is it in your dna or can you acquire it?  i can’t say with exactitude, but what indeed does make a difference when a dish is cooked just right, is that punto di riferimento; italian for a point of reference.  chef Dena Marino has a punto di riferimento.  yes, her background is italian, but being italian is not a qualifier for being able to cook.  and, yes she can cook. chef Dena Marino has a new restaurant, MC Kitchen,  in the ‘on the radar’ miami design district, that opened just a few weeks ago.  MC Kitchen is an open kitchen restaurant, casual yet modern, with a farm to table menu.  the flavours in this restaurant have genuine dna.  chef Dena Marino extends a touch of creativity to some dishes, but the kitchen is ingrained in traditional italian recipes.  the miami food scene is mostly just a scene, lacking integrity, and the dishes being served, with few exceptions, and at any cost, are just mediocre.  MC Kitchen is one of those exceptions.  it’s exhilarating to find this level of enthusiasm and passion in the miami food scene.  last night, at MC Kitchen, chef Dena Marino ‘s punto di riferimento was on target.  MC Kitchen is a yummy luvFIND for the reference of thebestdressup now!

chef Dena Marino at her new venue, mc kitchen, in the miami design district.  this chef has the punto di riferimento that satisfies the appetite of thebestdressup now!

MC Kitchen is a yummy reference for farm to table italian dishes or just for a drink to toast the now…that’s exhilaration for thebestdressup now!