City: Palm Beach, FL

Category: Restaurants

Telephone: (561) 540-6440

Address: 2842 South Ocean Blvd.

Description: Michelle Bernstein grew up in Miami, surrounded by the bounty of the sea and the multi-cultural and ethnic influences on the local cuisine. In 2008 she won the James Beard Award as Best Chef in the Southern United States. She’s also won the Iron Chef Award, beating celebrity chef Bobby Flay in the process. And she’s appeared on the Today show displaying some of her South Florida regional specialties. She opened Michelle Bernstein at the Omphoy, one of Florida’s finest restaurants in one of its finest new hotels, in 2009.One of her best starters is her shrimp tiradito, with aji amarillo (a spicy South American chile), soy, and cilantro. Her tuna carpaccio is bathed in a foie gras torchon “snow” (marinated in Armagnac) with apples is superb. The lobster bisque is filled with leeks, wild mushrooms, and sherry. And the cuttlefish a la plancha is enveloped in scamp-style risotto and garlic.As for entrees, the seared wild king salmon comes in a saffron broth, surrounded by beans, rice, and baby vegetables. The Malaysian curried snapper brings you a touch of spice from the Orient, with mango, heart of palm cole slaw, and rice. And the dashi scented black cod is enhanced by the mushroom dashi broth, bok choy, and radish salad. The wine list is enormous, from countries all over the world, and states all over America. The restaurant denotes which wines go best with which dinners.