The Goya Heritage Fire tour this year in Miami was held at the Biltmore in Coral Gables, Florida. The festival celebrates local heritage breed livestock farmers and emphasizes live fire cooking. To me, I treated it as an excuse for a good time with good food and good spirits. The different booths are set up in an all you can eat fashion and you vote on which you believe is the best dish. After the festival, a Heritage Hero is crowned, based on the number of votes. As of this writing, the Winner of the Miami leg of the tour has not been decided. Once all of the Heritage Heroes are chosen all Heroes from all 14 cities compete in the Grand Finale.

Pin Pan Pollo - Darien Borges & Ismael Llano - Guayaba y Queso Chicken Wings

Rolled - Andrew Gonzalez - OG Sticky Roll

Eating House & Luca Osteria - Giorgio Rapicavoli - Wood Grilled American Bison Striploin

Cebada Rooftop - Jorgie Ramos - Duck Breast Brisket

Amelia's 1931 - Eric Benitez - Mojo Roasted Porchetta

Temple Street Eatery - Diego Ng & Alex Kuk - Bison Flank Steak Bulgogi

Tropical Smokehouse - Rick Mace - Short Rib Burnt Ends

Offsite Nano Brewery - Steve Santana - Smoked Chicken Wing

QP Tapas - Josh Elliot - Charred Lamb Belly

The Tides - Sue Torres & Leanne Kelleher - Smoked Duck Chorizo Tlayuda, Ayocote Morado Bean Puree, Pasilla de Oaxaca

Leku Miami - Carlos Garcia - Artichoke and Baby Back Ribs Paella

Edge Brasserie and Cocktail Bar - Aaron Brooks - Duck and Pork Sausage

Goya Foods - Fernando Desa - Smoked Spare Ribs Korokke

Apocalypse BBQ - Jeff Bud - The Foundation of Miami BBQ: Our Spare Ribs

Old Greg's Pizza - Greg Tetzner - Fried Lasagna

Conclusion

A fun evening with great weather, good food and alcohol. It was not particularly crowded although started to towards the end of the night. It would be a good excuse to dress up to go out and enjoy the evening. I suspect in future years it will be more and more crowded but for now is a sweet spot for a good time with low crowds.

My favorites in no particular order:

• Eating House & Luca Osteria - Giorgio Rapicavoli - Wood Grilled American Bison Striploin
• Cebada Rooftop - Jorgie Ramos - Duck Breast Brisket
• Temple Street Eatery - Diego Ng & Alex Kuk - Bison Flank Steak Bulgogi
• QP Tapas - Josh Elliot - Charred Lamb Belly
• The Tides - Sue Torres & Leanne Kelleher - Smoked Duck Chorizo Tlayuda, Ayocote Morado Bean Puree, Pasilla de Oaxaca
• Leku Miami - Carlos Garcia - Artichoke and Baby Back Ribs Paella
• Goya Foods - Fernando Desa - Smoked Spare Ribs Korokke
• Apocalypse BBQ - Jeff Bud - The Foundation of Miami BBQ: Our Spare Ribs