Here’s a dilemma for the ages: How do you celebrate Valentine’s Day on a budget without seeming cheap? The only answer is a romantic picnic. For some reason, putting food in a basket makes everything seem all classy and loving.The Biscayne Triangle Truck Roundup, or BTTR, on Biscayne at 127th…
Every year we say we’re not going to celebrate Valentine’s Day. After all, it makes singles feel bad for being single and couples feel worse for not being over-the-top romantics. Then we break down and buy candy hearts and make reservations for overpriced champagne dinners.Since you’re probably like us, you’re…
Sustain Restaurant + Bar is known for its fresh foods, obtained from local farms and purveyors. Sustain’s managing partners, Brian Goldberg and Jonathan Lazar, believe in this concept so much they change the restaurant’s menu to serve that goal, working with produce and products as they are seasonally available.We figure…
Lions, and tigers, and bears…all raise a glass to toast the third annual New Times Brew at the Zoo at Zoo Miami on Saturday, April 28 from 7 to 11 p.m. Dozens of beers, ales, and spirits will be there for the drinking including old favorites, imports, and craft brews…
“The tomatoes are here,” the call said. When you’re invited to see what about 10,000 pounds of tomatoes look like (25,000 of the ripe red fruit), you get in the car and go.There, in the parking lot of Tobacco Road they were. A mound of tomatoes, awaiting their fate of…
Mast Brothers Chocolate is a small boutique factory in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, that makes artisan chocolate.The chocolate is made in small numbered batches from beans specially selected by the brothers who own the company, Rick and Michael Mast.Beans from New Guinea, the Dominican Republic and other exotic locales are brought to…
Chances are you’ve seen or heard about Toddlers and Tiaras, the TLC show that features little children dressed like mini-hookers and the parents who push them.The show is like watching roadkill, and I admit I’ve spent one too many rainy Saturday afternoons with T&T marathons. After all, I was a…
Stephen Rosenthal is a social worker by trade, but his true passion is food, drink, and stories. So, about a year ago, he started Food Tours of Miami, which conducts walking tours for foodies.The food tour business seems to be thriving in Miami, but Stephen doesn’t see competition as a…
Your second Saturday of the month just got bigger and better, thanks to Sakaya Kitchen and Dim Ssäm à gogo’s Richard Hales.Hales, organizer of the monthly food truck roundup in Wynwood during the neighborhood’s second Saturdays art walk, has decided to up the ante of the event, bringing live music,…
“I will gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today,” said Popeye’s pal Wimpy. He was clearly the smarter of the pair.Burgers these days can be made from anything — lamb, turkey, pork, tuna, vegetables, ostrich. But as most will agree, the best ones are the classic. Give us a…
Short Order’s Snackdown, our friendly little competition to see which dining neighborhood gets the most love, is heating up. We expected to see comments from readers expressing their choices, including a little point/counterpoint discussion. What we didn’t expect was that the fires would come from within our own ranks.Last week…
It’s that time of year again when we count down to New Times’ Best of Miami 2012 issue in June. Until then, Short Order will serve up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305. If you have any nominations of your own, please send them to cafe@miaminewtimes.com.99. Chow Fun…
Long before cable television and the thousands of programming choices that we now have, television was born in the late 1920s. Its primary function was (and it may surprise some) and still is to serve as a means of communication during emergencies. That’s why we have those pesky emergency drills…
Now that Super Bowl is over, we can concentrate on the next big event — the South Beach Wine & Food Festival, which opens February 23. Like the big game, the SoBeWFF offers lots of opportunities to max out your credit card on parking, food, and booze. Tickets are expensive for…
Remember when Valentine’s Day was this sweet holiday where you gave your crush a pretty heart filled with chocolates? The heart would usually have a ribbon or some lace or a silk rose on it. Inside, the chocolates would be filled with cherries or caramel.Those days are gone. We guess…
The Super Bowl was amazing. The Giants won, Madonna pouted, and you partied…and partied…and partied.Now it’s Monday morning and you’re feeling like something fished out of a drain. You overindulged and now you’re paying the price. You could call in sick but your sadistic boss set up a sales meeting…
While thousands of people will be flocking to the South Beach Wine and Food Festival’s Grand Tasting Village for some wine and a glimpse at a celebrity chef, those same chefs will be sneaking across the street to the Hotel Victor for some very intimate (and interesting) panel discussions, designed…
Watching the Super Bowl in Miami does not have to mean going to a sports bar and having your $700 Prada loafers stick to the floor. This is Miami, after all. The home of excess.Sure you want to pay attention to the game (you may even have a hefty sum…
Can Super Bowl Sunday be the only day of the year in which we actually look forward to commercials? Each year, advertisers fall all over themselves trying to top each other for ratings, consumer approval and a coveted Clio award. Advertisers pay dearly for one of the 70 spots during…
Visiting the Shops at Midtown the other day, I felt sluggish. Suddenly, it hit me why: I hadn’t had my caffeine fix yet.Then I remembered that Moloko, a new coffee house, had opened up. Though its website touts crepe-making for children and a “coffee revolution” theme, the place is a…
If you’re a Dunkin’ Donuts superfan put down the coffee cup and head over to the Dunkin’ Donuts at 2720 South Dixie Highway in Coconut Grove today until 5 p.m. for a chance to star in their new “What Are You Drinking?” commercial.The commercial is part of a series of…
Over the years, Travel Channel has rivaled Food Network for providing great food-centric programming. And why not? There are only so many museums and beaches you can visit before someone in your traveling party says, “I’m hungry”. From Bourdain to Zimmern, Travel Channel has brought us the best places to…
