The name of this spice may lead some to think that it’s a mix of the “fall” spices like cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves, but it’s actually a unique plant. The pimento or allspice tree grows mostly in Jamaica. I didn’t know that allspice grew in Florida before I saw it on the list of summer [...]
Luscious photographs of plums, peaches, berries and tomatoes emblazon the covers of the national food magazines. Food writers wax poetic about the summer harvest. Of course, they are not talking about anything we find in Florida. What about local fruits and vegetables? The pickings seem slim when it comes to local produce in South Florida’s [...]
(Above photo courtesy of Shing Wang.) The ice cream mania at Miami Dish continues! Here are some of the ways I plan to indulge in the coming weeks. Shing Wang Vegetarian, Icee and Tea House Ok, so it’s not specifically ice cream but it is cool and refreshing. I was so excited to learn about [...]
Cooking locally is very different. Instead of cracking open a cookbook and seeing that list of ingredients and going out and buying all of those things, you’re doing the opposite. You’re going out and seeing what’s available, what’s in season right now, bringing it home and then saying, “How can I turn that into good [...]
Paula of mango and lime wrote in the Sun Post today about an upcoming Slow Food Miami stone crab picnic. It looks like Slow Food Miami is gathering momentum. There will be another event on February 24. The Sunday dinner at Fratelli Lyon will commemorate that first slow food meal. In 1986, Carlo Petrini led [...]
