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 up hearing about Isla Del Encanto, a Puerto Rican restaurant in West Kendall.
Tag: puerto rican food
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Isla Del Encanto (A Review)
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Benny’s Seafood (A Review)
It has probably been at least 2 years since I saw the episode of Food Network’s “The Best Thing I Ever Ate” in which Guy Fieri gushes about the mofongo at Benny’s Seafood in Miami, FL and decided that I MUST try it out. Yes, it took me a while. If it wasn’t because I was broke (refer to blog name, HA!), it was because I didn’t have the time. If I had the time, I had no one to come with me. Because, who wants to venture into the unknown alone!? This would be my first time having Puerto Rican food, and I wanted some moral support! (more…)