Miami Food Culture Featured in New York Times Magazine

Sunday, New York City, the world; literally hundreds of people will read the newspaper that made newspapers famous.

Good thing they have a website.

Yesterday’s Sunday Times Magazine, in a pre-preemptive strike on Art Basel madness, featured Miami, our restaurants, hotels, spas, dives, and clubs.

Here are their food highlights (as determined by Suzy Buckley) in order of appearance:

• David’s Cafe II for coffee and a pastelito.

• Grassfed burger and beer at 8 oz. Burger Bar.

• Champagne at Caviar Kaspia at the Webster Hotel.

• Dinner at Prime 112.

• Fontainebleau has eight restaurants.

• BLT Steak at the Betsy Hotel.

• Pork dumplings at Hakkasan.

• Crispy Beef at Mr. Chow.

• Wonton Soup at Phillippe.

• Lemongrass Skewered Chicken at Asia De Cuba.

• Ham and Chees Empanadas at Go Go Fresh Food Cafe.

• Ropa Vieja at Islas Canarias.
• Black Bean Soup at Las Culebrinas.
• Arroz Con Pollo at Enriqueta’s Cafe.
• Late night eating at Yambo.
• Sra. Martinez for “the unmissable foie gras with brown butter apples and braised pork.”
• Pizza Volante “Jonathan Eismann’s Roman-style, industrial-chic pizzeria and mozzarella bar.”
• “Fratelli Lyon’s sumptuous plates of salumi, cheese, pasta and seafood.”
• Il Gabbiano: “in a primo space tucked behind a downtown high-rise.”
• Garcia’s Seafood Grille & Fish Market “the best dolphin sandwich in town.”
• Monty’s: “Graze on overflowing platters of seafood and chicken wings during a crowded half-price happy hour.”
• Smith & Wollensky for drinks and oysters with an ocean view.
• Jimbo’s for smoked fish and beer.
• Versailles restaurant for eats in Little Havana.
• Mangoandlime.net for food bloggage.