Last night’s Simpson’s episode, “The Food Wife”, had Marge, Lisa, and Bart blogging about food (including the best places to eat in Springfield).The episode was jam-packed with foodie references, including a don’t-blink-or-you’ll-miss-it sequence where almost every chef in the world is bouncing around in Singapore — from Mario Batali to…
The Dutch at the W South Beach, opens to the public today with lunch and dinner service (breakfast to follow).Chef Andrew Carmellini decided to start the Dutch in Miami Beach after success with his two New York restaurants, Locanda Verde and the Dutch. With the Dutch Miami, chef Carmellini has…
Short Order’s Foodstock: One Night of Peas and Music must have been blessed by the gods, because the weather was perfect for dining under the stars.Thousands of people flocked to Foodstock at the Wynwood Arts District to listen to music, shop for crafts and dine from 30 food trucks.Favorite trucks…
Foodstock: One Night of Peas and Music is tomorrow, so break our the love beads, your suede fringe jacket and get ready for an evening of great street food from 30 of your favorite trucks. In addition, Foodstock will feature vintage wearables, crafts, and art for sale, a DJ spinning…
I’ve been waiting with baited breath for the day to finally arrive. “The Food Wife”, the long awaited Simpsons episode which has Marge, Lisa, and Bart food blogging, airs this Sunday on Fox.In anticipation of this 30-minute episode, Fox has released four teasers (probably because they were about to be…
1500 Degrees’ Paula DaSilva is in the national spotlight. We’re thinking it has something to do with her restaurant being named one of Esquire’s Best New Restaurants 2011 (the only South Florida restaurant to make the cut, by the way).This morning, Paula will make an appearance on the CBS’ The Early…
Calling all Pasha’s lovers. The Mediterranean casual food mini chain is having a little Facebook Friend-zy.In a move to get more “likes”, Pasha’s is giving a $500 gift certificate to the 500th person to like its page.Even if you don’t win the $500 gift certificate, you’ll still get a free…
The Miami Book Fair International is once again taking over the streets of downtown Miami. Every fall, voracious readers look forward to perusing both new and antique books in the hope of finding a treasure or a bargain at the street fair, or listening to a book reading by a…
It’s only fitting that Tobacco Road turns 99 on 11/11/11, surviving hurricanes, prohibition, cocaine busts, South Beach, and the condo boom. At times, the Road has tried it’s hand at many things. It’s been a speakeasy, gambling den, gay bar, strip joint, and blues bar, all the while retaining it’s…
Top Chef: Texas premiered last week with a gigantic cast of cheftestants, including three chefs with local ties, Lindsay Autry, executive chef at Michelle Bernstein’s restaurant at the Omphoy Palm Beach Resort, Bernice Dearaujo, head chef at Sra. Martinez, and Maureen “Molly” Brandt, executive chef at Royal Caribbean’s 150 Central…
The Victoria’s Secret fashion show, which features a parade of hopelessly beautiful women wearing only underwear (and giant wings) airs November 29 on CBS. The hype is much like that for the Super Bowl — million-dollar commercials, merchandise tie-ins (even if you can’t look like an angel, you can smell…
On November 9, 2009, Latin Burger and Taco tweeted: “We’re here”, and rolled onto Miami streets. The food truck scene in Miami was new, and people were intrigued by this pink and black truck that sold burgers designed by Food Network celebrity chef, Ingrid Hoffmann.Latin Burger’s owner Jim Heins always…
Anthony Bourdain is on the talk show circuit to promote his new show, The Layover, which debuts on the Travel Channel on November 21. When he drops in on The Late Show, the interview starts out serious and mild. Tony and Dave Letterman discuss such weighty issues as height, weight…
This past weekend we set back the clock one hour. This coming weekend, we’re setting the clock back even farther … to 1969, a time when hippies chanted “make love, not war,” traded love beads and ate street food. Let’s put it this way, hippies were the OWS of their…
Egg & Dart, the upscale Greek Taverna in Midtown, is now open for lunch. The restaurant, which serves rustic cuisine in a Miami-chic setting, is having an impromptu one-day-only sale on their first midday meal service — half off. Yup. Today only, from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., any food…
Some Nashville moms have been offering to sell lollipops that have been licked by children with chicken pox, according to WSMV in Nashville. The thought process is that healthy children who lick these pops will contract the disease and then become immune to it.The station reported that Wendy Werkit of…
Andy Rooney, the famous 60 Minutes commentator who spent 30 years doing essays for the Sunday evening news magazine, died on November 4th at the age of 92.Rooney retired just a month ago on October 2. According to 60 Minutes, Andy wrote and filmed 1,097 essays for 60 Minutes. The…
TMZ has leaked some naked pictures of Anthony Bourdain. No, they’re not full-frontal, and no you really can’t see junk or ass (there’s a big red star over any interesting parts). The photos, taken a few years ago, show Bourdain and his then sous chef in some pool in the…
Lady Gaga just announced her new holiday special, A Very Gaga Thanksgiving. The show will air on ABC on Thanksgiving day, November 24, and will feature Tony Bennett and Katie Couric. If that’s not bizarre enough, Gaga is set to perform “White Christmas” and chef Art Smith will also drop…
Sleepless Night is the answer to an insomniac’s prayers. Spanning much of Miami Beach, Sleepless Night will offer free music, art, and entertainment November 5 to 6 from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. Sleepless Night is modeled after Nuit Blanche in Paris and Montréal’s All-Nighter and is held every other…
Though no one’s going to accuse all food trucks of serving seriously health-conscious eats, many owners make an effort to use fresh and local ingredients.Jefe’s Original Fish Taco and Burger owner Jack Garabedian, for instance, goes down to the Redland during the growing season to pick his own vegetables, and…
The New York City Marathon is the weekend and for the first time in years, I didn’t make the uber competitive lottery and won’t be running it (here’s my not-too-swift race history).There’s something life changing about the marathon that extends far beyond the simple fact that one has run 26.2…
