Earls Kitchen + Bar, another addition to Dadeland Mall’s new terrace dining wing, opened this week. The restaurant joins Bobby’s Burger Palace, Aroma Espresso Bar, and Balans (which is set to open today). If you haven’t heard of Earls, it’s probably because you haven’t spent much time in Canada or…
Hoda Kotb and Kathie Lee Gifford can have a snack to go with their multiple glasses of morning Chardonnay when Pincho Factory’s Nedal Ahmad makes an appearance on the Today Show Tuesday, March 25. Ahmad will be on the show’s special March Madness episode, appearing in the fourth (and tipsiest)…
Jelly Belly beans are known for making grownups swoon. These “gourmet” candies first found their way into our hearts in 1976, changing the landscape of candy forever and making it “cool” for adults to get their sugar fix once again. And they’ve been favorites of presidents and heroes along the…
Since the early 17th century, Saint Patrick’s Day, or the Feast of Saint Patrick, is celebrated on March 17 with feasts and parades to honor the patron saint of Ireland. The celebration is so huge and generally accepted, that in the Emerald Isles, the church lifts Lent restrictions on food…
Jon and Eileen Andrade, the brother-and-sister team behind the CubanCube food truck, are turning brick and mortar when Finka Table & Tap opens this April. The restaurant, located at 14690 SW 26th St., is farther west than what most consider the fine-dining area of Miami. Eileen Andrade says they purposely…
Attorneys have filed a lawsuit in Miami-Dade Civil Court that claims Versailles Restaurant fired two employees for reporting illegal goings-on at the iconic eatery, including hiring undocumented workers, sexual-orientation harassment, and wage and hour violations. The lawsuit, which names Versailles and its owner, Felipe A. Valls Sr., as defendants, was…
Buns & Buns was something of a mystery for a while. Not much was known about the restaurant except its location, name, and a vague concept including bread and grilled meats. In fact, even the public relations firm hired to work with the place couldn’t get a menu before it…
With mid-70s temperatures and blue skies, you couldn’t have asked for a better day to drink beer and enjoy music with friends. Coconut Grove’s Peacock Park was the setting for Sprung!, the outdoor festival that celebrates spring beer in a playful way. With thousands of people sampling 150 brews and…
Simply watching Carla Pellegrino can be exhausting. Although diminutive, Pellegrino is nothing less than a force of nature. A second after meeting, she asks if we’ve seen her dining room yet. Hearing no, she’s off like a shot, ordering us to follow her at a near-run and gracefully avoiding a…
By now you’ve surely heard about Chef, the movie that follows the life of chef Carl Casper (portrayed by Jon Favreau), who quits his job at a tony Los Angeles restaurant to find love and redemption as a food truck owner in Miami. Playing his ex-wife is Sofia Vergara, who…
You may recall that Andrew Zimmern, food maven, professional eater, and award-winning writer and television host was in Miami in early January to film several Miami restaurateurs and chefs for his web series, Appetite for Life: DIY Kitchen. The Miami episodes are up and Zimmern can be seen all around…
Wow! This weekend is chock-filled with festivals and parties and it’s your choice. Whether you’ve got a major sweet tooth or beer’s your thing, there’s a party (or a fiesta) for you. From Sprung! to Calle Ocho, here’s your weekend guide. See also: Mr. Peanut and the Nutmobile in Miami…
Pappy Van Winkle. You’ve heard about it, read about it, and seen Anthony Bourdain tweet about it. But have you had the opportunity to sample the elusive elixir of the bourbon gods? We have. And this rare bourbon, distilled in Frankfort, Kentucky, is worth the hype. Bottles of this amber…
MiMo’s culinary scene will blow up with the addition of Taperia Raca later this month. The restaurant, opening at the end of March, will be helmed by none other than Giorgio Rapicavoli and Alex Casanova, the adventuresome team behind Eating House in Coral Gables. In fact, the “Raca” in the…
The Cadillac Championship starts today at 11a.m. with thousands of golf enthusiasts head out to the Trump National Doral Miami to see the world’s best golfers compete on the completely renovated Blue Monster course. If you think watching the likes of Tiger Woods, Adam Scott, and Rory McIlroy swing their…
Here’s a little riddle for you: What’s black and white and fed all over? The people who work inside the zebra-striped Wynwood Building when Miam Cafe & Boutique opens at the iconic gallery/work space. See also: Mmmm to Open in Wynwood…
Chef Michael Schwartz and Jorge Perez, the CEO and Chariman of The Related Group, have just announced a collaboration for a waterfront restaurant and beach club at Paraiso Bay and One Paraiso. Located in the East Edgewater neighborhood, this new collaboration is still in the early, early phases. The restaurant…
It seemed like a coincidence that New Times was invited to lunch at Mandolin Aegean Bistro to celebrate the anniversary of its garden. After all, it was only a few days earlier at the South Beach Wine & Food Festival that celebrity chef Geoffrey Zakarian confessed his love for the…
What’s your dream job? For some, it’s astronaut or ballerina. Maybe when you were a kid, you wanted to work with lions or sail the seven seas. But for three young people, the dream job is working for peanuts. Literally. Meet the Planters Peanutters. “Sweet ‘n Salty” Lauren Enkerud, “Dry…
Miami New Times’ Brew at the Zoo is back. That means it’s time to enjoy hundreds of the world’s finest beers alongside the wildest creatures you’ve ever encountered. No, we’re not talking about your college roommates. We’re talking about monkeys and tigers — and Vanilla Ice. It all goes down…
Justin Timberlake’s rise from Mouseketeer to major recording artist, actor, and heartthrob will probably be studied by pop anthropologists 500 years from now. But, for now, Timberlake is alive and coming to the American Airlines Arena for his 20/20 Experience world tour on Wednesday, March 5. As expected, the concert…
Gator’s Dockside, a restaurant group in Lake Mary, Florida, has gotten a lot of press lately. It seems the corporate-owned restaurants are charging a 1 percent Affordable Care Act surcharge to compensate for the restaurants’ additional costs associated with providing health care to their full-time employees when Obamacare’s employer mandate…
