The Whet Palette Productions Podcast

by The Whet Palette Productions: Blog & Podcast

S3 E47 Discover Ventanitas: A Window into Miami’s Coffee Culture with Daniela Perez Miron

Daniela Perez Miron discusses her book, Ventanitas: A Window into Miami’s Coffee Culture.

Miron was raised in Miami, Florida, and now lives in London. She graduated from the University of Miami with dual degrees in Art and Management and then studied Visual Communication at the Royal College of Art. She is passionate about creating work that tells intimate cultural stories, centers real people, and empowers others.

S3 E46 Exclusive Interview: Chef Julian Alexander Baker Talks Miami Restaurants and Culinary Growth

A much-respected veteran chef of the Miami culinary scene (Bice at the Victor Hotel, Pelican Cafe, Toscana Divino, and more recently at Le Zoo—to name a few) and mentor to many, Chef Julian Alexander Baker joins me to chat about South Florida’s growth and significant changes during his 15 years in Miami.

S3 E45 MICHELIN Guide Florida Ceremony: Behind the Scenes

Welcome to the behind-the-scenes episode of the MICHELIN Guide Florida Ceremony: Miami, Orlando & Tampa.

If this is your first time tuning in, here’s the scoop. I’ve been writing about the MICHELIN Guide’s Florida potential and eventual guide since 2014—initially on the blog and now also on the podcast. In this episode, I’ll be your guide through the latest ceremony. I’ll pull back the curtain, revealing how things unfolded, and offer you a sneak peek of the actual event (since I always receive questions about it). I’ll also share my personal take on the results and begin a first look ahead as to what 2025 could hold.

S3 E44 MICHELIN Guide Florida: Perspective & Predictions 2024

In this episode, I analyze the MICHELIN Guide Florida and its upcoming April 18th awards ceremony in Tampa. Will any restaurant lose its star? Will the MICHELIN Guide rank up any restaurant? Will Miami see a three-starred restaurant this year? Who are the new restaurant additions to the guide? Is 2024 a shakeup year for the MICHELIN Guide?

S3 E43 Miami Restaurant Reviews 97-103 PART 2

Listen in as we candidly review the last 15 Miami restaurants we visited. PART 2 of this supersized podcast episode tackles Palma Miami, Casadonna, Lucky Cat by Gordon Ramsay, Shingo, Ossobucco, Chateau ZZ’s, and Delilah.

S3 E42 Miami Restaurant Reviews 89-96

Listen in as we candidly review the last 15 Miami restaurants we visited. Part 1 of this supersized episode tackles EntreNos, RAO’s Miami, LOG Fire Signature, Erba, MAASS, Casa Vigil, Oise Ristorante by Brad Kilgore, and New Schnitzel House.

S3 E41 Exclusive: Visit Florida’s Dana Young on the MICHELIN Guide’s Impact & Future

President and CEO Dana Young updates us on the MICHELIN Guide’s current Florida impact since the initial announcement in 2021 and two guides later (with a third on the horizon April 18th).

S3 E40 Miami CHEF SPOTLIGHT: Featuring Casa Gioia’s Mari Angeles Rubio

Dominican pastry Chef Mari Angeles Rubio of Casa Gioia brings joy to Miami with her delicious desserts: all the custom cakes, but never ever cupcakes (ni tampoco cake pops, sorry). Listen in as she passionately shares her story.

S2 E36 CHEF SPOTLIGHT: Featuring Norman Van Aken

Chef. Author.Mentor.Pioneer.All around Florida badass. Chef Norman Van Aken needs no introduction, really. His contributions to the Florida culinary community have been and continue to be endless. As the founding father of New World Cuisine, he once upon a time created an identity for Florida from which to launch and never looked back. Listen in as I chat […]

S2 E35 Featuring David Rosendorf on Food for Thought, Cobaya, and all things Miami eats

Owner of the OG Miami food blog, Food for Thought, FRODNESOR on all things social media, cofounder of the Cobaya Miami underground supper club, and an occasional food writer for publications around town, attorney David Rosendorf stops in to discuss his long-lived love for Miami food. What prompted him to launch the blog and Cobaya Miami? How does he summarize the […]