#ChooseToChallenge: March 8th, is International Women’s Day, and MIAbites has chosen Chef Dayanny De La Cruz as our special featured profile today.
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Everyone knows Amber. Her passion for all things Miami and especially the food and beverage scene has been well documented on her Instagram account and as a contributor to Eater, Miami New Times, American Way, and other local and national publications.
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As the very outdated saying goes, “Behind every great man is a great woman”, or some version of that, yet, Chef Richard Hales( Grateful Hospitality, Blackbrick Chinese, Sakaya Kitchen, Bird & Bone, Society BBQ, Din Ssäm a Go-Go) would be the first to say that his wife, Jenny, has been his rock through the many ups and downs.
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March 8th, is International Women’s Day, and MIAbites has chosen Chef Dayanny De La Cruz as our special featured profile today.
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When Japanese Market and Sushi Deli closed in 2017, fans of the freshly made sushi at the tiny spot in the back of the market were sad and disappointed, but when the owner and master sushi chef, Michio Kushi suddenly passed away, it was a final devastating blow to the many loyal patrons. I admit to having never made it to Japanese Market and so was excited to hear of its continuing legacy through the hands of Michio’s daughter, Erika at Sushi Erika.
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Our sister site, CTbites featured 6-year-old Leo Kelly of Fairfield CT, “The Shirley Temple King”, and once People Magazine Food Editor, Shay Spence tweeted out about him, he went viral going from 300 followers to 39K in 24 hours. Here is the original article by CTbites Founder, Stephanie Webster.
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2019 Year In Review: The BEST of MIAbites
It was the prospect of Super Bowl LIV that most excited Chef Dayanny De La Cruz when she joined the Centerplate food and beverage team in November 2017 as the Executive Chef at Hard Rock Stadium.
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First of all, we are NOT celebrities. But last March, a group of us set sail for a “three-hour tour”. Actually it was a full day excursion around the Miami waters aboard a 77 ft Azimut yacht called the Carpe Diem and included plenty of champagne, appetizers and a gourmet dinner prepared with excellent deftness in a tiny galley kitchen on board by private chef, Paul Aceto.
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I first met Lisa Merkle of Box Greens in NYC at a Food Tank conference. We were both there to learn about food justice, food waste impact on climate and healthy food practices.
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What started off as a modest idea as a shared passion between two friends to eliminate food waste led to the creation of Sustainable Supperclub.
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Where to find fresh sushi is a popular conversation among Miamians. While a number of places offer sushi on their menu, it is not the main focus and many times the sushi is “tricked out” with sauces and decorative items that may diminish the raw fish.
Not so, at new Wabi Sabi by Shuji in Upper Biscayne/ MiMo area on NE 79th St.
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The wildly diverse ecosystems of the Florida Keys can perhaps best be discovered in hidden gardens, tucked off main roads and the Overseas Highway throughout the 125-mile-long island chain. While visiting Key West, I was looking for a salt farm but instead stumbled upon Tammy Germain’s microgreen farm, Florida Keys Garden.
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Check out our NBC6 segment, “Women Making a Difference” about our Food Rescue at The Fontainebleau that was delivered to Lotus House Shelter for Women & Children.
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Having been born and raised in Miami, most people find it incredible that the first time I ever visited the Everglades was only a couple of years ago - at the ripe age of twenty-three. It took me until then to venture out to our city’s closest national park - a gorgeous World Heritage site that protects a unique ecosystem full of wetland creatures.
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Spring is almost here and with the change of season comes the change of one of our guilty pleasures — Food Network baking shows. On Monday, March 18th at pm the Spring Baking Championship makes its debut.
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