Experience PARISIENNE » french restaurants http://experienceparisienne.com Living and loving in the moment Fri, 08 Jan 2010 21:43:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Highlights from The Journey | Michy’s in Miami: Falling in Love with Top Chef Judge Michelle Bernstein’s French-Cuban Creations http://experienceparisienne.com/blog/highlights-from-the-journey-michys-in-miami-falling-in-love-with-top-chef-judge-michelle-bernsteins-french-cuban-creations/ http://experienceparisienne.com/blog/highlights-from-the-journey-michys-in-miami-falling-in-love-with-top-chef-judge-michelle-bernsteins-french-cuban-creations/#comments Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:26:29 +0000 Joanna Goddard http://experienceparisienne.com/?p=661 One night in Miami, we headed to dinner at Michy’s, a French-Cuban restaurant run by Michelle Bernstein of Top Chef fame. (”Everyone thinks I’m the mean judge,” she laughs, but, I swear, she’s sweet as pie in person.) The genius of Michy’s menu is that everything (both appetizers and entrees) come in both full and half sizes, so you can order a bunch of dishes to sample. Here’s what we tried…
12-michys-saladFirst up, we ordered the Bibb lettuce salad with crispy shallots, avocado, tomatoes, jack cheese and Serrano chile ranch dressing. Such a bright mix of flavors and textures!
12-michys-dinnerThen we sampled the braised Alaskan cod with argentine chorizo, tomato broth and petite gnocchi. Warm and fragrant, each bite was a pleasant surprise.
12-michys-fishAnd finally, we had the seared salmon with fried artichokes on top of farro, cipollini onions and lemony saffron nage. This hearty dish was my favorite (I’m a sucker for anything with lemon). Thank you, Chef Bernstein!

(P.S. Look how amazing the menu is.)

(Photos by Joanna Goddard)

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Miami Beach is famous for its short skirts and late nights, but today we discovered a very different scene: On the peaceful Espanola Way, we had lunch at A La Folie, a sweet creperie that might as well be in the French countryside…

12-a-la-folie-miami-cafeWe pored over the menu for ages (everything looked so good!) but finally chose a crepe with mushrooms and gruyere, and another with spinach and goat cheese. Owner Olivier Corre’s mother hails from Brittany (birthplace of the crepe!), and he uses sarrasin, a rare buckwheat, to make his savory crepes taste authentic.

12-a-la-folie-crepe-galetteRich and satisfying, the meal evoked the same happy feeling that I get at my favorite creperie in Paris. We debated getting the butter-and-sugar version for dessert (the French eat seventeen pounds of butter per person annually, so it just felt right), but we somehow managed to muster up willpower.

12-a-la-folie-creperie-cute-dogEveryone ended up happy.

(Photos by Joanna Goddard)

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