Faking It: Gourmet to Go
By Rick Munarriz, Miami Editor
Want to impress at a dinner party or want to have an upscale picnic lunch, but you lack the time or culinary skills to make it happen? Here are the places that make the decadent edibles that you will love to you’re your own.
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Epicure Market
1656 Alton Rd, Miami, FL
South Beach landmark offers 30 feet of upscale soups, salads, and individual meals, ready to shine. -
Perricone's Marketplace & Cafe
15 SE 10th St, Miami, FL
The imported ingredients used in the downtown bistro's best dishes are available for sale at the adjacent marketplace for those who want to try it at home. -
New Chinatown Restaurant
5958 S Dixie Hwy, South Miami, FL
Pekinese duck, savory lobster, and exotic rice dishes are top takeout draws at this high-end Chinese eatery. -
Whole Foods
6701 Red Rd, Miami, FL
Over a dozen homemade soups and countless organic sides and entrees are offered daily at this natural grocer superstore. -
Graziano's Restaurant
9227 SW 40th St, Miami, FL
Argentinean grill offers savory meats, hearty starch sides, and even a head-turning pizza that won't taste like anything from a cookie cutter delivery chain. -
Carino's Italian Grill Doral
8240 NW 36th St, Doral, FL
Eatery's curbside takeout will load you up with enough shrimp scampi, chicken Diavolo, and snow crab ravioli to go Italian without cracking open a jar of Ragu. -
Delicias De Espana
4016 SW 57TH Ave, Miami, FL
Spanish omelets, served cool and loaded with roasted potatoes and chorizo, will turn heads as a meal starter.
