This is part 2 of our interview with Rachael Hutchings and Allison Day, collectively the dynamic duo that powers the mighty Miso Hungry Podcast. Rachael Hutchings is a wife and mother to two girls, a relentless gourmet cook, a prolific blogger, and a hard-core foodie. She prepares a whole lot of Japanese foods and blogs [...]

Here are our picks for the top ten trends in sushi for 2012. It’s a mixed bag – we have the good, the bad and the ugly all represented. Be sure to let us know if we left out anything you think is going to be big in 2012. These are just our hunches after [...]

Rating: Koume Japanese Restaurant 11905 W. Sunrise Blvd. Plantation, FL 33323 (954) 577-9277 www.toshiskoume.com There’s a bounty of great sushi and Japanese food here to reward the enterprising folks willing to try a place in a generic strip mall just East of Sawgrass Mills. The sushi gets perfect marks from our crack palates! They have [...]

Rating: Shima Japanese Restaurant 16873 NW 67th Ave Hialeah, FL 33015 (305) 821-2310 In yet another unassuming shopping center in North Miami there is a place called Shima Japanese that is well worth trying. The neon sign on the shopping center facade simply says “Sushi”, belying the core strength of this place – the kitchen. [...]

Rating: Maido Japanese Rest 4267 NW 107th Avenue, Miami, FL 33137 Phone: 305-592-4002 Maido is a little Japanese Izakaya located in Doral, FL run by a pair of great chefs – Hiroshi and Genya. Genya spent many years working at Matsuri in nearby Coral Gables before the team opened up Maido Japanese Restaurant in the [...]