Review Digest: The Best Of 2007
• The Herald put together a pretty interesting section of the "best bites of 2007" from the food columnists and critics. Victoria Pesce Elliott loves the gumbo at Maia's Creole Cafe, Linda Bladholm prefers deep-fried Japanese eggplant at Hiro's Yakko-San, Enrique Fernandez craves Bin No. 18's Cuban sandwich, Rochelle Koff likes the butternut squash purses at Himmarshee Bar & Grille, and Charles Buhman is a fan of the guacamole at Cantina Laredo. [Miami Herald]
• Lee Klein thinks that 2007 was a pretty good year for Miami gastronomy. [Miami New Times]
• Five Guys Famous Burgers is like In-N-Out, but for the east coast. [Miami New Times]
• A glowing review for Adriana, the new Peruvian restaurant in Surfside. We would have the menu online if the restaurant owners ever answered the phone. So Adriana and Mark, if you're reading this, pick up your phone. Please. [Miami Herald]
• We just drove by Taverna Yiamas last night (didn't eat there -- we were on the way to a 13-ounce sirloin burger at Le Tub*), and today it's reviewed in the Herald. Which is a completely useless piece of information for you, but, you know, we're amused by the coincidence. [Miami Herald]
• First the Beer Guy went and raved about the wings at Hurricane Grill & Wings. Now Gail Shepherd visits and loves the place. We really must visit. [Broward-Palm Beach New Times]
• The Beer Guy visits Dave's Last Resort & Raw Bar and enjoys it. [Palm Beach Post]
*This concluded three days of continuous, gut-busting eating. We learned that an enormous burger is not the best way to top off a two-day lechon feast. We are now feeling so fat that we're considering a juice fast for the next week. Wait, but then there's New Year's...
