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Michael’s Genuine Food & Drink: “Fresh Simple Pure” in Miami

After early reports from my oldest friend and multiple cousins, I dismissed this restaurant when visiting Miami last Thanksgiving. Still, I couldn’t help but be curious when NY Times restaurant critic Frank Bruni just...
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Karma Car Wash & Cafe: Spanish Tapas by Design in Miami

Car washes aren’t exactly known for their cuisine, which made Karma’s mention in Gourmet magazine that much more surprising, and completely intriguing. After driving through a rough Miami neighborhood off I-95, we arrived at...
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Le Tub: Kooky Hollywood Hamburger Hub by the Intracoastal

In 2005, GQ food writer Alan Richman voted this Broward County saloon #1 on his nationwide list of “The 20 Hamburgers You Must Eat Before You Die.” Soon after, O magazine editor Gayle King...
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Hiro’s Yakko-san: Fine Izakaya Fare in North Miami [CLOSED]

On the fringes of a residential neighborhood in North Miami Beach, Hiroshi Shigetomi’s izakaya is turning out Japanese comfort food on a level I’ve never found in Los Angeles. Hiro named his North Miami...
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L.C.’s Roti Shop: Getting Loose at Trinidad Party in North Miami

Elsie Chin and husband “Chin” have run L.C.’s Roti Shop in a North Miami strip mall for 21 years. They specialize in modified versions of the dishes her Indian great grandparents brought with them...
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Louie’s Backyard: Seafood at Shipwreck Hunter’s Key West Home

A sign sporting a scallop shell and five stars signaled our arrival at Louie’s Backyard in the former family home of Captain James Randall Adams, who scoured local waters for shipwrecks in the early...
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