I Have a Point! (of view, that is)

Hey Folks

Been busy as always lately. I hope you have been able to follow my blogs as I share my thoughts on Top Chef 3. They are posted weekly on www.bravotv.com/topchef and in Spanish on http://tv.telemundo.yahoo.com/sabrosazon/ . It has also been really heady seeing my webisodes on the bravo web site. If any of you have had the opportunity to make any of my recipes, I would love to know your thoughts.

As many of you know, I have also been doing a weekly morning show on Telemundo on their national Cada Dia con Maria Antonietta. I am on every Wednesday morning at 8:35am. I re-create each episodes winning recipe in Spanish. It has been quite a challenge, but a terrific learning experience. Those folks have treated me like a star and I am having a blast.

And my restaurant, the Hi-Life Cafe just keeps reaping the benefits of all my exposure. We continue to get busier than ever. This has been a record June for us - usually our slowest time of the year. We just got another mention in today's Sun-Sentinal newspaper. Big breath and we keep going!

Stay tuned...

Miami Spice

Hey Friends

We were sizzlin' today in the Miami heat.....and it was spicy! We had the launch party for TC3 in South Beach on the Lincoln Mall and it was a huge success. I hosted the event with the ever charming Padma and there were several cheftestants from the upcoming TC3 on hand as well. They seem like a really nice group and I wish them all the best.

Also present was the vice mayor of Miami Beach and eight local restaurants cooking up some tantilizing cuisine for the crowds to enjoy. We had loads of fun and many thanks for the f0lks at NBC and Bravo for making me feel like a superstar!!

Tune in this and every Wednesday morning on the national Cada Dia morning show on Telemundo as I start my weekly segment presenting the winning recipe from the previous weeks TC episode. I am scheduled to appear around 8:30am. Also be on the lookout for my personal take on each episode with my weekly blog that will appear on Bravotv.com as well as yahootelemundo.com.

Lastly, please let me know what you think of my webisodes that will appear weekly on each web site as well. These are fun latin recipe's that I think you will enjoy making at home. And a plug here for my partner Chuck's Wine Finds which you can find on the magnificent blog TopChefTheyCookWeDish.

Looking forward to all the action starting this Wednesday night........Stay Tuned............

San Francisco - You're Golden Gates Are Open!

Hey Everyone,

Just got back from a quick jaunt to San Francisco and got to say we had a terrific time! What an amazing city. This was the 2nd visit for me and Chuck and we cannot wait to get back again soon.

As you can see, I got to hook up with Marisa while I was there. She looks amazing and is doing some great gigs. She took us around town and everywhere we went we were treated like royalty. What a great time. Thanks Marisa!

This was such a nice little break as we just wrapped up what has been our busiest season at Hi-Life Cafe. On top of that, the week before we left, the Bravo people were here in Ft. Lauderdale filming 14 different webisodes that will be appearing on their web site (bravotv.com) coinciding with the launch of Top Chef 3. We filmed each of the cooking segments in both English and Spanish. The Spanish webisodes will appear weekly on yahootelemundo.com.

I will also be blogging for both sites throughout Top Chef 3. I hope to bring a positive spin to what I know can be very difficult challenges. On June 10th, I will be in Miami with Tom and Padma promoting TC3, and starting on the 13th I will be appearing on the national television show "Cada Dia" on Telemundo every week to re-create the winning dish from the previous week's episode. Should be loads of fun. I hope you will get the chance to see me in at least one of these venues. I will keep you updated as I have more specifics.

Stay tuned......