Middle East Best Food Makes the Best Pita Bread in Miami

Ali Aziz of Middle East Best Food says, “I make best pita in all of Miami, whole state, maybe whole country.” The humble baker has almost 40 years’ experience as a shop owner and baker in Miami.But his roots go all the way back to Jerusalem. In the 1950s, he…

Video: Peace & Murder in Liberty City

There was a time when Liberty City’s 15th Avenue was a hotbed for block parties DJed by the likes of Luke Skyywalker, Bo the Lover, and the Funky Fours. Harry Reese, president and CEO of Jesus Team Sports Inc., told us about his days growing up in that era and…

Working With a Monster

Ours is long and strong with a big, fat head. Lots of people have told us it’s the largest one they’ve ever seen, even large enough to win a prize. When it’s hanging, slapped against our leg warming up, we can feel all the eyes at the bus stop staring…

Top 10 Foods That Can Get You High

Are you bored? Hungry? Want to eat your way to intoxication? We’ve scoured the world for the top 10 foods that’ll get you high, exposed the rumors and lies, and now we can explain why some of these can kill you. Prepare for food education…

Get Totally Guitarded at Bar Tonight, Q&A with DJ G Or Die

“Totally Guitarded is a punk rock night at a cool Bar with cheap drinks. It’s the only punk night with all DJ’s, no bands.” That’s according to DJ G Or Die who later got so mad at us writing down everything he was saying that he called us stupid, accused…

Video: Think Tank Reps Omni Heavy in “Gun In My Hand”

Think Tank, a project of the Llamabeats and Parable MC, have a new video out for their song “Gun In My Hand” all shot in the City Of Miami in and around the Omni area of Biscayne and NE 2nd Ave South of 36th street. Recognize the landmarks, graffiti, pawn…

Behind the Line: El Pimiento in Miami Lakes

El Pimiento in Miami Lakes is an owner-operated Spanish tapas restaurant. Mylo Gonzalez is the dude in charge, but don’t call him chef — he prefers culinary director. Mylo says, “I never went to culinary school. I’m not a chef; forget the chef stuff. This is the real-deal home cooking…

Mango for It

India is home of Ganesha, the Hindu deity who places and removes obstacles from our path. It’s also the native land of the mango. From the sumac family, the fruit is poison ivy’s cousin and produces an irritant called urushiol. Some folks are so allergic that the mango’s sap, skin,…

Mango for It

India is home of Ganesha, the Hindu deity who places and removes obstacles from our path. It’s also the native land of the mango. From the sumac family, the fruit is poison ivy’s cousin and produces an irritant called urushiol. Some folks are so allergic that the mango’s sap, skin,…

Top 5 Miami Gas Stations to Eat At

Sure, there’s that pesky oil spill dumping hundreds of millions of gallons of deadly crude into our fish basket. But when all the seafood is dead or infected, we can find sustenance in the industry that put us in this situation.Besides, gas station food is awesome at 3 a.m. or 3 p.m…

Askultura’s You Stank, We Skank EP Release Show July 9

Last time we spoke to Askultura they were telling us about their new EP, You Stank, We Skank. Well, now the band is ready to release it, and in case you’ve never heard their music we’ve got their track “Domestic Insecurities” here for you to listen to after the jump.Askultura’s…

Cacique’s Corner in Downtown Miami in Pictures

Cacique’s Corner is a Cuban coffee shop and cafeteria that has stood at SW First Avenue and Flagler Street under the same ownership in downtown Miami since 1987. When Selim Diaz and his family emigrated from the small town of Sasa del Medio, Las Villas, Cuba, in 1980, he was…

G2: Miami-Cuban Punk Rock Goes Hard In the Magic City

Miami New Times editor-in-chief Chuck Strouse has limited us to six F-words per post (what is he, the state police?), so we’d just like to say fuck communism, fuck Fidel, fuck censorship, fuck political repression, fuck the system, and fuck the tyranny of evil! Freedom of speech is awesome. Too bad…