DiLido Beach Club's Jeff McInnis Contestant in Upcoming Season of Top Chef

The Hot Chef of some anonymous New Timer's dreams. Miami has been doing pretty good for itself in the Bravo TV reality show arena lately, with Kendall-ite Dee Adames being crowned Shear Genius. Though we don't have a horse in the Project Runway race this season (which is fine, considering...

By Jose D. Duran

October 2, 2008

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The Hot Chef of some anonymous New Timer's dreams.

Miami has been doing pretty good for itself in the Bravo TV reality show arena lately, with Kendall-ite Dee Adames being crowned Shear Genius. Though we don't have a horse in the Project Runway race this season (which is fine, considering it's the worst. season. ever.), our luck may continue on the upcoming season of Top Chef. The food version of the same basic formula has a prominent Miami chef rounding out the cast: Jeff McInnis, Chef de Cuisine of The Ritz-Carlton's DiLido Beach Club.

He's no stranger to New Times. We crowned his sorbet with a 2008 Best of Miami award.

Created by chef de cuisine, a.k.a. the hot chef of our dreams, Jeff McInnis, this sorbet is one you can feel good about shoving down your throat.

Which ever anonymous staffer that was charged with writing that will surely be glued to Bravo every week when Top Chef returns November 12.

--Kyle Munzenrieder

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Jose D. Duran has been the associate web editor of Miami New Times since 2008. He's the voice and strategist behind the publication's eyebrow-raising Facebook and Twitter feeds. He has also been reporting on Miami's music, entertainment, and cultural scenes since 2006, previously through sites such as MiamiNights.com and OnBeat.com. He earned his BS in journalism with a minor in art history from the University of Florida. He's a South Florida native and will be a Miami resident as long as climate change permits and the temperature doesn't drop below 60 degrees.

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