Soft drink powerhouse PepsiCo has announced the launch of a new breakfast beverage by Mountain Dew.Kickstart is being touted as an “entirely new beverage,” which is sort of not true. The drink, which blends juice and the favorite soda of hopped-up kids and frat boys everywhere, actually started out as…
When Blue Collar chef-owner Daniel Serfer walked into his restaurant this morning, he thought it was just the beginning of another busy day in the life of a small-business owner. Instead, while setting up, he discovered a curious theft had occurred overnight. All of the chairs from his patio had…
Bravo cooking competition Top Chef has given the culinary world a lot of new names. You could argue that talented toques like Jeff McInnis, Lindsay Autry, Micah Edelstein, and Hung Huynh would have made it to the head of the class with or without a stint on the popular reality…
Vegans have a new place to give and get sweet treats — just in time for Valentine’s Day — when Bunnie Cakes opens its doors in Wynwood tomorrow, February 9.The small shop, helmed by baker Mariana Cortez, features a selection of baked goods like cupcakes and brownies.In addition, ice cream…
Police in Southern California are hunting for Christopher Dorner, the ex-Los Angeles Police Officer and former military man who is believed to have killed three people in retaliation for being fired from his LAPD job.Dorner, who is assumed to be somewhere near Big Bear Lake, about 80 miles east of…
According to an Open Table survey recently published, 51 percent of respondents plan to head out to a restaurant for a romantic Valentine’s Dinner.Most every Miami spot is planning a decadent multi-course extravaganza (and we’ve got a great list of fantastic options). Before you sit down to your meal of…
The son of the South Beach chef killed in a hit-and-run has filed a lawsuit against the driver and the bar in which she worked.According to NBC6, Jacopo Riccioletti, the son of Stefano Riccioletti, filed a wrongful death lawsuit in Miami-Dade Circuit Court against 20 year-old KarlieTomica and Nikki Beach…
About a week ago RA Sushi extended a challenge to me and other food writers in Miami — create a sushi roll for an event at the popular restaurant. If it gets the most votes — both online and in person — it will be featured on the menu for…
Valentine’s Day is coming up and the holiday is like a growing fungus. Let us explain. The holiday, which has its roots in a saint’s martyrdom, really got going in the middle ages. By the 15th century February 14th became much like the holiday we celebrate, with lovers presenting flowers…
A bakery truck crashed into a column of an I-95 overpass leading to westbound State Road 84 early this morning, causing a major traffic backup that lasted well into the morning rush hour.The truck, which belongs to Tracy Bakery in Palmetto Bay, was left hanging from the overpass for several…
Alba Seaside Italian’s chef/partner Ralph Pagano has a way with words. Just ask the personable toque a question and you’ll likely get a story in return. So we shouldn’t be surprised at what he’s calling his two dinner specials — both, by the way, being offered this Thursday, February 7. The…
If you haven’t purchased your tickets for the South Beach Wine & Food Festival, we suggest breaking out the credit card because many of the more famous events, like Burger Bash, are sold out.Luckily, the four-day long festival is filled with seminars, dinners, and parties — ensuring there’s an event…
A lawsuit was filed in Miami-Dade County Court last week against Coral Gables restaurant La Dorada and restaurant president/director Domingo Gandara.According to the complaint, Amanda Gonzalez, an 18-year-old hostess at the restaurant, was harrassed by Gandara from “the very beginning of her employment.” Gonzalez, born in 1993, is now 19…
Dylan’s Candy Bar opened about a week ago, and already it’s giving the Apple Store down the street some stiff competition as the most popular (and populated) place on Lincoln Road. We’ve been there twice, and both times the two-story shop, founded by Ralph Lauren’s daughter, Dylan, has been filled…
Throughout history there have been famous couples that have worked together. in just about every industry.Some duos that come to mind are Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall; Bonnie and Clyde; John Lennon and Yoko Ono; Hillary and Bill Clinton; Masters and Johnson; Irene and Frederic Joliot-Curie; Carl Sagan and Anne…
Happy New Year! 2013 looks like it’s going to be a great year for Miami food lovers. It seems that since the first of the year, either a new restaurant has opened — or announces plans to join the scene.Some trends we’ve been noticing — New York restaurateurs continue to…
Ron Jeremy, star of over 2,000 adult films and the man behind Ron de Jeremy, Ron Rolling papers, and anything else he could put his….ummm…face on and make a buck, is resting after aneurysm surgery.The actor/entrepreneur/personality drove himself to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles early Wednesday after experiencing chest…
The big game is this Sunday in New Orleans and the Big Easy is filled with fans lining the streets to celebrate Super Bowl XLVII Mardi Gras style.Sure, fans lucky enough to have scored a ticket to the game get to see the Baltimore Ravens and the San Francisco 49ers…
The culinary community is still reeling after hearing about the death of Terrazza executive chef Stefano Riccioletti. Riccioletti, a family man with two small children, was struck and killed in an apparent DUI hit-and-run around 6 a.m. Monday by 20-year-old Karlie Tomica. Tomica fled the scene in her car, only…
The big game is only a few days away, and with it comes a host of marketing opportunities, commercials, promotions, contests, and giveaways. Each year, execs at major food and beverage companies wrack their brains for ways to get you, the consumer, to laugh, cry, and pull out your wallet…
Terrazza executive chef Stefano Riccioletti was struck and killed yesterday morning by a motorist in an apparent DUI hit-and-run just steps from the restaurant he helmed at the Shore Club Hotel in South Beach. Riccioletti was thrown about 30 feet onto the driveway of the Shelborne South Beach on Collins Avenue at 18th…
It’s no secret that New Orleans exists in its own time and space. It’s a city that leases burial vaults to the dead for a year and a day (after that a corpse in a NOLA cemetery is pushed to the back to make room for another, fresher body) and…
