On this episode of Foodable’s Smart Kitchen, Paul welcomes former Miami Dolphin and Restaurateur, Kim Bokamper and the chef of Kim’s new restaurant concept The Balcony, Chef Simon Porter. The Balcony just opened up a few weeks ago, bringing the Cajun tastes of New Orleans to Las Olas, a popular social area in South Florida.

But what’s special about this concept is the menu style. While New Orleans fare is normally very hearty and served in large portions, Chef Porter and the PDKN restaurant group worked together to create smaller tasting sizes of New Orleans classics so guests can taste a number of dishes, getting the full experience of NOLA.

In this episode of Foodable’s Smart Kitchen and Bar our resident master mixologist, Oscar Castaneda, demonstrates how to make two scalable cocktails to help your bar program stand out featuring Dulce Vida Spirits.

What's your vibe? Today on our Smart Kitchen set we welcome grown-woman (Founder of Grown), Shannon Allen. Grown is a truly healthy fast food restaurant. Everything in their restaurants is organic and every meal is available for order through their drive-through windows.

On this episode of Foodable’s Smart Kitchen, we went LIVE in anticipation of National Ceviche Day, June 28th! Executive Chef Miguel Gomez of Pizco y Nazca, a Peruvian gastrobar in Miami, stopped in to show us his Tiradito Ceviche, a modern take on Ceviche Tradicional.

In this episode of Foodable’s Smart Kitchen we share another easy vegan recipe to help you provide more mindful options to your guests. Foodable’s plant-based chef, Nathi Toro,  introduces us to The Vegan Roadie, Dustin Harder. Dustin has spent the last 10 years traveling across the country, seeking out the best vegan eats on his YouTube show. With all this exploration and all his experimentation, Dustin has pulled together his best recipes and shared them all in his new book, the Simply Vegan Cookbook.

The Simply Vegan Cookbook shares 150 recipes, each with two variations for essentially 450 recipes! And they’re all EASY.

Adding vegan items to your menu is a no-brainer as consumers continue to trend towards healthier, more mindful food choices. Don’t disqualify yourself simply because you don’t offer plant-based options. Using ingredients already in your pantry, you could be offering easy vegan dishes, placing your brand at the top of the list for this new breed of foodie.

Find the recipe for Dustin’s Quinoa Nachos Supreme below and watch the episode above for his tips and tricks for creating the perfect plate of nachos, vegan or not!

Today, Foodable unveils our brand new bar set with our Master Mixologist, Oscar Castaneda. For such a momentous occasion, what else could we christen the set with than Tequila! Oscar introduces us to Embajador Tequila in 3 ways. Ever had sipping tequila? Well my culinarians, you’ll want to try this one.

In this episode of Foodable Smart Kitchen and Bar, we meet with Eastern Regional Chef for Specialty Restaurants Corporation and Executive Chef of the Rusty Pelican, Jim Pastor.  Born in New York City and raised by Costa Rican parents, Jim Pastor's passion for food is worldly and instilled in him at an early age. After starting his career at Hyatt Regency and Atrio, Chef Pastor brought his talents to Miami, Florida to lead the culinary team at the iconic Rusty Pelican.

Vegan is the new gluten-free and just like the trendy gluten-free diet, not all customers who are looking for plant-based menu items are doing so for health reasons. Vegan diets are clearly better for you and for the environment, but they are also trending. Not all customers who are looking for vegan options are vegans. Some customers are just interested in the cuisine or are looking for a healthy appetizer or entree to pair with menu items more appealing to their carnivorous palate. Restaurants who are finding ways to broaden their menu offerings are finding success in attracting this new consumer. In this episode from Foodable's Smart Kitchen & Bar, we bring you two vegan recipes that will wow your guests, vegan or not. Watch the full episode for complete preperation and recipe.

Today in the Foodable Smart Kitchen and Bar Studio, we take a look at Frozen Fresh Alaska Halibut.

Halibut is a naturally lean whitefish with a sweet, flaky, snow-white meat that is easy to prepare and beautiful on the plate. We asked Chef Thomas Stewart, executive chef of Gianni's Restaurant in The Villa Casa Casuarina, formerly known as the Versace Mansion, to demonstrate how to properly filet a full Frozen Fresh Alaska Halibut. Watch as he creates two recipes using Mediterranean and Italian influences that are present in his renowned Cuisine.