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May 25, 2012
Benihana Going Private in Buyout Deal
Benihana, the Miami-based interactive dining chain, is being acquired by private equity group Angelo, Gordon, and Co.'s., in a deal that will take the publicly-traded restaurant company private.According to NASDAQ.com, Angelo, Gordon, and Co.'s will pay $16.30 per share in cash, approximately $296 m ... More >>
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May 22, 2012
Benihana To Be Sold for $296 Million to Private Investors
Less than two years after Burger King was sold to private investors, another Miami-Dade-based national restaurant chain is going private. It was announced today that Angelo, Gordon & Co.'s Private Equity Group will pay $296 million for Benihana, Inc. and take the chain private.
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April 19, 2012
Burger King Food Truck to Roll Into Miami
In an attempt to claw its way back into the number two spot for U.S. fast food sales, Miami-based Burger King is trying a hell of a lot of stale innovative campaigns.For instance, a new campaign has stellar celebs Jay Leno, David Beckham, Salma Hayek, and the over-used Sofia Vergara in ads that tout ... More >>
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April 9, 2012
Ruby Tuesday's To Buy Lime Fresh Mexican Grill UPDATED
Tennessee-based Ruby Tuesday Inc. announced Wednesday that it will be acquiring Miami's Lime Fresh Mexican Grill for $24 million.The deal includes Lime's intellectual property rights as well as the assets of seven company-owned restaurants, and will offer Ruby Tuesday an opportunity for growth, part ... More >>
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March 13, 2012
Longhorn Opens in Hialeah, Yard House in SoBe; Are Cheaper Chains the New Cool?
Yesterday, I received a press release about Longhorn Steakhouse opening in Hialeah. Normally, the opening of a restaurant in Miami is cause for a Short Order write up and, sometimes, a first look at the restaurant and its food. But this press release got some chuckles by our writers. After all, t ... More >>
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March 8, 2012
LeBron James Promotes Pork Donuts and Ice Cream in China
It may be the best athlete food endorsement since "Macho Man" Randy Savage and Slim Jim, or it could be the worst since Mike Tyson and Pepsi, but Dunkin' Brands Inc. announced Monday that LeBron James will promote pork donuts, among other products, in China and elsewhere in Southeast Asia, accord ... More >>
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February 29, 2012
Workers Storm the Capital Grille in Miami; Cite Discrimination, Wage Theft
Yesterday evening, over 60 restaurant workers and Restaurant Opportunities Centers United supporters from several union and labor groups walked into the Capital Grille in Miami during the restaurant's dinner service, interrupting the bankers and power brokers who dine there to read a letter to ma ... More >>
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February 23, 2012
SoBeWFF: Robert Irvine Wants to Engage You at Party Impossible
Robert Irvine is the buff star of Food Network's Restaurant: Impossible, taking miserably failing restaurants and turning them into success stories. He's also the subject of many photographs at the South Beach Wine & Food Festival, most memorably last year when he provided his back as transpo ... More >>
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February 21, 2012
Dress Up Like the'80s and Picket Outback Steakhouse
A rally, organized by the Florida AFL-CIO to oppose Florida Senate Bill 2106 is planned for this afternoon, February 21 at 3 p.m. in front of Outback Steakhouse in Miami Lakes. The Florida AFL-CIO is inviting all restaurant workers who work for tips and union members to show up in 1980s garb and ... More >>
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January 19, 2012
Burger King Does Delivery: The Next Step In Fast Food
Get burgers and fries your way, right away at Burger King, and you don't even have to show up. BK is now testing delivery service at a few Washington, D.C.-area locations. Customers can order two ways: by calling 1-855-ORDER-BK or through the delivery website.
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November 30, 2011
Burger King About To Lose Spot To Wendy's As America's Second-Largest Burger Chain, Analysts Say
Miami-based Burger King may soon lose its spot as America's second-largest fast food burger chain to the red-headed stepchild, Wendy's, market analysts say.Both burger joints have competitive dollar menus, but Wendy's went further by adding additional amenities to about 20 percent of its restaura ... More >>
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September 22, 2011
Multimillionaire Mitt Romney Tells Miami Audience He's Middle Class
Miami has been hit hard by unemployment, mass layoffs, and foreclosures. Mitt Romney, meanwhile, is estimated to be worth as much as $250 million and is so loaded he's looking to quadruple the size of his West Coast mansion. So it sure was weird when he came to Miami yesterday and implied in ... More >>
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July 19, 2011
Capital Grille's Generous Pour Offers Custom Wine Tasting Experience
It's wine time at Capital GrilleThe Capital Grille's Generous Pour promotion, which runs through September 4th, offers patrons the opportunity to sample up to nine wines picked by master sommelier, George Miliotes, especially for the event They include the Tarima Hill Monastrell, which is o ... More >>
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July 7, 2011
Brickell Restaurant Boom Continues, Three Additions to One Broadway
Lesley Elliott Brickell Irish Pub is getting some new neighbors. Destination dining continues to boom in the Brickell area, where neighborhood eateries are opening literally on top of each other. The One Broadway complex (also known as 1450 Brickell -- located between Brickell Av ... More >>
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April 29, 2011
Jeff McInnis to Open Yardbird Southern Table & Bar in South Beach
Jeff McInnis is coming back to South BeachJeff McInnis, the cute Top Chef who left Gigi to the consternation of many Miamians, is set to open Yardbird Southern Table & Bar in Miami Beach. According to Melissa Trimp, marketing and public relations manager at 50 Eggs Restaurant Group in ... More >>
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April 14, 2011
Tax Day Deals at Angelique Euro Cafe, BLT Steak, and P.F. Chang's
"Catalana wrap" at AngeliqueTaxes are like fried calamari appetizers: Everyone says they're tired of it, but nobody does anything about it. On the other hand, taxes don't come with marinara sauce and a lemon wedge. The point I am trying to make is that the following three restaurants are al ... More >>
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February 9, 2011
Miami is America's Fourth Most Fast Food Loving City
The Daily Beast opens up its latest little listicle with this supposedly stunning little factoid: "In Miami, there are twice as many Burger King locations than tanning salons." Of course, Miami is home to both the corporate headquarters of BK and the unofficial US capitol of natural sunshine, so ... More >>
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November 5, 2010
Michael Caine Scraps Cuba Restaurant Plan Because He's Scared of Miami Backlash
Creative Commons photo via Robert Wade Actor/culinary communist Michael CaineBritish actor Michael Caine is known for riveting performances in dozens of movies including The Dark Knight, Inception, Austin Powers: Goldmember, and, perhaps most Oscar-worthy, A Muppet Christmas Carol. The sil ... More >>
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August 18, 2010
Oceanaire Seafood Room Saves Money With New Chef Hire
The management team searching for a new executive chef for Oceanaire Seafood Room in Miami evidently didn't have to travel very far. They announced yesterday that Kareem Anguin has been promoted to serve as the replacement for recently departed Sean Bernal. Anguin, from Jamaica, is a graduate of ... More >>
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August 5, 2010
The Capital Grille Offers Tableside Wine Tour
Phase One of The Capital Grille's summertime Master Wine Tasting Event, which runs through September 5, includes Napa Valley wines such as Bancroft Ranch Merlot from Beringer Vineyards; a Cabernet Sauvignon from Sella & Mosca Marchese di Villamarina; and Pinot Noir along with other varietals ... More >>
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May 4, 2010
White Castle Celebrates Hamburger Month
With an estimated 14 billion hamburgers eaten annually in the U.S. alone (roughly 45 burgers a person each year), the burger has become one of the most celebrated American foods to date.This month is national hamburger month, a holiday that the nation's first fast-food hamburger chain White Castle h ... More >>
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February 18, 2010
James Beard Awards 2010 - Semifinalists Announced
And the local nominees are:Best Restaurateur - Myles Chefetz, Myles Restaurant Group, Miami Beach, FLRising Star Chef of the Year - Sam Gorenstein, BLT Steak at the Betsy Hotel, Miami Beach, FL
Blogs
January 19, 2010
The Sidewalk Chef is Cooking Under Fire at MDC Wolfson
Jacob KatelThe Sidewalk Chef on Ocean Drive. We've been bringing you updates on the continuing adventures of Sidewalk Chef Shashank Agtey since May, 2009.We've told you the story of his humble beginnings, and rise to fame. Short version - A wealthy Bombay, Indian whose vision doesn't meet air for ... More >>
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August 6, 2009
Fancy Steakhouse Morton's Not Making As Many Millions as They Used To
image via wellohorld's flickrAnd restaurant executives take to graffitiMorton's Restaurant Group, the company responsible for Morton's, The Steakhouse, must be cryin' like a New York stripper in her New York Strip after she only made $300 in lap dance money on a Friday night and her inner thighs ... More >>
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June 25, 2009
Country in the City
image via wellohorld's flickrAnd restaurant executives take to graffitiMorton's Restaurant Group, the company responsible for Morton's, The Steakhouse, must be cryin' like a New York stripper in her New York Strip after she only made $300 in lap dance money on a Friday night and her inner thighs ... More >>
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June 16, 2009
EVOS Burgers Coming To Miami, Eventually
EVOS has signed an agreement with Foodies Miami Inc.(headed up by Roland Rafuls and Rosana Emanuelli) for three franchise locations to be opened in South Florida "by early 2011". Which begs the question: What is EVOS? According to the release:EVOS offers a full menu of burgers, fries, and shakes tha ... More >>
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June 9, 2009
Tuscan Steak Exits The Pasture
Tuscan Steak quietly closed its' doors last week. Terry Zarikian, China Grill Management's DIrector of Product Development, acknowledged that "Although people loved the place, I guess their love spilled over to the other, newer steak houses that are overpopulating South Beach."Terry went on to say t ... More >>
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June 3, 2009
Consumer Reports: Capital Grille Tops Steakhouse Chains
Capital GrilleKing of meatsIn the ongoing battle for best white table cloth beef, the dining public has spoken. Walletpop.com reports that Capital Grille is a cut above, ranking No. 1 over its national rivals in a recent survey of 70,403 Consumer Reports subscribers.Other results of the dining tour ... More >>
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February 26, 2009
How-To Video - Italian-Style Roasted Swordfish
Italian-Style Roasted Swordfish from Miami New Times on Vimeo. Ever wanted to make swordfish roasted inside parchment paper with tomatoes, olives, and capers? Chef Odel Arencibia from The Capital Grille Miami shows you how. This simple Italian dish has great flavor and aroma. Don't feel like doi ... More >>
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February 23, 2009
How-to Video -- Creamy Porcini Mushroom Soup
Porcini Cream of Mushroom Soup from Miami New Times on Vimeo.Odel Arencibia is executive chef of and partner in The Capital Grille Miami. His restaurant has just teamed up with Tuscan winemaker Castello Banfi and is offering a special promotion from February 23 to April 5, 2009, to celebrate. They ... More >>
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March 19, 2008
Raleigh Bad News
Porcini Cream of Mushroom Soup from Miami New Times on Vimeo.Odel Arencibia is executive chef of and partner in The Capital Grille Miami. His restaurant has just teamed up with Tuscan winemaker Castello Banfi and is offering a special promotion from February 23 to April 5, 2009, to celebrate. They ... More >>
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September 24, 2007
Fidel: Alive and Poorly Dressed
Porcini Cream of Mushroom Soup from Miami New Times on Vimeo.Odel Arencibia is executive chef of and partner in The Capital Grille Miami. His restaurant has just teamed up with Tuscan winemaker Castello Banfi and is offering a special promotion from February 23 to April 5, 2009, to celebrate. They ... More >>
Dining
February 23, 2006
Tin Chefs
The disconnect between a culinary student's white-collar dreams and the restaurant world's blue-collar reality
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May 12, 2005
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May 13, 2004
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Flanigan's
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May 15, 2003
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May 15, 2003
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Capital Grille
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May 16, 2002
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On the Border Mexican Grill & Cantina
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May 16, 2002
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May 17, 2001
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May 11, 2000
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May 11, 2000
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May 11, 2000
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Morton's of Chicago
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May 11, 2000
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The bar at the Capital Grille
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May 13, 1999
Best Restaurant In Coconut Grove
Bice
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May 13, 1999
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News
April 11, 1996
Uncorked
Want to know why restaurants charge so much for a bottle of wine? Because they can get away with it, that's why.
News
February 10, 1993
Maybe the South Beach restaurant boom reflects this region's rich cuisine. Or maybe it's just another get-rich-quick scheme.
Want to know why restaurants charge so much for a bottle of wine? Because they can get away with it, that's why.
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