Miami Spice is back…

Variety is the spice of life.  At least that’s what the promoters of Miami Spice—the annual Miami restaurant prix fixe extravaganza—would like you to believe.  Every August and September, Miami’s top restaurants offer special three-course meals featuring signature dishes priced at $22 and $35 for lunch and dinner respectively. This year, the promotion promises to [...]

Since moving to Tampa, there have been a handful of times where I’ve been certifiably homesick. Those pangs usually come when I’m missing out on my out of town family’s weekly Sunday suppers. Of course, those dinners are as much about the company as the food that is being served, but when the blues hit, [...]

Last month, Mister M and I completed a Tampa foodie’s rite of passage by stuffing ourselves like little pigs in a blanket at Oystercatchers Champagne Brunch. Our expectations were high. After all, Oystercatchers was one of our favorite Tampa seafood restaurants and we considered ourselves brunch professionals- with brunch bonanzas at the Biltmore in Coral [...]

Summer’s bounty can inspire the most novice canner to stash produce away for the harsh winter. (Not necessarily the case in Florida, but my Midwest roots run deep). This weekend, Mister M and I made Mother Goose proud and picked a peck (actually quite a bit less than a peck, one pound to be precise) [...]

Susan Spicer, respected New Orleans chef and cookbook author, sued BP last Friday. Spicer is chef at Bayona, which has been open since 1990 and is universally regarded as one of the best restaurants in Nola. According to the New York Times, Spicer’s attorney filed the lawsuit in New Orleans federal court asking the court [...]