Ever wonder what it would be like to work in the kitchen at a top restaurant?
For one evening you can chop, dice and sauté your way around Chef Allen’s kitchen.
For the novice cook or fledging gourmet, Chef Allen and his highly trained Chefs will guide you through the principles of fundamental cooking methods that you can depend on for a lifetime.
Call 305-935-2900 or click here to make a reservation.
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Taste of the NFL 2010 Saturday, February 6, 2010
Zagat Guide New 2010 Review We would like to thank all of our guests and fans who voted for us in the latest 2010 Zagat Guide. here is a copy of the review:
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“The master is still at work” exalt enthusiasts wowed by the “reinvention” of original Mango Gangster Allen Susser’s “expense-account destination” into a “seafood bistro” featuring “fresh, imaginative” fin fare, “striking modern decor” (“a treat for the eyes”), “superb service” and “downscaled pricing”; if a few nostalgists “miss” the “good old times”, they’re overruled by those who say this Aventura “classic” has “been reborn – and the baby is terrific.
For 22 years, it's been one of South Florida's top rated restaurants. In fact, Chef Allen's in Aventura was one of the first really serious foodie restaurants to ever open in South Florida. Now Chef Allens has brand new look, and a brand new menu, and tonight it's topping Louis List.
Change is the watchword for 2008. Usually we embrace change, but not necessarily when it comes to one of our all-time favorite South Florida restaurants. So it was with some apprehension that we read that Allen Susser and his wife Judi had decided to give Chef Allen’s a new look and a new menu. We have dined there twice recently and let me reassure other devotées. The revisions to the menu, which Chef Allen says were “influenced by our family trips in search of the best seafood bistro food in Paris, Barcelona, San Francisco and New York“, continue to reflect the delicious creativity of one of our star chefs. And the new décor creates a more open and lighter space. These changes are very, very good!
Ever wonder what's really is in your meal at a restaurant or what goes into making it? Now, you can go behind the scenes in some of South Florida's best restaurants and get the inside scoop from the top chefs. In tonight's Style File, Seven's Belkys Nerey gives us a taste of Reality Cooking...
Chef Allen Susser not only endures; he prospers.
And in South Florida, where chefs come and go like storm surges, and restaurants open and close like strikes of lightning, that is a major accomplishment.
It hasn't been easy.
He's reinvented himself and updated his restaurant numerous times since opening Chef Allen's on March 6, 1986, in what was then North Miami (today it's at the same location, 19088 NE 29th Ave., 305-935-2900, Aventura).
Chef Allen's, 19088 NE 29th Ave., Aventura; 305-935-2900, www.chefallens.com: 'The Serious Cook' allows students to work in the restaurant kitchen with chef Allen Susser and staff; by appointment, usually 3 to 8 p.m. ($195). Customized group classes also available.
This is Chef Allen's 22nd year -- a remarkable feat in our notoriously transient corner of the world. Other than Joe's Stone Crab and perhaps The Forge, there isn't another top restaurant around that comes close to chef-owner Allen Susser's long-term success.
The goods: In true South Florida fashion, Chef Allen's recently underwent a facelift. After a rapid 2-week renovation, the 22-year-old namesake restaurant of cherubic foodie favorite Chef Allen Susser is redesigned, more streamlined and ready to enter the new millennium. Gone are the Miami Vice-era flourishes -- pink neon lighting, glass-block wall behind the bar, carpeting. Now the dining room has opened up, there's a warm color palette of brown and light green, dark wooden chairs and better lighting.
The holiday weekend will see millions of us in our backyards, grilling great meals.
But, if you take a cue from chef Allen Susser, they won't be your typical spreads of burgers and hotdogs.
Susser, an award-winner known as "Chef Allen," grilled up a feast sure to put you in the mood for summer on The Early Show Friday.
Be ready this year when the neighborhood mango trees grow heavy with a bounty of one of Florida's favorite fruits. Grab a copy of this month's Bon Appétit magazine where Chef Allen Susser has contributed recipes for an article featuring none other than the magnificent mango. Featured recipes include Grilled Tandoori-Style Chicken and Mangoes with Mango Jam Rice, Mango and Avocado Salad with Peanut Dressing, Mango Meringue Tartlets and Mango Gazpacho with Pickled Shrimp.
CHEF ALLEN'S, KNOWN FOR ITS MANGOES AND TROPICAL FRUIT CONCOCTIONS, HAS SERVED DISHES FOR 20 YEARS IN AVENTURA. THE RESTAURANT TAKES PART IN MIAMI SPICE, WHERE DINERS CAN GET A THREE-COURSE MEAL FOR A REASONABLE PRICE
..to dine at Chef Allen's in July:
10. Ouzo and Garlicky Guava Shrimp
9. White Beans with Clams and Chorizo
8. Zucchini Blossom and Goat Cheese Fitters
7. Crab and Potato Tain with Green Olive Tepenade
6. Watermelon and Lobster Salad, Tostones, Cocount Vinaigrette
5. Heirloom Tomatoes and Jack Fruit with Mint, and Feta
4. Wood Grilled Lobster with Honey, Star Anise and Garlic
3. Tamarind Chili BBQ Lamb Chops with Tropical Fruit Chutney
2. Chermoula Grilled Scallops with Coco Beach Rock Shrimp Risotto
...And the number one reason to come dine at Chef Allen's in July is:
Potato Chip Crusted Soft Shell Crabs with Dragon Fruit Salsa!
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Be ready this year when the neighborhood mango trees grow heavy with a bounty of one of Florida's favorite fruits. Grab a copy of this month's Bon Appétit magazine where Chef Allen Susser has contributed recipes for an article featuring none other than the magnificent mango. Featured recipes include Grilled Tandoori-Style Chicken and Mangoes with Mango Jam Rice, Mango and Avocado Salad with Peanut Dressing, Mango Meringue Tartlets and Mango Gazpacho with Pickled Shrimp.
