
JOANNA KRUPA
SUPERMODEL JOANNA KRUPA PROVES BEAUTY IS MORE THAN SKIN DEEP Interviewed By Katie Jackson Photographed by Alessandra Fiorini Hair & Makeup by Tony Yates Styled by Katie Jackson Set Assistant: Nycole Sariol Location: 1100 Millecento Brickell Most know Joanna Krupa as the mega successful supermodel who has graced the covers …

Scott Conant: The Man Behind the Glasses
By Nycole Sariol Photography by Nick Garcia (Blindlight Studio) Scott Conant receives a lot of flak from his critics. His sometimes brutally honest appraisal of dishes whipped together with off-the-wall ingredients by amateur chefs, oftentimes earns him the role of the “mean guy” on the Food Network’s competition series Chopped. But there’s …

The Most Memorable at SoBe WFF
By Nycole Sariol Was it the pulled pork sandwiches being doled out like hotcakes at Miami Smokers? Or was it Guy Fieri demonstrating how to make a mountain of legendary nachos? Perhaps it was Andrew Zimmern hitting a high note at Best of the Munchies; either way food enthusiasts of …

Gird Your Loins: Michael Mina’s Stripsteak Introduces Meatlovers Brunch
By Nycole Sariol It’s hard to find a brunch spot that takes the feelings of meatlovers seriously. But the day has fallen upon the carnivorous kind when at last they can finally feast their beefy hearts out come Sunday Funday at Stripsteak in the Fontainebleau. Michael Mina and his ragtag …

Klima Restaurant and Bar Opens with the Gastronomically-inclined in Mind
By Nycole Sariol This month, South Florida adds yet another gastronomic concept to it’s list of five-star eateries – Klima Restaurant and Bar. The Miami Beach 7,700 square feet restaurant will seat up to 122 guests to partake in its Mediterranean-inspired menu postulated by none other than Executive Chef David …

Michelle Bernstein: Girl Boss de Cuisine
By Nycole Sariol To most, she’s revered as Michelle Bernstein, James Beard Award Winning Chef and reality TV show regular. But to the voracious diners of South Florida who know her best, she goes by simply Michy. And while Bernstein has continuously wowed the nation with her deft cooking repertoire and …

If You Can’t Take the Heat, Get Out of the Kitchen – Cover Feature
Photo by Bill Bettencourt By Nycole Sariol On a late Wednesday afternoon, Chef Tom Colicchio is late to catch a flight. Colicchio is no stranger to airports these days. Especially since signing with Bravo yet again to host the mega-network’s newest competition series, Best New Restaurant, in which the infamous …

Scarpetta Offers a Six-course Menu For Local Truffle-Shufflers
By Nycole Sariol It’s finally here – truffle Season that is. And while everyday should be spent celebrating the truffle family, Scarpetta, South Florida’s crème-de-la-crème of Italian cuisine in the Fontainebleau, has made up for lost time with a limited-time six-course menu praising the glorified fungus on a nightly basis. …

Whole Foods Market Opens its Doors to Downtown Miami
By Nycole Sariol Downtowners, rejoice! That unrealistic New Year’s resolution you made about losing twenty pounds in three months may be realized after all! Whole Foods Market, the eponymous marketplace of all things fresh, is slated to open right off of Southeast Third Street in Downtown Miami on Wednesday, January …

Feast of The Imaginarium at Bâoli Miami: A Surrealist Dinner Party
By Nycole Sariol Salvatore Dali may be long gone from the physical world. But on Wednesday, October 29th, his spirit was awoken from the grave to bewitch the indoor-outdoor quarters of South Beach hot spot, Bâoli, and celebrate its pre-Halloween soiree entitled Feast of the Imaginarium. The attire for the night …