Food & Drink - Miami and the Keys - page 430

SELF-CATERING
Epicure Market ( GOOGLE MAP ; % 305-672-1861; 1656 Alton Rd; dishes $7-15; h 9am-9pm) , a gour-
met food shop just off Lincoln Rd in South Beach, has a beautiful selection of internation-
al cheeses and wines, fresh produce, baked goods and prepared dishes. Many of the
more than 25 Publix supermarkets throughout Miami are quite upscale, and the Whole
Foods Market ( GOOGLE MAP ; 1020 Alton Rd; h 8am-11pm) is the biggest health-food store
around, with an excellent produce department, pretty good deli and so-so salad bar; its
biggest draw is for vegetarians (not so well catered for by markets in these parts) or
health nuts who are seeking a particular brand of soy milk or wheat-free pasta.
For the freshest picnic items around, hit one of several farmers markets
(305-531-0038), which are held in various areas on different days, roughly 9am to 4pm.
The one on Lincoln Rd on Sundays is perhaps best known, but you'll find others on
Española Way (Sunday), Normandy Village Fountain at 71st St (Saturday), the Aventura
Mall (Saturday and Sunday), Downtown on Flagler St at Miami Ave (8am until 2pm
Saturday), Coconut Grove on Grand Ave at Margaret St (Saturday) and Coral Gables City
Hall (Saturday).
South Florida Specialties
While South Florida has an international palate, some dishes have been here long enough
to constitute something like a local cuisine.
Florida Cookbooks
Cross Creek Cookery by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
New World Cuisine by Allen Susser
Miami Spice: The New Florida Cuisine by Steve Raichlen
The Florida Cookbook: From Gulf Coast Gumbo to Key Lime Pie by Jeanne Voltz and
Caroline Stuart
Florida Bounty by Eric and Sandra Jacobs