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.
Exceptional service and the highest quality ingredients make Chef Allen’s the best choice for your next group event. With more than 20 years of experience at the helm of his namesake restaurant- Chef Allen’s, Executive Chef and Owner Allen Susser has created a culinary institution for fine dining in South Florida. Chef Allen’s cuisine is fresh and flavorful, like a tropical vacation on a plate. The sweet, spicy and aromatic flavors of his cooking encompass the foods, cultures and techniques from around the globe. We are very proud to serve only locally caught and sustainable fish and seafood. Choose from one of our prix-fixe menu options, or consult our Special Events Coordinator to tailor a customized party plan.
Call 305-935-2900 or click here to make a reservation.
South Florida Fall Food Trends
During the fall season, as the rest of the United States moves into heartier, rich dishes to combat the dropping temperatures, with traditional cold-weather items like butternut squash, apples, and braised meats filling menus in the North we are happy to provide lighter takes on fall traditions for our warm and tropical climate.
Come into Chef Allen’s this fall for Wood Roasted Apricot & Miso Short Ribs, Florida Rock Shrimp “Mac and Cheese”, Fresh Blue Crab Cakes with Mango Chutney, and Local Grouper Ceviche.
Call 305-935-2900 or click here to make a reservation.
Wine Corner
Wine Pairings
In the past, one would be ostracized from a restaurant for enjoying their favorite Chardonnay with a perfectly-cooked, medium-rare Tenderloin as much as a debutant would for wearing white after Labor Day, but luckily times have changed (but just for the wines, not the Debs)! The hard-fast rule to pairing your wine with your meal is: drink what you love! Pairing wines with fare can be as complicated as knowing what you need the acidity in the wine to do to open the food (or vise versa), or as simplistic as knowing to pair like with like (a big, heavy wine such as Cabernet Sauvignon with a heavy meal such as a Bone-in Ribeye with Mashed Potatoes or a clean, fresh Sauvignon Blanc with Pan Seared Corvina with Curried Green Lentils, Tomato, and Lobster Veloute). We have taken the guess work out of all of this for you and paired different wines for each individual menu option on our Miami Spice Menu!
We will be changing the menu items and the wine pairings every two weeks—Salut!
Call 305-935-2900 or click here to make a reservation.
Miami Spice Menu
Miami Spice 2010 is a mouth-watering summer restaurant promotion showcasing the very best of Miami cuisine.
During August and September, Miami’s top restaurants offer three-course meals (Lunch $22, Dinner $35)* featuring signature dishes created by world-renowned chefs. Discover the tropical fusion of ingredients that makes Miami dining so wonderfully out of the ordinary. An epicure’s paradise awaits you in Greater Miami and the Beaches!
Pan Seared Corvina Giant Lima Bean Stew, Bacon, Romesco Mt. Difficulty, Pinot Noir, New Zealand
Or
Wood Grilled Hanger Steak Pineapple Worcestershire, Hand Cut Fries Super Tuscan, Prima Voce, Italy
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Chocolate & Peanut Butter Napoleon Caramel Sauce, Roasted Peanut Brittle Fonseca Ruby Port, Portugal
Or
Tahitian Vanilla Panacotta Pineapple-Ginger Compote, Tuille Cookie Vouvray, Chateau du Montfort, France
Miami Spice Dinner: $35 Wine Pairings Are Additional $25
**No Substitutions, Please** **No Sharing**
Call 305-935-2900 or click here to make a reservation.
Dealing w/ Mangos
The word is out that I’ll trade mangos for dinners. It’s a simple deal: dinner for two at Chef Allen’s for a wheelbarrow of Mangos. That might seem like a steep bounty for this humble fruit, but not in South Florida. It’s a challenge Miamians happily rise to every summer, when mangos are plentiful in backyards and groves alike. The pride of owning a mango tree turns to a passion as the trees begin to ripen this year in early August..
For more information please call the restaurant at 305.935.2900
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:
Food
Decor
Service
Cost
26
22
25
$63
“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
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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.
