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The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Co. LLC

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2012

    Miami Super Bowl: Six Coolest Places to Watch the Big Game

    ​Watching the Super Bowl in Miami does not have to mean going to a sports bar and having your $700 Prada loafers stick to the floor. This is Miami, after all. The home of excess.Sure you want to pay attention to the game (you may even have a hefty sum riding on the Giants ... or the Patriots), but ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 2, 2011

    Eat a Penguin: Chef Josh Becker Interview, Part 2

    Ritz-Carlton Chef Josh Becker enjoying the view.​This past Friday, we shared Part 1 of our interview with chef Josh Becker of the DiLido Beach Club at the Ritz-Carlton South Beach. If you missed it, you can read it here. In Part 2, Josh talks about his dream job and fantasy "protein." New ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 29, 2011

    Interview With Chef Josh Becker of the DiLido Beach Club, Part 1

    Chef Josh Becker working beachside at the DiLido.​At 28 years old, chef Josh Becker is riding high. He's behind the burner at the Ritz-Carlton South Beach's DiLido Beach Club, where he serves meals in a gorgeous beachside setting, and his cuisine is being featured in Lufthans ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2010

    Ooi Soon Lok is the New Chef at Hakkasan

    Chef Ooi Soon Lok​There's a little kitchen shuffling going on at the Fontainebleau. Chef Ooi Soon Lok, a Malaysian chef who most recently worked as executive Chinese chef at Capella Singapore Hotel, is the new executive chef at Hakkasan.The kitchen at Hakkasan was formerly in the hands of a corpor ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 13, 2010

    Miami Hotels Trick Guests with Deceitful Promo Photos

    This promo photo is deceitful above all things ​Never believe a photo if someone's trying to sell you something. Fashion models are airbrushed. Fast food restaurants actually have "food stylists." And unsurprisingly, the photos you see in a hotels' brochures or websites aren't always true-to-life. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 6, 2010

    Chef Brandon Benack Jumps From Emeril's to Norman's

    Lee KleinEmeril's BBQ Shrimp, prepared by...​A call to Emeril's Miami Beach confirmed that executive chef Brandon Benack left the establishment in mid-April in order to go work for Norman Van Aken's restaurant at the Ritz-Carlton in Orlando. They are currently in search for a replacement; the webs ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 23, 2010

    British Family Visiting Florida Refused to Be Served by Black Staff or Anyone With Accents

    ​Southwest Florida thrives on offering all the good weather and beaches of South Florida except with a whole lot more white people. A British family staying at the Ritz-Cartlon in Naples (the beach resort, not the other Ritz-Carlton in town) and specified they wished not to be served by "people of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 21, 2010

    More Media Shows Up to Tanning Butler Auditions than Applicants

    via mc2Ben Becker, a former tanning butler, has gone on to a modeling career. The Ritz loses most or their tanning butlers that way.​Why is the media so obsessed with the Ritz-Carlton on South Beach's tanning butler position? The Miami Herald showed up to cover the audtions for the hotel's next su ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 7, 2010

    100 Favorite Dishes: Liquid Nitrogen Heirloom Tomato Salad at Dilido Beach Club

    Jacob KatelThe frozen dressing is scooped on top of the salad where it melts as the diner eats it.​As a countdown to New Times' "Best of Miami" 2010, Short Order is serving up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305. Send your nominations to cafe@miaminewtimes.com.

  • Blogs

    March 16, 2010

    100 Favorite Dishes: Organic Microgreen Salad at Paradise Farms

    Photo by Lee Klein​As a countdown to New Times' "Best of Miami" 2010, Short Order is serving up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305. Send your nominations to cafe@miaminewtimes.com.

  • Blogs

    March 15, 2010

    Willis Loughhead Named Top Toque at NYC's The Plaza Hotel

    Photo by Peter Taylor​Willis Loughhead, former head chef at Tantra Restaurant in South Beach and Bizcaya at the Ritz-Carlton Coconut Grove, has accepted the position of executive chef at The Plaza Hotel in New York. Short Order spoke with Willis a little while ago to see what he had been up to sin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 17, 2010

    Burger Bash Sneak Peek at the Ritz-Carlton South Beach

    As the host chef of South Beach Wine & Food Festival's Burger Bash, Thomas Connell has a leg up on the competition. Not only are all of the 27 burgers in contention prepared on-site at his kitchen at the Ritz-Carlton South Beach, but he also helps the contestants with their culinary needs. As th ... More >>

  • News

    January 28, 2010

    Haitian housekeepers say the Ritz-Carlton South Beach is sweeping them away

    As the host chef of South Beach Wine & Food Festival's Burger Bash, Thomas Connell has a leg up on the competition. Not only are all of the 27 burgers in contention prepared on-site at his kitchen at the Ritz-Carlton South Beach, but he also helps the contestants with their culinary needs. As th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 22, 2010

    Mad Maids: Haitian Workers File Complaints Against South Beach Ritz

    robertthuffst via flicker ccInside the lobby of the Ritz-Carlton South Beach, businessmen sip mint-infused lime water next to a display of diamond rings. Four-foot-tall vases of wild orchids vie with the flat-screen TVs for attention, and the ocean crashes just yards from the entrance. Behind ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 14, 2010

    Cayman Correspondence: Post-Flight Sushi at Taikun, The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman

    Jackie Sayet​Taikun is an ancient Japanese term of respect from which the English 'tycoon' is derived.At The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman, the sushi at its Japanese lobby bar, Taikun, didn't live up to its name or make for a remarkable meal by discerning standards, but it filled a void left from fli ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 17, 2009

    These Keys Play Music

    Jackie Sayet​Taikun is an ancient Japanese term of respect from which the English 'tycoon' is derived.At The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman, the sushi at its Japanese lobby bar, Taikun, didn't live up to its name or make for a remarkable meal by discerning standards, but it filled a void left from fli ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2009

    Dinner in Paradise 2010 Schedule

    Jacob KatelA lazy Sunday lunch at Paradise Farms in South Dade.​Dinner in Paradise is a celebration of gourmet farm dining and was created in 2005 by Gabriele Marewski of Paradise Farms and chef Michael Schwartz of Michael's Genuine Food & Drink.The $165.50 cost of each dinner (there will ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 26, 2009

    This is What Michelle Obama Distilled Down to Shoe Form Would Look Like

    via HDMag​Miami Designer Robert Tabor has worked out a niche for himself creating shoe sculptures, or "Sole Sensations," if you will. He has made flip-flops that look like sandwiches, stilettos that looks like spaghetti, and high heels that look like little red wagons.But his Sistine Chapel is mos ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 2, 2009

    More Beauty for Your Buck

    via HDMag​Miami Designer Robert Tabor has worked out a niche for himself creating shoe sculptures, or "Sole Sensations," if you will. He has made flip-flops that look like sandwiches, stilettos that looks like spaghetti, and high heels that look like little red wagons.But his Sistine Chapel is mos ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 2, 2009

    Taste of the Nation's Tasty Freshman Class, New VIPish Room, and the Ritz on the Key is Practically Giving Rooms Away to Celebrate

    Share Our StrengthThe children won't go hungry and neither will youLet the chowdown countdown begin!  The 21st annual Share Our Strength Taste of the Nation is just four weeks away today in Miami, but event organizers already have a healthy crop of 19 restaurant newcomers confirmed for the Jul ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 25, 2009

    Escape the Heat and Be Chic

    Share Our StrengthThe children won't go hungry and neither will youLet the chowdown countdown begin!  The 21st annual Share Our Strength Taste of the Nation is just four weeks away today in Miami, but event organizers already have a healthy crop of 19 restaurant newcomers confirmed for the Jul ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 25, 2009

    Exploding Cigars

    Share Our StrengthThe children won't go hungry and neither will youLet the chowdown countdown begin!  The 21st annual Share Our Strength Taste of the Nation is just four weeks away today in Miami, but event organizers already have a healthy crop of 19 restaurant newcomers confirmed for the Jul ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 5, 2009

    Best Buddies Like Change Too

    And they’re serving it up as a Movable Feast

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2009

    Florida Trend Dispenses Golden Spoons

    Christine's runs away with a SpoonFlorida Trend's 2009 Dining Guide is out, with a new editor in chief: Chris Sherman has replaced Robert Toff as the dispenser of Golden Spoons. This year's guide cites plenty of South Florida gems among the 20 Best New Restaurants. In Fort Lauderdale: Christine's an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 16, 2009

    Booze Hound - DiLido Beach Club

    After a hard day of filing my nails, receiving deep tissue massages, and ordering Manolo Blahniks from Neiman Marcus's online store (THANK GOD for the plummeting economy - sales are faaaabulous), there's nothing that I like more than grabbing my komodo dragon and baby panda-fur lined purse, driving ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 25, 2008

    Jingle Bells, Jiggly Bellies

    Who wants to cook on Jesus’s birthday?

  • Calendar

    November 20, 2008

    Hookahs and Hose

    Escape reality at the DiLido Beach Club’s happy hour.

  • Blogs

    November 12, 2008

    Top Chef Fires Up Tonight With SoBe Chef

    Escape reality at the DiLido Beach Club’s happy hour.

  • Calendar

    August 21, 2008

    Havana Hangovers

    Muchos cocktails to be imbibed at RumBar.

  • Blogs

    February 19, 2008

    Pretty in the City - Puttin’ On the Ritz

    Muchos cocktails to be imbibed at RumBar.

  • Calendar

    December 20, 2007

    Fill Your Belly

    Till it shakes like a bowl full of jelly.

  • Blogs

    December 5, 2007

    Edible Basel

    Till it shakes like a bowl full of jelly.

  • Blogs

    November 13, 2007

    Restaurants Close: Evolution Debunked, Chispa De-Sparked

    Till it shakes like a bowl full of jelly.

  • Blogs

    November 13, 2007

    Restaurants Close: Evolution Debunked, Chispa De-Sparked

    Till it shakes like a bowl full of jelly.

  • Calendar

    June 14, 2007

    Feel Bad for Your Dad

    Don’t shop at Ross for Father’s Day, mmmkay?

  • Calendar

    April 26, 2007

    Hey Yogi

    No pic-a-nic baskets, just stretchy pants

  • Calendar

    April 5, 2007

    Sunday’s Best

    Time to get your Easter grub on

  • Calendar

    March 15, 2007

    Dancing Cheek to Cheek

    Time to get your Easter grub on

  • Calendar

    December 21, 2006

    Lazing in Red

    More relaxing than a Cape Cod vacation

  • News

    December 14, 2006

    Stop the Cat Box

    The Delano tanked by technicality, defaulting through duplicity

  • Dining

    May 18, 2006

    Upstairs, Downstairs

    The food at Cantina Beach is not nearly as convivial as the atmosphere

  • News

    April 20, 2006

    Fish Swastika!

    Tired togs, garbage, and fascism all around but not a drop of alcohol to drink

  • Calendar

    November 24, 2005

    Get Basted

    Relish in a Thanksgiving cornucopia

  • Dining

    August 25, 2005

    It's Not All Glamour and Glitz

    Relish in a Thanksgiving cornucopia

  • Dining

    April 7, 2005

    Rumbles and Grumbles

    Relish in a Thanksgiving cornucopia

  • News

    January 6, 2005

    The Bitch

    Winter White

  • News

    December 16, 2004

    The Bitch

    One Ninety Eighty-Sixed

  • Dining

    September 30, 2004

    Very Ritzy Comfort Food

    One Ninety Eighty-Sixed

  • Restaurants

    May 13, 2004

    BEST DINING INDULGENCE

    Sensory Odyssey Dinner at the Ritz-Carlton Key Biscayne

  • Finest Foods

    May 15, 2003

    BEST BREAD

    Bizcaya Grill

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