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Michael Shikany

Owner + Chef

“Cooking for me is an art: a plate is my canvas, a knife is my brush, and food is my paint.”  - Michael Shikany



Awards & Accolades

Wine Spectator Award of Excellence, 2007

Miami New Times Best in Service, 2006

Wine Spectator Award of Excellence, 2006

Wine Spectator Award of Excellence, 2005

Five Star Diamond Award for Excellence in Service, 2005

AOL City Search Highly Recommended, 2005

Wine Spectator Award of Excellence , 2004

Gourmet Magazine’s “America’s Top Tables”, 2004

Florida Trend “Top Tables” and
“Top 20 Restaurants”, 2004

Miami Herald “Exceptional” Rating, 2004

Zagat “Top 10 Best List”, 2004

Zagat “Top Food Ranking, 2003

Miami Herald “Top Dining Spots in South Florida”, 2003

Miami Herald “Exceptional” Rating, 2003

Florida Trend “250 Top Restaurants for Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach”, 2002

Zagat “Top 20 Food Ranking, 2002

Miami New Times “Best Caribbean Restaurant”, 2002



Chefs > Michael Shikany

Video Episodes 1

Smoked Scallop Carpaccio

Smoked Scallop Carpaccio • Video

For a sweet, tender dish that is perfect for a dinner party or romantic dinner for two, check out Chef Shikany's delicious Smoked Scallop.


Chef Recipes 4

Grouper Cheeks

Grouper Cheeks • Recipe

These tender, sweet and buttery little morsels are considered to be quite a delicacy. See how Chef Shikany creates this dish and tempts your

Jerk Rubbed Foie Gras

Jerk Rubbed Foie Gras • Recipe

Try Chef Shikany's indulgent Jerk Rubbed Hudson Foie Gras with Cinnamon Brioche French Toast, Prisonar Pear Maple Reduction, and Micro green

Brisket Spring Rolls

Brisket Spring Rolls • Recipe

For a little twist on your everyday spring roll try Chef Michael Shikany's Gingembre Coconut Milk Braised Brisket Spring Rolls.

Foie Terrine

Foie Terrine • Recipe

Put a little French twist on your holiday feast with Chef Shikany's Foie Terrine, which highlights the intense flavor and rich texture to th



Profile

Michael Shikany

Owner + Chef

A perfectionist. An artist. An innovator. A chef. Since the age of four, cooking with his Italian grandfather Bumpa, Chef Michael Shikany’s greatest pleasure is watching others enjoying his globally-inspired, precise culinary creations.

A graduate of New York City’s French Culinary Institute, Michael is an Award-winning managing director, sommelier, professional chef, and restaurant consultant with 12 years experience in fine dining. Michael has worked throughout South Florida with Ortanique on the Mile, La Cofradia, and Sushi Samba Dromo. And during chef’s school, externships and stages with L’Ecole, Le Bernardin, Babbo, Tao, Gramercy Tavern and The James Beard House.

The result of his lifelong passion is SHIKANY – an ethos, an ambiance, an immersive platform for like-minded people which blends Chef Shikany’s lifestyle with his desire to bring Miami a new perspective on food, wine, spaces and friendship through unforgettable events. 


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