The Whet Palette Productions Miami Podcast

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Mutra’s Raz Shabtai: The Story Behind a Historic Miami MICHELIN Star

Chef Raz Shabtai joins me for a candid conversation about his journey from his grandmother’s kitchen in Jerusalem to Mutra in Miami, the first kosher restaurant in the world to earn a MICHELIN Star. Long before the recognition, there was a shy young boy who found comfort in his grandmother’s kitchen. He watched her hands work without recipes […]

The Whet Palette Society: SUPPLEMENTS, Knife Edge & What’s Next

S5 E79 The Spin, the Buzz & the Bullsh*t: BCPR’s Larry Carrino on Restaurant PR

Public relations is one of those jobs everyone thinks they understand. Send a press release. Invite some influencers. Get the restaurant into a magazine. Secure a few awards. Voilà, publicity. Yeah. No. For this episode, I sat down with Larry Carrino, president of Brustman Carrino Public Relations, whose career in hospitality PR spans more than […]

BECOMING THE WHET PALETTE: The life, detours, and dinners that got me here

A little reintroduction felt overdue. Some of you have been here since I started The Whet Palette in 2013. Some found me somewhere along the way, and some of you are brand new here. You may know the restaurants, the podcast, the wine, the travel, and my slightly obsessive relationship with MICHELIN, but you probably […]

S5 E78 The Making of Palma: Chef Juan Camilo Liscano’s Unscripted Journey

Chef Juan Camilo Liscano’s road to Palma was anything but direct. Born in Miami to Colombian parents, Liscano spent much of his life moving before professional kitchens carried him through Los Angeles, Mexico City, New York, Miami, London, and Paris. Each stop shaped the discipline, restraint, and ingredient-driven cooking that would eventually come together at […]

More Than a Reservation: Dine With The Whet Palette Through Airbnb Experiences

For more than thirteen years, The Whet Palette has taken readers and listeners inside South Florida’s dining scene through restaurant stories, chef interviews, industry coverage, and more meals than I could ever begin to count. Now, you can join me at the table. My Airbnb Experiences turn two of Miami’s acclaimed Michelin-starred restaurants into something […]