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Angry vegan diners, Miami food halls and why the FDA had to tell people not to cook chicken in cough syrup required an all-banter episode of La Ventanita, the weekly Miami Herald food podcast.
Co-host Amy Reyes, Miami.com’s editor, had barely asked our guest last week, Ani Meinhold. who were the toughest diners to accommodate when she blurted out, “vegans.” Food editor and co-host Carlos Frías grabbed 26 seconds of her answer for a little tease on Instagram Reels, and, hoo boy, did the plant-eating internet get angry about it.
Today we got into it about why entitled diners — of any lifestyle — are the worst diners. Plus we discussed:

Why the FDA had to tell people not to cook chicken in cough medicine

A Mexican restaurant and Bahamian rooftop bar at the remodeled Mayfair in Coconut Grove

Why Vicky’s House milkshake bar in Coconut Grove was a viral hit but had to close

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