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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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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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La Camaronera: Standing Up For Shrimp Near Calle Ocho

The affable, white-haired Garcia Brothers – Arsenio, Juan, and Ramon – have run this strip mall seafood shack northwest of Calle Ocho since 1973. This establishment is so bare bones that there are no...
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Captain Jim Hanson’s Seafood: Marketing Fresh Catch

Since it was the last meal of my trip, I wanted to eat something I couldn’t get back home in Los Angeles. Scrolling through a stack of restaurant round-ups from national food magazines, the...
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