Pepsi-Cola

Fizz explores Coke appeal at Coral Gable's New Theatre

Mexican Coke: Is There Really a Difference?

Trina SargalskiMexican Coke on the shelf at my local Publix​Mexican Coke has been trending up over the past couple of years. Aficionados claim that Coca-Cola made in Mexico, unlike most American Coke, is tastier because it's made with real sugar instead of the now-pariah high fructose corn syrup. ... More >>

Artist Serge Toussaint Seen Eating...Grits and Griot

Photo courtesy of Serge Toussaint​"Scene Eating" is a new Short Order interview column. We'll provide a glimpse into the food habits of our community, focusing on people who make living in Miami more interesting, sane, and worthwhile. They don't necessarily work in the food industry. If you're cur ... More >>

Coconut Water Done Reggae Style

"It just taste Irie--One Love."​Madonna swears by it and invested $1.5 million in it. And Coke and Pepsi have acquired companies who sell it. But if you're looking for coconut water, you don't need to go any further than Allapattah and JCS Reggae Country Style Brand's Jelly Coconut Water (wi ... More >>

Doug Giles' Anti-Muslim Rant Comes Complete With Singing Skunk Puppet

​Remember Doug Giles? He's the father of "ACORN ho" Hannah Giles, an aspiring conservative talking head, and senior pastor of Aventura's Clash Church. Giles has always been unhinged, but his latest video is a bigoted, ignorant hate fest that attacks Muslims and undermines America's freedom of rel ... More >>

Oil Spill Kitchen: A Made-in-Miami Idea in the Running for Pepsi Refresh Grant

Paula NiñoDuncan and Shipman prepare pork buns and Asian burritos in the Oil Spill (test) Kitchen ​Michelle Duncan and boyfriend David Shipman have been talking about owning a food truck for a while. When not working in the kitchen at Morgan's Restaurant, the couple of Le Cordon Bleu grads spends ... More >>

For Romero Britto, luck and charm trump talent

The Upside of Passover: Coca-Cola With Sugar

The backlash against products with high fructose corn syrup has become more vociferous each year as food crusaders like Michael Pollan decry the artificial sweetener. While Coca-Cola stopped using sugar in place of high fructose corn syrup since the mid-'80s, there is a loophole that many soft drink ... More >>

Super Bowl 2010: Rihanna, Nas, Pitbull, Black Eyed Peas and More Performing this Weekend

We gotta feeling it's going to a jam-packed music weekend.​So it's coming: a giant tsunami of NFL athletes, super fans, and über-celebrities that's about to engulf the magic city with over-the-top poolside parties and non-stop open bar access. And as much as Super Bowl XLIV weekend is all about t ... More >>

Top 10 Super Bowl Weekend Parties in South Florida

Image via Flickr / CC BY 2.0Let's all get wasted.​The big game is almost here, but even if you don't give a shit about that, there're plenty enough parties going on that may well prevent you from waking up before 10pm Sunday night.Here are our Top 10 Super Bowl weekend parties in South Florida, an ... More >>

Rock Around the Block

Six Glasses of Sangria at Versailles

​Versailles is an odd place. Long legendary as a pow-wow spot for local politicos, celebrities, gangsters, and politically connected celebrity gangsters, this fabled Cuban restaurant's got all the ambiance of some kitschy-haute cafeteria at an upscale senior citizens' resort. But, hey, that's OK b ... More >>

Silicon Beach: Pepsi iPhone App for Dumb-Asses with No Social Skills

Image via The Globe and Mail​Why do some women have their panties all in a twist about Pepsi's branded iPhone application, Before You Score, which was launched recently as part of a promotional campaign for AMP Energy drink? On the surface, the application seems to objectify women as naive creatu ... More >>

County Soda Systems Makes Cola, Restaurants Sell It To You as Coke or Pepsi

Jacob Katel Mike Barba - County Soda Systems According to Mike Barba, a boss in the family-owned County Soda Systems, most of the time when you go to a bar, club, or restaurant and order a Coke, Pepsi, or any name brand soda, what you're actually getting is an offbrand knockoff that tastes ju ... More >>

Booze Hound: Pepsi Challenge, Belvedere IX-Style

Jose D. DuranBelvedere IX left us black and pink.To say we get courted for promotion is an understatement. We got harassed by P.R. whores asking us to talk about their products. Psst! Let me let you in on a little secret: Best way into a New Times writer's heart is to offer free booze. With the econ ... More >>

The Mural King

Ex-graffiti bomber Serge Touissant has Miami covered.

Last Night: Common at Louis

Photo by Jonas Grabarnick/The Opium GroupSomeone whispered "Common's around the corner" into my ear and disappeared into the winsome mob at Louis. I had been so thrown off by the sensation of an 18th century soldier sweeping party debris across my feet, I hadn't even realized that I had wandered int ... More >>

Tonight: Spam All-Stars at Mansion, Common at Louis

'Tis the season, ya'll! And the Opium Group wants you to open your wallets, er, for charity of course! It goes without saying, we are all hurting a bit financially this season, but there still are a lot people worse off than you. So if aren't aware already of all the toy drives going on this weekend ... More >>

Last Night: Madonna at Dolphin Stadium

MadonnaWednesday, November 26, 2008Dolphin Stadium, Miami GardensI am writing this to you at 2 a.m. exactly, which is the time you get home if you live in Wilton Manors and go to Madonna concerts in Miami. Madonna does awful things to the Golden Glades Exchange. Madonna makes "lanes" meaningless a ... More >>

Karu & Y, Why Not?

The multimillion-dollar inner-city gamble is again open.

Bottled Water Gets the Boot

As containers and costs mount, tap water is the rule in eateries.

Drunk Spelling Bee Buzzes Purdy

They came, they drank, they spelled.

Cuban Ballet in Exile

Some of the world's best dancers hang out at Costco, then perform Swan Lake.

Cheap Eats: La Estancia Argentina

Cheap Eats: La Estancia Argentina

American Shill

Jay-Z is overrated -- get Hova it

Election Day in Hialeah - A Photo Tour

Octo-Beer Fest

Drink hearty, for tomorrow we gotta find another bar

A Pioneer Gets His Props

A decade after he helped introduce America to rock en español, Elsten "Fulano" Torres hits it big

Lord Have Mercy

Jesus Camp pitches its tent in the other America

Deep Thoughts by Redford

DVD releases for the week of February 21, 2006

Floored Genius

From high-minded to hype-crazed, book fairs have a rich tradition of coaxing out reclusive authors. New Times was fortunate to get a rare audience with the person redefining writing, M.M. Pascal-Paul.

New Year's 2004 Guide

How to navigate your big night

Heavy Traffic

Miami attorney Joaquin Perez helps drug kingpins get minimum jail time, maximum profits, by cooperating with the feds

Ready, Aim, Fuego

Thanks to thirsty beer advertisers and hungry radio giants, Sunday night was made for Latin rock

The Heart Goes for a Haircut

How to be homeless on Miami Beach

BEST LOCAL SOFT DRINK

Materva

Oops, She Did It Again!

Miami Beach has two sets of laws -- one for Britney Spears, one for the rest of us

Little Buenos Aires

Meet Silvina, la flaca de explosiva

Not Just a Song

If music be the stuff of controversy, Commissioner Barbara Carey-Shuler says, “Play on”

Alive Poet Society

Denise Duhamel

Socialism or Suntan, Part 2

Is it a harmless political party, or is it a cult?

Divas with a Cause

The Brazilian Divas

Diners' Club

Westside Diner

A Portable Feast

In the world of the lunchero, the food is hot, the drinks are cold, and the turf wars are downright dangerous

Catch a Falling Star

Ricky Martin is in a show-biz tailspin. The boy needs help. And he needs it now.

Dish

Sue for Your Supper

News of the Weird

Soda Jerked

Can an Orlando housewife and her lime-flavor soda compete with the big boys of carbonation?

Your Mother Should Know