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Slow Food Miami Awards: Celeb Chefs, Grey Goose Cocktails, and the City's Best Sustainable Eats

Screw fast food and all its unhealthy connotations. Slow food is where it's at. Such is the aim of Slow Food Miami, an organization dedicated to embracing local growers and artisan food producers who focus on fair pay, sustainability, and local produce. Each year, they host the swanky Snail of Appro ... More >>

Slow Food Miami's Snail of Approval Tasting Party: Eat Locally, Start a Movement

Slow Food Miami is holding its second annual Snail of Approval tasting party this Friday, March 15, at the James Royal Palm Hotel. From 7 to 10 p.m., the nonprofit group dedicated to advancing the local slow-food movement will honor Miami restaurants that have won the coveted Snail of Approval, a de ... More >>

Miami's Best Eats and Drinks this Weekend

An entire week of nearly-perfect can only be topped by one thing: A weekend in the Redlands. Now, before you write off South Florida's farmlands, remember this: There is barbecue down there. The weather won't get any better. While you're there, you can pick up local vegetables for the week. Also ... More >>

Stuff Your Pie Hole

Slow Food Miami Hosting Pies & Thighs Pie Contest and Picnic

The slow food movement's focus on local, seasonal and sustainably grown edibles tend to evoke small town sentiment - think pie contests, farmer's markets and bake sales. But the key to this growing global movement is bringing these ideas to communities large and small. Our local branch of the crusad ... More >>

NRDC: Americans Waste 40 Percent of Their Food, Up to $189 a Month

Last week, The National Resources Defense Council (NDRC) released a report showing that 40 percent of food in the United States is tossed out. This totals $165 billion a year -- which breaks down to $112 to $189 per month for a family of four. The report shows food waste occurs at every stage o ... More >>

Second Saturday Street Food Fest at Wynwood: Bigger and Better

​Your second Saturday of the month just got bigger and better, thanks to Sakaya Kitchen and Dim Ssäm à gogo's Richard Hales.Hales, organizer of the monthly food truck roundup in Wynwood during the neighborhood's second Saturdays art walk, has decided to up the ante of the event, bringing live mu ... More >>

Paradise Farms Kids Fruit Happening and Brunch January 15

Making plans for next weekend, already? Perhaps Sunday brunch in paradise sounds appealing.Paradise Farms, an organic produce farm to the local restaurant industry originally had the intentions of hosting an Avocado Drop and brunch, on Sunday, January 15. However, "Whole Foods Markets has bought the ... More >>

Today: Slow Food Miami Celebrates Terra Madre Day. You Can Too.

If you're hankering for some last minute plans this weekend, do something that benefits you and the rest of the world. Slow Food, a global organization promoting good, clean and fair food, is hosting two events for December 10, Terra Madre Day.Translated to Mother Earth, it's a day to celebrate and ... More >>

Art Basel Food Guide: Food Trucks

​Art Basel is coming to town, turning the entire city into a roving band of art connoisseurs. Each year, we travel to pop-up art galleries and tents filled with shards of broken glass, painted bananas, interactive tunnels, and sometimes even the occasional paint-on-canvas.Pondering all this art ge ... More >>

Foodstock is Tomorrow: Weekend Truck Tracker

​Foodstock: One Night of Peas and Music is tomorrow, so break our the love beads, your suede fringe jacket and get ready for an evening of great street food from 30 of your favorite trucks. In addition, Foodstock will feature vintage wearables, crafts, and art for sale, a DJ spinning tunes and liv ... More >>

Foodstock: One Night Of Peas and Music Food Truck Roster Announced

HippyHoundDogAll decked out for Foodstock​This past weekend we set back the clock one hour. This coming weekend, we're setting the clock back even farther ... to 1969, a time when hippies chanted "make love, not war," traded love beads and ate street food. Let's put it this way, hippies were the ... More >>

Food Trucks Benefit Angels & Warriors Tonight

Sugar Yummy Mama will sell cake pops tonight.There's another food truck benefit tonight, so if you're hankering to get out of the house, why not help children with cancer in the process?A food truck fundraiser to benefit Angels & Warriors will be held tonight at the Holiday Inn Express &am ... More >>

Food Justice Film Series at O Cinema

Still from "Fork Over Knives".​O Cinema in Wynwood has been a hit since its opening in February. They even rocked the food world earlier in the summer with two dinner-and-a-movie specials with local favorite Michael's Genuine Food & Drink. The cinema's about to rock the socks off the food worl ... More >>

Thighs and Pies and Slow Food Miami Bring Earth-Friendly Comfort Food to The Barnacle

dustin.askins via FlickrNot that we know her personally, but it's safe to say Mother Earth believes eating locally grown foods is preferable to munching on stuff picked before it was ripe and shipped 2,000 miles.Slow Food Miami, a chapter of Slow Food USA, is on her side, encouraging people to eat g ... More >>

Slow Food Truck on Leaderboard to Win Title of America's Favorite

Slow Food TruckSlow Food Truck is slowly climbing the charts to win Food Network's $10,000 prize.​Slow Food Truck is in the top ten to win $10,000 and the title of America's Favorite Food Truck in Food Network's Great Food Truck Race.Slow Food Truck is the only South Florida food truck in the ... More >>

Free Admission, Food Trucks at Fairchild Tropical Garden; Truck Tracker for the Weekend

Photo by Laine DossLotus Blossom at Fairchild Tropical Garden​Fairchild Tropical Garden, the 83 -acre oasis of plants, butterflies and art, is offering free admission (normally $25 for adults) this Sunday and every remaining Sunday in August. What does this have to do with food? A lot, actually.Th ... More >>

Super Summer Kegger Bash at Tobacco Road; Weekend Truck Tracker

Super Summer Kegger Bash is Saturday. Togas optional, beer mandatory.​Tobacco Road is holding a Super Summer Kegger Bash tomorrow night. Miami's oldest bar will turn into what sounds like a giant frat party for grownups with live music, DJs, food trucks and beer, beer and more beer.Over a dozen fo ... More >>

Cool Off With Lemon Man; Weekend Truck Roundup Listings

Lemon Man Let the Lemon Man cool you off with his famous frozen lemonade.​If you're from the Northeast, you're probably familiar with Del's Frozen Lemonade. Del's began serving frozen lemonade in Rhode Island in 1948, but the recipe dates back to 1840 in Naples, Italy. Del's Frozen Lemonade ... More >>

The Secret Life of Food Truck Owners: Six Fun Facts

Paul Huizenga One of Paul Huizenga's Art Basel entries.​About two years ago, food trucks began appearing in Miami almost as if by magic. Then, like rabbits, they started to multiply. But did anyone stop to think what went on in the lives of food truck owners before they started servin ... More >>

Tamiami and Palmetto Bay: Food Trucks and Fireworks for the Long Weekend

Coconut Grove Chamber of Commerce Fireworks over Peacock Park​No matter what form of entertainment you're into this long holiday weekend, you'll find food trucks to suit you. Take the kids for an outing to see classic trains at the Gold Coast Railroad Museum on Saturday or hit Haulover Bea ... More >>

Food Trucks Invade South Florida This Weekend: Nine Roundups Planned!

Dim Ssam a Gogo and every other truck in South Florida will be out and about this weekend.​Yesterday's roundup listing was anemic, perhaps because all of those food trucks were resting their little tires and batteries for this weekend. Tonight through Sunday, there are nine roundups planne ... More >>

Food Truckers' Last Meal Requests (In Case The World Ends Saturday), Street Food Friday

Death might be your dinner date this Saturday if the wackos are right.​On Saturday, May 21st at about 6:00 pm, the world is going to end. At least that's what 89-year old radio evangelist Harold Camping says (hell, when you're 89 every day might just be your last). We're betting we'll wake ... More >>

Will the County Nix Food Trucks Today? BTTR Tonight

Jefe's owner Jack Garabedian will speak on behalf of food truck owners at today's Commission meeting.​At today's meeting, the Board of County Commissioners will hear almost two dozen agenda items, ranging from re-naming streets to issuing bonds. What's on the minds of the dozens of food truc ... More >>

Paul's Sub Shop To Slow Food Truck: You're A Dagger In My Heart

Slow Food Truck's Owen Bass (on Left) is surprised to find local opposition to his truck.​Paul Ripa, owner of Paul's Sub Shop in North Miami Beach, was Googling North Miami Beach election results when he found something interesting -- a notice on the City's website announcing Slow Food Truck ... More >>

Celebrate National Burger Month with Specials at BTTR Tonight

Latin House Grill The Mad Love burger is back for a limited time only.​May is National Burger Month, a celebration of the meat sandwich that we all love so much. Eat your way through multiple burgers tonight at BTTR, adjacent to Johnson & Wales University, where several of the best mobi ... More >>

The Motha Trucker at BTTR: Take the Latin House Challenge

LHG guys -- prize-worthy photo?Get out those cameras and cell phones tonight, because if you win the Shoot the Motha Trucker contest, you'll receive a free meal every week for a year. Latin House Grill has announced a photo competition with the easiest rules ever. Simply take a picture of ... More >>

Trucks on Eat Street, In Person at BTTR Tonight

The Yellow Submarine will be featured on The Cooking Channel's Eat Street​Eat Street, the new show about food trucks across America, premieres tonight at 8 p.m. on the Cooking Channel. Comedian James Cunningham travels throughout the U.S. in search of the most interesting food trucks. Whil ... More >>

Heart Attack

Panther Coffee's Long Awaited Debut at Biscayne Triangle Truck Roundup Tonight

Laine Doss Red Koi Food Truck Rolls into BTTR for the first time.​Joel and Leticia Pollock, the husband-and-wife team behind Wynwood's Panther Coffee, will debut their "coffee trike" tonight at the Biscayne Triangle Truck Roundup. Panther specializes in small batch coffees, roasted and grou ... More >>

Food Trucks Hit the Streets This Weekend: Welcome, Mr. Good Stuff and Sakaya Kitchen

Sakaya Kitchen Sakaya Kitchen truck debuts today.​Food trucks are all over the Miami area this weekend, which makes it easier to find a truck roundup close to home. New trucks rolling out this weekend include Mr. Good Stuff and Sakaya Kitchen, the second truck by Sakaya Kitchen's Richard Ha ... More >>

Biscayne Triangle Truck Roundup Johnson & Wales Tonight

Laine Doss Caza Crepes will be at the BTTR tonight.​If you're looking for food trucks, look no further than the BTTR tonight from 5:30 to 10 at 127th Street and Biscayne Boulevard, adjacent to Johnson & Wales University. The roundup is now one of the largest, with more than two dozen tr ... More >>

Food Trucks Celebrate St. Paddy's at Tobacco Road

​Brickell is turning out to be the hub for St. Patrick's Day celebrations. Tobacco Road will host more than 20 food trucks and vendors this Thursday during the Brickell Shamrock Festival.The bar will serve green beer, and a live band and DJ will keep the party going.Participating trucks include th ... More >>

Wheelin' Dealin' Street Food Festival at Magic City Casino Tomorrow

Laine Doss The chefs of Slow Food Truck.​This Friday, come hungry to The Magic City Casino for the first street food festival. The event, which will be held in the casino's parking lot from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., will feature free parking, music, giveaways and 25 trucks, serving up lunch and fu ... More >>

Tango Grill Debuts at Tonight's Biscayne Triangle Truck Roundup

Laine Doss Guiseppe's Italian Sausage​Some food truck roundups have been switched around so much they feel like a floating poker game, but the Biscayne Triangle Truckers Roundup, or BTTR, keeps going strong. Located at NE 127th Street and Biscayne Boulevard (adjacent to Johnson & Wales ... More >>

Biscayne Triangle Truck Roundup Tonight at Johnson & Wales

Purple People eatery has Mac 'n' Jack.​If the Beatles were still around, we bet they'd be singing "I'm Back in the BTTR," instead of that other song because the Biscayne Triangle Truck Roundup is tonight, and it's featuring more than 25 food trucks, live music, free parking and porta-potties ... More >>

Tamiami Truckers Food Court Tonight at Lexus of West Kendall

Laine Doss Kevin Gleizes ​If you think food truck roundups are a passing craze, take a drive over to the Tamiami Truckers Food Court tomorrow evening and see for yourself the future for food trucks in Miami. It looks freaking peachy keen. More than 40 food trucks will converge on the Lexus ... More >>

Biscayne Triangle Food Truck Roundup In Pictures

All photos by Laine Doss This way to the food trucks​It was a beautiful evening for the Biscayne Triangle Food Truck Roundup, held in the parking lot of American Legion Post #29 off Biscayne and 64th. Food truck lovers spread blankets or dined on small picnic tables, enjoying the bay breeze ... More >>

Food Truck Rundown: So You Know Where to Find Them

Seems everyone in Miami is hungry for sustenance on wheels these days. And mobile food courts are the rage. This week a few of the meet-up locations are changing. Tomorrow the Biscayne Triangle Truck Round-up, which was meeting on Tuesdays on Biscayne Boulevard and 109th Street, will be closed while ... More >>

Friday Night Food Truck Meetup Moving

​Friday night's Tamiami Truckers Food Court, which is held at 12795 SW 137th Ave., will be moving, reports organizer Caza Crepes. The new location will likely be nearby.Here are some of the trucks to keep an eye on: Wing Commander, MonTaco, Caza Crepes, La Camaronera's Fish Box, Latin House G ... More >>

Slow Food Truck Vendor Defends His Mission

​Oren Bass, who launched the Slow Food Truck with Zachary Schwartz just over a month ago, wasn't pleased with yesterday's post regarding their menu. I had questioned the accuracy of the "Slow Food" part of the truck moniker; Oren politely disagreed over the phone, and told me why. Because the busi ... More >>

Food Truck Court's Most Annoying Vendor

Lee KleinThe Slow Food Fast Food Truck​Hundreds of people descended upon last night's food truck court gathering at Biscayne Boulevard and NE 109th Street. Not only are the crowds getting larger at these events (Look! Up in the sky! It's Superfad!), but food vendors seem to be popping up overnight ... More >>

Blog Watch: Fried Anchovies and Salt-Baked Shrimp

Photo courtesy of Slow Food MiamiWhole roasted pig at Slow Food Miami's Ark of Taste dinner​Last week in the South Florida food blogosphere ... After a summer hiatus, Tinkering with Dinner is back with salt-baked shrimp.Redland Rambles interviews Farm Bureau director Katie Edwards.Gagit recaps Slo ... More >>

Slow Food Miami Nominates Hua Moa Banana for Ark of Taste

Noel Ramos​Slow Food Miami has nominated the rare Hua Moa banana for the Slow Food USA Ark of Taste.  Just as the bible's Noah preserved and protected the animals in the tale of the flood, Slow Food seeks to save disappearing foods.  Fruits, vegetables, seafood, legumes, or rare heritage ... More >>

Slow Food Miami Ingredients Screening

​Last night, Short Order was invited to attend the first East Coast screening of producer Brian Kimmel's most recent foray into the world of food cinematography with his film Ingredients. The feature length documentary takes a revealing look at the people in the forefront of movements to bring bac ... More >>

Slow Food Miami Presents Ingredients

​Slow Food Miami is hosting a screening of the award-winning documentary Ingredients this Thursday at Coral Gables Museum. This is the first screening on the East Coast. The film describes the farmers, chefs and the other dynamic people who are behind the movement to bring back sustainable food. D ... More >>

Slow Food Miami Conference in People and Pictures

Jackie SayetTHIapet!​Last night in an Upper East Side event space called the Coverings Showroom, Slow Food Miami's membership met for its annual conference.  With a musical booth buffet, orchestrated by Chef Kris Wessel of nearby Red Light Little River, the evening was less structured meeting ... More >>

Slow Food Conference Miami 2009

slowfoodmiami.com​ What do you call a cow on a unicycle, a pig stuck in rush hour, or a potato calling an insurance company? Slow food.Others seem to think the term refers to an internationally renowned "member supported organization that was founded in 1989 to counteract fast food and fast life." ... More >>

Ramble On

Fairchild is full of music and delight

A Measured Message

Alice Waters preaches the slow-food gospel