Miami - June 09, 2008

What the Doctor Ordered

Kitchen 305 Opens

Summary of treatment for patient #6789: Jaded. A. Diner

Symptoms on arrival: tataki overload, Caprese fatigue, and MCFM (Modern Comfort Food Madness).

Overheard: “One more molten chocolate torte and I’ll lose it.”

Patient was admitted to newly opened Kitchen 305 for immediate treatment.

First course of action: witty appetizers. The We Got the Beat salad (music note-shaped beets and pecan-crusted goat cheese) followed by a dose of Sun and Sand Pail Mussels. Patient was observed wearing the accompanying sunglasses and digging into breadcrumbs resembling sand with gusto.

Suggested prescription: Absolut Penne (cream sauce, mini vodka shooter) and Ahi Tunatini trio presented in martini glasses. Color Me Bluefin Tuna (primary color dipping sauces in painter’s palette dish), The Daily News Fish & Chips, and Surf & Turf Sugarcane Skewers served as a precautionary follow-up.

The final cure: supersize cupcake dessert.

Prognosis: positive.

Kitchen 305, Newport Beachside Hotel & Resort, 16701 Collins Avenue, Sunny Isles Beach (305-949-1300).