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Book Giveaway: Mandy Baca, The Sizzling History of Miami Cuisine

April 26, 2015 By Eleanor Hoh 28 Comments

Congratulations to winner, Magali Almeyra, a chef/owner of Mona who loves to cook and wants to learn more about Miami cuisine and its rich history! 

Award winning author, Mandy Baca’s The Sizzling History of Miami Cuisine: Cortaditos, stone crabs & empanadas can be yours in a random draw for my book giveaway!  This book recounts the delicious history of Miami’s spicy, vibrant and diverse cuisine in Miami.  If you’ve ever wondered about a restaurant’s signature dish, Mandy has included a number of recipes which are used as historical data, whatever the reason, you’ll get a chance to get it! You can’t have a Miami food history book without mentioning The Mango Gang, Versailles Restaurant, Joe’s Stone Crab, Monty’s and the list goes on.
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You’ll also love this book if you’re a food historian, foodie, food writer, chef, home cook or just visited Miami and enjoyed the diverse influences from Latin and Caribbean nations or just plain love to eat!  There’s also juicy tidbits listing the openings and closings of restaurants with links to blogs revealing why chefs left certain restaurants in the back of the book!
If you don’t win Mandy’s book, you can still order it here. You can find out more about Mandy and her upcoming books here. She was listed in Zagat Miami’s 30 under 30 list of gastronomic game changers.  
Ready for Book Giveaway?  Keeping it simple, here you go:
1)  Subscribe to my free newsletter in right sidebar so you’ll be the first to know about Giveaways of this sort or get first dibs to attend special culinary events and a whole lot more.
2)  Leave a comment below why you want Mandy’s book! Then email me eh at eleanorhoh dot com so I have your email if you win.
3) Eligibility:  Only for United States residents. Closing date:  Monday, May 25, 2015 midnight, ET.
4)  A random winner will be picked and contacted via email. Respond ASAP, otherwise I will pick the next winner.
5) Your book will be sent directly to you, good luck everyone!

Filed Under: blog, cookbook, Giveaway, miami Tagged With: "food history", "miami beach", "Miami Cuisine", "Miami foodie", chef, cookbook, foodie, Giveaway

Shelley Belly Underground Supper (Updated)

July 11, 2012 By Eleanor Hoh 5 Comments

Well, since this post, Shelley’s moved!  Her next venue is still beautiful with AMAZING views, I can’t divulge, you’ll just have to GO!  You may find it difficult to get IN cause she got into UrbanDaddy (there are enough guests to take her through next year!) and she also got a mention in Ocean Drive magazine.
Here’s a sneak peek to give you an idea of what to expect but I don’t want to spoil the surprises.  This was based on my own personal experience…

Beautiful table setting was so inviting when you entered.

Idyllic dining setting with pool in back.

Love this chalk menu board!  Ha, ha, souffle turned out perfect.

Magical salt display on slate board.  Addictive, you want to gobble up with everything.

Shelley’s pork belly and crispy skin is THE BEST I’ve had, AND we got extra crispy skin on the side! I’m talking about top notch restaurants and many places I’ve tried when I was in London, I was so disappointed.  The pork was still intact but melt-in-your-mouth tender and the skin was crispy ALL the way through, not just spotty or chewy anywhere.  I can’t say enough about this dish.  However, please don’t get too excited because it may not be on the menu when you go.  Shelley likes to change it UP everytime.

Visit Shelley’s next Underground Supper Club details here.

Disclosure:  my dinner was complimentary but it doesn’t sway my taste buds!

Filed Under: Miami Events, underground supper club Tagged With: 'shelleybelly', "south florida", "underground supper club", foodie

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