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JULY NEWS

July 19, 2026 By Eleanor Hoh Leave a Comment

ASIAN THINGS TO DO AND EAT IN JULY…

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Wednesday, July 22, 6pm till soul’d out

SoulPhil Popup at Magie Bar

Now that’s interesting! Chef Tiana Gee’s Soul and Filipino fusion food is popping up at Magie Wine Bar. I love this! Reflects my philosophy of mixing different countries’ food and make it your own. I’ve tagged all the Filipino friends I know. Check SoulPhil’s instagram for full menu & prices. Can’t wait to try this unique combination.

Smorgasburg hosts Fast & Flavorful…

July 25, 26

Closing out Smorgasburg’s first season in Ft.Lauderdale with Fast & Flavorful Asian x Latino Street Food and Fast Cars! and plenty of activations, music with over 30 street food vendors!

NEW: Casual, Affordable, Delicious Korean Brickell restaurant

Indoor and Outdoor seating

Gangnam: NEW Korean no-frills, casual restaurant rolled into Brickell. Loved it! So happy they’re focused on affordable, authentic and delicious, something that’s missing nowadays. Have you noticed prices are skyhigh and portions are shrinking at restaurants, even casual fast food places? Catch what owner and manager want you to know about Gangnam! I also got to meet Chef In.

Perfect Crispy Dumplings were nicely filled, $9 for 4.  Galbi (beef short ribs) came with Korean rice and Kimchi and were spot on with flavors, $36 but enough for two. Banchan $6 for two, on day we went were spinach and bean sprouts.

Closed Mondays, check website for hours of operation and full menu.

Give them a try and let me know what you think? I’m already booked with two different visits with friends, hope to post more dishes, stay tuned.

NEW: Double Luck’s Happy Hour Specials

Double Luck Chinese introduces $8 Happy Hour Specials from 5:30pm -7pm! Soon after I brought my “sold out” Wok Star Supper Club there, they received their first Michelin Guide Recommended plaque, so well deserved and so happy for them. If you attended my supper club there, here’s another chance to enjoy small dishes during their Happy Hour! Dumplings, wings etc. sound good! And Chef Adrian always has new dishes to try!

MAHJONG, EATS, SAKE FUNDRAISER FOR VENEZUELA

888Mahjong, good eats, Shojo Dojo’s saki at Temple Street Eatery After Hours to raise funds for Venezuela! Thanks Chef Diego for organizing this.

Cook with What You Have

America’s Favorite Chinese Dish → Beef & Broccoli

America’s Favorite Chinese Dish: Beef & Broccoli

I didn’t specially choose to cook this dish. I happened to have some very nice Bavette Flap Beef from Wild Fork Foods and I had broccoli and cooked it Wok Star Way by adding yellow bell for a pop of color. It goes along my series…Cook with What You Have! And turned out to be America’s Favorite Chinese Dish: Beef and Broccoli! Watch out for more posts on Cook with What You Have!

EXCITING CHANGES WITH WOK STAR

Sharing this but haven’t even publicly announced it yet except to my loyal newsletter subscribers, over 2,500! I’m phasing out my WOK STAR KIT and need to revamp my website to reflect this. WOK STAR is NOT going anywhere, I’ll be focusing more on my Wok Star Supper Club dining experiences, hyper focusing on marketing and programming efforts to support Asian businesses and Asian community events! Stick around for upcoming monthly NEWS!

And a chance to promote your business on my website in right sidebar!

Filed Under: "Miami things to do", Asian Events, Asian themed restaurants, blog, Monthly Eats & Events Tagged With: "Asian themed restaurant", "Things To Do Miami", Miami Asian events, Wok Star Eleanor Hoh

Epic South Beach Wine and Food Festival is Arriving!

January 24, 2025 By Eleanor Hoh Leave a Comment

Epic South Beach Wine and Food Festival is arriving, February 20-23! You’ll get to hobnob with over 500+ Food Network chefs, stars from Tik Tok, Foodie Influencers & Winemakers and spirit producers at over 100 events. All coming together to EAT. DRINK.EDUCATE. for this annual culinary experience that draws fans from all over the world!

Left to right: Chef Eric Adjepong, Brian Kelly, The Points Guy, Chef Andrew Zimmern and Kelly Blanco, NBC6, entertainment reporter.
Get to hobnob with celebrities!

This year, I’m manifesting attending sold out Vietnamese cooking class with Tam Tam chef/owner, Tam and Dim Sum Brunch at Hutong with Dale Talde. 

Dim Sum Station at Director’s VIP Welcome Happy Hour hosted by
The Setai Hotel

BUY TICKETS…

You can view ALL the events
by DAY HERE or by CATEGORIES HERE!

Peking Duck Galore at The Setai Hotel

The 24th South Beach Wine & Food Festival starts with founder & director, Lee Brian Schrager’s Director’s Welcome VIP Happy Hour! Last year was at The Setai Hotel in South Beach and wow, what a start! Peking Duck anyone? 

Setai Hotel
Love these small desserts!
Chefs Aarti Sequeira & Jet Tila counting down to let us in!
Hakkasan’s Spicy Dumplings were sensational!

ASIAN NIGHT MARKET

Happy to hear this year’s Asian Night Market has been elevated as the CLOSING PARTY on the sand! Hosted by Chefs Andrew Zimmern, Jet Tila and Aarti Sequeira with a special performance by Rev Run on Sunday, February 23! I’m stoked for this!

Nicole Ponseca
2 Korean Girls

Catch my chats with chefs sharing their innovative & delish concepts.

CHEF INTERVIEWS

CHEF INTERVIEWS HERE!

Foodiecon Host venue, The W Hotel garden
Food Inflencers who presented

FOODIECON

@foodiecon brings tons of foodie stars, cookbook authors, bloggers and you get inside scoop how they have become so successful. Once again held at The W Hotel in South Beach.  

Goya Foods’ Grand Tasting Village on the sand under two Huge tents!

FINALÉ

Finalé is always the most fun…Goya FoodsFinalé ’ Grand Tasting Village! It’s a great way to get tastings from popular restaurants and up and coming private chefs get to showcase what they specialize in. 

Yelp winner 2 years:
Krzpy’s Pork Belly!
Cooking demos by celebrity chefs packs a crowd. You can take breaks and start over, ha, ha!

To date, SOBEWFF has raised $40m for @fiuhospitality students getting into hospitality. It’s a HUGE production and over 1,000 students are involved to roll out these culinary events.

BUY TICKETS ASAP AND TREAT YOURSELVES TO THE MOST EPIC WINE & FOOD FESTIVAL!!!
HERE!

PS I love this ARTICLE that gives all the useful details like where to park, kind of bag allowed, etc. Personally, I ALWAYS use a car ride for a no-hassle experience!

Do share your experience in comment!

Wok Star Eleanor & Fiona

Filed Under: blog, SOBEWFF Tagged With: "miami foodies", "Miami Things To Do", SOBEWFF, south beach event, wine and food event

Asian Events in South Florida for October

October 8, 2024 By Eleanor Hoh Leave a Comment

Excited to announce I’m posting a monthly Asian Events in South Florida for October on Instagram @wokstar and my blog. Please check with event organizers prior to going. 

Let us know in comments below which event you’re heading to?

Here’s what I have so far, keep checking back for more UPDATES!

Tues. Oct.1-31: @morikamimuseum
Visit their website for wonderful ongoing events throughout the year. Workshops, classes for tea ceremony, Ikebana, cultural demonstrations, special programs, events for family fun.

Tues. Oct 1: @larowan.co Larowan
AANHPI artisan & unique products presented by Jea Tang.

Tues. Oct 1-15: @cityarts_orlando @asianculturalassociation 
Asian Cultural Association
An art exhibit celebrating the exuberance of Ganesh in Orlando.

Wed. Oct 2-13: @phucyea
Phuc Yea celebrates Jewish Holidays with Matzoh Ball Pho, a fusion of Jewish and SE Asian flavors.

Sat. Oct.5-7: @asianculturalassociation
30th Annual Beyond Bollywood Enzian & Asian Cultural Association Film Festival  in Orlando. 

Sat. Oct 12: @ives_and_bees X @templestreeteatery X @kittybobateahouse Ives and Bees Temple Street Eatery
Candle making + light bites & drinks hosted by Temple Street Eatery.

Thurs. Oct 17: @Matysmiami X  @Tam.Tam.mia
Multi-course Peruvian and Vietnamese fusion dinner by Val Chang and Tam Pham. Visit Maty’s and Tam Tam for more details.

Sat. Oct 19: @1800lucky @nicoleponseca @cross.cultures @lutongpinoyfilipinocuisine Visit @chertiu for full details.
Do NOT miss this fun Banana Catchup all day Filipino Fest with authentic Filipino food, music, and dance at 1-800Lucky.

Filed Under: "Miami things to do", Asian Events, blog, Miami Events Tagged With: "Asian food", "Things To Do Miami", Miami Asian events, Miami events, miami food scene

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