I'd just finished my take-out dinner from Anthony's - a "grandma's pizza" (tomato sauce sprinkled lightly with parmesan and basil) - when the PBS show "Check, Please" came on last night.
Celebrity chef Michelle Bernstein is the perfect host because she doesn't act like a celebrity. Her three guests (local non-celebrities) each pick a favorite restaurant which the others then visit and they meet in the studio to share their findings.
Last night I was delighted to see one of our favorites discussed: Gabose in Lauderhill. Gabose means "let's go" in Korean, and for years the restaurant has been our go-to place for bibimbap, the spicy meat and vegetable rice bowl. Not surprisingly, all three guests loved it.
The only male on the show last night chose Andiamo ("let's go" in Italian), the pizza place on Biscayne Boulevard. His favorite was the "godfather pizza".
"So," said Hania, "grandmother's pizza and godfather's pizza."
This place also got a unanimous thumbs up.
The only mixed review was for La Parrilla Liberty, an Argentinean restaurant in South Beach. Perhaps the owners should change the name to Vamos.