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Phuc Yea hosts Exclusive Dinner with Wok Star Supper Club

November 14, 2024 By Eleanor Hoh Leave a Comment

Start getting excited cause my next Wok Star Supper Club is a collaboration with Phuc Yea, a three-time Michelin Bib Gourmand winner for an exclusive 4-course CURATED dining experience, Sunday, November 17 in Miami’s MIMO district. Guests will be welcomed with a complimentary glass of rosé bubbly sponsored by Dona Rosalba at 6 PM, followed by dinner at 6:30 PM.

RESERVATIONS & PREPAY

Cutoff is Friday, November 15, 2024! If we hit the right number, we’ll have the whole restaurant to ourselves, woohoo!

DINING AREAS

Located in Miami’s MIMO district, Phuc Yea’s three distinct dining areas are centered around the bar. We’ll be surrounded with art by local pop artist, Miguel Paredes, he painted the majority of the intricate wall murals.

CURATED 4-COURSE MENU

You’re in for a treat, what an incredible menu. Chef Cesar Zapata and Ani Meinhold have curated a four-course dinner showcasing Phuc Yea’s blend of unique, bold Southeast Asian and Latin flavors, all designed to be enjoyed family-style. As Ani mentioned, “Mixing temperature and acidity and crunch is very important to our dining experience.” They’ve organized a Vegan menu as well.

GOOD FOOD & CAMARADERIE !

Best part about these gatherings? Since I know most guests from my wok cooking classes or through networking, I’ll organize the seating with like minded people. Guests have said how much they enjoyed meeting new friends and had a great time at my past events. So, if you’re single, you won’t feel lonely!

SPREAD THE WORD…

Share with work colleagues and friends you think would enjoy this one-of-a-kind dining experience which you wouldn’t get if you went on your own. It was specially created for this exclusive Wok Star Supper Club!

RESERVATIONS & PREPAY

About Phuc Yea:
Phuc Yea, owned by Chef Cesar Zapata and Ani Meinhold, is a culinary gem in Miami, known for its vibrant fusion of Vietnamese and Latin flavors. Since opening in 2016, Phuc Yea has consistently championed inclusivity and diversity, creating a space where Miami’s diverse community feels welcome. The restaurant’s inventive approach and dedication to quality have garnered prestigious accolades, including three consecutive Michelin Bib Gourmand awards, further establishing it as a must-visit destination in Miami’s dining landscape.

Phuc Yea’s reputation is well-recognized in the media, with Miami New Times naming it among Miami’s Top 100 Restaurants and awarding it Best Restaurant in MiMo and Best Vietnamese Restaurant. Additionally, The Hungry Post has praised its brunch as one of the city’s finest, and Eater Miami includes Phuc Yea on its Essential 38 list, highlighting it as one of Miami’s top dining experiences. With its unique flavors, community-focused atmosphere, and creative energy, Phuc Yea continues to be a beloved staple in Miami’s evolving food scene.

About Eleanor Hoh & Wok Star Supper Club:
Wok Star Eleanor Hoh is a Miami food personality (@wokstar) who’s been in the Miami food scene as a wok cooking teacher, blogger, event curator/programmer, producer and influencer. Eleanor’s popular Wok Star Supper Club is a series of gatherings held throughout the year in South Florida. Started in 2006, these gatherings are centered around celebrating Asian culture and cuisine. Her goal is to create a tasting sampler at a great value, support chef-owned restaurants while creating an evening filled with camaraderie and good Asian food. These gatherings are an excellent way to be introduced to what the restaurant has to offer and gives the chef an opportunity to talk about their style of cooking. Her followers appreciate she’s done the research and curated a unique dining experience for them.

About Dona Rosalba
Introducing Dona Rosalba, a Rosé bubbly wine crafted in Mexico from Merlot grapes with hints of black cherry and pink pepper. Dona Rosalba will debut as a welcome drink for this exclusive dining experience. A perfect introduction to a robust fish centric menu for the evening.

Pietro Antonio Morelli, a wine consultant, sommelier and founder of his own creative agency spent over 20 years bringing the dream of Dona Rosalba to life after working with award winning Prosecco producers. His journey spans from consultancy to restaurant ownership, all while creating memorable wine experiences blending his Italian heritage with his passion for wine.

Epic Asian Street Food Night Festival hosted by Smorgasburg in Wynwood

July 27, 2023 By Eleanor Hoh Leave a Comment

If you’ve traveled to Asia, you’re probably familiar with night markets filled with stalls cooking up mouthwatering street foods. Growing up in Hong Kong, there were night markets everywhere. Night markets are a much more relaxed atmosphere instead of daytime markets.

So, in that vein, I’m thrilled Smorgasburg Miami will be hosting the first ever Asian Street Food Festival at NIGHT. It’s “the mother of all street fairs” as South Florida on the Cheap rightly claims, love that!

Smorgasburg will be decked out with beautiful lanterns lit up and the stylist is working her magic to come up with “neon looking” signs and characters. I can’t wait to see this.

You’re in for a TREAT foodwise…

Delicious bites from over 12 Asian vendors. I’ve put their instagram handles so you can go check them out. Smorgasburg’s 60+ regular vendors will be serving their regular menu. Don’t forget to visit @smorgasburgmiami for all the updates, they are super at posting food that’ll make you drool.

The BEST CHINESE BBQ @landnseamia

Delicious bites like Peking Duck Rolls with Scallions, Cucumber & Hoisin Sauce; Chicken sesame noodles and Char Siu (Roast Pork) with Fried Rice.

New dim sum concept @dimsumterminal

Slow Braised Pork Belly or Chicken Scallion Pancake Sandwich, great street food! Also Taiwanese Dessert: mango, matcha, strawberry wrapped pastry cream.

Fab Vietnamese Street Food @ykstreetfood

Street Skewers : Shrimp, Crab, Quail Egg, Tofu, Beef Meatballs; Steam Pork & Ube buns; Special Banh mi; Savory Sausage Sticky rice; Crispy Fish Sauce Chicken Wings.

Genius concept @stephanies_ crepes

Very smart, covering ALL diets and served in her unique crepe holder
Asian Savory and Sweet Crepes, 100% Gluten free…
Sweet and Spicy Shrimp Avocado for pescatarians;
Veggie Edamame for vegetarians;
Grass Fed Brisket Jang for carnivores.

Desserts: Yude Adzuki Matcha (Sweet Japanese Red Bean, whipped cream, strawberries, Mochi); Lychees Strawberries or Nutella Strawberries.

Smorgasburg Regular Vendors

Raining Boba • Boba Tea
Gangnam Chicken • Korean Fried Chicken
Korean Kitchen • Korean Bulgogi Hot Dogs
Suki Llama • Sushi
Kabuki Soba • Yakitori and Soba Bowls
Mao Bao • Dumplings
Ai Tallarin • Ramen and Dim Sum

In the Cultural department…

Thanks to Michiyo Ishii Sloane, a member of Ichimura Miami Japan Garden who organized two workshops for us, we are so honored. An Origami (Japanese art of paper folding) workshop with Miyuki Saito. She’ll start with a simple boat and move onto the popular crane.

And also an Ikebana (Japanese art of flower arrangement) workshop led by landscape designer & Ikebana artist, Akiko Iwata from Ai Creative Studio.

For Entertainment…

A young Filipino Breakdancer, Justin Medina will be showing off his creative moves, he can twist like a pretzel.

Yoshiko Taiko Dojo drummers promised to keep moving their act and have fun with the audience.

Ending the night with fun times! Who doesn’t love Karoake?

Here’s Event Schedule so you can plan ahead.

Alright, that sums up what to expect. My tip is to come with family, friends so you can share many dishes, that’s how we always dine in Asia. Bring your own chopsticks if you have them and wear something Asian looking, will ya and get into the spirit for this festival.

EPIC Asian Street Food Night Festival!

I can’t wait for you to experience this. Share with all your friends especially if they live in Broward cause Brightline is such a great alternative, hassle free and no parking issues. Thanks Brightline for mention of our event!

Tell us in comments below what you are looking forward to eating and enjoying activity and music wise!

Check here if you want to find out more about Asian Night Markets.

Leaving you with this fabulous Reels..

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Phuc Yea: Vietnamese Pop Up Restaurant

October 23, 2011 By Eleanor Hoh 5 Comments

Imperial rolls with shrimp and pork are always a delightful starter especially when you're starving.

Oodles of Noodles was a lovely mix with the ground pork and crunchy wood ear mushrooms and bean sprouts.

Duck Confit — The Confit Duck was crispy outside and still moist and juicy inside, exactly how I like it. The radish pickles that came with it was just right, not too sour. The presentation was beautiful with the deep fried lotus root. All wrapped in crunchy romaine lettuce leaf, nom, nom.

Tapioca mango — Dessert was a nice end as we were not expecting to get this on the house! Tapioca is one of my favorite and it came with coconut, mango bites, okinawa purple sweet potato and peanut brittle. It kinda sent us over the top but happy we had it.

Very important: Phuc Yea, a pop-up Vietnamese restaurant has only 5 more weeks before they pop-out, so go experience it!
What a dynamic trio: Daniel Treiman, Aniece Meinhold, Cesar Zepata open a pop-up restaurant in downtown Miami. I’ve ‘known” Aniece for years but didn’t realize she was partly Asian though till only a few years ago! Many of the dishes are based on her mother’s cooking and then they give their own spin (it’s what I want Wok Stars to do!) Her partner in crime, Cesar is not only a chef but also an animation artist by day and both work the social media circuit and obviously do a fantastic job. Daniel, I met at a Manera opening with another friend I probably shouldn’t mention who. He’s also a drummer and freelance writer for New Times. They really are a motley “cru” as they like to call themselves. I musn’t forget to mention Christine assisting on her days off while working full time at another restaurant, this gal never stops working but seems to enjoy it.
Their outrageous name creating so much media buzz, and then to succeed in making some delicious Vietnamese nosh makes me so happy for them. On the night we went, Belkys Nerey was shooting her Style File segment there. If you blink, you’d miss me on the segment, eating. You may have read an earlier post of my Hong Kong trip where my sisters and I ate at a popular Vietnamese restaurant nearly every other day! I’ll be posting a LOT more about my Asian food journey soooooon.
Everything we had at Phuc Yea was delicious, clean and modern. A little on the expensive side with smaller portions but considering the preparation, it’s understandable. Check their site for daily specials.
This is kind of a modern Asian food that I pine for and I’m so glad Phuc Yea “popped up”. I’m desperately trying to connect them with a new space so they’ll keep feeding Miami with their yummy food. Honestly, I hope they ‘pop-up’ somewhere and not disappear. Go experience it and tell them Wok Star sent you!
Note: Our dinner was not complimentary, only the Tapioca dessert.
Love to hear what you tried there!