By John McCartney Special to the SunPost My father rates restaurants in three ways. Its either Good, Great, or it Sucks. Puerto Sagua is Good. Being “Good” must be the reason this Miami Beach Cuban restaurant has been around for so long, 47 years to be exact. Before today it could have been 25 years [...]
By John McCartney Special to the SunPost Close your eyes, imagine yourself sitting on the island of IOS, Greece at Drakos Far Taverna. On your left is the legendary artist Pamela Plant, drinking tin after tin of Retsina, going on and on about Electric Yannis, Billy and Molly and what have you. The food on [...]
By John McCartney Special to the SunPost On Tuesdays I spend the day with my grandmother. She’s a foul mouth old crow but knows her food. If she likes something, she will repeat herself in telling you about it for at least a week. She really like Morgans on the beach, and hasn’t shut up [...]
By John McCartney Special to the SunPost Can anyone tell me why the world is drinking designer Mojitos? Or the reason why ceviche has become a staple in restaurants likes Le Bernardin in New York. How about why Chefs like Aaron Sanchez, Jose Garces, and Alex Garcia are now on TV and making waves across [...]
By John McCartney Getting it right from the start is tough, especially in the restaurant business. When you open for the very first time to paying customers, you have to be on the ball. I usually never go to a restaurant on the opening week. Everything will be predictable. Servers going over their newly scripted [...]
By John McCartney Special to the SunPost I Sat down with Keith Menin, Owner of the Shelborne Hotel (Menin Hotels) 15 years ago when he was working check-in for his family there. Check that. We were driving up Collins Ave. both dreaming of becoming Hoteliers. He did that exactly. Most locals on Miami Beach have [...]
La Locanda’s Consistency and Homemade Touches Continue to Flourish By John Zur Eating Italian is not about scenic posture. Eating Italian is about feeling. It’s how you feel about the food, the ambiance, the company, and the hospitality of the establishment. Care, craft, and feeling go into the best Italian restaurants, and nowhere on South [...]
Chef Bernie Matz Offers Health-Conscious Latin American Cuisine on Alton By John Zur The “L.A.” in Bernie’s L.A. Café stands for Latin American. We’re not talking about that greasy, afterhours Latin American you’re seeking to ease a night of drinking. We’re talking refined, health-conscious Latin American cuisine with borrowed influences from a variety of origins, [...]
The Conrad’s Mediterranean Restaurant Shines During French Spice By John Zur French Spice, the offshoot restaurant promotion of Miami Spice, has continued to impress with its host of restaurants. On a recent visit to Atrio at the Conrad Miami Hotel, in Brickell, it was easy to see why Atrio just might be the most overlooked [...]
Vita by Baoli’s French Spice is a Taste of a Rich Mediterranean Menu By John Zur The annual late-summer craze known as Miami Spice gave birth to French Spice, its November offspring, in 2010. From the 1st through the 30th, twenty restaurants in Dade and Broward are participating in the lunch ($22) and dinner ($35) [...]
The Cadet Hotel’s Intimate Restaurant Features Excellent Food and Superb Service Amidst an Elegant Art Deco Setting. By John Zur In English, the French phrase pied à terre translates to “foot on ground.” It is implied to mean an apartment set away from the primary residence, typically for a person of affluence. The Miami Beach [...]
By John Zur The South Beach Food Tour isn’t just for visitors, as locals can appreciate the eateries and informative – and entertaining – commentary on a stroll around Miami Beach. SunPost was invited to participate in the dinner version of the food tour, on a recent Friday night. The restaurants included in the food [...]
