KFC to Dwyane Wade: Work For Us

Dwyane Wade is looking for a new line of work. Because of the NBA lockouts, the Miami Heat star has been tweeting he’s looking for gainful employment. His list of accomplishments include making balloon animals (who knew he was so talented?) and working well with others. That’s apparently enough for Kentucky…

Latin House Grill Celebrates Anniversary With All-You-Can-Eat Special

Latin House Grill has two reasons to celebrate tonight. It’s the food truck’s first anniversary, and the owners are launching a second mobile, LH2. As with most birthdays, los grilleros are throwing a party and inviting everyone. At the Tropical Park food truck roundup tonight, you can munch to your…

Eat Street Films Miami Food Trucks, Short Order Blogger

Eat Street, the Cooking Channel show that features America’s best and craziest food trucks, was in Miami this weekend to film three of Miami’s favorite food trucks. Mr. Good Stuff, Dim Ssam a Gogo and Latin Burger were the three trucks chosen to be featured on three different episodes for…

Five Best Restaurants on South Beach

There are so many restaurants in South Beach that we love, it was really hard to choose one for Best of Miami 2011. But what to do? Well, there could only be one winner, Pubbelly, but we have so many more favorites. With that in mind, we now present other…

The Secret Life of Food Truck Owners: Six Fun Facts

About two years ago, food trucks began appearing in Miami almost as if by magic. Then, like rabbits, they started to multiply. But did anyone stop to think what went on in the lives of food truck owners before they started serving yummy food on the go? We asked and got…

El Carajo: Almost As Expensive As Sra. Martinez!

l carajo,” translates to the crow’s nest of a Spanish Gallion. Almost everyone knows, however, that it is slang for almost anything too far away or crappy (as in “vete para carajo” or “go to hell”). That pretty much summed up my experience at El Carajo, the tapas restaurant hidden in the…

GastroPod Pop-Up Features Dave Arnold’s Molecular Cocktails (Updated)

Jeremiah Bullfrog will turn gastroPod into a pop-up molecular gastropub. (Yes, we hate the word gastropub too, but in this case it fits.) Details are all very hush-hush (including the location), but judging by the info we received, we think this will be one totally awesome experience. The Get Loaded Pop-Up…

Entenmann’s Twitter Fail: #NotGuilty Hashtag About Death, not Donuts

According to the Washintgon Post, baked goods company Entenmann’s is doing emergency public relations backflips after someone at the makers of boxed coffee cakes tweeted “Who’s #notguilty about eating all the tasty treats they want? on their official @Entenmanns Twitter feed What’s the problem? The #notguilty hashtag was actually related…

Cooking Channel’s Eat Street Returns to Miami Food Trucks: Be On The Show

Eat Street, the Cooking Channel show that features host James Cunningham chomping his way through America’s food truck scene, will feature The Fish Box on television tonight. The episode airs at 8:00 p.m. and again at midnight. The show was so taken with Miami’s food truck scene,it’s returning to tape some segments for…

Rusty Pelican Goes Out With a Bang (Pictures)

, Key Biscayne’s iconic spot for waterfront dining since 1972, held a closing party to celebrate both its imminent renovation and the country’s birthday yesterday, complete with fireworks, food and a mayoral sendoff. The Pelican was filled to the rafters last evening, as thousands of people came out to both watch the…

Nathan’s Hot Dog Winners (Video)

For the first time in its 95-year history, Nathan’s annual hot dog eating contest in Coney Island had two winners – Joey Chestnut, who ate 62 hot dogs in 10 minutes and Sonja “the Black Widow” Thomas, who consumed 40 dogs in 10 minutes. Thomas’ win was the first for…

Tobacco Road’s Red, White and Booze (Pictures)

Tobacco Road held its Red, White and Booze party, featuring food and drink from over a dozen food trucks and American micro-breweries and distilleries, though Budweiser and Bud Light seemed to still be the reigning king of beer. Live music, contests, and even psychic readings had the crowd revved up for…

Wine Tasting, Hot Dog Eating, Circus Acts in Coconut Grove

If you’re looking for an alternative to crowded beaches and causeway traffic jams, Coconut Grove has put together an incredibly lively calendar of events for this Fourth of July weekend. From wine tastings and art walks to hot dog eating contests and food trucks, you could spend the entire weekend…

Five Things To Do With a Watermelon

Watermelon and summer just go together, don’t they? There’s nothing like sitting in the backyard or the porch with a slice of cool, crisp watermelon after a long day at the beach. The trouble with a watermelon is that they’re so big and intimidating in the store or on the…

Food Trucks Offer Light Summer Fare

Summer in Miami is here with the killer combo of tropical heat and high humidity. You know, the kind of days that make you feel like you’re wearing a hot, damp mop on your head. The last thing you want is to eat a heavy, hot, greasy, double cheeseburger or…

Vodka Ice Pops Coming to Fontainebleau, Make Yours Now

Grey Goose is partnering with the Fontainebleau Hotel to offer vodka ice pops as a refreshing poolside treat. Available in three flavors (berry lemonade, pineapple and orange), they won’t be shipped in from a manufacturing plant — they’ll be made in-house. Unfortunately, that’s causing a bit of a delay in…

The Raleigh Hotel Announces Happier Hour

The Raleigh Hotel has announced a new “Happier Hour” at both its Martini Bar and outdoor White Bar. Every Wednesday through Saturday from 5 to 8 p.m., both bars will get really happy with drink specials, a new food menu, music and other touches that make the Raleigh one of…