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  • Blogs

    May 10, 2012

    Estiatorio Milos Marketa: Imported Seafoods, Homemade Greek Yogurt, Barrel-Aged Feta

    The long anticipated Estiatorio Milos debuted this week on at 730 First Street on South Beach (305-604-6800) and wow, it's a stunner. The 200-seater is clad in white marble and polished woods of various tints, with virtually every inch of the space vying for visual attention. The seafood display fea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2012

    Five Tales of Office Nudity To Celebrate Working Naked Day

    ​Today is Working Naked Day! But don't get too excited. As much as you want the cute girl from accounting to know that you have a totally sweet tattoo of a hyena using nunchucks while surfing on the back of a giant piranha on your ass, today is not the day to reveal it. According to Lisa Kanarek, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2012

    Dining in the Dark: A Preview of Tonight's Kinky Chinese New Year Dinner

    ​Who wants dinner with an undeniable kink factor? We do! You can come too -- we like things extra-kinky. Tonight's repast is sold out, but tomorrow evening, give Dining in the Dark with chef Adrianne Calvo a shot.Calvo, whose episode of Food Network's Chopped aired October 25, is hosting a blindfo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 24, 2011

    Social Q's Thanksgiving Edition: For Those Edible Dilemmas

    ​It's a safe bet that at some point, we will come across awkward social situations. For example, at your Thanksgiving dinner party when you've whipped up an entire spread only to realize many of your guests keep Kosher -- and that fork you used to check the roast also acquainted itself with the cr ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 10, 2011

    Hands Accross America

    ​It's a safe bet that at some point, we will come across awkward social situations. For example, at your Thanksgiving dinner party when you've whipped up an entire spread only to realize many of your guests keep Kosher -- and that fork you used to check the roast also acquainted itself with the cr ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 1, 2011

    Baby Jesus Rocks

    ​It's a safe bet that at some point, we will come across awkward social situations. For example, at your Thanksgiving dinner party when you've whipped up an entire spread only to realize many of your guests keep Kosher -- and that fork you used to check the roast also acquainted itself with the cr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 21, 2011

    Milos Estiatorio to Open in SoFi, Taverna Opa to Move to Brickell

    We're hoping Milos brings its famous dsplay of seafood to Miami Beach.​SoFi is seeing more restaurant real estate activity this week, Last week, we reported that Philippe is moving into the Taverna Opa space, located at 36-40 Ocean Drive, and that the restaurant spaces of the former Nemo's a ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 16, 2011

    Mediterranean Drinking Game

    We're hoping Milos brings its famous dsplay of seafood to Miami Beach.​SoFi is seeing more restaurant real estate activity this week, Last week, we reported that Philippe is moving into the Taverna Opa space, located at 36-40 Ocean Drive, and that the restaurant spaces of the former Nemo's a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 8, 2011

    Food Truck Debut Tonight: Happy Greek's Chef on 4 Wheels

    Spanikopita from Chef on 4 WheelsAhmet Karaca is the Happy Greek. One reason for his glee is that he's got a new set of wheels (called Chef on 4 Wheels) from which tonight, at the once-again-newly-located  Biscayne Truck Triangle Roundup (127th and Biscayne Blvd.), he'll be serving "gyros with ... More >>

  • Culture

    February 3, 2011

    A weak script and stale jokes sink High Dive

    Spanikopita from Chef on 4 WheelsAhmet Karaca is the Happy Greek. One reason for his glee is that he's got a new set of wheels (called Chef on 4 Wheels) from which tonight, at the once-again-newly-located  Biscayne Truck Triangle Roundup (127th and Biscayne Blvd.), he'll be serving "gyros with ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2011

    Taverna Opa's $25 Surf & Turf: Deal or No Deal?

    John Zursurf & turf​The South Beach location of Taverna Opa has a $25 surf and surf entree. This is interesting because down the block is Prime 112, where an 8-ounce filet mignon goes for $38. I know, I know, how much hope can you have for a Greek restaurant serving up steak, but there's mor ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 20, 2011

    Take the Plunge

    John Zursurf & turf​The South Beach location of Taverna Opa has a $25 surf and surf entree. This is interesting because down the block is Prime 112, where an 8-ounce filet mignon goes for $38. I know, I know, how much hope can you have for a Greek restaurant serving up steak, but there's mor ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2011

    Two MP3s From Athens, Georgia's Witches, Playing Sweat Records This Sunday

    Photo by Mike White (deadlydesigns.com)​​Ignore the one-word, menacing-sounding name and the Georgia provenance, because Witches, performing this Sunday at Sweat Records, are not a doom or stoner-metal band. Those kinds of bands are generally associated with Savannah, anyways, and this trio orig ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 11, 2011

    Pega Grill Brings Modern Greek Food to Flagler Street

    ​Pegasus is the white winged horse from Greek mythology that inspires the fantasies of poets and filmmaker. This strong stallion has now made its mark at downtown's Pega Grill where he hovers on the the walls hoping to entice downtown diners.Owner Thanasios Barlos' history in the restaurant bu ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 21, 2010

    Let the Right One In

    ​Pegasus is the white winged horse from Greek mythology that inspires the fantasies of poets and filmmaker. This strong stallion has now made its mark at downtown's Pega Grill where he hovers on the the walls hoping to entice downtown diners.Owner Thanasios Barlos' history in the restaurant bu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 13, 2010

    Marco Rubio Calls for More Tax Cuts, But Could That Hurt The Economy More?

    ​It seems so simple that Republicans have taken it as fact: tax cuts will lead to greater economic strength. Lower taxes mean people have more money to spend, businesses have more payroll to add jobs, and hence our economy should get a jolt, right? It's no surprise that Marco Rubio has now come ou ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 7, 2010

    Jon Stewart Takes on Rekers' "European Gaycation" on The Daily Show

    ​The George Rekers and the rent boy scandal is at once very, very sad but also very, very hilarious. Following the mixed results of Jay Leno and Stephen Colbert, last night Jon Stewart took on the scandal on The Daily Show in a segment titled "European Gaycation."In the clip below starting at abou ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 18, 2010

    Kiss My Cocktail: The SKYY Violet

    ​Know anyone with a February birthday? Here's a drink perfect for those wacky Aquarians and sensitive Pisceans, since it is the color of their birthstone (amethyst). By the way, it was created by Jon Gasparini, co-founder of a San Francisco-based cocktail catering company called Rye on the Road, s ... More >>

  • Dining

    February 4, 2010

    Mandolin Aegean Bistro brings Greek to Miami

    ​Know anyone with a February birthday? Here's a drink perfect for those wacky Aquarians and sensitive Pisceans, since it is the color of their birthstone (amethyst). By the way, it was created by Jon Gasparini, co-founder of a San Francisco-based cocktail catering company called Rye on the Road, s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2010

    26-Foot-Tall Naked Bronze Man Who Loves World Peace Moving to Miami

    ​Artist Ginés Serrán's Union of the World: Monument to World Peace is the largest bronze sculpture based on classical mythology. It's 26 feet tall and 17,600 pounds, and later this month it will come to SkyPalace at Mary Brickell Village in downtown Miami to make its permanent home. Th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 11, 2009

    New Mandolin Bistro, New Look for DiLido, New Hours for Petit Rouge, New Location for Burger n' Beer

    ​Mandolin Set To Play Turkish/Greek CuisineIt is a white-washed 1940's house with blue trimmed windows. There are bougainvillea boasting bright colors, greek oil canisters turned into flower vases, traditional taverna chairs at wooden tables beneath a lantern-lit tree. Mandolin Aegean Bistro, serv ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 29, 2009

    The Next Conversation

    ​Mandolin Set To Play Turkish/Greek CuisineIt is a white-washed 1940's house with blue trimmed windows. There are bougainvillea boasting bright colors, greek oil canisters turned into flower vases, traditional taverna chairs at wooden tables beneath a lantern-lit tree. Mandolin Aegean Bistro, serv ... More >>

  • News

    July 23, 2009

    Letters from the Issue of July 23, 2009

    "Kudos to you for aiding and abetting a scheming con artist who is out to take down one of Miami's African-American stars."

  • Dining

    July 23, 2009

    Eos Dazzles

    The new benchmark for Miami's hotel restaurants.

  • Calendar

    July 9, 2009

    Don Chambers Playing Solo

    The new benchmark for Miami's hotel restaurants.

  • Blogs

    March 13, 2009

    Daily Bread Pinecrest Keeps It All In The Family

    Daily Bread Pinecrest from MiamiNewTimesBlogs on Vimeo.The Daily Bread Middle East Market has stood at the same location in Pinecrest since 1978. It was opened by husband and wife team Toufic and Rima Mazzawi and is now run by their sons Shaddy and Nicolas. The Daily Bread specializes in foods from ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2008

    David Byrne on the Death of Newspapers: It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Cuba

    Talking Heads frontman, and one of the last intellectual types to ever have had a major-label music contract, David Byrne was in Miami barely a week ago, so maybe it's fitting he has the death of newspapers on his mind. Plus, as a former big-label musician, he has firsthand experience with anoth ... More >>

  • Dining

    March 27, 2008

    Greek to Miami

    Ariston angles to break the curse of its Beach location.

  • Dining

    December 6, 2007

    Ouzo's Goes South

    As it becomes a bistro, the former Greek place slides in more ways than one.

  • Dining

    July 26, 2007

    Greek to Me

    Maria’s has outlasted most, for good reason

  • Blogs

    June 5, 2007

    A Lesson in Firewalking

    Maria’s has outlasted most, for good reason

  • Music

    March 22, 2007

    Greek Independence Day at Ink

    Maria’s has outlasted most, for good reason

  • Calendar

    February 8, 2007

    Binging on Baklava

    Maria’s has outlasted most, for good reason

  • Blogs

    September 25, 2006

    Sometimes Judgment is a Snap

    Maria’s has outlasted most, for good reason

  • News

    May 18, 2006

    Rabbit Enthusiasm

    The Bitch chases down rumors about VW's new model

  • Finest Foods

    May 13, 2004

    BEST GREEK MARKET

    Hellas Imports: Greek Food Specialties

  • Dining

    February 19, 2004

    One Name, Many Tastes

    Elia makes "Mediterranean" cuisine make sense

  • Dining

    November 13, 2003

    Graze Merrick Park

    Walk around the mall flowers and taste these tapas daisies

  • Dining

    October 16, 2003

    Basket Case

    That food package that says everything you want it to say

  • Dining

    May 29, 2003

    Summer Reading List

    Two tasty memoirs for the beachgoing South Floridian

  • Dining

    January 9, 2003

    A Frank Philosophy

    For the love of the frankfurter, there's Dogma Grill

  • Restaurants

    May 16, 2002
  • Dining

    November 1, 2001

    Foodaholics Anonymous

    It's all there, and you never knew!

  • Dining

    July 12, 2001

    Grecian Normula

    Mylos Restaurant & Bar

  • Dining

    July 6, 2000

    The Zion King

    Bissaleh Café

  • Restaurants

    May 11, 2000

    Best Greek Restaurant

    Mykonos Restaurant

  • Dining

    July 15, 1999

    Halvah Turkish Bite

    Mykonos Restaurant

  • Culture

    May 22, 1997

    Greek Unorthodox

    Mykonos Restaurant

  • Dining

    March 3, 1993

    Keen on the Aegean

    Mykonos Restaurant

  • Music

    August 5, 1992

    Critical Conditions

    If everybody was a critic...

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