Hot Dish

Welcome to the Hot Dish, where OutSFL's food editor Rick Karlin explores the local cuisine and culinary delights. Have a tip to share? Email Rick at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

When we have out-of-town guests, after we’ve given them what we call the Fort Lauderdale/Wilton Manors experience, if they’re here long enough, we expand that to the Miami experience, which includes tours of South Beach, and MiMo, and we always end up in Wynwood.

I’ll start with a confession: I’ve been a fan of Maggiano’s since its inception. I was one of the first journalists to review its original Chicago location in 1991. Even then, it was clear this place was something special, like returning to my grandmother’s kitchen for a homemade meal. That is, if my grandmother were Italian — and if she could cook.

If you’ve got relatives coming from out of town and want to give them the perfect South Beach dining experience, take them to A Fish Called Avalon. The historic Art Deco setting and the street-side elevated patio would be enough, but there’s also the creative menu from Chef Kal Abdalla, offering diners a satisfying blend of cuisines at this celebrated South Beach landmark.

When one thinks of traditional Cajun cooking, a Chinese chef does not usually come to mind. But Chef Yu Bi is from Szechuan, China and the spice levels in that province are similar to those in Cajun cooking. At Cajun Boil, Chef Bi does traditional Cajun dishes but puts an Asian spin on them. 

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