One of us… #StanleyCup

Congrats to Nando Chang for winning the James Beard Award for Best Chef: South — a year after his sister Val Chang won! “Immigrants make amaerica great: you don’t have to tell us,” he said. Miami vs errbody! #jbfa James Beard Foundation

As the U.S. is putting immigrants in detention, the UK is doing the same — putting criminals in with folks who simply lack immigration status (after Brexit). First journalism story by my daughter! thejusticegap.com/immigration-re…

Three shameful votes from Miami’s city commissioners allow ICE to pluck people off the street. miamiherald.com/news/local/imm… Miami enters 287(g) agreement with ICE | Miami Herald

This all started from Chair Anthony Rodriguez saying if any person spoke on the ICE deal ahead of the deferral vote then NOBODY could speak on it at a future meeting. As county atty points out, BCC allows people to speak at multiple meetings when they want to. Rules can be waived

Look at these big, tough men throwing Camila Ramos to the floor and dragging her away just as she was waiting to speak publicly against the county’s new agreements with ICE. miamiherald.com/news/local/com… Chaos ensues over ICE jail deal at Miami-Dade commission | Miami Herald

Camila Ramos and Z Spicer led out of County Hall in handcuffs by Miami-Dade deputies after commission meeting on updated ICE jails agreement erupts in chaos (and ends with a deferral)

Grabbed by the hair, thrown to the grown, arrested why? “She asked for clarification … when a plain-clothes deputy told her to remain silent. She objected and then was forcibly moved from where she stood.” miamiherald.com/news/local/com… Chaos ensues over ICE jail deal at Miami-Dade

She wanted to speak against an ICE deal with Miami-Dade. She ended up in jail instead. “Stop!” she cried as she was carried out of the chamber doors. “I just asked a question.” miamiherald.com/news/local/imm…

My favorite restaurant Easter egg in #TheBear, S4: Carmy makes peace with his mom by making her the roasted chicken dish he learned from Thomas Keller, who makes that dish to make peace with his own father. Carmy even takes out the wishbone like Keller shows in his cookbook.

“International visitors to Miami are generally not visiting or spending as much as they did a year ago,” the Visitor’s Bureau concluded in a June 2025 report. It helps explain why Miami restaurants are closing in droves & Grove owners are losing faith. coconutgrovespotlight.com/2025/07/31/a-t…

Thanks to Ari for asking me to add my $0.02 to his story. Linking my Grove Spotlight story coconutgrovespotlight.com/2025/07/31/a-t… A Tough Season for Grove Restaurants - Coconut Grove Spotlight

Cool Cantonese, the return of a real ‘Miami girl’ chef and a chic bar with incredible pizzas. nytimes.com/2025/08/05/din…

I’d been buying Great Circle Coffee for more than five years before I decided to stop by their roaster in Little Haiti today. Sergio Boppel, whose family has been farming coffee in Guatemala for four generations, gave me an impromptu tour.