Johnny Vinczencz

The Forge: Miami Beach's revamped iconic steak house has something old, something new

Royal Caribbean Gourmet Series Features Local Chefs

Michael Schwartz will be hosting a foodie cruise onboard the Freedom of the Seas in early January. ​Royal Caribbean Cruise Line is offering a special gourmet series aboard its Freedom of the Seas with some of the top chefs in the country. Guests will participate in a cocktail reception with a cele ... More >>

D. Rodriguez Cuba opens at Hotel Astor

Michael Schwartz will be hosting a foodie cruise onboard the Freedom of the Seas in early January. ​Royal Caribbean Cruise Line is offering a special gourmet series aboard its Freedom of the Seas with some of the top chefs in the country. Guests will participate in a cocktail reception with a cele ... More >>

Whole Foods Hosts a Flood of South Florida Chefs for Demos Across the State

Via wikimedia commonsCooking demos to flood Whole Foods Florida.​Have you ever messed up cooking ramen noodles? If you answered yes, like we did, you could probably use some professional help of the cooking variety.Give thanks for South Florida's bounty of highly touted, greatly revered, very expe ... More >>

Meet Us on the Sand

Via wikimedia commonsCooking demos to flood Whole Foods Florida.​Have you ever messed up cooking ramen noodles? If you answered yes, like we did, you could probably use some professional help of the cooking variety.Give thanks for South Florida's bounty of highly touted, greatly revered, very expe ... More >>

AIWF Invents the "Sand Bake" for Labor Day

The South Florida Chapter of the American Institute of Wine & Food is getting set to present its annual Labor Day weekend "Sand Bake" on Sunday, September 6th, from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.. The "casual Florida tapas-style affair" will be held at the private Ocean Club at Fairmont Turnberry I ... More >>

Bernstein, Eismann, and Johnny V Forsake Helpless Animals

A few years ago I wrote a feature in New Times called Foie Wars, in which a dozen local chefs offered their views on the bloated liver controversy. I bring this up not to revisit the debate, but rather as a cheesy way to recycle a past article for self-promotional reasons. And also because I thought ... More >>

Johnny V's Drunken Mojito Rum Cake

Malka Espinel started working with pastries at Grove Isle, back in the day when Mark Militello was running the restaurant there. The Colombian-born chef went on to work at a couple of other notable spots (such as 1220 at The Tides) and then teamed with Johnny Vinczencz at his original Astor Place es ... More >>

D'Artagnan Fed Public Deceptive Foie Gras Claims, Now Has To Eat Its Words

Farm SanctuaryNational Advertising Division (NAD) of the Council of Better Business Bureaus earlier this week recommended that D'Artagnan Inc. discontinue certain advertising claims regarding its' Artisan foie gras -- specifically that "the liver is not diseased, simply enlarged", and that the anima ... More >>

Johnny V's ‘Cues Up the Cuban Food

Farm SanctuaryNational Advertising Division (NAD) of the Council of Better Business Bureaus earlier this week recommended that D'Artagnan Inc. discontinue certain advertising claims regarding its' Artisan foie gras -- specifically that "the liver is not diseased, simply enlarged", and that the anima ... More >>

Johnny V's ‘Cues Up the Cuban Food

Farm SanctuaryNational Advertising Division (NAD) of the Council of Better Business Bureaus earlier this week recommended that D'Artagnan Inc. discontinue certain advertising claims regarding its' Artisan foie gras -- specifically that "the liver is not diseased, simply enlarged", and that the anima ... More >>

Letters from the Issue of July 27, 2006

“Children are pawns used to expand bank accounts”

Foie Wars

Force-feeding amounts to either animal farming or grotesque torture, but do our chefs give a duck?

Last Bites

So long, Miami -- Lee Klein goes north to Broward

Inspiration, Activity at Every Turn

Exciting new restaurants are transforming the taste trip north of Miami-Dade.

Side Dish

Ceviche masters and the return of Johnny V

Metro Pale

The new restaurant in the Astor can't stand up to its predecessor

Johnny V's New Kitchen

Johnny V moves waaay up and dishes out an organic, from-the-local-land recipe for success

Whine and Dine

Some tips on where to take those unwanted house guests for dinner

On the Steaks of South Philly

Hey you, famous person! Wait in line!

Sirena Songs

Up, out, and over

Miamian Beauty

Naked breasts and rose petals in the name of WTC relief

Dish TV

Karetnick is convincing in this miniseries

Don't Look for the Fusion Label

That's so passé but then what do you call it?

Side Dish

South Beach, hot and cold

The Real Miami Circle, Act Three

Max

The Real Miami Circle, Act Two

Café Max

Side Dish

Patience no longer is just a virtue -- it's a valuable commodity

It's Cooking Online

Patience no longer is just a virtue -- it's a valuable commodity

Dish

New Generation Chefs?

Side Dish

The prodigal chef returns

Dish

Heeeeere's Johnny V

Side Dish

Road rumors

Dish

Cooked Up in Miami

Good Taste Returns to the Beach

Astor Place

Johnny on the Spot

Astor Place

Med Fly in the Ointment

Astor Place

Another Year Devoured

Astor Place

Caribbean Cowboy Junkie

Astor Place