Written Work
Some of my favorite stories
The Times trusted me to help create its inaugural Miami restaurant guide, and I continue to maintain it
The hallmark of Miami's Cuban coffee culture wasn't an import from the island, but an adaptation made in Miami. I spent months researching how our ubiquitous coffee windows came to be — and found their creator
This Miami Herald story of why a Miami man moved into a backyard tent during coronavirus crisis was later picked up by The New York Times
The collapse of a condo in Surfside killed 98 people. The legacy of the tragedy will change Miami forever
A special piece for Financial Times, now a staple of its Miami guide
My father was shot and killed in his home by someone who should never have had a gun. My essay on what it means to a family member who has lost a loved one to gun violence
James Beard Award winner: A Muslim Indian farmer built an organic farm at this Miami Episcopal church
Miami musician Alex Lacamoire overcame hearing loss to help Lin-Manuel Miranda create the music to "Hamilton"
The last remaining Royal Castle is owned by the family of the first Black employee, who integrated the chain.
The original cast and writers of the first bilingual, genre-breaking public television show never got the credit they deserved
James Beard Award winner: The meme-chef owns a restaurant that called the police on customers when they were surprised with exorbitant bills
Is the tree that gave rise to the entire mango industry in the western hemisphere still alive more than 110 years later in a Coconut Grove yard?
As a Miami native, I created a guide for The New York Times on one way to spend a very-Miami 36 Hours in this trusted Times feature
For 45 years, a local KFC quietly had special dispensation to bake a flan created by its immigrant chef. The recipe has been handed down to a new generation.
When the beach is packed, it's best to follow the locals to the hidden gems. A special Art Basel feature for Financial Times
I contributed to this Washington Post story on explicit playlists played in dining rooms
The day Fidel Castro died, I was the first reporter at the site where many gathered. My essay on that scene was published in the Miami Herald
Audio Highlights
Some of my favorite radio and podcast interviews
Carl Hiaasen and I share a terrible truth: We both lost someone we love to gun violence. We discussed this and more in front of a live audience at the Miami Book Fair.
We surprise the author of "House on Mango Street" with a surprise live reading of her work, by schoolchildren
How he went from DJing backyard parties in Miami Gardens to hyping massive crowds all over the world with Major Lazer
FIU Professor Phillip Carter studied the way Miamians speak. And what he found was more than Spanglish. He found Miami has developed its own dialect
Lopez was the voice of the South Florida commute — between thumping bass, hip hop and the Miami sound. Until her voice suddenly was silenced
How Lazaro Mendez's music powered Miami's block parties — and Miami culture
His book on the Cuban sandwich debunked its hotly debated origin story
The real story of how Miami Beach’s iconic Joe’s Stone Crab innovated stone crabs as a delicacy. A conversation with the founder's descendant
Livestream YouTube interviews with notable food and culture Miami voices
