Deco Features: BLT Steak

I'm hanging with world renown chef Laurent Tourondel who's about to wow soflo foodies with his special take on sushi and ceviche.

Something very fishy is going on at BLT Steak in the Betsy Hotel on South Beach.

LOUIS: "What does a french chef know about making sushi?

Superstar Chef Laurent Tourondel back at his name sake sobe steak house-to launch his new sushi ceviche raw bar with french twist

CHEF LAURENT: "I hate suchi and i hate ceviche."

No really.

CHEF LAURENT: "I think its going to be a good compliment to the steak house for people who want to have lighter options."

Since it opened in 2009, b-l-t- has been revered for having some of the best steaks in south florida, so check out what he's doing to sushi

CHEF LAURENT: "we dont eat raw fish in france you eat raw meat steak tartarre."

LOUIS: "Yeah steak tartarre. You know what you should do you should combine the steak tartarre with the sushi wouldn't that be revolutionary."

CHEF LAURENT: "That's what we're going."

How good does that sound steak tartarre sushi

CHEF LAURENT: "No its actually trifled."

LOUIS: "Truffle tartarre on truffle aioli wo! You said the magic word i love truffle. Oh my god."

Check it: Truffled steak tartarre piped onto crispy fried sushi rice, with truffled mayo and a thin slice of green curried capriccio- basically a party in your mouth

LOUIS: "What are we calling this?"

CHEF LAURENT: "We came up with a name yet. This is called the Louis special."

LOUIS: "Oh my god, I love this man."

Next bring on the ceviche with fresh local red snapper- caught by the chef himself

LOUIS: "Did you catch that?"

CHEF LAURENT: "Yeah on the beach last night."

LOUIS: "You are that dedicated you actually go out and catch your own fish."

CHEF LAURENT: "Yeah you have to, no fish, no ceviche."

Fresh lime juice, sea salt, red onion, a red chili pepper for kick, cilantro and then the chef's secret sauce seals the deal

CHEF LAURENT: "Coconut onion and lemongrass."

LOUIS: "Oh wow that is so fresh. I love the sweetness of the coconut, the tartness of the lime and the kick of the chili pepper beautiful blend of flavors chef. Very good."

B-l-t never tasted so good!

LOUIS: "Cheers."

CHEF LAURENT: "Cheers. Thank you for coming to the BLT."

LOUIS: "Thank you for having me. Im going to take this to go- you don't mind?"

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

BLT/CEVICHE
THE BETSY HOTEL
1440 OCEAN DRIVE
MIAMI BEACH, FL 33139
(305) 531-6100