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Our Outstanding Hedy Goldsmith

Posted on March 27, 2012 | Leave a comment

Ciao tutti!  The Genuine Kitchen is back! After a long and dolce holi-daze in bella Italia, I return invigorated and inspired to continue the genuine work with il capo and crew, and what better subject to turn the blog’s attention to first than executive pastry chef Hedy Goldsmith.  Our very own honey dipper, weaving sweet dreams for 20+ years in South Florida, each getting better than the last, will represent Greater Miami in New York City on May 7 – not just for the ultra competitive and national category of Outstanding Pastry Chef, but as its sole James Beard Foundation Award finalist. Since we were out and got the news over email many many thousands of kilometers away, lots of folks have wanted, as we do now, to talk to Hed about what she is feeling with this honor becoming a reality, and as expected, she has lots on her mind to share.  Please read some of her thoughts here in Laine Doss‘ piece and click the image above for John Tanasychuk’s in Sunday’s Sun-Sentinel. Buona fortuna Hedala!

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We Can Pie!

Posted on March 8, 2012 | Leave a comment


Much of what we do at Michael’s Genuine is based on common sense.  At the Miami restaurant, one example is how everyone from Wine Director Eric Larkee to the chefs in the kitchen utilize space.  For Eric, it is the physical size and format of the wine book, within which can only rest a list divided onto the front side of two legal-sized sheets.  For Executive Pastry Chef Hedy Goldsmith, it’s about finding ways to be creative and produce efficiently working within the spacial constraints of her station.  Enter, “Pie in a Jar.”

“I wanted to put pie on our menu forever. We have tight quarters in our kitchen which kept me away from the idea,” Hedy explains.  ”The idea of utilizing the freshest fruits in season pushed me to make the pie idea work for MGFD. The canning jar became to perfect vehicle for keeping the pies contained, fresh and totally cute. We are now able to produce an unlimited variety of traditional and non-traditional pies in volume. The pies are able to reach our guests in the exact shape as they were intended. We are only limited to our imagination.”

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[UPDATED] Hedy is Baking Out Loud! for a Home Run

Posted on February 24, 2012 | 1 Comment

Update: Our first OMG! Dinner & a Movie with Harry’s Pizzeria is later this evening, but there was some #OMG action this weekend at #SoBeWFF! Here are the first of many images we’ll share — these a little more rough-around-the-edges from our collective camera phones of the madness from #DiamondDishes.  They are good for a giggle and to hold us over until I post prettier ones from our Farm-to-Table Brunch on the blog tomorrow. Enjoy them here, and congrats to Ms. Goldsmith for her “Ooh, It’s so good, lemon meringue pie in a jar” quote from Martha Stewart in yesterday’s Miami Herald! It was a home run weekend!

Hedy with her Black Bean and Ginger Cupcakes with Guava Frosting, a recipe developed for Goya for South Beach Wine & Food Festival's Grand Tasting Village.

With the news of her James Beard Award semifinals nod in the highly competitive and nationally-stacked Outstanding Pastry Chef category, our sweet executive pastry chef is rolling into her #SoBeWFF events this weekend with a huge smile. And so are we.  First things first, if you dine at MGFD, you’ll notice her cookbook postcard, complete with cover shot!  It was such a thrill when Michael’s first cards arrived from publisher Clarkson Potter, and we couldn’t be more excited for and proud of Hedy right now.  Check them out and reserve your copy of her cookbook, currently available pre-sale online.

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