Brenda Popritkin of ‘The Whet Palette’ on Her Favorite Miami Restaurants and Dining Out with Special-Needs Kids

Cuba may be only 90 miles from Florida, but for Brenda Popritkin, the food experience has been night and day. After spending her early childhood on the island eating rationed eggs and rice, young Brenda moved to South Florida, where she discovered an abundance of steak, pastries and coffee windows.Now as an adult, Brenda is the brains behind The Whet Palette. It’s a blog and podcast covering food and wine in the Miami area or wherever her travels take her.Dalia recently chatted with Brenda about her favorite South Florida restaurants, the food trend she’s excited about and her first impression of McDonald’s hamburgers. She starts by explaining how being the parent of two kids with special needs led to her passion for fine dining.Related episodes:Chef Niven Patel and Mohamed Alkassar Had a Productive PandemicMiami Herald’s Carlos Frías on Cuban Coffee, Edible Iguanas & Winning the James Beard AwardMichelle Bernstein’s Jewish-Latin ‘Mishmosh’ of a LifeTalking Seoul Food with Miami’s 2 Korean Girls