Art Basel is about to capture the minds and imagination of Miami. The self-billed “most prestigious art show in the Americas” showcases art by more than 2,000 artists. Art is everywhere — on the sides of buildings, in parks, in tents and galleries, and at the Miami Beach Convention Center…
Art Basel is coming to town, turning the entire city into a roving band of art connoisseurs. Each year, we travel to pop-up art galleries and tents filled with shards of broken glass, painted bananas, interactive tunnels, and sometimes even the occasional paint-on-canvas.Pondering all this art gets us hungry. After…
Philippe by Philippe Chow is scheduled to open any day at its new SoFi location. The restaurant/celebrity magnet abruptly left its location at the Gansevoort Miami Beach back in June, announcing it would open a Boca Raton location, as well as move farther south on Miami Beach.We spoke with Stratis…
Thanksgiving is over and you’re on to bigger and better proteins — namely pork. Which is why you’re going to want to head out to the third annual P.I.G.: Pork is Good, the one-day-only pop-up celebration of pork. This Sunday, November 27, GastroPod and Ms. Cheezious will be serving up…
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, or PETA, has a long history of being controversial. Their polarizing anti-meat, anti-research, and anti-fur campaigns can be harsh, in-your-face, and brilliant. And there’s no better time for PETA to activate its campaign machine than during Thanksgiving, a holiday that revolves around a…
President Barack Obama has pardoned turkeys Liberty and Peace with his daughters, Melia and Sasha by his side.President Obama says that the turkeys were trained for the big day by being exposed to loud noises, flash bulbs, and learning to gobble without really saying anything.After a wave of his hand…
Anthony Bourdain has been known to take pot shots of his fellow Travel Channel alum, Samantha Brown, and cheery people in general. The Tony I’ve come to be obsessed with snarks on the nicey-nice worlds of Rachael Ray, Sandra Lee, and Paula Deen. Bourdain, you see, comes from a world…
Thanksgiving is a time when families gather around the dinner table for a fabulous, decadent meal of perfectly made golden brown turkey with all the trimmings. The only problem is that unless you’re Martha Stewart, you probably won’t get it right.Questions run through our minds like how do I thaw…
Serendipity 3, the Manhattan ice-cream parlor frequented by the likes of Andy Warhol, Marilyn Monroe, Oprah Winfrey, and Katie Holmes, is coming to Lincoln Road in a matter of weeks.The restaurant, located between Lenox Avenue and Alton Road, had some intriguing signs on its windows. One invited us to look…
Anthony Bourdain’s new Travel Channel show, The Layover, premieres tonight at 9. The show, inspired by Bourdain’s frequent trips for his other Travel Channel show, No Reservations, takes us to major cities in the United States, Europe, and Asia so we can watch Tony eat, drink, and hang with the…
When Burger Beast Sef Gonzalez asked me to be a judge at the third annual Burgie Awards, I said sure. I’ve judged a few competitions. They’re usually fun, you get a badge, and you meet some new people. When you’re asked to oversee a burger competition, you naturally assume you’ll…
It doesn’t matter where you are. When you hear rapper Sir Mix-a-Lot’s “Baby Got Back,” the anthem for curvy gals, you have to stop and shake it! The same goes for Sir Mixx-a-Lot, a new food truck that features shakes, smoothies,and batidos. Five dollars gets you one made to order…
The last time we cooked Thanksgiving dinner with all the trimmings, it cost more than $300 for four people. Plus the bird was so dry even the poodle wouldn’t eat it.This year, we’re thinking we’ll let someone else cook. We’ve compiled a list of places that will prepare a delicious…
Damn it, I’m an actor, not a fryer!The awesome William Shatner is still Captain Kirk and even Priceline commercials cannot alter his greatness.In his most amazing role in decades, Shatner recreates the joy and dangers of turkey frying as a cautionary tale for State Farm insurance.In this film, entitled Eat,…
The dust of more than a dozen would-be cheftestants hauling it back to where they came from has finally cleared, and now it’s time to really start the new season of Top Chef: Texas. The show promises to move around the state, but for now we’re stationed in the Alamo…
Feverish Ice Cream owners Felecia Hatcher and Derick Pearson are headed to Washington D.C., where they’ll be feted for their accomplishments at a special White House reception tomorrow, Thursday, November 17. Business partners (and husband and wife) Hatcher and Pearson started Feverish Ice Cream in 2008. The company sells ice…
A hunting lodge in Coconut Grove. That’s what the owners of Mr. Moe’s wanted to recreate ten years ago, so they imported river rock from Colorado, logs from Nova Scotia, and a whole lot of stuffed animals — including one big ole bear. The philosophy being if you build a…
Last evening some of Miami’s best chefs shared cuisine from around the world at the second annual World Festival Miami to benefit Common Threads.The event at the Cruz Building in Coconut Grove featured great food, drinks and the cutest little chefs we’ve ever seen as students from Common Threads Miami…
Derek Kaplan leaves the firehouse around 7:30 a.m. Instead of sleeping or maybe going fishing like his brethren, the burly firefighter goes home, takes a shower, and then heads to his bakery to make pies.Kaplan has been baking pies since 2008, and he’s good at it. In fact, his key…
Stephen Colbert takes on what has to be the issue plaguing out nation’s teens the most these days. No, it’s not bullying, budget cuts, or teen pregnancy.According to a KPHO Phoenix news story, teens are soaking tampons in vodka and shoving them into whatever available orifice they can find. How…
First there was Dancing With The Stars, which re-introduced us to such has-beens celebrities as Donny Osmond, Florence Henderson, Drew Lachey, and most recently Chaz Bono. Despite our repeated efforts at tying this to the end of the world (or because of it), the show was (and remains) a huge…
Coconut Grove’s Cruz Building (in the old Christabelle’s Quarter space) will turn into the United Nations for the second annual World Festival Miami tomorrow, November 15 to benefit Common Threads.Chef Michelle Bernstein will host the event, which will feature cuisine from some of Miami’s hottest chefs, including Timon Balloo (Sugarcane…
