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Coffee Miami

Panther Coffee: Helping to Remove Specialty Coffee from the Endangered List in South Florida

A Panther isn’t just Florida’s state animal or the mascot for Miami’s hockey team. Thanks to Leticia Ramos Pollock and husband Joel Pollock, the endangered species also epitomizes a coffeehouse in Miami’s Wynwood Arts...
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Brew Urban Café: Finding Caffeinated Salvation in Fort Lauderdale

Sure, overly-sweet Cuban-style espresso drinks were easy to find, but after four days, it was beginning to look like South Florida may be a specialty coffee wasteland. Were there any places in the area...
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Ribs Miami

The Dutch Asian White Boy Ribs [CLOSED]

It doesn’t necessarily make sense, but the best pork dish from my weeklong trip to Latin-centric Miami was at a restaurant called The Dutch, from an Italian chef, with Asian flavors. Manhattan based chef...
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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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Car Wash Miami

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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Restaurant Florida

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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