Jonathan Eismann’s Pacific Time in the Miami Design District is just over a year old. According to Eismann, it reminds him of his old Lincoln Road location (back when the outdoor mall was an empty strip). “In a lot of ways, it’s very similar. I remember Lincoln Road in ’93…
Chef Michio Kushi is from Katsuura, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. The first restaurant he ever worked at was called Yagumo, back in his hometown, from 1977 to 1980. That restaurant is still there.From 1980 to 1983, Michio worked at Su-Shin at 1085 NE 79th St. He claims it was the only…
This week Archive Diver brings you an ad for the Sports Rock Cafe, a bar food/health/entertainment concept at a failed mall, the Bakery Centre. The Bakery Centre, now the location for The Shops At Sunset Place on US1 and SW 57th Ave., was a pink, 9-acre, commercial wasteland that kids…
Happy’s Stork Lounge is best left described by the people who know it best. Here are some quotes and images from the divingest dive bar in North Bay Village, the 50 somethin years and running bar and package liquor store between Miami and Miami Beach on the 79th street causeway.”It’s…
If you’ve never heard of Jimmy Smith the great jazz organ player than you’re probably like most people alive today, but he’s considered one of the best to have ever touched the keys and according to this concert preview from a July 1988 issue of New Times, he did it…
There are hardly any Korean restaurants in the whole county of Dade, but where there’s demand, there’s supply. Miami’s fashion district, on the west side of Wynwood is home to a small enclave of Korean shop owners. Choice Cafe, on NW 3 ave and 27th street, serves them and other…
BurgerBeast.com is a first-person eater, as in Sef Gonzalez (not to be mistaken with Australian murderer Sef Gonzales) blogging his way across every burger he eats. Last night John Martin’s Irish Pub & Restaurant in Coral Gables introduced the Burger Beast menu.General Manager Cristina Moguel says “Sef’s a regular. His…
Ever since Oprah cosigned the supposed “superfruit” açai berry, American shores have flooded with products counting it as an ingredient.The açai has been consumed in Central and South America, where it grows natively, since ancient times. Here are Short Order’s top ten ways to cash in on the health and monetary benefits…
Francis Modina is French and has been in the U.S. for eight years. He started Le Vinois Bakery in about 2003. “We have a storefront, but we also sell at markets, up to eight a week in season, and next year more. The orange peel and chocolate rugalah’s my best…
Local nightlife tv channel A3 captured this freestyle wordological association from Dr. Geek the infamous Blue Blockers infomercial rapper. If you don’t know Dr. Geek’s backstory, read this exclusive New Times article on the man, the hat, and the shades that made him famous…
Hakan Sozen’s Organic Farmers Market is a storefront operation located in Oakland Park, Fl that also sells out of booths at outdoor farmers markets to drive customers to their store. Hakan says, “I do the vegetarian food from the Middle East, organic of course. I usually carry eggplant salad, lantil…
A lot of drops together make a flood. Here are some local blog posts from over 4th of July weekend 2009.Tonight at John Martin’s in Coral Gables the Burger Beast takes over; this means food & drink specials.Tinkering With Dinner makes blueberry banana ice cream and chicken eggplant croquettes.Chef Michy…
Here’s a music video from Blade at the Fontainebleau’s daytime nightlife party “Just Add Water.” Don’t know what the track is, and the video starts blurry, but stick with it and it’s pretty cool. It watches like an old 8mm-film home movie, but new and underwater…
Dade county, AK’s, fireworks, cherry bombs, fresh greens, suited up, chopstick unagi dons, dirt brown, Homestead, sawasera, 8th street, make, sell, frog legs, taco filling, gator meat, fry, serve, Hialeah, be organic, navy cook, raw fish, tiger milk, bbq, fried food, meal deals, four course, cutta ridge, south side, shrimp,…
Lamoy Andressohn is a dedicated raw food lifestylist. Her specialty is preparing all raw, vegan, organic meals from scratch. She says “the idea behind my food is health, wellness, and simplicity. It’s all my own creation. I’ve been raw for 9 years and I thank God everyday for it, I…
Gerbaud’s Bakery has stood in Hollywood for “about 15 years” according to Johanne Cyr who has worked there for around ten months. Johanne works the Jackson Memorial Foundation Green Market every Thursday and sells fresh baked danishes, sweet potato pudding, rugalach’s, coconut candy, poppy seed rolls, walnut rolls, a coconut…
Anet’s Baked Goods is a Colombian antojitos specialist owned and operated by Anet Marin. He says “I sell baked goods,” but he doesn’t cook them, he’s got people to do that for him. The goods come from Los Tres Monitos, a restaurant in Hialeah. Anet started supplementing his income by…
Las Delicias Fruteria y Nursery has been open only 30 days, but owner Juan Hernandez is optimistic. “If the business no good, we go, if the business okay, fine,” he says in a heavily accented Miami Cuban english. Juan has lived in the U.S. for 41 years “right here in…
The Pit Bar-B-Que in West Dade is an 8th street landmark, literally, it’s either the first or last restaurant stop on the Miami side of the Tamiami Trail depending on if you’re entering or leaving Miccosukee country. Incidentally, the Tamiami Trail gets it’s name from the fact that it used…
Bobby Macintyre’s Studio 71 in the City of Miami is where he writes and records music. He’s got sessions between sessions, projects on top of projects, and on this day he’s working with Gil from Endo on what he called “comping,” going through 20 or so takes of the same…
Coopertown Airboat Rides and Restaurant has stood on the Tamiami Trail (a few miles west of Miccosukee Resort & Gaming, or 11 miles west of the turnpike) since 1945. Captain Jesse Kennon the proprietor says “This is the oldest original airboat tour in the Everglades. I’ve been here permanently since…
Shantel Lounge, winner of our Best Barbecue Chicken and Best Open Mic Night awards also deserves recognition for their fried fish. Find out why for yourself this and every Sunday as they host their Sunday Fish Fry featuring live blues and real R&B. This past Sunday featured the music of…
