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[UPDATED] FOOD DAY 2012: Chickens & Eggs, Students & Seedlings, Farmers &...
Update: After the questions, answers, seeds, seedlings, water trips, duck eggs, chicken eggs, and quiche with the fourth and fifth graders at Phillis Wheatley Elementary over the last three days, here...
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Kitchen to Farm: A Chef Field Trip to Homestead
The morning started like any field trip I’d ever been on, except that a few of our cars sat waiting in place of a school bus, and instead of a late student holding up the rest of my class, it was a...
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Thank God It’s….LYCHEE Season!!!
I don’t remember the first lychee I ever ate. I believe I was much too young, but as far back as I do remember my mom and I were drying and sprouting the pits, trying to grow a lychee tree. They’re not...
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Baby, You’re a Firework!
Click to view slideshow. It’s Hedy Goldsmith’s birthday, y’all! And while we’ve got barbecue and fireworks on the brain, she’s mixing up all kinds of ice cream recipes, because it is the eve of...
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Staging it Forward in the Genuine Extended Family
Click to view slideshow. Juan Mayo, a cook in the Michael’s Genuine kitchen, cooked his Stagiaire Supper meal in April and went to stage with chef Chris Hastings for a week in July at his restaurant...
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Interview with Carl Myers, Artist, Architect & Genuine Designer
In a story often told, a steadfast dreamer leaves his Podunk town in search of bigger and brighter things, and in this case, he found them. Carl Myers, the designer of Michael’s Genuine Food &...
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Feast Your Eyes: The Razzle of Basel Begins with Artist Karel Fonteyne
A month ago, our MGFD Café was a parking lot outside the Miami Beach Convention Center. Today, some of the finest design houses in the world have put together their finest pieces for a show that we...
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[PHOTOS] [VIDEO] A #SOBEWFF Week in Review with No End in Sight
It’s only Friday, the second official day of South Beach Wine & Food Festival, but for we the people of Genuineland it’s day 6 of a whirlwind that began on Sunday at the beach and has progressed...
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MGFD Brunch at 5 Years | Homage to Hedy’s Sweets
Five years ago, a typical Sunday morning at Michael’s Genuine® Food & Drink (“MGFD”) was a time for our chefs to prepare for the evening service and plan for the upcoming week, quietly without...
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Cooking the Line: Megan Hess
It was 3:00 p.m. and another Sunday Brunch shift had blown through Michael’s Genuine Food & Drink. As Megan and I sat in the courtyard, she was still in her “Chef Yoga” pants but off her feet for...
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#SOBEWFF Reflections and a Recipe: The Chicken & The Egg Together at Last
This past week was filled with food and fun at the 14th annual South Beach Wine & Food Festival. In true Michael Schwartz fashion, The Genuine Hospitality Group participated in a few genuine ways....
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MGFD’s Back of House is Now Hiring for Sous Chef, Line Cooks & Pastry Cooks
Michael’s Genuine® Food & Drink and James Beard Award-winning Chef Michael Schwartz are now hiring back of house superstars. We are looking for dependable, energetic, reliable, passionate &...
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[RECIPE] Check Mate! Chocolate Chess Pie
It was seriously too good not to share. Last night we OMG’d at O Cinema for the last time this summer thanks to an incredible performance by Harry’s Pizzeria chef de cuisine Daniel Ramirez. The menu...
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Hashtag, Our Instagram Feeds Are It!
It’s not always easy to get comfortable with new technology nor to stay on top of innovation. We’ve been at this social media game for a little while, and I think if we have learned anything, it’s two...
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Meet Melissa Welcher, Our New Head Bartender at Michael’s Genuine® Food & Drink
Melissa Welcher’s approach to mixing drinks is culinary at the core, so she feels right at home at Michael’s Genuine, where she began behind the bar in July and now leads the program as Head Bartender....
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Homestead Field Report: Growing Season is Verde
Head south on Florida’s Turnpike to Homestead at Exit 5 and you’re in the heart of The Redland, South Florida’s agricultural sweet spot. As you cross US-1 west, farms, original clapboard homes of...
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Rancho Patel Pizzeria | Indian Night Pops at Harry’s with Chef Niven Patel
Finally, a delicious Indian dinner is coming to Harry’s Pizzeria. We are excited to announce that chef de cuisine Niven Patel of Michael’s Genuine Food & Drink is taking over Michael’s...
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Shop Genuine Gift Cards Online, Get Free Gift Cards in Your Cart!
Good morning! Gifting thanks starts NOW. To celebrate the holiday season, we’re kicking off the biggest shopping week of the year with a gift for you. From today until Cyber Monday on November 30 at...
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Ghee Whiz, It’s Niven’s Rancho Patel Pizzeria Menu!
December is upon us which means two weeks from today Rancho Patel Pizzeria pops at Harry’s in the Design District. Chef de cuisine Niven Patel of Michael’s Genuine is pulling out all the stops for...
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Free Genuine Gift Card Countdown to Christmas | Shop the Deal Online Until...
Last minute shopping comes with perks when the Genuine Elves are shipping your order! Just a little reminder that for $100 spend in The Genuine Hospitality Group gift cards online at...
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