Can a Cuban Mojito Crisis be averted? In between savory Cuban dishes and desserts, Mio’s newest guest chefs will dare to put a spin on a beloved Cuban classic, The Mojito, by reinterpreting it with a delicious urban accent. Enter “The Champagne Mojito”. In what promises to be a warm night among friends in an elegant throwback to the slow ...

Please join MIO this coming Saturday February 27th, as part of the "Chef for a Day"TM,  welcoming a very good friend, Francisco J. Astudillo of Elite Wine Imports, on an evening of new and traditional Iberian cuisine (with a touch of Urban Latin!). Originally from Castilla and educated in Valladolid, our newest guest Chef for a Day has been an ...

Feb 8th, 2010 by Steven Roll. "... I ate at Mio recently and discovered a delightful new twist to Latin American food. Iguina’s basic approach is what he refers to as Urban Latin American Cuisine, which generally involves gourmet interpretations of typical Latin American dishes. In this interview, Iguina tells us where he believes Urban Latin American Cuisine fits in the U.S. and ...

Continuing on the success of our “Chef for a Day”TM series, Mio welcomes Guillermo Gonzalez-Arica and Sous Chef for a Day Dr. Elmer Huerta Mr. Gonzales-Arica is a journalist with a legal background and experience in the communications media and in political campaigns. He worked as Deputy Legal Representative in the Presidential Campaign of Javier Perez de Cuellar, former Secretary General of ...

MIO RESTAURANT ASSERTS URBAN LATIN AMERICAN CUISINE WITH ITS “CHEF FOR A DAY” SERIES TM November 17th, 2009 | Washington, D.C. | For Immediate Distribution MIO Restaurant, located on 1110 Vermont Avenue, announced today the extension of its very successful “Chef for a Day” seriesTM of events. In recognition of the growing acceptance of urban Latin American cuisine by the D.C. palate, Manuel ...

Continuing on the success of our "Chef for a Day" events, Mio welcomes Pedro Smith-Blondet, Vice President of K2Share. Born in Rio de Janeiro and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Pedro recalls his time living above Pou Dols, a restaurant and training school in Barrio Gotico, Barcelona, as his most defining moment in his culinary obsession. Combining a sense of humor ...

We liked restaurant week so much, that we're extending it for the entire month! Featuring a different 3 course menu, each week! Lunch $20.09 Dinner $35.09