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"Flanboyant Eats" with Bren Herrera

By Elayne Fluker | 05/04/2010 - 16:30 | 6 Comments

Buzzed about chef Bren Herrera grew up in a very Latin home—speaking mostly Spanish with her family. Born in Havana, Cuba, and raised in the suburbs of DC, Bren realized at an early age she wanted to entertain people and that she had a love and a natural talent for cooking. She started mirroring her mother in the kitchen when she was only 8, and her first...

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Table Talk: A Fish Called Avalon

By Verky Arcos | 05/03/2010 - 12:00 | 0 Comments

A Fish Called Avalon

700 Ocean Drive
Miami Beach, FL 33139-6220
(305) 532-1727

I love Miami. The sexy people, the pool parties, and the warm weather keep me going back. One thing I don’t go for are the restaurants on Ocean Drive, where the employees are practically shoving food in your face to lure you in. However, while...

Table Talk: Bistro Ole

By Verky Arcos | 04/28/2010 - 08:00 | 0 Comments

Bistro Ole

230 Main Street
Asbury Park, NJ 07712
(732) 897-0048

One of my besties, Denise Ramirez, was premiering in an independent movie, Icegrill, USA, in Central Jersey. Although it was quite a distance from NYC, we had to support our girl, so a few friends and I...

Table Talk: Parada 22

By Verky Arcos | 04/16/2010 - 08:00 | 1 Comment

Parada 22

1805 Haight St
San Francisco, CA 94117
415-750-1111

I just got word that Parada 22, a Latin eatery serving authentic Puerto Rican fare in San Fran, will soon open its doors! This restaurant is brought to us by Alex Jackson (chef of Weird Fish and The Corner) and fellow Puerto Rican Philipe Belber (owner of Cha Cha Cha...

Table Talk: STK

By Verky Arcos | 04/09/2010 - 08:00 | 0 Comments

STK Miami

Gansevoort South Beach Hotel
2377 Collins Avenue
Miami Beach, FL 33139
305-604-6988

We all know The Gansevoort is one of the hottest spots in South Beach, so of course the STK restaurant in the hotel is the place to see and be seen. The moment you walk through the doors you'll...

Table Talk: Macao

By Verky Arcos | 03/26/2010 - 16:00 | 0 Comments

Macao Trading Co.

311 Church Street
New York, NY 10013-2491
(212) 431-8642

I’ve heard so much about the Macao Trading Co. since its opening, and once I found out the uber-cool Employees Only team (Jason Kosmas, Dushan Zaric, Igor Hadzismajlovic, Billy Gilroy and Henry LaFargue) was behind it, my curiosity was...

Chef Marcela Valladolid Makes Mexican Food Easy for Everyone!

By Mariela Rosario | 03/18/2010 - 18:00 | 223 Comments

Gorgeous Chef Marcela Valladolid is the Food Network's latest cooking star! With a new show entitled Mexican Made Easy, and a fantastic cookbook, Fresh Mexico out in book stores now, the fashion-plate, chef, mother and TV personality is at the top of the world. We chatted with Marcela about how...

Table Talk: Sugarcane

By Verky Arcos | 03/11/2010 - 18:00 | 3 Comments

Sugarcane

3250 NE 1st Avenue
Miami, FL 33137
786.369.0353

I’m not gonna lie, when I was first invited to this eatery in Midtown Miami I wasn’t too excited. The fact that it wasn’t in the infamous South Beach caught was a turnoff; but I finally decided to take the trip and surprisingly enjoyed my time away from hectic SoBe.

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