St. Patrick’s Day revelers are taking advantage of the holiday falling on a Sunday by celebrating early at “St. Practice Day” parties throughout Miami. That means most well-meaning bars will serve that St. Paddy’s trifecta: Guinness, Harp, and green beer, beginning today. But there are so many other fantastic brews…
Over The Counter, or OTC for short, opened in Brickell in the late fall and quickly became a place for locals to get affordable no-nonsense sliders, grilled cheese sandwiches, and charcuterie plates. With most items under ten bucks, tenants in high-rent high rises could find a place to grab a…
LoKal is one of our favorite neighborhood restaurants for many reasons — custom-made oversized burgers made with hormone-free meat, hand-cut fries, and a great selection of craft brews. But we also love LoKal because the small Coconut Grove restaurant has quickly become a dog-friendly locals’ hangout where you’re free to be…
At yesterday’s Italian Culinary Experience at the Miami Culinary Institute, a few dozen public-relations professionals, chefs, and writers were treated to a wine-pairing lunch featuring Casa Vincola Zonin wines from Tuscany. These Italian Culinary Experience (ICE) lunches are part of a series that teams wines from the company’s several Italian…
Though St. Patrick’s Day is not a legal holiday in the United States, it might as well be. After all, everyone is Irish on St. Paddy’s Day, and there are few professions that allow for drinking a beer and working at the same time.Luckily, the holiday, celebrated March 17 in…
Miami’s fledgling juice movement is spreading to downtown Miami with the opening of Ten Fruits, a juice bar that features exotic fruits, berries, nuts, and herbs and from South America. Ten Fruits, which opens today at 143 NE Thirrd Ave., will serve up fresh pressed extractions, house made frozen yogurt,…
Swine Southern Table & Bar, the “kid brother” of popular eatery Yardbird Southern Table & Bar, is open to the public after a weekend filled with parties and friends-and-family dinners.New Times was invited to one of the dress rehearsals at the brand-new Coral Gables restaurant, which was filled with food…
Would you wait 20 minutes for a bite of fine chocolate? If so, then you might have enjoyed the Miami Fine Chocolate and Food Show, held this past weekend at Pinecrest Gardens. We’re not sure if the show producers were worried about rain or warm weather affecting the delicate confections,…
Slow Food Miami is holding its second annual Snail of Approval tasting party this Friday, March 15, at the James Royal Palm Hotel. From 7 to 10 p.m., the nonprofit group dedicated to advancing the local slow-food movement will honor Miami restaurants that have won the coveted Snail of Approval,…
The Taste of Brickell Food & Wine Festival takes over Miami Circle for two days of good food, great wine, and entertainment.On Saturday, March 23, and Sunday, March 24, from noon to 10 p.m., more than 40 local restaurants will entice you with their fare as you sample hundreds of…
OK, men — you earned your gold star on Valentine’s Day by taking us to a surf-and-turf dinner that cost five times what you would have paid the day before or after. Now, just a measly month later, it’s time for us to, apparently, return the favor on Steak and…
Chef Wheeler del Torro will take on Luther “Uncle Luke” Campbell in an Iron Chef-style battle. It all goes down March 16 at 7 p.m. (smack dab in the middle of Winter Music Conference) at the Shore Club. The event is part of chef del Torro’s daylong business boot camp…
SushiSamba is expanding its brand in Miami with the opening of SushiSamba Coral Gables. The third Miami-area restaurant in the chain (parent company Samba Brands also owns Sugarcane Raw Bar Grill in midtown) will open inside the Westin Colonnade Hotel in April.The 6,500-square-foot restaurant will feature a lounge, two bars, outdoor…
Let’s play a little free association. When you think of Miami dining, you probably come up with terms like fresh, light, daring, and innovative. But what about great service? For years, snowbirds and recent transplants from parts north have bantered about how service was sooooo much better in New York…
Even as we’re kvetching about this frigid weather (if you consider 65 degrees freezing, that is), thousands of young men and women are packing up their swimsuits to indulge in the annual rite known as spring break.Sure, there are some college kids who head for Cancun and Europe to celebrate…
When My Ceviche opened in SoFi, there was much to love about the tiny shop that featured fresh-from-the-sea ceviche and stone crab. Except, of course, if you wanted to sit down and dine at a leisurely pace. The little shop had very few seating options. You could eat at the…
Swine Southern Table & Bar is set to open Saturday, March 9. It will be the first time the restaurant team that created 50 Eggs will move its brand of dining onto the mainland (not counting fast-casual concept Lime Fresh Mexican). Swine Southern Table & Bar, like Yardbird Southern Table…
Immokalee farmworkers and their allies yesterday began a 14-day, 200-mile trek across Florida to protest low wages and poor working conditions.According to Naples News, about 150 people took to the streets of Fort Myers, some holding signs, a few carrying a large papier-mâché farmworker who had the words “new day” in his…
How would you measure your chocolate obsession? Celebrity chef and Food Network Challenge winner Paul Joachim has measured his chocolate love, and it’s about nine feet tall. At least that’s the height of the life-sized creation he will sculpt live at the Miami Fine Chocolate & Food Show at Pinecrest…
The new Miami Subs Grill is celebrating the grand opening of the Miami Springs location, which also marks the first time in over 18 years that a Miami Subs has opened in… Miami! Though the location has been “soft opened” for about a month, this official celebration marks the completion…
The second month of the new year saw some activity as restaurants clamored to open to take advantage of the large crowds of foodies who traveled to Miami and Miami Beach from California, New York, and even Broward County to drink in their fill of good wine and celebrity sightings…
Icebox Cafe is moving from its home on Michigan Avenue right off Lincoln Road to the west side of South Beach.After 15 years around the corner from one of the most famous pedestrian malls in the country, Icebox Cafe will move to what planners hope will be the “new” locals…
