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18. Peter Schnebly of Schnebly Redland's Winery & Miami Brewing Company

Miami is not exactly Napa. Instead of grape vineyards, we have trees that grow exotic fruits like guava, mango, lychee. So, Peter Schnebly, a longtime grower of tropical fruits, decided to make wine from the produce deemed not "perfect" enough for sale. Wine not from grapes? Sounded ambitious -- and ... More >>

The Vini: Fine Wine, One Glass at a Time

For commitment-phobes, sticking with anything can be tough -- even if it's just a bottle of wine. After all, that's four glasses to guzzle. Wouldn't it be better if you could switch up it up with every swig? Meet "The Vini," a patented screw-top vial serving up one glass of fine wine at a time. Th ... More >>

Bread Butter: Sino-Cuban Pan Con Lechon and a Secret Dining Room

After several months of planning what turned into two separate restaurants Alberto Cabrera, formerly of Karu & Y and The Local Craft Food and Drink, quietly opened Bread Butter Counter (Pan con Mantequilla) about two weeks ago toward the west end of Miracle Mile. The restaurant's décor and menu ... More >>

Katsuya by Starck: Chic Sushi Spot Fits SoBe Like Wasabi on Fish

Miami Beet Reporter Finds "Vegan Glory" in LA

See Raw Cactus Wraps and Meatless Airport ChowI'm running an all-terrain, 12-mile, 25-military obstacle race in San Bernadino on Saturday. That's sure to be a challenge, but endurance races also come with their perks. Among them is that you get to carbo-load guilt-free for a few days before the race ... More >>

Haven's Summer Menu: Shrimp and Grits Ceviche, Crab Spider Roll, and Squid Fries

Chef Todd Erickson has created a new summer menu for Haven Gastro-Lounge, and it has some mighty luscious-sounding items. No surprise: Erickson has been one of Miami's most innovative chefs since opening Haven in May of 2011.Among the sprightly summer additions is a shrimp & grits ceviche, in wh ... More >>

MC Kitchen, Dena Marino's Modern Italian, To Replace Fratelli Lyon Soon

Okay, "soon" may be an overstatement, but MC Kitchen is "hopefully opening in early August," in the former Fratelli Lyon space, says executive chef Dena Marino. This leaves us happily anticipating the modern Italian cuisine of Marino and partner, Brandy Coletta, Their design takeover will replace th ... More >>

Area 31 Leap Day Special: 29 (Pricey) Wines For $29 Each

​You only get the chance to run a leap year special once every four years, so it's surprising more places don't do so. Area 31 is getting into the action by offering 29 different bottles of wine at $29 apiece for leap day only -- and that's tonight. The $29 tab represents a 20- to 50-percent disco ... More >>

SoBeWFF Grand Tasting Village: Where To Find The Good Booze

Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival/Facebook​The "Winebow Wine Pavilion" requires a powerful lesson in self-directed navigation (okay, the whole "village" is sort of a booze and food maze of confusion, see more for help on that here), but you don't want to miss out on international a ... More >>

88. Carnitas Torta at Mercadito's Taqueria

It's that time of year again when we count down to New Times' Best of Miami 2012 issue in June. Until then, Short Order will serve up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305. If you have any nominations of your own, please send them to cafe@miaminewtimes.com.Lesley Elliott​88. Carnitas Torta at M ... More >>

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 >>

Cinco Cantina & Tequila Bar: Only the tequila and beers are authentically Mexican

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Vegan Dining at The Forge: Veggie Canneloni and Tomatoes Brulee

​There's a perception that the vegan diet, which excludes all animal products, is incompatible with fine dining. In this new series, the Beet Reporter aims to see whether Miami's tastiest restaurants are prepared to feed vegans with something more than boring garden salads.I hadn't been to The For ... More >>

Meat Market's Sarah Almand Gives Good Wine Advice

Courtesy of Meat Market​When we hear sommelier we think well-suited-gentleman with a stiff upper lip who looks down his nose at you for ordering anything less than a $100 bottle of wine. Sarah Almand, Meat Market's delightfully spirited sommelier, is different.A Florida native, she was a geography ... More >>

Weekly Wine Tasting at Sonesta Coconut Grove: Killer View Included

All photos by Laine DossBarry Alberts and Maribel Mazariegos toast to one of the longest running wine tastings.​Every Friday evening for almost 20 years, wine educator Barry Alberts has been hosting a weekly wine tasting series, making it one of the longest ongoing wine tastings in the country. Is ... More >>

Let Chef Reidt Pick The Wine Tonight

Area 31The wahoo crudo with trout roe and cucumber-jalapeno broth, a Miami Spice menu starter. ​Area 31 has officially launched a new wine promotion that commissions Executive Chef E. Michael Reidt to choose a glass for you. Every Wednesday, he will select two of his favorite bottles of vino and o ... More >>

Dinner and a Movie Sold Out, Menu is Released

Courtesy of O CinemaOMG! will look like this... but with food.​Looks like the early birds caught the local, organically raised worms. Tickets to OMG!, a dinner and movie collaboration between Wynwood's O Cinema and Michael's Genuine Food & Drink, are officially sold-out.Notwithstanding the cri ... More >>

Blue Door Fish: Renamed and refocused

Sawa Restaurant & Lounge: Jack-of-all-trades, master of none

Morimoto Disciple To Open Eatery, Balloo To Cook At Beard Bash, and The Kosta Is Clear

Lee KleinWill Morimoto chef serve Morimoto sake?​Restaurateur Stephen Starr (Steak 954 in Fort Lauderdale) is set to debut his second South Florida Restaurant, Makoto at Bal Harbour Shops, in late March. Why are we genuinely optimistic? Namesake chef Makoto Okuwa is a disciple of the famed Chef Mo ... More >>

Food Trucks Unveil New Vegetarian Options For This Saturdays' Wynwood Truck Roundup

Photo by Lee KleinSakaya Kitchen's gingery brussel sprouts.​Those averse to hot, griddled flesh and feeling left out of the food truck trend would do well to head to Wynwood this Saturday. The latest edition of this new weekly street food court, organized by Richard Hales of Sakaya Kitchen/Dim Ssa ... More >>

The Eats Of San Francisco, Part One

Dungeness crab at The Crab House​I once made and sold jewelry on the streets of San Francisco. Sometimes I'd sell by Fisherman's Wharf, other times in the courtyard of the Embarcadero Center downtown. Quite a tidy profit was made, especially during a short period when I found myself ahead of the c ... More >>

What Kind Of Ice Cream Sundae Do You Get For $33,333.33?

Founder Neal Gottlieb with a modest six-scooperWell, it starts with organic Three Twins Ice Cream, which isn't cheap -- $5.25 for one scoop, two scoops for $6.95. Plus you've always gotta pay a little more for anything organic. And it's not just any sundae, but a banana split. Fruit ain't free. But ... More >>

Chow Down Grill: Fresh, Asian-Inspired Fare in Surfside

Paula NiñoChop Down Chop​Chow Down Grill has been serving Asian-inspired fare in Surfside for a little over a month but the restaurant has already created quite a bit of buzz. The small, cozy restaurant is the creation of Joshua Marcus, who formerly worked in the kitchens of BLT Steak and China ... More >>

Sakaya Kitchen: Serious Asian food with no frills in Wynwood

First Peek at Jonathan Eismann's Q and Fin

Photo by Lee KleinFin​A fun time was had by all at the Jonathan Eismann restaurant tour last week. The event was held in cahoots with Friends of the James Beard Foundation as a means of raising funds for the organization as well as to showcase new developments on the west side of the Design Distri ... More >>

Green Graziano's, Crazy Pianos, Interactive Menus, and a New Chef at Loftin's

Crazy Pianos Tuning UpThe new dueling piano bar, restaurant, and late night entertainment venue in Coconut Grove (second floor of CocoWalk at 3015 Grand Avenue) is offering brunch from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. every Sunday. Also: two-for-one drink specials Thursdays 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.  Craz ... More >>

Shallow Canyon

The food at Canyon Ranch Grill won't hurt you, but it won't boost salubrity either.

Frankie Lopez Jr. Represents The South In The Almost Famous Chef Competition

Every year the S. Pellegrino Almost Famous Chef Competition scours the kitchens of America's culinary institutes for talented students ready to compete for the title of Almost Famous Chef. The ten most talented young chefs, as determined by regional competitions, converge on Napa, California's Culi ... More >>

Soup is Good (and Warming) Food

You may have noticed that it's colder than a witch's teet outside. I mean, I really enjoy these few months where flip flops and Bermuda shorts aren't required attire lest you suffer heat stroke, but come on... 40s? That's not what I signed up for, folks. So last night, feeling frosty and miserable o ... More >>

First Look At Canyon Ranch Grill

Another day, another restaurant debut. After a soft opening in November, Canyon Ranch Grill  in Canyon Ranch Miami Beach (6900 Collins Ave.) is set to go public. Chef Alex Asteinza oversees the Canyon canon of healthful foods that fit with the spa's "wellness lifestyle". Starters, $9 to $16, in ... More >>

Christine's Stag's Leap Wine Tasting and Prix Fixe Menu

Greek to Miami

Ariston angles to break the curse of its Beach location.

Reds, Whites, and Green

Reds, Whites, and Green

Wishful Shrinking

One of the Beach’s best is just getting by

Martha and the Mondavis

The Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival will be honoring both Martha and the Mondavi winemakers at its annual tribute brunch this Sunday, and the aforementioned honorees are preparing the meal.

Where Cod Is God

Coimbra is a rare find for lovers of hearty, rustic Portuguese food

A Japanese Gem

The menu is dementedly extensive, and the food is insanely good

The Empire Strikes Back

You can’t keep a good Max down

Smiles to Go

Felicity Huffman is desperately engaging in an off-kilter road movie

A Pearl in the Harbor

On a Fishy Mission

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