Can you believe we’re already on Week 3 of South Florida’s Underground Dining Groups mini-series? The next group may not even need an introduction or a mention, as they’re the oldest and largest of the bunch rounding out at about 1000 members. Not to forget, that they’re the chicest too. Ladies and gentlemen, I present the Algonquin group.

Foodie, food obsessed, food snob, gastronome, food whore, whatever you call yourself – you’ve been hated on at least once or twice by a lot of people. Take a break from the hating and do something positive for a change. If anything, just to show you ain’t shallow.

Last week, Clean Plate Charlie premiered a new series that covers local underground dining groups with the South Florida Foodies.

This week, we’re taking you a bit more obscure and bit more badass with the group that has changed and shaped much of Miami’s underground dining scene and regular dining scene, for that matter.

You didn’t hear it from us, but a true cocktail oasis exists on the 15th floor of Bacardi’s headquarters in Coral Gables. Yes folks, that means a fully stocked bar with nothing but the best of rums, garnishes, and mixers. Good luck trying to get past the tight security.

​We know that servers hate their customers and vice versa, but no one ever talks about the little monsters who wreak havoc on a waiter’s day. The little monsters you call your kids, siblings, or grandkids. I think you get the picture. You love them, but admit it, sometimes you want…

​It’s safe to say that South Florida has come a long way in the food world. So far, in fact, that we’ve left behind the old ideas of nouveau cuisine, power lunches, and Norman Van Aken and embraced the new ideas of food sovereignty, food blogs, and the almighty South…