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Miami is hot, spicy and unpredictable…and I don’t just mean the nightlife. Home to some of the best restaurants and cuisine in the country, Miami is a hub for culinary excitement and flair. Studying the culinary arts in Miami is a once in a lifetime opportunity for anyone with a fire for cooking. If you’re interested in venturing down south, take advantage of the helpful tips below to guide you on your journey.

Culture 101

A formal education will unquestionably advance your career in the culinary arts. Knowing the ins and outs of a back kitchen is essential learning material in the classroom, but just as important is the necessity to be in tune with the culinary traditions of the surrounding city. Due to the bold Cuban heritage within the city of Miami, becoming knowledgeable in Cuban delicacies could yield huge advantages. Understanding Miami’s rich heritage and infusing such culinary traditions in your practice will propel you into the upper echelons of the Florida culinary scene.

Cooking Is a Craft, Not a Science

Your ability to tantalize the taste buds of your customers is an evolutionary process that can’t be studied and duplicated like a science project. Like other art forms, cooking is greatly influenced by environmental and cultural factors. The intricacies of the regional cuisines have historical roots and real world inspirations. So, before you dive nose first into your assigned cookbook for class, take a look around, breathe in the surroundings, and sprinkle a little Miami spice on every dish.

Relax, You’re At The Beach

Florida abounds in beautiful beaches and amazing weather. This is an advantage to you for two reasons: 1. You never have to worry about your knives freezing; 2. You get to de-stress by the waterfront whenever studying has you beat. The lush surroundings of Miami and high energy atmosphere will give you a much needed boost during trying times, and allow you to escape the pressures of school when the recipe calls for relaxation.

Miami Brings Heat

When school winds down and the career hunt heats up, you’ll be glad you made connections in this sunny culinary destination spot. Graduating from a culinary school in Miami provides many benefits: Not only does it result in jobs at some of the finer restaurants in the city, it could also lead to public recognition. Considering Miami is one of the largest markets in the United States, becoming well known within this restaurant scene can open up doors to jobs at larger restaurants in competing markets, such as New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago. Because this Southern city is recognized for introducing some of the most adventurous meals on the menu, it is not uncommon for the most world renowned chefs to have ties back to Miami.

This article is presented by Le Cordon Bleu North America. Le Cordon Bleu North America offers Le Cordon Bleu culinary education classes and culinary training programs across the United States. To learn more about the class offerings, please visit Chefs.edu for more information.

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The African-American Heritage Cookbook $14.48 Enjoy more than 200 traditional African-American recipes! This remarkable volume is the ultimate African-American cooking collection, with time-tested recipes for everything from beverages to soups and salads to main and side dishes to breads to desserts. And, the African-American Heritage Cookbook is more than just a recipe collection. It also features personal vignettes, pictorial accounts, literary passages, and poetry combined together to honor a notable American landmark?the Tuskegee Institute, founded by Booker T. Washington. You?ll learn to make such delectable, traditional dishes as: -Hot Clam Dip -Old-Time Potato Salad -Salmon Croquettes -Creole Rice -And more! Beginning with the final days of slavery and extending through the struggle for civil rights, this singular anthology is a historic tribute to African-Americans of yesterday, today, and tomorrow.

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The Irish Heritage Cookbook (Food & Drink) $22.48 Includes a comprehensive guide to Irish ingredients, from wild and cultivated harvest fruits to traditional meats and game.

Zinfandel Cookbook, Food To Go With California’s Heritage Wine $3.48 More than 100 fresh, fast and uncomplicated recipes to enjoy with Zinfandel. Recipes are easy to follow, results are spectacular, and every morsel is created to savor with California’s Heritage Wine or any flavorful red wine. Each dish, whether a streamlined old favorite or a tempting new delight, has been home kitchen tested against all styles of Zinfandel. An "All About Zin" chapter gives an overview of Zinfandel’s fascinating history.

Talk About Good Cookbook $15.98 This cookbook takes you on a journey throuh south Louisiana’s traditions, cultural heritage and the culinary artisries of Cajun food. It is in it’s 23rd printng with over 70,000 copies sold. Winner of McIlhenny Hall of Fame Award.

The Africa Cookbook $20.48 In The Africa Cookbook, culinary historian and cookbook author Jessica B. Harris takes you on a tour of the Motherland, exploring the extraordinary diversity of the cuisines of the continent.The Africa Cookbook features more than 200 traditional and contemporary recipes collected from home kitchens across Africa, including the familiar couscous of Morocco, the savory stews of the eastern grasslands, and the curries and chutneys of the Swahili coasts. From the sophisticated cuisine of Senegal to the creolized food of Mauritius and the Seychelles to the Afrikaner barbecues of South Africa, Harris presents the food of the continent and paints unforgettable portraits of the people who shared their culinary heritage with her. Illustrated with archival postcards from the author’s collection, The Africa Cookbook celebrates countries whose contributions to the way we eat today have been too long ignored. Now home cooks can sample Potatoes with Mint Leaves and Garlic from Algeria or Senegal’s classic Theibou Dienn. Spicy fried oysters with peanut sauce from Togo wakes up the palate, while Mango Cream from Cameroon cools the fire. Carrot Sambal from South Africa makes a piquant side dish, while Kedjenou (chicken stewed with tomato, onions, chile, garlic, and ginger) from C&3244;te d’Ivoire makes an intriguing main course.A special section of menus using recipes from the book complete with suggestions for appropriate decor and music, makes it easy to plan a variety of African feasts. Harris also includes a glossary of ingredients and utensils, a selection of mail-order sources, and a list of more good reading on African foods.

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The Tra Vigne Cookbook $19.48 This classic cookbook from Food Network star Michael Chiarello is at last available in paperback. It’s vintage Chiarello: blending simple yet sophisticated recipes from Napa Valley’s famed Tra Vigne restaurant with the grace of Wine Country living and the warmth of his Italian heritage. More than 80 rustic recipes are enhanced by personal stories, detailed descriptions of how to choose ingredients for seasonal perfection and deliciousness, and Chiarello’s personal philosophy of life as it relates to cookingâ??and feedingâ??those you love.

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The Recipe Hall of Fame Cookbook II $15.98 Every recipe gets two thumbs up! Only in the Recipe Hall of Fame can you find tried-and-true, All-American recipes like these! Just when you thought it couldn’t get any better, editors Gwen McKee and Barbara Moseley have done it again! The Recipe Hall of Fame Cookbook II brings you more of the family favorites you have come to expect…Apple Pan Dowdy, Southern Corn Bread Dressing, Strawberry Chocolate Mousse Cake…. Each of these newly selected Hall of Fame recipes were chosen from over 14,000 recipes that were already winners in the acclaimed Best of the Best State Cookbook Series. The editors have traveled America in search of recipes that contribute to their goal of Preserving America’s Food Heritage. Like its predecessors, the renowned Recipe Hall of Fame Cookbook, the Recipe Hall of Fame Dessert Cookbook, and the Recipe Hall of Fame Quick & Easy Cookbook, this latest in the Recipe Hall of Fame Cookbook Collection has earned its place in the winner’s circle. You’ll give every recipe a two-thumbs-up vote of approval.

Polish Heritage Cookery $31.98 A perennial bestseller, Polish Heritage Cookery is the most extensive and varied Polish cookbook ever published. More than 2,200 recipes use easily available American ingredients and measurements. Modern Polish cuisine is a blend of hearty peasant dishes and more elegant gourmet fare, incorporating a broad cross-section of cultural influences. The book includes numerous cultural notes, historical accounts of Polish culinary traditions, and descriptive line drawings. Its expanded edition includes information on Polish products available in the United States, such as plum butter, honey mushrooms (opie´nka), and kielbasa, and their culinary uses. Complete with full color photographs.

The Colonial Williamsburg Tavern Cookbook $16.98 The Colonial Williamsburg Tavern CookbookEvery year, millions of people visit Colonial Williamsburg’s re-creation of eighteenth-century America for the ambience, the education, and the unparalleled experience of glimpsing our prerevolutionary past. Williamsburg’s fascinating form of time travel encompasses not only the architecture and the artisans, but all the details of our rich cultural heritage, including the food. And The Colonial Williamsburg Tavern Cookbook presents that food, our nation’s culinary heritage: from stews and slaws and soups to puddings and pies and pot pies–nearly 200 recipes in all. Focusing on Williamsburg’s Southern roots and coastal proximity, the dishes owe their inspiration to the distant past, but their preparations have been tailored for contemporary palates–no need to run out and get some suet in which to cook your mutton over the open hearth.Here are perennial standbys such as Brunswick Stew, Standing Rib Roast with Yorkshire Pudding, Virginia Ham with Brandied Peaches, and Cream of Peanut Soup, as well as Spoon Bread, Lemon Chess Pie, and Mulled Apple Cider. There are also unexpected twists on age-old favorites, such as Oyster Po’ Boys with Tarragon Mayonnaise, Oven-Braised Gingered Pot Roast, and Carrot Pudding Spiced with Cardamom.Just as the historic town of Colonial Williamsburg is a singular adventure in understanding our nation’s history, so too this cookbook is a unique appreciation of our culinary history. In April 1772, George Washington, writing about one of the taverns in Williamsburg, noted, "Dined at Mrs. Campbells and went to the Play–then to Mrs. Campbells again" –twice in a single week. The hearty fare that George found so enticing is enjoying a profound renaissance, and The Colonial Williamsburg Tavern Cookbook will enable home cooks to relive the great American culinary tradition–the ultimate in comfort food.

The Small Town Big Kitchen Cookbook $18.48 The Small Town Big Kitchen Cookbook, is all about home, hearth and heart. Italian-American Annette Marie Vitalone shares recipes from her family and friends certain to invoke memories of favorite childhood recipes. Amateur and seasoned chefs alike will indulge their cravings for apple pie, baked manicotti and traditional Italian Christmas cookies, just a few of the time-honored classics no longer found at the local Italian bakery. Annette’s Old World heritage and New World techniques are evident in the recipes and commentary in the Small Town Big Kitchen Cookbook. The creations are sure to stir fond reminiscences and create new memories and traditions for years to come.

Best of the Best from Virginia Cookbook $14.48 From Roanoke to Richmond, Winchester to Williamsburg, the Shenandoah Valley to the seashore, Virginia cooking is as varied as its landscape. Seventy of the leading cookbooks from the Commonwealth have contributed their favorite recipes to create this remarkable collection. Virginia is a state rich in history, and one contributing cookbook, The Virginia House-wife, is considered to be the first cookbook published in America. Best of the Best from Virginia preserves many historic recipes—some from the kitchens of our early presidents—as well as up-to-date favorites. Dishes such as Sea Scallops Virginia, Chesapeake Bay Clam Chowder, Colonial Buttermilk Biscuits, Baked Virginia Ham, and Peanut Pie are just a sampling of the 400 or so recipes included in these pages. Best of the Best from Virginia is one of thirty volumes in Quail Ridge Press’ acclaimed "Best of the Best" State Cookbook Series—continuing the tradition of Preserving America’s Food Heritage.

Cafe Wisconsin Cookbook $19.48 Joanne Stuttgen’s popular book Cafe Wisconsin guides travelers to Wisconsin’s best home-style cafes. Now, continue the journey with the Cafe Wisconsin Cookbook, a compilation of more than one hundred cherished recipes that showcase the distinct culinary and cultural traditions of Wisconsin. From classic pot roasts and country-style pies to long-simmering soups and heritage specialties, the whole soul-satisfying spectrum of Wisconsin cafe fare is here. Stuttgen tracked down Wisconsin’s best small town cafes, from Boscobel to Sturgeon Bay, chatted with owners and customers, took notes, and recorded the history, anecdotes, and recipes behind the food. Tested and fine-tuned by Wisconsin food writer and former chef Terese Allen, these favorite recipes will bring an authentic slice of Wisconsin into your home kitchen.

The Chuck Wagon Cookbook $15.98 A cowboy’s life is more than steers, saddles, and spurs. There is also food, and lots of it, cooked out in the open after a rugged day on the range. The tradition lives on in the West and at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum. Here genuine chuck wagon cooks gather each spring to share recipes, stories, and real cowboy fare. This cookbook features their recipes along with a colorful history of ranch and range cooking. Modern cowboy cooking blends simple, down-to-earth flavors with current tastes for a style that retains a distinct Western flavor. All the recipes included here have been adapted for home kitchens, but just in case, there are plenty of tips for preparing meals over an open fire. Ranging from classic cowboy favorites to the avant-garde in Western cuisine, these recipes demonstrate ranch-style cooking at its best.

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