Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Big Chef Makes Tiny Food...

For those of you who've claimed I'm being unfair to Celebuchef Doug Rodriguez by castigating Lee Klein's review of OLA http://www.presschops.com/ and by belittling his tiny, um, tacos http://www.miami.com/culinary-cage-match-the-fish-taco-article I'd like to say that I have nothing but respect for the Beard Award-winning master, I even own his cookbook, Nuevo Latino. Here are the pictures. You be the judge...







Smoked Marlin Tacos...
Is that a potato chip?




They're exactly 3" across






Tuna Tacos...



Best part of the place? Without a doubt, the bathrooms. (For the rules on bathrooms, see http://dailycocaine.blogspot.com/2008/03/dailycocaine-meets-nightlycocaine.html ) Plenty of surfaces, good area, decent lighting, clean as hell, and the blue tile pattern is trippy after a few. And the walk back from the bathrooms is pretty cool, too, you're outside getting some fresh air. Take a nice deep breath. Just don't get to close to the pond, and walk quickly-those big fish look menacing; and don't try to sit in those clear acryllic chairs-they're just an illusion...

































Go back to the bar and grab a cocktail-the bartenders, at least, are not skimpy with the alcohol, and know how to make a good caipirinha. For $11, that's cheaper than the 5 teeny tacos for $15, and probably more filling. Plus, you're probably not that hungry anymore.