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 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, 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…
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…
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…
According to NASA, the last space shuttle launch of STS-135 will take place at 11:26 this morning (be sure to turn on the TV). Just as space flight has evolved, so has the astronaut’s diet of what used to be Tang and tubes of ham salad and cheddar cheese. In…
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…
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…
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…
We wish we had Adam Richman’s job. This former soap actor and graduate of the Yale School of Drama has made his mark on the world not by reciting Shakespeare – but by eating massive amounts of food on Travel Channel’s Man vs. Food and the new Man vs. Food Nation (which…
Anthony Bourdain is debuting his second Travel Channel show this fall. Titled 24-Hour Layover, it will focus on what happens between trips to Greenland and Vietnam and Cuba.In other words, what does Tony do closer to home? The show will be formatted in much the same way as No Reservations…
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…
, 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…
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 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…
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…
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…
No matter what form of entertainment you’re into this long holiday weekend, you’ll find food trucks to suit you. Take the kids for an outing to see classic trains at the Gold Coast Railroad Museum on Saturday or hit Haulover Beach. If you’re into beer and music, head over to…
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…
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…
When Bravo decided to make Rocco’s Dinner Party, the producers were probably trying to figure out what to do with all the reality show “celebrities” still under contractual obligation. The answer? Put them around a dinner table, call them Rocco DiSpirito’s friends, and have Rocco judge three chefs on the…
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…
