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Thanksgiving 2012: Miami Restaurant Brunch, Lunch, and Dinner Guide

While the rest of Miami hurries to Publix and Fresh Market for last minute shopping lists, the smart people of this good city will stare good and hard at this list -- and with just a quick phone call (or click of the mouse), Thanksgiving dinner will be taken care of without so much as breaking a swe ... More >>

Top 10 Supermarkets: Freshest Food, Best Prices, Top Service

Billy is really tired. After a full day of work and the gym, he just wants to go home, eat and lay down. But Marcia called earlier and asked him to stop and grab some diapers and milk? Well, Billy-boy, we got your answer.There are several factors that make a supermarket good or bad. Consumer Re ... More >>

Stone Crab Season: My Ceviche, Kitchen 305, Capt. Jim's and More Offer Deals

Stone crab season is as uniquely South Florida as the neon-colored strip on Ocean Drive. Sure, Joe's Stone Crab and Joe's Takeaway are "the" places to grab some claws and mustard sauce, but there are many other places in Miami to get your claws on some fresh stone crabs -- many at great values.While ... More >>

The Fresh Market Opens In The Falls Today

The Falls is about to get a whole new dose of fresh in its daily routine. A brand new Fresh Market has its grand opening today -- which means you have a new place to pick up lunch, dinner or groceries. The new location, which has been under construction for the last few months held a job fair earli ... More >>

Top Five Prepared-Dinner Spots for Back to School

It's that time of the year again --backpacks, books, and traffic fill the days. With school now in session, many people mindlessly fall back into the old, familiar pattern of fast and frozen food. To help save you from gaining 15 pounds, a sugar-addicted 5-year-old, and boredom from your dinner rout ... More >>

Tropical Storm Isaac: Hurricane Parties, Restaurant and Event Updates, Closings UPDATED

Tropical storm Isaac is barreling toward the Florida Keys and you only have to look outside your window to see that feeder bands are already affecting Miami-Dade. Before you head out to a store, restaurant, or bar we suggest calling them ahead of time to make sure they're open. Some events (especial ... More >>

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Top Five Miami Restaurants for Dining During a Hurricane

During the coming week, you'll be hearing and reading a lot about how this Friday kicks off the official hurricane season in South Florida. You will be privy to all manner of advice on how to best weather the potential storms, and the very word hurricane will blow into your ears over and over a ... More >>

Trans Fats: New York Bans It, Florida Lets Anybody Use It

Flickr CCShoppers entering the Fresh Market in Coconut Grove are greeted with vibrant flowers, elegant wooden fixtures and mellow classical music.The bakery section features organized stacks of sugar cookies, fruity pies and loaf cakes, all placed in a very sweet, delicious way.But, if you take a cl ... More >>

Stone Crab Season Ends Wednesday

Stone crab season ends May 16, bringing an end to that beautiful cracking and slurping until October. We're going to miss dipping those sweet pink and purple claws in creamy mustard sauce, but are delighted the crabs have the summer to rest and mate.We suggest a stone crab feast tonight as the perfe ... More >>

New Downtown Miami Publix: Does It Deserve Being Ranked Third in the Nation?

Hipsters and dog owners in midtown and downtown can now rejoice. Publix has finally opened a convenient location in the Omni area. No longer will denizens have to visit the jam-packed outpost on Biscayne at 48th Street. The new location, at 1776 Biscayne Blvd., features both a liquor store and a pha ... More >>

Jeff McInnis Talks Breasts and Legs, Of Chicken, That Is

​​I used to judge diners as unadventurous when they ordered chicken at a restaurant. It always felt like the safe option, ubiquitous even at dinner parties. But things have changed and chicken has earned itself a renewed reputation.This respect is evident with the dishes of Jeff McInnis, the Jam ... More >>

Miami's Ten Best Bakeries: Calling All Carb-Hounds

​Hunting down fresh baked goods worth the calorie intake is a feat requiring carbohydrate perseverance. Most often, we hear complaints from local pastry chefs about the water and the humidity, which can effectively drain the life out of breads and cakes. The cry-out for good pastry in Miami is gut ... More >>

Ten Foods To Avoid On Valentine's Day

​Every year we say we're not going to celebrate Valentine's Day. After all, it makes singles feel bad for being single and couples feel worse for not being over-the-top romantics. Then we break down and buy candy hearts and make reservations for overpriced champagne dinners.Since you're probably l ... More >>

Coconut Grove Should Clobber South Beach in the Snackdown

​Short Order's Snackdown, our friendly little competition to see which dining neighborhood gets the most love, is heating up. We expected to see comments from readers expressing their choices, including a little point/counterpoint discussion. What we didn't expect was that the fires would come fro ... More >>

Today is National Pie Day: Fill Your Pie-Hole Here

Fireman Derek via FacebookIt's national pie day - eat me.​We know, every day brings yet another wacky food holiday, but when it's National Pie Day there's reason to celebrate. Sure, you can go to Publix or Fresh Market and buy a perfectly serviceable ready-made pie, but we're sharing our three fav ... More >>

Hey Whole Foods: Stop the Crap

​​The U.S. Department of Labor Office of Public Affairs is suing Whole Foods in an attempt to "reinstate a former employee with full back wages and benefits after the company allegedly fired the worker for voicing and reporting workplace health concerns regarding a raw sewage spillage at its s ... More >>

Food Not Bombs fights to give away food in parks

Crumb on Parchment: Oh, Those Savory Scones (Recipe)

Lesley ElliottBacon, date, and blue cheese scones​Michelle Bernstein was kind enough to post her recipe for Crumb on Parchment's cherry-vanilla scones on Tasting Table. If you haven't had the pleasure, the scones are oversize and somehow both dense and fluffy. It's quite an achievement. The scone ... More >>

Bon Appetit Walk-A-Way Café, A Coffee and Lunch Window in Wynwood

Paula NiñoOwner David Trafton​If your morning commute involves driving along North Miami Avenue and 26th Street, there's a window you can stop by for breakfast and a cafecito.Bon Appetit Walk-A-Way Café opened last week offering pastries, pastelitos and organic egg omelets for breakfast, and org ... More >>

Blog Watch: Cupcakes, Bagels and Pumpkin Flan

​Last week in the South Florida blogosphere ...Brickell Life visits a farmer's market in Colombia.All Purpose Dark says goodbye to Fin.Sugar Cave reviews Joy Wallace's Dickey Doo's Kettle Corn.Much love to Coral Bagels from Blind Tastes.Drool over the pumpkin flan at Bitchin' Camero.Taking over Mi ... More >>

Fresh Market Not So Fresh

This is a damn crying shame.Fresh Market is supposed to be a place where a yuppie can go and not be afraid. They play classical music. They give you tiny cups of premium coffee. Their organic yogurt selection is enviable. And in Aventura, even the coconuts on the trees are Louis Vuitton brand. S ... More >>

Top Five Inexpensive Restaurants on South Beach

Photo by Jacquelynn D. PowersB&B's beer-battered onion rings with cheddar-jalapeño dipping sauce are only $6. ​While South Beach is home to some of the fanciest, priciest, poshest, most celeb-driven eateries in the county, there are also many inexpensive spots where one can nosh without break ... More >>

A Good Tomato Isn't Hard To Find

Lee Klein A beautiful Uglyripe tomato​I perform very occasional part-time work as a private chef, and the folks I cook for just love tomatoes. I generally purchase the tomatoes at Fresh Market; it's got the best variety, and perfectly ripe specimens in each category. Granted, sometimes I'll ... More >>

Caught at the Fresh Market: Organic and Conventional Produce Mingling

At this point, we are all aware that eating organic produce, meats, and dairy products are better for us. Whether you choose to pay the extra money for these goods is another story. If you live an organic lifestyle, you might be surprised to learn that several so-called eco-groceries are putting you ... More >>

A New Way to Chew Your Yuca: Organic Tribal Stone Crackers from Explorer's Bounty

Explorer's Bounty Boiled... fried... and now stone-ground and baked.  Miami-based natural foods company Explorer's Bounty is venturing into the unleavened market, launching Tribal Stone Crackers.  This 100 percent certified organic snack is the first of its kind in the world to be made fro ... More >>

Wrapping Up the Jupiter Craft Brewers Festival

John LinnCheck out the full slideshow here. The Third Annual Jupiter Craft Brewers Festival took place on Saturday, and in case you missed out on what was a perfect day of beer sampling and cavorting, check out our slide show here. What made the fest so "gee, shucks" great? For starters, the festiva ... More >>

Green Markets Continue To Sprout

The Market Company has started a Fresh Market at their Market Company Warehouse in Wynwood (4127 NW 2nd Ave., just west of the Design District). Local produce, honeys, cut flowers and more will be sold on Tuesdays and Thursdays, excepting holidays, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The Market Company als ... More >>

Letters from the Issue of October 25, 2007

"I am not a whore at any price"

Ban Those Bags

The plastic shopping bag is a pox on our subtropical house

Chowhounds, Get Ready for Top Chef Finale

Chowhounds, Get Ready for Top Chef Finale

Ambrosia

Taste and Baste

Made Fresh Daily

Plain Meaning of the Line

Wine and other spirits intrigue while Iman slightly disappoints

Teenage Fan Club

Sushi, sluts, and supermarkets: All in a dog day’s work

BEST CANDY

The Fresh Market

Don't Tempt Me, Argentina

La Estancia offers plenty for epicures

Basket Case

That food package that says everything you want it to say