Nicole Votano Leaves Fooq's For Soon-To-Be Open DIRT Restaurant

Over the weekend we got word that Fooq's chef Nicole Votano had parted ways with the popular downtown Miami eatery in order to join the culinary team at vegetable-centered "fine food fast" restaurant DIRT opening this October.

Votano is coming in as chef de cuisine, working alongside the restaurant's Executive Chef Jonathan Seningen, whom she met SEED Food & Wine Festival’s Conscious Bite Out dinner in June.

This won't be Vontano's first foray into the world of healthy cuisine as she also previously owned and operated Slenderlicious, a meal delivery service that delivered healthy meals to homes and offices. As of now, no word who might replace Votano at Fooq's.