Our Contributors

Ellen Bowen

Managing Director/MIAbites Editor.  Florida resident since 2017. Former VP Sales and Marketing in the fashion industry in NYC but always passionate about food, restaurants...and Miami. Branding and Social Media Specialist. Director of Marketing/ Invites Curator and Partner in popular Connecticut food website,  CTbites.com. South Florida Site Director for Food Rescue US, national non-profit working to end food waste, direct transfer to those in need and help the environment by keeping decomposing food from landfills.

Christina M. Ramos

A football fanatic with a serious passion for food and travel (to visit stadiums and try food in other cities, of course), Christina's obsession started as a child who would watch cooking and travel shows over cartoons. Sports marketer for Orange Bowl by day, foodie by night! Follow Christina on IG: @footballfoodie.

Patty Kinne

Guest Contributor and semi-retired Chemist, who admits to not being a good cook, so follows the Miami and Miami Beach food scene very closely.

Eleanor Hoh Wok Star

Eleanor Hoh aka Wok Star is a cooking teacher, entrepreneur and blogger who loves to share easy, healthy and fun cooking techniques without recipes or measuring. Her audience appreciates her restaurant recommendations based on honest opinions and pursuit of good non-traditional Chinese food prepared by Asian and non-Asian chefs, reach her at http://eleanorhoh.com. Follow her on Instagram and Facebook!

Lilia Ingegno Temple

After graduation from The Culinary Institute of America, she took a position at the then General Foods (now Kraft Foods/Mondelez) Test Kitchen in Westchester, NY where she was primarily responsible for recipe development, new product & line extensions development, food styling, product testing, sales rep. training and trade show support for both retail and food service products. She continues to have her my own successful freelance food styling and recipe development business working with Pepperidge Farm, Uncle Ben’s, Nabisco, Seagram’s, Grand Marnier, Smirnoff among many others. Follow her on IG :@liliastyles1

laurita santacaterina

Always a lover of food and hailing from New Orleans, Laurita is also Site Coordinator for MIAbites non profit, Food Rescue US South Florida. Building relationships with chefs and restaurants, she has been pivotal in Food Rescues growth and outreach.