Venice (Italy)

Father's Day Drinking: The Five Best Places to Toast Dad

Dads are often the unsung heroes of the world, doling our cash, car keys, and wisdom -- only to take the backseat when it comes to praise and affection. This Sunday, we suggest taking your dad aside after the family brunch and whisking him off for a little one-on-one time over a drink. These ar ... More >>

That’s Amore

To the Wonder Is Gorgeous, Ridiculous

Cipriani Downtown Miami to Open in May (Photos)

In the 1920s, bartender Giuseppe Cipriani loaned a customer a tidy sum of money (especially for a bartender). Harry Pickering, a wealthy Bostonian, was a "frequent flier" of Cipriani's. Maybe too steady for his American family's tastes. After learning he was frittering away much of the family fortun ... More >>

Radiq on EDM, Film Scores, and His Miami Debut at Foreign Exchange WMC 2013

As the name suggests, it's quite a melting pot of international artists at the Foreign Exchange party. Among other countries, there's Mexico, represented by Balcazar & Sordo, Venezuela by Fur Coat, Spain by El_Txef_A, and Italy by Lula Circus. But the artist who's scoring the most frequent-flie ... More >>

MIFF 2013 Closes Out Its 30th Year With Stories of Fame, Fear, and Family

Berlin Discoveries: Greatness Emerges at the Year's First Major Film Festival

The Bracing Yossi Lays Bare the Soul of a Closeted Doctor

Fiona Apple at the Fillmore Miami Beach September 30

Unforgivable at Cosford Cinema September 7-9

Miami Restaurant Openings & Closings, July 2012

Miami Restaurant Openings & Closings June, 2012The big news in July regrettably revolved around closings: Sra. Martinez said adios in the Design District, David's Cafe II shut down its Lincoln Road branch, and Jamie DeRosa and Geoffrey Zakarian are now both gone from Tudor House, which sort of e ... More >>

Miami Restaurant Openings & Closings, May 2012

May was certainly an eventful month concerning Miami dining. A trio of favorites closed shop (Anise Taverna Rustica, Fratelli Lyon, Sustain Restaurant Bar), and newcomer Mare Nostrum dropped away faster than squid on a stripper pole.There were quite a few openings, the ones of note mostly debuting ... More >>

Cipriani, La Cantina No. 20 to Open in Brickell

Tony restaurant chain Cipriani and Mexican chain La Cantina No. 20 have leased space at Icon Brickell.According to the South Florida Business Journal, the restaurants struck a deal with the building's owners after being on the market for nearly four years. The leased space encompasses three stories ... More >>

Salumeria 104: A Midtown Trattoria Treats Miami to Delectable Regional Italian Fare

View a slide show of Salumeria 104.

Sean, AKA Spiderman: Furry, Feathered, Flamboyant

​Fashion Breakdown: Faux purple coat from Ross, hot pink strapless top from Miss Piggy, pants are Missoni for Target, feather headpiece from Venice, shoes won on eBay, glasses made in Taiwan.

Vic & Angelo's South Beach: Coal-fired pizza and upscale Italian-American

See a slide show of Vic & Angelo's.

Frontier Strife

Try Caviar & Caviar at the South Beach Fest

​Michael E. Jalileyan will be serving caviar at South Beach Food & Wine Festival's Grand Tasting Village this weekend. To prepare you for the big event, he owner and president, of Caviar & Caviar. offers a plethora of hints for ingesting the stuff that has been the trea ... More >>

Caviar&Caviar's Discounts for Valentine's Day

​What is more romantic for Valentine's Day than champagne and caviar? The finest caviar is traditionally harvested from wild sturgeon in the Caspian and Black Seas. The rarest and most expensive is from the beluga sturgeon which produces pea-size eggs that are soft and delicate. But today one can ... More >>

Cecconi's Miami Beach: Romantic, tasty, not cheap

Cecconi's Set To Open in Soho Beach House

Interior of the original Cecconi's in London.​October 11 is set as the date for a much-anticipated debut of Cecconi's Miami in the new Soho Beach House. This will be the third outpost of Cecconi's, the Venetian-influenced menu already being served in other Soho Houses. Executive chef at the Miami ... More >>

Enter the Ice Palace

Life During Wartime: A Miami backdrop to Todd Solondz's latest

Lebanon: The best movie of the year

Inside an Israeli tank and the reality of war.

Nino Pernetti's Caffe Abbracci Cookbook

​Nino Pernetti graciously sent me a copy of his then just-published cookbook after I'd done a short interview with him about it for Short Order  in 2008. The subtitle, His Life Story and Travels around the World, pretty much describes the narrative, in which Nino's co-authors Ferdie Pacheco a ... More >>

Bass Museum's "Human Rites" explores rituals in our lives

These lucky Chihuahuas made it big

They Might Be Tiny, But These Lucky Dogs Sure Made It Big

​When we saw that the Wall Street Journal whipped up a stipple portrait of Conchita, the Ginger-wig-wearing Chihuahua that belonged to the late Miami socialite Gail Posner, Banana Republican got to thinking what a grand life these little bug-eyed rat-dogs lead. So we compiled a list of the five mo ... More >>

Golden Filter Hosts Soundtrack Listening Party at W Hotel Fort Lauderdale

Symmetry means that it sounds equally awesome in each ear​Symmetry, a new compilation curated by W Hotel's Global Music Director Michaelangelo L'Acqua, made the rounds at Winter Music Conference, and now there's an event planned for Fort Lauderdale's W Hotel at Living Room (401 N. Fort Lauderdale ... More >>

Choir on Fire

Ugly Winners

The Writing on the Wall

Abbondanza!

Pescecane brings molto Italiano to the table.

Bohemian Rhapsody

Fun, funky, atmospheric ... and easy on the wallet

A Decade of Decadence

Nikki Beach is still where the pretty people party

Beach Reads

Big names? Big Deal. An alternative take on the Book Fair.

Cheap Thrills

Communal interaction at Sylvano’s lends the meal a sense of vitality

A Real Villagio

Art Basel Events

Not Your Mama's Italian

Escopazzo breaks all the rules, irresistibly

New Cine on the Block

Fortunately somebody's trying to bring us underground film again

Wine Song

Sip among the feathers at the new Parrot Jungle on Watson Island

Kiddie Gelato

If you like sweet, and flavors like bubble gum, you'll love this place

Simply Fabio

Fabio Rolandi returns with more creative Italian in the Gables

Behind the Venetian Mask

Carnevale

Side Dish

Feeding and seeding the community

Tuscan Steak, Florida Style

Tuscan Steak

Family Planning

Why Tiramesu Won't Go Away

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