The Whet Palette Productions South Florida Restaurants

Top 25 Miami-Dade & Broward Restaurants of 2025: Palette Awards

The 2025 Top Miami & Broward Restaurants: Palette Awards expand to include Broward County, showcasing restaurants selected for their exceptional food, consistency, and overall dining experience. The list emphasizes authenticity over social media trends, celebrating spots that reflect South Florida’s culinary landscape.

S4 E70 Cajitas, Community & Cuban Coffee: The Vicky Bakery Story with Amy Cao

Miami y Hialeah, this one is for you. I’m joined by someone who feels like an extension of every 305 childhood: Amy Cao of Vicky Bakery. She embodies everything that makes this brand so beloved: warmth, family, community, and that unmistakable sense of Cuban hospitality that hits you the second you walk through the door. We chat about: If […]

S4 E68 Mitch’s Bagels: A Father-and-Son Story of Family, Food, and Entrepreneurship

Adam Shidlofsky, a CPA from New York, co-owns Mitch’s Bagels in South Florida, a rapidly growing bagel brand. He discusses the evolution from a diner to modern delis with host Brenda Popritkin, emphasizing family values, work ethics, and the influence of local culture on their unique New York-style bagels.

Miami-Dade Restaurants: Dining During Covid-19

This list is based on *MY* ongoing experience and not meant to reflect every restaurant offering outdoor dining and takeout. There are already many lists for that…elsewhere.

I hope this post encourages diners to continue supporting our local restaurants during this unpredicatble period in South Florida dining.

BLT Steak Miami

Given its 13 worldwide locations, I love the comfort of knowing that when traveling, I can probably find a BLT Steak restaurant nearby. Often, I just want a tried and true classic I can trust in delivering a seamless experience. After a seven-year run on Ocean Drive, the original BLT closed in May 2016. Now, we […]

Big Easy Winebar & Grill

No, not THAT Big Easy. This Big Easy Winebar & Grill comes to Miami from the Western Cape region of South Africa, by Ernie Els (nicknamed Big Easy, for his stature and smooth golf swing) and the Grove Bay Hospitality Group. Offering a taste of authentic South African cuisine, the restaurant is now open at the shiny and new Brickell City […]