Subject: Govind Armstrong

• A Championship Season for Food?

  December 14, 2006

• Where’s the Hamburglar When You Need Him?

  March 19, 2009

• Govind Armstrong Cooks and Cavorts on Collins

  August 29, 2007

• Govind Armstrong: Spill Food on this Book

  November 9, 2007

• Paradise Found

  November 29, 2007

• Tale of Two Meals: Social and Table 8

  January 21, 2008

• The Party Crasher - John Legend Joins the Food Network stars at Moët & Chandon BubbleQ

  February 25, 2008

• The Party Crasher - Dwyane Wade is Celebrated, and for Good Reason

  April 11, 2008

• Tale of Two Meals: Social and Table 8

  January 21, 2008

• Paradise Found

  November 29, 2007

• A Championship Season for Food?

  December 14, 2006

• Miami Spice Review: Table 8

  September 8, 2008

• The Govind Burger

  The barrage of burgers continues unabated. Two more Five Guys  are poised to proffer their patties to the public -- one in the old Dogma space at Washington Ave. and 15th Street in South Beach, the other in Aventura Mall. But a bigger burger banner headline is that Govind Armstrong and the folks who set Table 8 are bringing their 8 oz. Burger Bar from Melrose to South Beach -- specifically, the former Novecento spot on Alton Road. The signature 8 oz. burger is comprised of hormone-free, h

  February 6, 2009

• Food And Wine 2009 - Chef De Cuisine Jason Smith Talks Table 8

  Food & Wine 2009 is almost upon us. You know what that means. The culinary throngs descend on South Florida, feast on its tropical flesh in a media-driven frenzy, and hopefully dump enough money on our shores to keep us goin til next year. Aaron J. Michaels from Culinary Convenience told me Chef Jason Smith would be a good dude to talk to. Jason Smith is the Chef de Cuisine over at Table 8 South Beach. He talked about Billy Joel, Oprah, and Mario Batali. Here's what he had to say...

  February 20, 2009

• Behind The Scenes For SoBe Food Fest Prep

  It is early Wednesday morning, and I am standing in a kitchen area in the Miami-Beach Convention Center, watching some 50 FIU students getting to work on food prep for Friday nights' Perrier-Jouët BubbleQ event at the South Beach Wine & Food Festival. I am not the only one looking on -- FIU chef-instructor Michael Moran, chef and culinary coordinator of the Festival, is keeping a close eye on things. He is, at the same time, on the phone going over innumerable details with a host of peo

  February 19, 2009

• Chef Switch At Table 8

  New Times received this email, which was sent to numerous folks, from Jason Smith, the talented chef de cuisine of Table 8:"Yesterday was my last day at Table 8 South Beach.  I have resigned and left in good standing. I have accepted the position of chef de cuisine of the Starr-restaurant "W" in Ft. Lauderdale. I had an incredible two-and-a-half years at Table 8 and Chef Govind Armstrong had a very strong influence on my career. He is an incredible chef and owner and person, and I will miss

  March 4, 2009

• Letters from the Issue of January 17, 2008

  "Miami has become a refugee camp."

  January 17, 2008

• The Year in Dining

  2007 might go down as pivotal for Miami gastronomy.

  December 27, 2007

• Hey, Good-Lookin’

  August 23, 2007

• The Tides Has Turned

  August 2, 2007

• Sunday’s Best

  April 5, 2007

• Hollywood and Wine

  February 1, 2007

• Table 8 Is Enough

  November 16, 2006

• Dog Day Chronicles

  August 3, 2006

• Dogs Love Parades

  April 7, 2005

• Best of Miami 2009 Preview: Best Hamburger

  Best Hamburger8 oz. Burger Bar1080 Alton Rd.Miami Beach 33139305-397-82468ozburgerbar.comBurgers are big -- as in big across-the-board sales during stressed economic times. There are big profits for burger barons, and big-shot chefs putting 'em on their big-price restaurant menus. Govind Armstrong and the folks at Table 8 took things a step further by opening 8 oz. Burger Bar in South Beach. It isn't difficult to locate a great burger in this town -- if someone claimed that Clarke's, Kingdom, or

  June 9, 2009

• Chapter 7 for Govind Armstrong's Table 8 on South Beach

  8 Oz. Burger BarSpin city​Govind Armstrong's challenged upscale seafood chain, with locations in LA and New York, has severed its weakest link: South Beach.  As reported in the Miami Herald bankruptcy column today, Table 8 has filed for Chapter 7.  For those of you not familiar, this means full-on liquidation -- and not of the ocean type.  8 Oz. Burger Bar, a popular meat and bun-focused spin-off, will remain open.  Co-owner Eric Fried relayed to Short Order in a phone conv

  July 27, 2009

• 5 Guys, Table 8, Bond Street, Waxing On Waxy, and A Diss At The Polls

  ​Bond Street, one of our best sushi establishments, is opening a branch in the tony Thompson Beverly Hills hotel (the flagship Bond Street is in NY - SoBe's opened in 2001). One of the cooler treats at the new place will be soy sauce "caviar", tiny dots of the dark liquid encased in thin-skinned membranes -- although once you factor in the price of a plane ticket, the cost becomes somewhat prohibitive. Five Guys Burgers and Fries debuted its' new South Beach branch (1500 Washington Avenue) on

  July 28, 2009

• Miami Food Scene Is Stalled

  ​ For a while there, when Michy's, Michael's, Fratelli Lyon, North One 10, Pacific Time 2 and Red Light were all newish news, it looked as though Miami was on its way to becoming a cool food town -- the sort with a community of chefs who open restaurants that reflect their vision, and that, taken together, form a gastronomic montage of the tastes and cultures of the city. But at this point, it appears to have been just a temporary surge by a group of brave and seasoned chefs. Miami's cur

  August 28, 2009

• UPDATED: Restaurant Owner Arrested in Los Angeles, Accused of Slaying His Unborn Child

  Alex Izaguirre​ Two days ago, Los Angeles Police homicide detectives arrested Joshua Woodward, who teamed up with celebrity chef Govind Armstrong to bring their West Coast food offerings to South Beach via Table 8. The cops charged Woodward with the murder of his unborn child.According to an LAPD press release, investigators on October 19 completed an injury report to "capture the suspicious circumstances of a miscarriage." The release notes the fetus was 13 weeks old when it died. The re

  October 28, 2009

• 8 oz. Burger Owner Josh Woodward Accused of Murder in Los Angeles

  8 oz. Burger​ Two days ago, Los Angeles Police homicide detectives arrested Joshua Woodward, who teamed up with celebrity chef Govind Armstrong to bring their West Coast food offerings to South Beach with Table 8 and 8 oz. Burger Bar. The cops charged Woodward with the murder of his unborn child.According to a LAPD press release, investigators on October 19 completed an injury report to "capture the suspicious circumstances of a miscarriage." The release notes the fetus was 13 weeks old when i

  October 27, 2009

• Joshua Woodward Table 8 Murder Update

  Our own Francisco Alvarado was one of the first to write about Joshua Woodward's arrest for suspicion of murder of his unborn child in Los Angeles, but new and even stranger details from the case have begun to emerge.Here's a quick recap thus far. Joshua Woodward is a Los Angeles restaurateur with business ties to Chicago and Miami. He partnered with Chef Govind Armstrong to bring Table 8 to South Beach. That company is now bankrupt. He is also partner in a company that owns 8 oz. Burger Bar loc

  October 28, 2009