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Hot Ceviche Confuses Top Chef's Jeff McInnis

"I don't understand, ya'll!"ZOMG, ya'll! Did you watch last night's Super Bowl edition of Top Chef? Poor Jeff McInnis got the boot. We feel for him. The chef from the DiLido Beach Club at the Ritz-Carlton South Beach couldn't wrap his head around why the judges preferred season 2's Josie Smith-Malav ... More >>

Hot Ceviche Confuses Top Chef's Jeff McInnis

"I don't understand, ya'll!"ZOMG, ya'll! Did you watch last night's Super Bowl edition of Top Chef? Poor Jeff McInnis got the boot. We feel for him. The chef from the DiLido Beach Club at the Ritz-Carlton South Beach couldn't wrap his head around why the judges preferred season 2's Josie Smith-Malav ... More >>

Design of the Times

"I don't understand, ya'll!"ZOMG, ya'll! Did you watch last night's Super Bowl edition of Top Chef? Poor Jeff McInnis got the boot. We feel for him. The chef from the DiLido Beach Club at the Ritz-Carlton South Beach couldn't wrap his head around why the judges preferred season 2's Josie Smith-Malav ... More >>

Pretty in the City - Book Now for Spa Week!

  Recession blues are so not pretty, and increasingly, consumers have been cutting back on life's little luxuries. That definitely includes spa visits and appointments for facials, massages, and manicures. Well, here's a treat for frugal fashionistas and budgeting beauties who want to s ... More >>

Pitch a Tent

Not in your pants.

I’m Too Chunky for This Shirt

Not anymore, if you spend a weekend with ECA.

Soak Up the Sun

There’s enough outdoorsy fun for everyone today!

Sweet Tradition

There’s enough outdoorsy fun for everyone today!

Cultural Explorations

Rediscover our fabulous town

Ride It Off

Rediscover our fabulous town

They Thought it Wouldn’t Last

Celebrate the anniversary of Arturo’s dream

School’s Out, Art’s In

Celebrate the anniversary of Arturo’s dream

Splish Splash

A celebration of our historical aquatic life

Best Drink Special

Iguana Cantina

Best Banquet Hall

Coral Gables Woman's Club

Take Exit 66 - to Party

Coral Gables Woman's Club

Hear, Look, Think, Feel

Coral Gables Woman's Club

Audubon Phone App Lets Your Inner Bird Watcher Take Flight

​Ever wandered around the great South Florida outdoors, spotted a strange looking bird but had no idea what it was, what it ate, or where it was headed for the summer--and really wanted to know? Well, now there's an App for that. Audubon of Florida's gone digital. They've launched an "Audubon Bir ... More >>

Jersey Shore's Sammi "Sweatheart" To Face Assault Charges After South Beach Club Brawl

Sammi "Sweatheart" has fists of fury​You can take the girl out of Jersey, but you can't take the Jersey out of the girl. Jersey Shore castmate Sammi "Sweatheart" Giancola will be facing criminal assault charges and a civil lawsuit after she got into a brawl at a South Beach club this weekend 24-ye ... More >>

Hear Felipe Lamoglia's Afro-Cuban Jazz Project at the Deauville on Thursday

​South Florida's small but tight jazz scene has usually been recognized out of town for its Afro-Cuban influences. This Thursday night provides an opportunity to hear one of the greatest local proponents of that sound, Felipe Lamoglia. The noted saxophonist, arranger, and composer will t ... More >>

Going Dutch

​South Florida's small but tight jazz scene has usually been recognized out of town for its Afro-Cuban influences. This Thursday night provides an opportunity to hear one of the greatest local proponents of that sound, Felipe Lamoglia. The noted saxophonist, arranger, and composer will t ... More >>

Miami Chefs Attend Club Med Wine & Food Fest

Photo by Riki AltmanChefs in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic for Club Med's 2010 Wine & Food Festival.​Club Med, the all-inclusive vacation concept company with its North American headquarters in Miami, has hosted an annual culinary event for years, but it was always kept on the down low.  ... More >>

Interview With Erik Peters, Club Med's Corporate Chef, Founder of the Club Med Wine & Food Festival

Erik Peters​Erik Peters left college to become a "ski bum," but after a bad man-versus-nature accident, he reverted to cooking, a hobby that always came naturally. His first job with Club Med was as an assistant sous chef in Copper Mountain, Colorado, and his next gig took him to Playa Blanca in M ... More >>

Dolphins Games About to Get All South Beachy

​Evidently, Stephen Ross hasn't quite finished his quest to make the Miami Dolphins the biggest laughing stock in the NFL. Because now that he's brought in A-list celebrities like Gloria Estefan and Jennifer Lopez to become part-owners of the team, Ross is moving on to phase two: He's going to tur ... More >>

Miami Horror at LIV

​Evidently, Stephen Ross hasn't quite finished his quest to make the Miami Dolphins the biggest laughing stock in the NFL. Because now that he's brought in A-list celebrities like Gloria Estefan and Jennifer Lopez to become part-owners of the team, Ross is moving on to phase two: He's going to tur ... More >>

Reefer Madness

​Evidently, Stephen Ross hasn't quite finished his quest to make the Miami Dolphins the biggest laughing stock in the NFL. Because now that he's brought in A-list celebrities like Gloria Estefan and Jennifer Lopez to become part-owners of the team, Ross is moving on to phase two: He's going to tur ... More >>

Walk This Gay

​Evidently, Stephen Ross hasn't quite finished his quest to make the Miami Dolphins the biggest laughing stock in the NFL. Because now that he's brought in A-list celebrities like Gloria Estefan and Jennifer Lopez to become part-owners of the team, Ross is moving on to phase two: He's going to tur ... More >>

Mandarin Oriental's Sizzlin' SunDaze Offers End of the Week Respite

Courtesy of Manderin OrientalOasis Beach Club.​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.Put the "daze" in your "Sundays" (and remind yourself how sweet life would be if you and your SO didn't have to go b ... More >>

A Little Sizzle in Your Step

Courtesy of Manderin OrientalOasis Beach Club.​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.Put the "daze" in your "Sundays" (and remind yourself how sweet life would be if you and your SO didn't have to go b ... More >>

Rum Runners

Courtesy of Manderin OrientalOasis Beach Club.​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.Put the "daze" in your "Sundays" (and remind yourself how sweet life would be if you and your SO didn't have to go b ... More >>

Florida's Swamp Snakes Are Now Reality TV Superstars

​Could The Real Swamp Snakes of Everglades City or America's Next Top Invasive Species be coming to your television set anytime soon? Possibly. Over the next two months, not one, but two cable channels are set to roll out reality television shows based on snakes living in the swamps of Florida and ... More >>

Casinos, Pot, And Fun: The Key To New Jobs In Miami-Dade

​Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness once made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. This week, Luke -- who is a candidate for Miami-Dade mayor -- lays out his vision for kick-starting the local economy.It's time for Miami ... More >>

Casinos, pot, and fun will save Miami's economy

​Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness once made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. This week, Luke -- who is a candidate for Miami-Dade mayor -- lays out his vision for kick-starting the local economy.It's time for Miami ... More >>

The Setai, Carrabba's, Cabana Beach Club: Boardwalk Dining for Locals

​An afternoon walk on the boardwalk that stretches between 21st and 46th streets on the Beach can be tourist hell in winter. But as the scorching heat slows things down, so does the poolside activity.  Great time for a walk and a bite, right? Surprisingly, only 3 resorts actively welcome non- ... More >>

Key Biscayne Beach Named One of America's Top Ten Beaches

​Sure, saying you're taking your talents to Cape Florida State Park Beach doesn't have much of a ring to it, but the stretch of sand on Key Biscayne is apparently the best Miami-Dade has to offer, and one of the best in the country. The annual list put out by Stephen Leatherman, director of Florid ... More >>

American Values Group Urges President Obama to Address Urban Beach Weekend Chaos

photo by Ivon David Rojas​The events of Urban Beach Weekend certainly have Miami Beach locals talking, but is it really an incident that the President of the United State needs to address? Gary Bauer, president of social conservative group American Values and a former Republican presidential candi ... More >>

Hans Viertl of Sacha's Cafe Loves His Employees and Is Off the Clock for Dinner

​We met former Club Med chef and restaurateur Hans Viertl at his lovely cafe, Sacha's, which is tucked quietly around the side of an office building in downtown Coral Gables. Like his other businesses, Fountain Bistro, La Ficelle Cafe, and Fountain Deli, the New York/European style eatery is ... More >>

Talking Tequila With the Industry's Head Honcho Francisco Gonzalez

We might equate tequila with lime chasers, tropical cocktails, and a hazy night or two. But to Francisco Gonzalez, president of the National Chamber of the Tequila Industry, it means a taste of Mexico, even when he's far away from home.Home for Gonzalez is Los Altos, the highlands of Jalisco, a stat ... More >>

America's Third Most Popular Beach: 14 Million Visited the Sands of Miami Beach Last Year

​It's the summer months which means two things: Americans are slathering on the SPF, and websites are hungry for listicle traffic. So, obviously, The Daily Beast has decided to calculate America's favorite beach. Miami Beach came in third, but wasn't even the highest ranking Florida beach on the l ... More >>

Pitbull Announces Club 305 Cruise, a "Magical Voyage Coming in 2012"

​File this under "Fuck yes!" Mr. Worldwide, Pitbull, wants to get wild with you, and "2,500 of his closest friends" on the inaugural Club 305 Cruise. Earlier today, Armandito Christian Perez tweeted in the third person, "Pitbull wants you to join him on the party marathon that will be @Club30 ... More >>

12 Tacos in September

​File this under "Fuck yes!" Mr. Worldwide, Pitbull, wants to get wild with you, and "2,500 of his closest friends" on the inaugural Club 305 Cruise. Earlier today, Armandito Christian Perez tweeted in the third person, "Pitbull wants you to join him on the party marathon that will be @Club30 ... More >>

Cheetah the Chimp Died in Florida, But There's Little Evidence He Was Actually in Tarzan Movies

​To hear the story repeated from fine bastions of journalism like the New York Times, NPR, and CNN, you'd be lead to believe that the chimpanzee who played Cheetah, Tarzan's ape companion in the famed 1930s movie series, recently died in an animal sanctuary in Palm Harbor, Florida. Don't believe e ... More >>

Caribbean-Style Christmas

​To hear the story repeated from fine bastions of journalism like the New York Times, NPR, and CNN, you'd be lead to believe that the chimpanzee who played Cheetah, Tarzan's ape companion in the famed 1930s movie series, recently died in an animal sanctuary in Palm Harbor, Florida. Don't believe e ... More >>

Mickey Mouse vs. Micky Arison: Disney Bringing Cruises to Port of Miami

​Micky Arison's Carnival Cruise Lines has another Mickey with a cruise empire about to encroach on its turf. Mickey Mouse that is. Disney Cruise Line has announced that beginning later this year, it will be sail ships out of the Port of Miami for the first time.