Koya in Tampa

With fish from the famed Toyosu Market auction, Chef Eric Fralick and his sous chefs put on a great display of inviting hospitality and creative dishes with delicious food.  I would heartily recommend this 1-michelin star restaurant for a  fun evening with entertaining servers and sous-chefs. Inside The restaurant seats 8 patrons on a bri...

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The Den at Azabu

Located in the Marriott Stanton hotel in Miami Beach, Azabu has a restaurant nestled away in the back called The Den which is an amazing omikase experience. Headed by Chef Atsushi Okawara, this restaurant has fish flown in from Japan at least twice a week and provides Tokyo style Omikase and has another location in New York City with its own michel...

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El Cielo in Miami

One of four locations (others are Medellin, Bogota, Washington DC, Chef Juan Manuel Barrientos seeks to explore all the sense in his tasting menu.  His restaurant is a very refined and nice look at Columbian cuisine for the uninitiated (myself) and his creative presentations are well appreciated. The restaurant is located in the heart of ...

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Los Felix in Coconut Grove

When you want a Michelin star meal and want to get away from the truffles and the caviar that are in so many fine dining dishes, Los Felix offers a corn or maize forward menu with offerings of the day's catch. No chef's tasting menu at this place, but the serving staff will recommend items for you based on any preferences.  What I particularly...

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The Surf Club Restaurant in Miami Beach

My latest foray into Michelin star restaurants is at the Surf Club on the northern end of Miami Beach. It was opened in 2018 and is located at the bottom of the Four Seasons Hotel and is owned by Thomas Keller, owner of the three Michelin star restaurant in Yountville, California (roughly 65 miles NE of San Francisco) called the French Laundry. Thi...

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