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Would you eat at a restaurant when the purveyor of the foods says “food is overrated”? Not that he is referring to his food, mind you, but to food in general. “Restaurateur, nightlife mogul and celebrity dentist," Dr. Tim Hogle is the man who would rather not eat than eat something that isn’t on his very strict diet, though he owns a series of Miami Beach restaurants. afterglo, his newest venture, does not serve health food per se, but functional foods that are intended to have beneficial effects on the body and not simply to sustain life. Plying food to the body-conscious and sun-bleached crowd can be challenging and the restaurant serves foods that are wild, raw and, of course, organic. Hogle calls it “beauty cuisine,” though the irony of marketing supremely natural foods to a population of plastic people will not escape the notice of some. “Everything has a low GI, is highly alkaline (which reputedly helps regenerate cells) and packed with enzymes, minerals and antioxidants” according to the Independent.

Certainly sounds purposeful, but does someone who eats only for functionality sacrifice taste at his restaurant? Apparently not, since the restaurant has received good reviews. One does have to wonder whether or not Hogle will actually eat everything on his menu.

[Image of afterglo's raw "sushi" via Click Clack]

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Today’s Miami Herald features an article about Afterglo, a new restaurant from dentist-turned-restauranteur Tim Hogle (Miami’s Tantra) and former Nemo chef Michael Schwartz.  The theme of this new South Beach venture is—surprise—food to make you beautiful.

Hogle calls it “beautritional” cuisine. While much of the menu includes notoriously healthy fare, the emphasis at Afterglo is admittedly on good looks, not good health.

If beauty is a complicated thing, so are the menu offerings at Afterglo. How about “chile- and mint-sparked bison ceviche,” or a wheat grass martini.

Unfortunately, the article doesn't really say how much of the food tastes. I guess maybe that isn't the point if you're eating for beauty.

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