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Author Alona Abbady Martinez

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Alona Abbady Martinez

Alona Abbady Martinez is a food, travel, and lifestyle writer in South Florida with over fifteen years of writing experience. She freelances for Upscale Living Magazine, International Opulence Magazine, Lifestyle Magazine, and Miami New Times. Previous work has appeared on Alimentum Journal, Brain, Child Magazine, Humor.org, Every Day With Rachael Ray, The Dallas Morning News, The Miami Herald, and The Sun Sentinel. For over ten years she has enchanted readers with her blog, Culinary Compulsion, based on her adventures with food, family, and travel. Her global food memoir with recipes, My Culinary Compulsion, is scheduled to come out this Fall. You can reach her at alonamartinez.com.

Snoop Dog and Guy Fieri

SOBEWFF 2019:  Another Delicious Success!

Alona Abbady Martinez
03/15/2019
GASTRONOMY, NEWS, Top Chefs
It’s been barely a week this Miami’s dynamic and decadent South Beach Food and Wine Festival wrapped up and foodies who flocked to South Florida for the spectacular four days of indulgence are barely starting t...
Spice Corn Dessert

Upscale Dines Offer Miami Spice Deals

Alona Abbady Martinez
08/09/2018
FEATURES
Food lovers rejoice, Miami Spice, the two-month celebratory dining extravaganza, is here.  From  August 1st to September 30th the Magic City’s most upscale eateries will offer their fine dining cuisin...
Chotto Matte

Chotto Matte – Learn To Make Sushi from the Miami Beach Hot Spot

Alona Abbady Martinez
07/31/2018
GASTRONOMY, Restaurants
Chotto Matte, the London-based Nikkei cuisine hotspot recently opened its first U.S. outpost on Lincoln Road. The chic, modern eatery boasts a fully retractable roof, a mammoth boulder, palm trees, and wraparou...
Cusco, Peru

Visit Cusco In Comfort

Alona Abbady Martinez
07/14/2018
NEWS, TRAVEL, Vacations
Cusco, the city that once served as the center of the Incan empire, is stopping ground for travelers seeking to visit Machu Picchu, the ancient citadel and one of the seventh wonders of the world.  Luxury ...
Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars

A Delicious Return to California’s Wine Country 

Alona Abbady Martinez
06/25/2018
LIFESTYLE, Wines + Spirits + Cigars
Last year’s wildfires were the worst in California’s history, killing 43 people and destroying 10,000 properties, with some wineries in Northern California among them.  Yet, considering the catastrophic im...
Chef Valentino

Valentino & One Door East, Two Divine Culinary Experiences Under One Roof

Alona Abbady Martinez
05/30/2018
GASTRONOMY, Top Chefs
It is hard not to miss Chef Giovanni - he’s the handsome, charming guy in chef whites working a mile a minute behind the open kitchen at Valentino Cucina Italiana on Ft. Lauderdale’s busy North Federal Highway....
No Kids Hungry fundraising event

South Florida’s Top Chefs Come Together with Share Our Strength To Help the Hungry

Alona Abbady Martinez
05/11/2018
NEWS
One in 6 children in the United States faces hunger and, in South Florida the figures are even more severe:  1 in 5.  No Kid Hungry, the national campaign created by Share Our Strength, is ending chil...

Three of South Florida’s Best Spots to Enjoy a Luxurious Drink

Alona Abbady Martinez
05/11/2018
Cocktails, GASTRONOMY, Restaurants
Few things are as pleasurable as experiencing a fine drink, and whereas craft cocktails, champagne, and wine have certainly gained stature and attention, it is a visit to some of the old classic spirits in thei...
Monkitail Restaurant at The Diplomat Prime Restaurant at The Diplomat Resort & Spa

Enjoy Luxury Private Dining at the Diplomat Hotel

Alona Abbady Martinez
05/01/2018
Restaurants
When The Diplomat Beach Resort underwent its $100 million transformation in April 2017, every restaurant space was designed to have the ability to make it private. There are a total of 9 eating venues at the re...
Grand Coral Beach Cancun

Creating Memories in Cancun’s Grand Coral Beach, a Luxurious Paradise

Alona Abbady Martinez
04/26/2018
Resorts + Spas, TRAVEL
There are multiple high-rise hotels along the beachfront strip known as the Zona Hotelera in the bustling travel destination of Cancun, but Grand Fiesta Americana Coral Beach stands out with its appealing ...
AQ Chophouse Restaurant

AQ Chophouse Opens in Luxurious Acqualina Resort & Spa

Alona Abbady Martinez
04/10/2018
GASTRONOMY, Restaurants
Acqualina Resort & Spa has recently opened its latest upscale dining restaurant, AQ Chop House. The restaurant’s open, airy space is framed by an awe-inspiring deco-style chandelier, refurbished from the 19...
Aruba Marriott Resort

Aruba: Where to Stay, Play, and Explore

Alona Abbady Martinez
02/16/2018
Resorts + Spas, TRAVEL
ARUBA:  Where To Stay, Play, and Explore It is easy to understand why Aruba is one of the most visited Caribbean islands.  Look out into the island’s gorgeous seascape and you will discover dazzling ...
Luna Beach Bimini

Discover Bimini Bliss

Alona Abbady Martinez
01/27/2018
Resorts + Spas, TRAVEL
Discover Bimini Bliss  If you are lucky, you will land over eight shades of turquoise, not just one, on your approach to the island of Bimini.  Although one shade is enough to dazzle any weary travel...
Komodo Pekin Duck

Komodo is the King of Peking Duck

Alona Abbady Martinez
01/17/2018
GASTRONOMY, Restaurants
Komodo is the King of Peking Duck Miami's stylish tri-level Southeast Asian hotspot, Komodo, takes Peking Duck to the next level where, amongst other things, celebrities take selfies with the whole roasted du...

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