My inner Colombian will always squeal in delight at the thought of eating an arepa. Whether it’s plain and slathered in butter or split and stuffed with meat and/or cheese, I will have a hard time saying no. It used to be that arepas were something that we got when our mother made them for
This is kind of an unorthodox post. Most of the time, when I write a review, it’s mostly so that my friends and family know where to eat locally. Platillos Voladores (Spanish for “Flying Saucers”) is not exactly local. In fact, it’s not even in this country. I’m actually writing this review at the insistence
Japanese Peruvian fusion restaurants are a dime a dozen in Miami these days, and with good reason. Peruvian food has a lot of Japanese influences. I had been eyeing Sokai for a while, and even walked in once to take a look at their menu and felt my jaw drop at their prices. Still, I
I’m not sure how it works in other parts of the country, but Miami has a penchant for hiding snazzy little restaurants in place where you would least expect them to be. That’s where Olivos comes in. It’s a small Argentinian-fusion type restaurant located in a shopping plaza that contains one a very poorly organized grocery
Super Arepa, located around Kendale Lakes, is a counter-service joint that serves Venezuelan-style casual fare. As the name implies, their signature offering is the Super Arepa, an arepa (you remember what an arepa is, don’t you?) stuffed with your choice of meat, pico de gallo, grated cheese and special house sauce. I had heard Super
I still have very fond memories of my very first time tasting mofongo. If you’re a veteran follower, then you already knew that. Word is getting around that I have a weakness for this Puerto Rican specialty, and recommendations have occasionally come in for places where I can get it. This is how I ended
My obsession with mofongo is still going strong since my trip to Benny’s Seafood ignited it about 2 years ago. Since then, it has actually surprised me how hard it is to find a decent plate of mofongo in South Florida. I mean, short of flying to the Caribbean, where else in the country is
Embarcadero 41 caught my attention a few months ago for being a Peruvian restaurant that was slightly on the fancier side. Since it’s located in Downtown Miami, and hard to get to (parking in Downtown is always a nightmare), it took me a while to get myself to go check it out.
It’s been a while since the food truck craze took off in South Florida. Yet, I haven’t exactly visited very many of them myself. That is kind of a shame, considering the massive amounts of comfort food that these trucks promise. As a food blogger, it was a big failure on my part to ignore
Coral Gables Restaurant Week (CGRW), like Miami Spice, is something that I look forward to every year. Restaurants will offer a 3-course menu at a fixed price per person, which is usually a decent discount from ordering the menu items a la carte. Therefore, my usual strategy is to seek out the restaurants that I probably