South Miami

Man Shot By Drive-By Bicyclist Stumbles Into Post Office For Help

Miami is trying to revamp itself as a bike-friendly city, but this probably isn't what we had in mind.This morning a man on a bicycle got into an argument with a pedestrian, shot him, and then peddled off in escape. The victim, meanwhile, stumbled into a nearby post office for help.

Sear'N Gears: Michael's Genuine Chef Plans Gourmet Fare on a Bike

Meet Aleric Constantin, current grill cook at Michael's Genuine and the cycling chef. Aleric attended Le Cordon Bleu, and upon his graduation worked in the kitchen of Eating House for a six-month period before moving on to Michael's Genuine.His time with Giorgio Rapicavoli and presently Michael Schw ... More >>

Spice Galore: South Miami's Source for Punjabi Garam Masala, Annatto, Tamarind, and More

If were to go out and purchase a magnificent cookbook of Middle Eastern cuisine -- say Yotam Ottolengthi's Plenty -- you might find its pages laced with shockingly beautiful photographs: fire-roasted eggplant topped with za'atar and pomegranate; tamarind-stewed chickpeas with caraway; or tomato-cori ... More >>

ROK:BRGR to Open in South Miami

Looks like the South Miami/Coral Gables area is becoming a hotspot for burger joints and gastropubs with ROK:BRGR Burger Bar Gastropub announcing a late summer opening.ROK:BRGR is already a popular eatery in Fort Lauderdale, and owner Mark Falsetto is expanding the popular concept, with plans to o ... More >>

Share Our Strength: Miami Food Bloggers Bake to End Childhood Hunger

In an effort to help Share Our Strength, an organization that aims to end childhood hunger in the United States, eight Miami food bloggers are teaming up to make a dent in the charity's donations with a bake sale, set to take place at the South Miami Farmers Market April 28.Participating bloggers in ... More >>

Great Find: Color Blocked Dress at The Dressing Room

​Miami may be one of the vainest cities in the country -- but at least we look good doing it. In that spirit, we're indulging our love of the superficial by spotlighting fashion finds in the 305.The Find: A beige and purple sleeveless color-blocked dress with a menswear inspired silhouette by Lush ... More >>

RA Sushi's Lo-Cal Cocktails Let You Drink Away Holiday Stress In Style; We've Got The Recipe

RA SushiHey Slim, Looking Good​This holiday season has been doing its damnedest to destroy your waistline. Lucky for you we know a place serving up some skinny cocktails, so you can drink away your holiday stress without adding to the carnage.RA Sushi in South Miami has a sexy lineup of slimmed do ... More >>

The MexZican Gourmet Opens in South Miami Tonight

​Chef Ze Carlos Jimenez's The MexZican Gourmet has opened today in South Miami.The restaurant features an expanded menu of chef Jimenez's authentic Mexican cuisine, using flavors and dishes from his hometown just outside of Mexico City.Chef Jimenez's "simply authentic" menu will please his food tr ... More >>

RA Sushi Celebrates International Sushi Day with Free Sushi Roll

RA Sushi Tootsy Maki Roll at RA Sushi - free tomorrow​Break out the greeting cards and fly the flag because June 18th is International Sushi Day. Ok, so it's another made-up holiday. In fact, RA Sushi, the 25-restaurant sushi chain, declared the holiday in the 2011 Chase's Calendar of Event ... More >>

Two Chefs' Jan Jorgensen Talks Soufflés and Simple Food

Photo by Letticia JorgensenJan Jorgensen has operated Two Chefs in South Miami since 1994. During that time he has successfully surfed the turbulent waves of South Florida's fickle economy, fussy diners, and vacillating trends, while putting out consistently great fare at his restaurant.In part one ... More >>

Food Truck Meet at Tobacco Road -- That Means Beer & Booze!

Lee KleinHale, Hale, the gang's all here.​In the ever-changing universe of food truck gatherings, a new twist is on the way: This coming Sunday, Feb. 13 (and every Sunday thereafter), from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm, the "Brickell Truck Rally" will take place at Tobacco Road (626 South Miami Ave.). I ... More >>

Chlling with Chile Wines

New South Miami Farmers Market Opens Saturday

Trina Sargalski​Florida vegetables, fruits, eggs, grass-fed beef, and cheese, oh my! These will be on sale in front of South Miami City Hall (6130 Sunset Drive) tomorrow (on Saturday) from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will also be jams, salsas, native and edible plants, and other products.The market wil ... More >>

New Issue of Edible South Florida

​The fall issue of Edible South Florida debuts today (Monday), and sadly, there are no scantily clad men on the cover. Instead, some sexy claws take the spotlight for this month's cover story: stone crab season. The issue also contains stories of hunting wild persimmons, planting a garden, women ... More >>

72nd Bar & Grill in South Miami

Grab a burger and beer at this neighborhood eatery.

Ayahuasca: Believers call the Amazonian plant a sacrament; the state calls it illegal

This Weekend: Candace Bushnell, Drag Queens, Pogo Punk, Flo Rida, and Roller Derby

We're cuckcoo for Coco.​FridayGot a week's worth of aggression pent up? Feel the release of watching someone else get their face pummeled at Friday's New Generation boxing and MMA contests at the Miami Beach Convention Center.OK, so the Sex and the City movie wasn't half bad and we'd be lying if w ... More >>

The Scoop on South Miami's 72nd Bar & Grill

​If you're not a subscriber to our weekly Café Bites dining newsletter, here's a taste of what you're missing. Click here to subscribe.72nd Bar & Grill isn't the 72nd moderately priced, neighborhoody bar and grill to open in Miami since the Great Recession took a blowtorch to upscale dining e ... More >>

Weekend Blog Watch: Alta Closina, More Dim Sum, Texas Fries, The Caymans, Momofuku, and TV

South Miami's Alta Cocina is closed, closed, closed. [PowerRankings]Another report from Hakkasan dim sum, words and pictures. [Gagit]French Fry Fairy finds pretty good fries at Billy Bob's in Fort Worth, Texas. [FFF]Michael's local cabbage kimchi production in the Caymans. [GenuineKitchen]Frodnesor ... More >>

Smoke't Coming to South Miami

​PR reps leaked only the following to us: "new resto in South Miami," "fine dining BBQ mid-January," "the masterminds behind the famous TOWN Kitchen & Bar are opening it up" and "tastings will be in early February." Smoke't Southern Kitchen and Tap's website informs that this "neighbourhood [s ... More >>

Walk it out

Ain't No Party Like a Horse Meat Party

​In Coral Gables, it's wine and cheese. Along Calle Ocho, it's mojitos and arroz con pollo. In SoBe, it's vodka-Red-Bull and air. Deep in the farmlands of South Miami, apparently, they get down with Heineken and horse meat. On July 3, an anonymous tip alerted Miami-Dade cops to this bin sittin ... More >>

Job Alert - Restaurant Openings at The Forge, in The Grove, Airport Marriott and Versace's House

image via Powerhouse Museum Collection​ Looking for a job lazybones? Don't sit around waiting, go out and get it. Just kidding. We know times are hard so we've done some leg work for you. Check out these food industry openings.The Forge is looking for a new Executive Chef [StarChefs]Mayfair in The ... More >>

Mr. Chow Arrives, Oscar G Is Coming, And More Pizza, Hot Dogs, BBQ On The Way

Jackie SayetThe red and white tiles are in​Mr. Chow, located in the W South Beach (2201 Collins Avenue), will begin to take reservations today, August 3rd, and open the doors tomorrow, Tuesday night. For reservations call 305-695-1699.Five Guys is at it again. John and Raquel Catalano, owners of t ... More >>

News Roundup

Miami-Dade officials will finally end the era of sex offenders living under the Julia Tuttle Causeway, we hope. The first round might be moved this week to condos in South Miami. [Herald]Two men carried a dead shark around on the Metromover, hoping to sell it. Then they just left it in the street. ... More >>

Videogame at Sunset Place Broke Kid's Leg

Yep, there's a lawsuit.

News Roundup

LocalA Florida judge struck down a law that placed heavy fees on travel agencies that booked trips to Cuba, citing it as unconstitutional. [UPI]Jason Beckman, the 17-year-old who killed his South Miami commissioner father, told schoolmates he hated his dad and that he kept a list of people he hated. ... More >>

Booze Hound: Tsunami of a Deal at RA Sushi

Elyse WanshelThe interior of RA Sushi in South Miami.At RA Sushi (5829 SW 73rd St.), a South Beach-y black sheep nuzzled within the crevices of the laid-back, pub-heavy South Miami bar scene, it really doesn't matter what you like. You can tell your server your booze-buds howl for scotch on the rock ... More >>

Thai-D Up In The Grove

So you can't turn around without someone shoving a bloody hunk of designer beef in your face. But you can turn around and see we really could use some better Thai restaurants.Could the new Atchana's East West Kitchen in Coco Grove's Mutiny Hotel be one? Well, it's got a good enough pedigree. Propri ... More >>

Mad Martigan and the Furious Dudes

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The Holes in Whole Foods

The Holes in Whole Foods

The Life and Death of Adrian Ellis

Star football player, convict, politician left his mark on South Miami

The Town's Best Kept BBQ Secret is in South Miami, Tonight

The Town's Best Kept BBQ Secret is in South Miami, Tonight

The Bars at Sunset Place

Artistic Weight

It’s Your Move

Taking Shots on Sunset

Green Is the New Black

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Mack Cycle & Fitness

Art Festival Fever

Reggae Tuesdays

Two Chefs to the Fore

At the superb Two Chefs, this is still a beautiful planet

Into the Night

Life Sentences

Forget Hiaasen, Balmaseda, and Steinback -- the Herald's weird, wacky "Police Report" is the prose by the pros

Cafe 50

A Grille and a Gamble

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