Dale Street Food is now open at Time Out Market Miami, at 1601 Drexel Avenue, Miami Beach, FL.
Chef Monika Dominguez and her cousin Oriel created Dale Street Food, a contemporary Cuban kitchen, which opened on March 1st at the Time Out Market Miami.
It all started one freezing morning at Nevado de Toluca, a high-altitude volcano in Central Mexico: A mother and her child working from a humble stand at the volcano’s base, offered Chef Monika a cup of instant noodles prepared with chicken stock and other homemade condiments. This body and soul warming soup had Dominguez to experiment with her own version back home in Miami, and that’s how Ropa Vieja Maruchan was born. Together with Oriel, Monika went to work on an entire concept inspired by this one perfect dish, a simple yet flavorful ramen made with Cuban shredded beef. At Time Out Market, Dale serves up homey street food staples based in Cuban-Asian traditions, crafted with a culinary approach- think savory guava and cheese gyoza, smoky soy-glazed croquetas yakitori and soft roll stuffed with pulled pork and Cholula aioli.
It’s no coincidence, Dominguez’s dishes draw on Asian flavors and techniques. During culinary school, she cut her teeth at Zumi, where she first fell in love with Japanese cuisine. Later, Dominguez interned at the recognized Pujol in Mexico City, and in 2017 joined Kyu, where she was developed into Head Chef, and was charged with the opening of Kyu Mexico. After that experience, she returned home to explore her Cuban roots as Executive Chef under Miami hitmaker Michael Beltran, the Michelin and James Beard-awarded chef behind Ariete and Chung’s Diner, among others.
It wasn’t until March 2022 that Dale Street Food was born to life in partnership with Oriel Dominguez, a hospitality veteran with nearly a decade of experience working at Fontainebleau Miami Beach, Seaspice, Swan and others, and the spark and brain behind Dale’s brand. As a stall at the outdoor market Smorgasburg Wynwood, the concept took off. Now, Dale Street Food at Time Out Miami gives the rising star a much-deserved platform in the heart of South Beach.