June 24, 2016
My first adventure into the COBAYA dining experience did not disappoint. For those of you unfamiliar, it is a mystery dining club of sorts. Sign up on the email list, receive an announcement with the date for the next dinner, respond in the affirmative and pray that you win the lottery. You are notified […]
March 25, 2016
I just listed a delightful 3 bedroom 2 bath family home on a quiet, tree-lined street in the Biltmore Heights section of Miami. Biltmore Heights is a wonderful neighborhood nestled between Coral Gables and South Miami. This 1,649 square foot home features pergo and tile floors and a living room, dining room, family room, laundry room and updated kitchen. Beautiful wood cabinetry and granite counters […]
November 1, 2015
After 36 years, the final night of pork rolling cakes, calamari salad, best pho in the world, beef and fresh rice noodles and spicy fried chicken was nothing short of delicious delirium. Despite the Friday early seating, the spirited diners were jubilant to snag a table for the last supper (perhaps). The eight and ten o’clock diners were no doubt mightily disappointed that the early birds […]
May 4, 2015
Brunching is definitely in order on Mother’s Day. But after champagne and Eggs Sardou, what will you do? The Brunch Mother’s Day at the Deering Estate at Cutler’s annual Mother’s Day Brunch on Sunday, May 10, 2015 from 10:30 am to 1:30 pm. Enjoy a variety of appetizing dishes and desserts provided by Chef David Schwadron Catering and Event […]
April 27, 2015
I attended a Nadia Beugre dance performance this past weekend on Stage Black Box at the Miami-Dade County Auditorium. Nadia, choreographer and dancer, performed Quartiers Libres, a French expression meaning “free territory” or “limitless space”. It was strange and unfamiliar, confusing and angry and expressive, wild and intense. Everything about the performance screamed freedom from oppression, from the tangled microphone cable strangling […]
April 27, 2015
The momentum is palpable. The Miami real estate market is steaming up with international and domestic buyers looking to live in a global city with world-class amentities. Here’s a brief market update on single-family homes and condominiums year over year in March, 2015. Miami sales are up 10%. Miami single family homes and condos continue to sell […]
April 26, 2015
Congratulations to my seller who recently closed on her lakefront penthouse apartment. This was one of the few condos around that had three spacious bedrooms with a split floor plan and three full baths. The seller was incredibly happy in getting the highest price for a condo in her building this year, despite the fact that it needed total renovation. This was a great deal for […]
March 24, 2015
Blue Collar serves food that people like to eat and they do it really well. Chef and owner Daniel Serfer hits it out of the park in this small, diner style restaurant in the historic Mimo district of Miami. Don’t be off put by the no tell motels on the boulevard. The staff accommodated our group of […]
November 30, 2014
Thinking about what to do after over-dosing on turkey leftovers? Go Korean! We discovered Sushi Café Shilla Korean BBQ over the Thanksgiving weekend, a family style restaurant with warm service and very good food. We skipped over the sushi and went straight for the Korean bbq, replete with in-table hibachi style cooking referred to as the “ondol.” Side dishes of marinated mushrooms, […]