Following a multi-million dollar
renovation, the Miami Beach landmark Eden Roc Renaissance
Hotel successfully launched 1500 Degrees
- an innovative farm-to-table steakhouse restaurant
under the careful stewardship of Executive Chef Paula
DaSilva. A Brazilian ex-pat who has called South Florida
home for over 20 years, DaSilva spent her childhood
helping out at her family's restaurants, went on to
earn her Culinary Arts degree and served many years
as Chef de Cuisine at 3030 Ocean - one of Chef Dean
James Max's most successful ventures.
Years into her 3030 tenure, DaSilva
took the strategic risk of an appearance on FOX network
reality cooking show "Chef Gordon Ramsay's Hell's Kitchen,"
where fans cheered her rise to the top. Soon afterward,
her work was recognized by the local press where she
was named "Best Celebrity Chef of 2009" and one of the
"Top 40 Under 40" by Gold Coast Magazine. While local
notoriety is an essential ingredient in the rise of
any professional, it is the invitation to serve as a
guest chef at the James Beard House in New York City
that is the high point of DaSilva's remarkable trajectory.
1500 Degrees Bar and
chef Paula DaSilva
Now a seasoned restaurant professional,
Chef DaSilva crafted the concept for the Eden Roc's
1500 Degrees Restaurant by working closely with local
Florida farmers and fishermen to be certain that every
element of her changing seasonal menu is the best representation
of available ingredients. While Miami Beach real estate
is nearly priceless, the chef has her own vegetable
and herb garden thriving on the resort grounds. Start
with a variety of small plates like pork belly tacos
or fresh seafood from the raw bar. Enjoy seafood, chicken
or pork chops or stick with the house specialty steaks
which are grilled to perfection (at the ideal temperature
of 1500 degrees) and served with a unique variety of
10 different signature side dishes. To survey of the
best of DaSilva's efforts, a 3- or 5-course tasting
menu with optional wine pairings ensures your dinner
is designed by one of South Florida's most promising
young chefs!
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