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Behind the Scenes of the "Ag-Gag" War

The death match between Big Ag and undercover animal-rights activists rages on.

The Undercover Animal Cruelty Videos that Spurred Big Ag's Censorship Crusade

This week's story, "The Ag Gag War," goes behind the scenes of the guerilla fight between animal rights groups and Big Agriculture. For years organizations like the Humane Society and Mercy for Animals have being going undercover at America's largest farms, using hidden cameras to show exactly how ... More >>

Sunny LaValle: Eat to Beat the Flu

Like an impending tornado, the flu is circling, looming and ready to strike. The CDC estimates that 128 million doses of the flu vaccine have already been administered as of this month, which is a whopping 95 percent of the total manufacturers planned to produce all year. Boston even declared a publ ... More >>

Steak, Caviar and Charcuterie at The Setai Grill, Now Open

The Setai Grill, which opened yesterday, should be off to a superb start. The new venture, billed as a New York style steakhouse featuring French gastronomy techniques, opened yesterday in Miami Beach's swank Setai Hotel. Read also: - PM Fish and Steak House: Pricey Steaks in a Gorgeous, Bicultural ... More >>

Bill Marler, Attorney, Blogger, and Food Safety Advocate, Talks Turkey (Or Spinach, Rather)

When we first heard of Marler Clark, the "food safety law firm," we pictured a dozen ambulance chasers strategically posted outside of establishments that served spinach in large quantities throughout the day. After a few conversations with Bill Marler, however, we realized that our assumption could ... More >>

Red The Steakhouse Has Kobe From Japan: Is It Worth The Expense?

Peter Vauthy, chef/partner at Red the Steakhouse, greets me with the usual hellos, then asks the question that looms like a giant invisible bovine in the room. "Want to see my meat?" Vauthy isn't being fresh. He just knows I came to Red to see and taste his Kobe beef.What's all the fuss? Any steakho ... More >>

28-Day Diet Makeover Starts This Week at SoBe Whole Foods

I feel for people who have a genuine desire to improve their diets and get healthy - really healthy, not like Jenny Craig or Slim Fast healthy - but who have no clue where to start. There's a lot to learn, and for the many who have graduated from the USDA's school of misguided food recommendations, ... More >>

Pastured Eggs: Why and Where to Buy Them in South Florida (Video)

Replicating brunch dishes from Michael's Genuine Food & Drink or Yardbird Southern Table & Bar requires much more than just following a recipe. Because, like many South Florida restaurants dedicated to sourcing ingredients responsibly, these eateries serve eggs from Lake Meadow Naturals. L ... More >>

Illegal Cambodian Weed Sales: Authorities Are Clueless

The invasive plant water spinach is banned in some states — and essential to Asian cooking. In a small village outside Houston, relocated Cambodians are growing and selling it across state lines, hoping to get rich.

Dirty Dozen and Clean 15: Best and Worst Foods for Your Wallet and Table

Until I found out about the Dirty Dozen and Clean 15 lists, shopping for produce seemed like a game of Let's Make a Deal. I loaded my cart with a mixture of organic and conventional produce, trying to stick to a reasonable food budget, but with no system or info to help me choose which organic foods ... More >>

Sustain, Gotham Steak, City Hall and More: Misleading Salmon Descriptions

via Flickr CCSustain Restaurant Bar has developed a brand synonymous with greener eating. Deconstructed branches line its walls and lamps in natural shapes light up its vast open space, all contributing to a signature earthy feel. The menu lists ingredients with sources and location, and the resta ... More >>

Pink Slime and Now Mad Cow? Skip the Beef, Opt for a Homemade Veggie Burger Instead

Emily CodikVeggie Burger from Green Gables CaféOn Tuesday, the USDA confirmed the detection of Mad Cow disease in a California dairy cow. Even though the agency also announced that American beef and milk continue to be safe for consumption, reports have already surfaced of countries like Indonesia ... More >>

64. Gabby's D'Lorean Burger and Tots at The Filling Station and Garage Bar

It's that time of year when we count down to New Times' Best of Miami 2012 issue in June. Until then, Short Order will serve up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305. If you have any nominations of your own, please send them to cafe@miaminewtimes.com.64. Gabby's D'Lorean Burger and Tots at The Filli ... More >>

Elevation Burger Opens in Kendall

​Elevation Burger, a fast casual burger chain that features 100 percent USDA-certified, organic burgers made from 100 percent grass-fed, free-range cows, has opened a restaurant in Kendall, across from Dadeland Mall.Elevation Burger is gaining cult status in the states it's in, with Yelpers in par ... More >>

Government Backs Off the Food Industry

​Anti-obesity lobbyists and children activists have been trying for years to get food companies to stop marketing high sugar, high sodium, and overall unhealthy foods to children.Food companies, such as McDonald's, General Mills, and others, create advertising campaigns that include cartoon charac ... More >>

Burger Beast Wednesdays at Tobacco Road; Food Trucks Tonight

Tobacco Road Burger Beast is holding court at Tobacco Road on Wednesdays.​Burger Beast is out and about again. One of Miami's first food truck devotees, the Beast is still heavily involved in the scene (we told you about his food truck tracker app in the works), but now he's moving inside - ... More >>

Bin Laden Still Sucks: Five Patriotic Foods to Honor Our Armed Forces

Patriotic cupcakes​Late last evening, President Barack Obama announced that elite U.S. troops had killed Osama bin Laden. After almost ten years of searching for the man behind the 9/11 terrorist attacks on our country, Navy SEALs killed bin Laden in a brave operation that took years to deve ... More >>

Red, the Steakhouse: Surf vs. Turf

John Zur Halibut.​On a recent Saturday night, we visited South Beach's Red, the Steakhouse and were delighted that Chef Peter Vauthy would amicably send some plates our way to taste. The entrees consisted of the du jour item, halibut, and the 8-oz. filet mignon. The SurfAs our knowledgeable ... More >>

Doggie Bag Cafe: This Place Is For The Dogs

Enjoying a Bowser Beer in the sun.​In Miami it seems like humans have all the food-related fun. Sure, we allow our four-legged friends to tag along at food truck round-ups and restaurants with outdoor seating. But when you think about it -- us bipeds do all the eating while fido is stuck get ... More >>

Taco Bell Hit With Lawsuit: Can Its Beef Be Legally Called Beef?

Where's The Beef?​The Sun Sentinel reported yesterday that a California woman, Amanda Obney, has brought a false-advertising lawsuit against Taco Bell for calling its products "seasoned ground beef or seasoned beef" -- when, the suit declares, "in fact a substantial amount of the filling contains ... More >>

Ms. Cheezious Food Truck Rolls Out For Art Basel

Courtesy of Ms. Cheezious​The Ms. Cheezious grilled cheese truck debuts this week, flanked with a pinup girl logo. The menu showcases the classic comfort food, without veering into overwrought combinations. They'll offer a crab salad and cheddar melt, bacon and blue cheese on sourdough, an apple a ... More >>

Target Aims For The Food Market

This is Target, not Publix.​Target is in the process of completing its redesign of six stores in the Miami area. The new, wider-aisle layouts for each venue feature a 40% increase in food offerings. Groceries now available include fresh produce (seasonal fruit, baby carrots, and bagged lettuce to ... More >>

McDonald's-In-The-Morgue Ad Coming To Miami

As our sister Houston Press blog reports, The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine is running a television ad that comes right out and says it: McDonald's food is so unhealthy it can kill you. The ad opens with an obese man on a gurney in the morgue, a half-eaten burger in his dead hand. As ... More >>

Rick Scott Hates the Stimulus, But Company He Invested in Got $60m in Stim Funds

Billionaire GOP Governor candidate Rick Scott says he has conservative values, but the kind of companies he invests in don't seem to. One company Scott invested in was shown to help send money from illegal immigrants back to Mexico even though he backs Arizona's immigration laws. Another h ... More >>

Phony Nutritionists Make Their Push

​USDA Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services Deputy Under Secretary Janey Thornton came to Kissimmee last week to highlight the Obama Administration's priorities for improving school meals and the health of children across the nation. Thornton claimed the Administration was committed to "rapid pas ... More >>

The Humane Society Began Its Battle with Farmers Right Here in Florida

If you thought Cuba's National Mule Census is dumb, think again

Benihana Teppanyaki Announces Renewal, Better Shrimp, Beef, Chicken and More Japan

image via wwworks flickr​Ever been to Benihana Teppanyaki and bemoaned the "lack of Japan" in the place? The company is addressing your concerns on that point and others. Miami headquartered Benihana Inc., which operates 65 Benihana teppanyaki restaurants, 25 RA Sushi Bars, and 9 Haru sushi r ... More >>

Benihana Teppanyaki Announces Renewal, Better Shrimp, Beef, Chicken and More Japan

image via wwworks flickr​Ever been to Benihana Teppanyaki and bemoaned the "lack of Japan" in the place? The company is addressing your concerns on that point and others. Miami headquartered Benihana Inc., which operates 65 Benihana teppanyaki restaurants, 25 RA Sushi Bars, and 9 Haru sushi r ... More >>

Homestead's Farm Share In Pictures

Jacob KatelFarm Share clients​Farm Share is a non-profit organization that provides food directly to 6,500 families a month. They also work with 250 agencies to distribute fresh produce, donated goods, and USDA commodities to people all over Florida. Mayor Carlos Alvarez's budget proposal for 2009 ... More >>

Red Serves Steaks in SoBe

They're savory but standard.

Too Pretty to Swing a Tire From

Burger Battle '09

Where can the best burger for the buck be bought?

By the Way, Now Might Be a Good Time to Crack Down on the Pork Pirates

Depending on who you ask, swine flu is either the 12 Monkeys virus come to scour the earth of humanity, or it's an overhyped limited-scope bug that the media has recklessly sensationalized. Though we're inclined to believe it's the latter- - those media sure are scumbags -- we still don't think peop ... More >>

BLT Heaven to Betsy

After a series of fits and starts that have characterized Miami restaurant openings for as long as there have been Miami restaurants, Chef Laurent Tourondel will finally debut his BLT Steak at the Betsy Hotel next Wednesday, March 25th. The original BLT premiered in Manhattan in 2004, its casual tak ... More >>

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Meat Me In Miami

Foie Wars

Force-feeding amounts to either animal farming or grotesque torture, but do our chefs give a duck?

Die, Weed, Die!

An alien moth munches an invasive fern into extinction

Rodriguez Steaks His Turf

Orca Frustration

"As soon as I crossed the Mason-Dixon Line, I knew it was different here"

Dolled-Up Paper

"Pa-per-view" is actually free and waiting for your eyes only at the ArtCenter

Going, Going, Gone

China Grill dismantles its empire

Best Steak House

Morton's of Chicago

Best Restaurant For A Power Lunch

Morton's of Chicago

News of the Weird

Night & Day

April 9-15, 1998

Flipper's Revenge

They're cute. They're cuddly. They're smart. And as the fiasco at Sugarloaf Key shows, they make humans do crazy things.

And You Thought Hot Flashes Were Bad

A nationwide estrogen study has animal-welfare activists pissed off about the collection of horse urine

Psst! Want to Sell Some Food Stamps?

See, you give me the stamps and I'll give you some money. Well, it's not my money, exactly.