The Whet Palette Productions

Public relations is one of those jobs everyone thinks they understand. Send a press release. Invite some influencers. Get the restaurant into a magazine. Secure a few awards. Voilà, publicity. Yeah. No. For this episode, I sat down with Larry Carrino, president of Brustman Carrino Public Relations, whose career in hospitality PR spans more than […]

A little reintroduction felt overdue. Some of you have been here since I started The Whet Palette in 2013. Some found me somewhere along the way, and some of you are brand new here. You may know the restaurants, the podcast, the wine, the travel, and my slightly obsessive relationship with MICHELIN, but you probably […]

Some dinners are memorable. And then there are the rare evenings that quietly become part of Florida’s culinary story. The Whet Palette Supper Club launched by gathering fourteen guests at the MICHELIN-starred Tambourine Room inside Carillon Miami Wellness Resort for From Roots to Rise: A Celebration of Florida’s Culinary Lineage. The one-night-only dinner brought together […]

Chef Juan Camilo Liscano’s road to Palma was anything but direct. Born in Miami to Colombian parents, Liscano spent much of his life moving before professional kitchens carried him through Los Angeles, Mexico City, New York, Miami, London, and Paris. Each stop shaped the discipline, restraint, and ingredient-driven cooking that would eventually come together at […]