Randy Alonso, Fox's Lounge co-owner (plus RIP Howie Kleinberg, sandwich talk, Cuban-Italian food)

Randy Alonso took on a tough job recently — resurrecting South Miami's Fox’s Lounge. He and his business partner, Chris Hudnall, spent the last three years renovating the bar that had been open for 69 years in South Miami, Florida until it closed in 2015. Rather than build a new place and just slap the old neon sign on it, Randy looked at preserving what made it popular — a dark old bar with lots of history and familiar food. We start with a remembrance of the late "Top Chef" alum Howie Kleinberg, who died in July. And we finish with an update on Carlos' sandwich press obsession. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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La Ventanita is a weekly live video food podcast. Miami Herald food editor Carlos Frías, a two-time James Beard Award winner, and co-host Amy Reyes, editor of Miami.com, talk to interesting people in food about pop culture and all the things we love to eat. We focus on Miami and the people who make it special.