{"id":1406,"date":"2026-05-31T22:04:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-31T22:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=1406"},"modified":"2026-05-31T22:04:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T22:04:00","slug":"north-miami-kosher-restaurant-becomes-first-ever-to-win-michelin-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=1406","title":{"rendered":"North Miami kosher restaurant becomes first ever to win Michelin Star"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>NORTH MIAMI, Fla.  \u2014 For the first time ever, a kosher restaurant has received a Michelin Star, and it\u2019s located right here in South Florida. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=1404\">Deputies search for missing 17-year-old girl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cFood has the ability to bring us to places that nothing else can,\u201d said Mutra owner and chef Raz Shabtai. \u201cI feel extremely honored and blessed that God gave me the ability to do something that I can combine cultures together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Within seconds of stepping into Mutra, you can see the unique culinary passion Shabtai has for crafting meals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s like to win an Oscar,\u201d he said of being awarded a Michelin Star. \u201cIt\u2019s like to win an Emmy. It\u2019s like to get a Grammy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Shabtai said his passion for cooking started in Jerusalem with his grandmother, who he named the restaurant after.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe taught me how to cook, she taught me how to be a person, how to be a human,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n<p>Shabtai carefully created meals, providing more than just nourishment to those he served. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=1402\">Hard Rock Stadium to be renamed \u2018Miami Stadium\u2019 during World Cup matches<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I used to eat the food, I felt something that says more than I just love you,\u201d he said. \u201cI felt something hugging me in a way that nobody physically could give.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s that love that he carried when introducing South Floridians to his take on Middle Eastern cuisine.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFirst of all, I feel extremely honored and blessed that God gave me the ability to do something that I can combine cultures together,\u201d said Shabtai. \u201cIt doesn\u2019t matter your political views or your religion or something. 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