I had a couple breakfast/brunch experiences on my recent trips. If there were hash […]

Delicious food in a great space + BOOKS!- Cafe at Books and Books at the Arsht Center (Restaurants)

I’ve been a few times to the Cafe at Books and Books and each time I go excited to try something new as there are multiple things on each menu that catch my attention. My first visit was when my office was getting its air conditioning fixed and a few us camped out at the […]

A bacon X marks the spot for gluten-free buns in Midtown- Hurricane Grill & Wings (Restaurant)

This will be a pretty quick post about an unexpected find right “in front of my face.” A friend was leaving Miami to go to medical school in Chicago and we were trying to figure out one last lunch before he drove out the next day. I remember having one place I thought would be […]

Taking visitors to incredible Spanish tapas in a gas station makes me feel like such a Miami veteran- El Carajo (Coconut Grove, Restaurants)

I get really really competitive and almost obsessed with making sure that friends and family that visit me fall in love with Miami. I love this city and I think it has so much to offer and is a place that is what you make it. One way I try and get people to rave […]

So far the best gluten-free baguette in Miami!- Cheese Course (Restaurants, Midtown)

There’s a fellow gluten-free in my office and I’m usually passing along lots of tips to her about gluten-free restaurants or certain products I’ve found. A few weeks ago the tables were turned as she sort of casually said that Cheese Course now has gluten-free bread. Oh really? She hadn’t tried the bread yet, but […]

Gluten-free flatbread-pizza crust in the Design District- Lemoni Pizza and Kitchen (Restaurants)

A few weeks ago it was my manager’s work “anniversary” and I had scheduled a lunch for our team to celebrate. It ended up being rescheduled twice, but yesterday the Outlook O-vite actually happened (although one team member was still missing). My manager suggested Lemoni Cafe or Lemoni Pizza and Kitchen. I was totally down […]

An unfortunately slow lunch in a hip, “retro” diner- Naked Lunch (Restaurants, Health District)

Ever since last spring I had been wanting to check out Naked Lunch in the UM Life and Science Building near Jackson Hospital. I had never been to the chef Ralph Pagano’s Naked Taco on South Beach, but for some reason I really wanted to go to his new restaurant, Naked Lunch, for… well lunch. […]