North-American Food and Cooking

10. Andres Tovar of Con Sabor a México Carnitas Estilo Michoacán

You could totally go for a taco right now. But not the ordinary kind. You crave tacos campechanos -- rich pork shoulder tacos, sprinkled with crisp bits of chicharrón. Want salsita? Pick between green (tomatillos, cilantro, onions, and garlic) or red (chile de árbol, guajillo peppers, tomatoes, an ... More >>

Wynwood Kitchen & Bar: Taste of the Americas Thursdays

Miami's all about Latin flavor. Haven't you seen Pain & Gain? If you haven't we recommend you go watch it. Like tonight, or maybe Thursday, so that afterward you can head over to Wynwood Kitchen & Bar, where you can admire some of the city's most popular murals and have a "Taste of the Americas." S ... More >>

Top Five Eats & Drinks This Week

As the alarm clock rings for the millionth time, you stumble out of bed with the sad realization that it's time to be responsible. You must return to work, emails, rush-hour traffic, and showering. If the stark reality of the workweek has given you a permanent case of the Mondays, don't panic. Whet ... More >>

Tiny Taqueria Serves Miami's Most Authentic Carnitas

See the slide show "Closer Look: Con Sabor a Mexico in Little Havana."

John's Tacos: Nighttime Co-Op With Josh's Deli Brings Mexican Fare to Surfside

John O'Connell studied classic French cuisine at the Culinary Institute of America, but it's his zeal for Mexican fare that led to John's Tacos, a nighttime co-op with Joshua Marcus, owner of Josh's Deli in Surfside. O'Connell, who moved to Miami from New York three years ago, takes over the accla ... More >>

Jeff McInnis Melds Farming, Cooking, and Southern Cuisine, Part One

Jeff McInnis was raised in Niceville, a small town in the Florida Panhandle. He spent his childhood on fishing boats and, in the summertime, on his family's working farms. "Southern food was introduced to me at a young age at my grandparents' farm in Tunnel Springs, Alabama," he explains. His gastr ... More >>

Overtown Music Project's Supper Club: Feed Your Soul Friday

In an effort to bring to bring nightlife back to the historically black center of Miami, the Overtown Music Project has teamed up with Jackson's Soul Food for the first installment of their Supper Club, It will include soul food, drinks and jazz (with a bit of blues). "There hasn't been a nighttime ... More >>

Miami's Ten Best Tacos

​Want access to our Best Of picks from your smartphone? Download our free Best Of app for the iPhone or Android phone from the App Store or Google Play. Don't forget to check out the full Best of Miami® 2012 online at bestof.voiceplaces.com.The taco is one of the few traditional Mexican dishes re ... More >>

My Ceviche's Fresh Take on Seafood in South Beach

Why Do You Love Mexican Food, Hate Mexicans?

One of the greatest stories I ever worked on involved neo-Nazis and burritos.

Cinco de Mayo Tomorrow: Tell Your Friends Tacos No Son De Los Gringos

There is often confusion concerning the boundaries between Mexican food, Tex-Mex, other-American-Mex, and all variations thereof. Do people in Mexico eat tacos in fried, U-shaped corn tortillas? Is chimichanga a silly American word for an Americanized Mex concoction, or a silly Mexican word for an a ... More >>

Lolita Cocina & Tequila Bar: South Beach cantina is all about fun, but food is more than an afterthought

View a slide show of Lolita Cocina & Tequila Bar.

Lolita Lights Up Nemo's Staid Old Space

​Lolita Cocina & Tequila Bar wants you to have fun while eating dinner. They call it "burlesque-inspired Mexican dining." That's why the decor, with its red velour walls, chandeliers, and tequila cages, looks a bit like an S & M bordello in Tijuana. But you know, the classy kind.And that's ... More >>

A Plea to Ethnic Restaurants Everywhere: Give Authentic Foods a Fighting Chance

Mercadito via FacebookBut where are the rajas?!I recently went to Mercadito's Taqueria in Midtown. It had been a long day at the office and a solid, close-by taco lunch was in order. I pulled up the menu online and the blood drained from my face. "Where are the rajas?" I thought.I quickly dialed the ... More >>

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

View a slide show of Cinco Cantina.

El Vato Tequila & Taco Bar: Downtown taqueria offers fresh Mex snacks and top-shelf tequilas

View a slide show of El Vato.

Jerry's Famous Deli Serves $18.50 Tacos and Corned Beef For Almost the Same

Lee KleinFajita beef burrito plate.​"Why would anyone go to a Jewish-style delicatessen to eat Mexican food?" I asked upon espying tacos, burritos, and fajitas at Jerry's Famous Deli on South Beach. Then the answer popped into my head faster than chopped liver slides through a digestive system: To ... More >>

Salsa Fiesta Introduces New Menu Items

The new tamarindo medium salsa. ​The seemingly endless road construction on Biscayne Boulevard never stopped the massive lunch crowds from rolling into Salsa Fiesta. The flagship location (a second will be opening in Pembroke Pines) has a new salsa bar, a remodeled terrace, and new menu item ... More >>

Rosa Mexicano: refined fare on Lincoln Road

El Rancho Grande: Best Mexican Food Pics Ever

John Zur El Rancho Grande's fresh tostadas. ​It might not be Cinco de Mayo any longer, but that can't stop the craving for good Mexican food. At El Rancho Grande, lunch got started with a basket of complimentary chips, served warm with a side salsa kick.Although listed on the menu, guacamol ... More >>

New Orleans Cooking In North Miami Beach at New Rum Cake Factory

Lee KleinElena Robinson ​So are you getting set for a wild Miami-style Mardi Gras celebration this week? Neither am I. But I did spend some of Fat Tuesday enjoying delectable, home-style New Orleans cooking in North Miami Beach. Yes, that's right, there's a place on NE 163rd Street cooking up jamb ... More >>

El Scorpion Mexican Kitchen & Tequila Bar comes to Miami Beach

Mi Rinconcito Mexicano and Pepper's Burrito Grill: Old Mex, New Mex

Sometimes, especially in a pinch, a taco is just a taco.

Good Food at Fair Prices on Biscayne Boulevard

Sabor a Perú and Burritos Grill Café offer bargains on the city's main drag.

Tasty Morsels

Macho Tacos

A van-turned-restaurant offers the real deal in Florida City.

Eats Worth Finding

This trio of restaurants has unexpected brio

Taco Purgatory

At Ver-Daddy’s, Mexican gets lost in translation

Gumbo Limbo

Christabelle's Quarter serves up the Very Big Easy in the Grove

Yucatecan or Leave It

Chéen-huyae is reasonable and passable, but nothing special

Tepid Pepper

Despite the flash, Poblano Cocina isn’t so hot

Borderline

If practice makes perfect, Mexico Mio has some work to do

Think Inside the Box

Homestead births another fine Mexican restaurant

Krome, Sweet Krome

Mexican food is plentiful in Homestead

Emeril's Coasts

The spirit of America's favorite chef is absent from his Miami Beach namesake

Mexico Formulaico

The magic of Mexico, or bits and pieces of it, comes to Little Buenos Aires

Fish Tacos, Si!

Finally the Baja's delicious specialty has migrated to the Florida straits

Yucatecan Yearnings

Nothing says the peninsula like pibil

Margaritamill

Javier's Cantina Mexicana

The Krome Palate

La Tapatia

Mariachi and Chips

Tequila Sunrise

Hold the Chihuahua

Texas Taco Factory

El Autentico

Fast, Cheap, and Out of This World

Bean There, Done That

Quien Es Mas Nacho?

Borderline Call

Tortilla Flats

Tortilla Flattery

The Gulp of Mexico