Miami Dade College’s InterAmerican Campus is offering an Afro Cuban Jazz Class that’s mixing an energizing workout with a bit of cultural history.
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episod... To launch its 29th Season, NATURE travels to the forbidden island of Cuba, a tropical paradise off limits to Americans but just offshore of the United States. Cuba's wild splendor has been preserved by half a century of political isolation and economic stagnation. Now it faces the pressing challenge of protecting its precious natural assets while transitioning into the 21st Century. "Cuba: The Accidental Eden" premieres on PBS Sunday, September 26, 2010 at 8pm (check local listings) and is part of the 29th season of the Peabody and Emmy award-winning series produced by Thirteen in association with WNET.ORG for PBS. Major support provided by Canon U.S.A. Inc. http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episod...
Hansel Martinez & Raul Alfonso are the guests on ñ Life with Melissa Hernandez tonight - at 11:30pm on Channel 2 WPBT - PLUS Ed in the city does Cultural Fridays on Calle Ocho and Tomas Wynn and the Believers on Sound Theory Live with Carlos Perez
Guillermo Farinas, a member of the political opposition, has been on a hunger strike calling for the release of Cuba's political prisoners who are ill. Earlier this week, the Cuban government met with officials from the Catholic Church and the foreign minister of Spain and agreed to release 52 of them. Is this the end of the status quo?
[Air Date: 7/09/2010]
Oscar-winning director assesses Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez vs. Cuba's Fidel Castro.
More conversations: http://www.pbs.org/kcet/tavissmiley/a...
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South Florida Chef Whips Up the World's Foremost "Caribb-ican" Recipe Book
Chef/Author Michael Bennett cooks up a special Caribbean-style cuisine and NEW COOKBOOK at Fort Lauderdale's finest wood-grilled Seafood restaurant.
South Florida, May 1st, 2010 /Books PR News/ -- When in Florida you can never run out of Seafood restaurant choices. South Florida has a highly diversified food culture where every observed and ranked restaurant boasts of their healthy seafood recipes. Chef Michael Bennett's current menu represents an elite melange of our South Floridian pelagic-based cultures. Many current South Florida residents come from Caribbean island nations, namely; Jamaica and the Virgin Islands (which are British), Cuba and Puerto Rico (Spanish), Haiti and Martinique (French).
Chef Michael has tapped into these individual-istic cultures that have all lent their own culinary flavor to South Florida's unique dining landscape. After returning from a four year culinary journey in the Caribbean, chef Michael Bennett utilized these culinary experiences to develop a “Caribb-ican” vibe at his current post as Executive chef. This post, at the very popular Bimini Boatyard in Fort Lauderdale, has been a launching point for his first and second cookbooks.
After two years working with this exceedingly visible South Florida cookery conception, chef Michael's Bimini menu apprises diners which Caribbean isle each recipe is dedicated to. People can choose dishes from a French, Spanish or British Caribbean island namesake. An example of this is when chef Michael pairs the familiar Gulf Grouper with an distinctive Santo Dominican twist of mango, plantain and coconut.
When it comes to food, Miami and South Florida live up to its name as the Magic city- food magic! Chef Michael explains, “as chefs we never fail to surprise people from different walks of life with our excesses in our tropical seafood bounty. There have been different forms of Caribb-ican cuisine but, this style is the most easygoing and acceptable for a sweeping spectrum of Americans”, says chef Michael.
His new cookbook, In the Land of Misfits, Pirates and Cooks, is a collection of recipes from his current position at this vital local Caribbean favorite. Author Michael Bennett has compiled his best-tasting recipes from notable Caribbean dining spots where he had employed them. Chef Michael promises a gastronomical burst of cuisine for food lovers and cooking enthusiasts alike; a salute to the Caribbean ’s quintessential definition of food as a celebration of life.
About the Author
Michael Bennett is a well-known award wining (Chef of the Year-1995) South Florida chef and who's clients are a Who’s Who of Media and Sports personalities. He earned critical culinary kudos as the Executive chef for the 26 year-local culinary force Left Bank restaurant. Under his auspices he brought “Best of” (Zagat Survey), Four Stars (AAA) and Four Diamonds (Mobil) to the long-time three star rating. He is the founder and member of The Professional Image, inc. publisher for the Culinary Arts. He also holds culinary affiliations with several culinary and food-related organizations in the USA and around the world. He regularly lectures on South Florida 's “Caribb-ican” cuisine.
A “Caribb-ican” chef's life is what Michael promotes in both of his books. Chef Michael's first book “In the Land of Misfits, Pirates and Cooks” and his latest book “Underneath a Cloudless Sky both feature this “Caribb-ican” recipe styling, both being published by The Professional Image, inc.
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50 YEARS OF JEWISH LIFE IN CUBA
On Wednesday, June 16, 2010, George Feldenkreis spoke about 50 years of Jewish life in Cuba (1900-1950) at the Jewish Museum of Florida. He discussed Jewish community organizations and Zionism in Cuba during and after World War II. This lecture complements the photography exhibit currently on display, Lox with Black Beans & Rice: Portraits of Cuban Jews in South Florida.
Feldenkreis was born in Cuba in 1935 to parents who fled Poland. George served as president of the Zionist Youth Council in 1948. After being deeply involved in organizations in Cuba, he arrived in Miami in 1959 with $700 in his pocket, a pregnant wife, and one-year-old son. Faced with an immediate need to work, he organized an automotive parts supply company called Carfel, and within two years he was actively importing goods from Japan and Korea. In 1967, he formed a new partnership, Supreme International, with his brother Isaac, who was then based in Puerto Rico. The company marketed school uniforms and guayaberas, the starched fourpocket tropical shirt. After being named the "King of the Guayaberas," Supreme International became a public company in 1993 and acquired the Perry Ellis name in 1999. Today, Perry Ellis is a successful corporation employing 2,200 in the U.S. and overseas. While growing his businesses, he was taking a major leadership role in the Greater Miami Jewish community and sponsors the Judaic Studies Program at the University of Miami.
ABOUT THE MUSEUM
The Jewish Museum of Florida on South Beach is housed in two adjacent lovingly restored
historic buildings that were once synagogues for Miami Beach's first Jewish congregation.
The focal point of the Museum is its core exhibit MOSAIC: Jewish Life in Florida: 1763 to
the Present and temporary history and art exhibits that change periodically. Currently on
display is Florida Jews in the Military through January 2, 2011 and Lox With Black Beans
& Rice: Portraits of Cuban Jews in South Florida through September 26, 2010.
50 YEARS OF JEWISH LIFE IN CUBA
On Wednesday, June 16, 2010, George Feldenkreis spoke about 50 years of Jewish life in Cuba (1900-1950) at the Jewish Museum of Florida. He discussed Jewish community organizations and Zionism in Cuba during and after World War II. This lecture complements the photography exhibit currently on display, Lox with Black Beans & Rice: Portraits of Cuban Jews in South Florida.
Feldenkreis was born in Cuba in 1935 to parents who fled Poland. George served as president of the Zionist Youth Council in 1948. After being deeply involved in organizations in Cuba, he arrived in Miami in 1959 with $700 in his pocket, a pregnant wife, and one-year-old son. Faced with an immediate need to work, he organized an automotive parts supply company called Carfel, and within two years he was actively importing goods from Japan and Korea. In 1967, he formed a new partnership, Supreme International, with his brother Isaac, who was then based in Puerto Rico. The company marketed school uniforms and guayaberas, the starched fourpocket tropical shirt. After being named the "King of the Guayaberas," Supreme International became a public company in 1993 and acquired the Perry Ellis name in 1999. Today, Perry Ellis is a successful corporation employing 2,200 in the U.S. and overseas. While growing his businesses, he was taking a major leadership role in the Greater Miami Jewish community and sponsors the Judaic Studies Program at the University of Miami.
ABOUT THE MUSEUM
The Jewish Museum of Florida on South Beach is housed in two adjacent lovingly restored
historic buildings that were once synagogues for Miami Beach's first Jewish congregation.
The focal point of the Museum is its core exhibit MOSAIC: Jewish Life in Florida: 1763 to
the Present and temporary history and art exhibits that change periodically. Currently on
display is Florida Jews in the Military through January 2, 2011 and Lox With Black Beans
& Rice: Portraits of Cuban Jews in South Florida through September 26, 2010.
50 YEARS OF JEWISH LIFE IN CUBA
On Wednesday, June 16, 2010, George Feldenkreis spoke about 50 years of Jewish life in Cuba (1900-1950) at the Jewish Museum of Florida. He discussed Jewish community organizations and Zionism in Cuba during and after World War II. This lecture complements the photography exhibit currently on display, Lox with Black Beans & Rice: Portraits of Cuban Jews in South Florida.
Feldenkreis was born in Cuba in 1935 to parents who fled Poland. George served as president of the Zionist Youth Council in 1948. After being deeply involved in organizations in Cuba, he arrived in Miami in 1959 with $700 in his pocket, a pregnant wife, and one-year-old son. Faced with an immediate need to work, he organized an automotive parts supply company called Carfel, and within two years he was actively importing goods from Japan and Korea. In 1967, he formed a new partnership, Supreme International, with his brother Isaac, who was then based in Puerto Rico. The company marketed school uniforms and guayaberas, the starched fourpocket tropical shirt. After being named the "King of the Guayaberas," Supreme International became a public company in 1993 and acquired the Perry Ellis name in 1999. Today, Perry Ellis is a successful corporation employing 2,200 in the U.S. and overseas. While growing his businesses, he was taking a major leadership role in the Greater Miami Jewish community and sponsors the Judaic Studies Program at the University of Miami.
ABOUT THE MUSEUM
The Jewish Museum of Florida on South Beach is housed in two adjacent lovingly restored
historic buildings that were once synagogues for Miami Beach's first Jewish congregation.
The focal point of the Museum is its core exhibit MOSAIC: Jewish Life in Florida: 1763 to
the Present and temporary history and art exhibits that change periodically. Currently on
display is Florida Jews in the Military through January 2, 2011 and Lox With Black Beans
& Rice: Portraits of Cuban Jews in South Florida through September 26, 2010.
50 YEARS OF JEWISH LIFE IN CUBA
On Wednesday, June 16, 2010, George Feldenkreis spoke about 50 years of Jewish life in Cuba (1900-1950) at the Jewish Museum of Florida. He discussed Jewish community organizations and Zionism in Cuba during and after World War II. This lecture complements the photography exhibit currently on display, Lox with Black Beans & Rice: Portraits of Cuban Jews in South Florida.
Feldenkreis was born in Cuba in 1935 to parents who fled Poland. George served as president of the Zionist Youth Council in 1948. After being deeply involved in organizations in Cuba, he arrived in Miami in 1959 with $700 in his pocket, a pregnant wife, and one-year-old son. Faced with an immediate need to work, he organized an automotive parts supply company called Carfel, and within two years he was actively importing goods from Japan and Korea. In 1967, he formed a new partnership, Supreme International, with his brother Isaac, who was then based in Puerto Rico. The company marketed school uniforms and guayaberas, the starched fourpocket tropical shirt. After being named the "King of the Guayaberas," Supreme International became a public company in 1993 and acquired the Perry Ellis name in 1999. Today, Perry Ellis is a successful corporation employing 2,200 in the U.S. and overseas. While growing his businesses, he was taking a major leadership role in the Greater Miami Jewish community and sponsors the Judaic Studies Program at the University of Miami.
ABOUT THE MUSEUM
The Jewish Museum of Florida on South Beach is housed in two adjacent lovingly restored
historic buildings that were once synagogues for Miami Beach's first Jewish congregation.
The focal point of the Museum is its core exhibit MOSAIC: Jewish Life in Florida: 1763 to
the Present and temporary history and art exhibits that change periodically. Currently on
display is Florida Jews in the Military through January 2, 2011 and Lox With Black Beans
& Rice: Portraits of Cuban Jews in South Florida through September 26, 2010.
50 YEARS OF JEWISH LIFE IN CUBA
On Wednesday, June 16, 2010, George Feldenkreis spoke about 50 years of Jewish life in Cuba (1900-1950) at the Jewish Museum of Florida. He discussed Jewish community organizations and Zionism in Cuba during and after World War II. This lecture complements the photography exhibit currently on display, Lox with Black Beans & Rice: Portraits of Cuban Jews in South Florida.
Feldenkreis was born in Cuba in 1935 to parents who fled Poland. George served as president of the Zionist Youth Council in 1948. After being deeply involved in organizations in Cuba, he arrived in Miami in 1959 with $700 in his pocket, a pregnant wife, and one-year-old son. Faced with an immediate need to work, he organized an automotive parts supply company called Carfel, and within two years he was actively importing goods from Japan and Korea. In 1967, he formed a new partnership, Supreme International, with his brother Isaac, who was then based in Puerto Rico. The company marketed school uniforms and guayaberas, the starched fourpocket tropical shirt. After being named the "King of the Guayaberas," Supreme International became a public company in 1993 and acquired the Perry Ellis name in 1999. Today, Perry Ellis is a successful corporation employing 2,200 in the U.S. and overseas. While growing his businesses, he was taking a major leadership role in the Greater Miami Jewish community and sponsors the Judaic Studies Program at the University of Miami.
ABOUT THE MUSEUM
The Jewish Museum of Florida on South Beach is housed in two adjacent lovingly restored
historic buildings that were once synagogues for Miami Beach's first Jewish congregation.
The focal point of the Museum is its core exhibit MOSAIC: Jewish Life in Florida: 1763 to
the Present and temporary history and art exhibits that change periodically. Currently on
display is Florida Jews in the Military through January 2, 2011 and Lox With Black Beans
& Rice: Portraits of Cuban Jews in South Florida through September 26, 2010.
June is Caribbean Heritage Month. Celebrate on uVu by uploading your own video explaining what it means to be Caribbean.
June is Caribbean Heritage Month. Celebrate on uVu by uploading your own video explaining what it means to be Caribbean.
The investigation into last Sunday's killing spree at a Hialeah cafe uncovered a tumultuous relationship between the gunman and 24-year-old victim Liazan Molina. How did a domestic dispute escalate to mass murder?
[Air Date: 6/11/2010]
Alvaro Martinez-Fonts, who heads JPMorgan Florida’s private bank, has a big job.
Not because the private bank manages about $20 billion in client assets in the state or because he’s looking to turn that figure into $100 billion over the next five years.
While most states in the country and grouped into regions, Florida stands alone.
“I think it was a nod and a testimony to the potential that we see in the state of Florida to create Florida as its own region,” Mr. Martinez-Fonts said in JPMorgan’s Biscayne Boulevard offices overlooking Miami Beach and Biscayne Bay. “California is not its own region but Florida is.”
He also sits on the firm’s executive committee, which brings together its top bankers who decide what products it will offer clients and how aggressively it pursued lending during the worst of the financial crisis.
Born in Cuba, Mr. Martinez-Fonts’ first job as a commodities trader took him halfway around the world to Hong Kong. More recently he headed JPMorgan’s private bank in Latin America.
And now the pressure to plant the JPMorgan flag in one of the nation’s wealthiest state’s is on.
Though long-term asset growth is the ultimate goal, Mr. Martinez-Fonts said his most important daily work is staffing up the private bank’s Florida operations properly and finding the most effective way to have a positive impact on the community.
He was interviewed by Miami Today staff writer Zachary S. Fagenson.
Alvaro Martinez-Fonts, who heads JPMorgan Florida’s private bank, has a big job.
Not because the private bank manages about $20 billion in client assets in the state or because he’s looking to turn that figure into $100 billion over the next five years.
While most states in the country and grouped into regions, Florida stands alone.
“I think it was a nod and a testimony to the potential that we see in the state of Florida to create Florida as its own region,” Mr. Martinez-Fonts said in JPMorgan’s Biscayne Boulevard offices overlooking Miami Beach and Biscayne Bay. “California is not its own region but Florida is.”
He also sits on the firm’s executive committee, which brings together its top bankers who decide what products it will offer clients and how aggressively it pursued lending during the worst of the financial crisis.
Born in Cuba, Mr. Martinez-Fonts’ first job as a commodities trader took him halfway around the world to Hong Kong. More recently he headed JPMorgan’s private bank in Latin America.
And now the pressure to plant the JPMorgan flag in one of the nation’s wealthiest state’s is on.
Though long-term asset growth is the ultimate goal, Mr. Martinez-Fonts said his most important daily work is staffing up the private bank’s Florida operations properly and finding the most effective way to have a positive impact on the community.
He was interviewed by Miami Today staff writer Zachary S. Fagenson.
Alvaro Martinez-Fonts, who heads JPMorgan Florida’s private bank, has a big job.
Not because the private bank manages about $20 billion in client assets in the state or because he’s looking to turn that figure into $100 billion over the next five years.
While most states in the country and grouped into regions, Florida stands alone.
“I think it was a nod and a testimony to the potential that we see in the state of Florida to create Florida as its own region,” Mr. Martinez-Fonts said in JPMorgan’s Biscayne Boulevard offices overlooking Miami Beach and Biscayne Bay. “California is not its own region but Florida is.”
He also sits on the firm’s executive committee, which brings together its top bankers who decide what products it will offer clients and how aggressively it pursued lending during the worst of the financial crisis.
Born in Cuba, Mr. Martinez-Fonts’ first job as a commodities trader took him halfway around the world to Hong Kong. More recently he headed JPMorgan’s private bank in Latin America.
And now the pressure to plant the JPMorgan flag in one of the nation’s wealthiest state’s is on.
Though long-term asset growth is the ultimate goal, Mr. Martinez-Fonts said his most important daily work is staffing up the private bank’s Florida operations properly and finding the most effective way to have a positive impact on the community.
He was interviewed by Miami Today staff writer Zachary S. Fagenson.
Alvaro Martinez-Fonts, who heads JPMorgan Florida’s private bank, has a big job.
Not because the private bank manages about $20 billion in client assets in the state or because he’s looking to turn that figure into $100 billion over the next five years.
While most states in the country and grouped into regions, Florida stands alone.
“I think it was a nod and a testimony to the potential that we see in the state of Florida to create Florida as its own region,” Mr. Martinez-Fonts said in JPMorgan’s Biscayne Boulevard offices overlooking Miami Beach and Biscayne Bay. “California is not its own region but Florida is.”
He also sits on the firm’s executive committee, which brings together its top bankers who decide what products it will offer clients and how aggressively it pursued lending during the worst of the financial crisis.
Born in Cuba, Mr. Martinez-Fonts’ first job as a commodities trader took him halfway around the world to Hong Kong. More recently he headed JPMorgan’s private bank in Latin America.
And now the pressure to plant the JPMorgan flag in one of the nation’s wealthiest state’s is on.
Though long-term asset growth is the ultimate goal, Mr. Martinez-Fonts said his most important daily work is staffing up the private bank’s Florida operations properly and finding the most effective way to have a positive impact on the community.
He was interviewed by Miami Today staff writer Zachary S. Fagenson.
