For the holidays, why waste time baking a pumpkin pie when you can just buy one? We’re not talking about a mass-produced puck from Publix. We’re talking about the ultimate pumpkin pie from Fireman Derek’s World-Famous Pies. Derek Kaplan — a six-foot-two, tattooed City of Miami firefighter — has been…
When it comes to Thanksgiving, there’s no right or wrong way of celebrating the holiday — especially here, where various customs and traditions are merged into one. In Miami, as long as you have a good spread of food and are surrounded by friends and family, it doesn’t matter whether…
We’ve all been there. You just got home from a lousy day at work and you’re still drunk from happy hour. You crash on the couch, switch on some mindless TV show, and then realize: You need cookies. Now. Enter Night Owl Cookie Co. — Miami’s first late-night munchies delivery…
This Thanksgiving, why waste time baking a pumpkin pie when you can just buy one? We’re not talking about a mass-produced puck from Publix. We’re talking about the ultimate pumpkin pie from Fireman Derek’s World-Famous Pies. Derek Kaplan — a six-foot-two, tattooed City of Miami firefighter — has been baking…
When was the last time it snowed in Miami? In what type of natural region does the Everglades sit? Who is Julia Tuttle? Knowing the answers to these questions might not get you far in life, unless you happen to be a contestant on Jeopardy! during “Floriduh” theme night. But…
When was the last time it snowed in Miami? In what type of natural region does the Everglades sit? Who is Julia Tuttle? Knowing the answers to these questions might not get you far in life, but it’ll at least get you to Lester’s (2519 NW Second Ave., Miami) for…
Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim Day 4: July 21, 2013 L*Space, Luli Fama at The Raleigh Hotel 1775 Collins Ave., Miami Beach By day four, we were pros at the game that was Swim Week. We knew that each show customarily ran up to 45 minutes late, so we didn’t bother…
Tensions were running high at the Aqua Di Lara show at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim last weekend. After several days battling high humidity and the constant stress of navigating through sand in heels, attendees and event staff alike were getting a little snippy with each other. But just like we…
As we entered Cabaña Grande for the Nicolita show, we felt like models on the set of a photo shoot as our hair blew around like a bonafide diva. Apparently, organizers got the memo that everyone was miserably hot yesterday. The air-conditioning was set on full blast, and not only…
Wearing a long-sleeve dress and wedges wasn’t the brightest idea on day one of Swim Week–or day three, four, five, or hell, any day of the year in Miami for that matter. With 85% humidity, even at night, we daydreamed about joining a nudist colony. Needless to say, we learned…
America’s 237th birthday lands on a Thursday this year, and that can mean only one thing: long weekend! Take Friday off (if you haven’t already) or plan on calling in sick. You can thank us later. Just like any birthday, we Miamians know how to celebrate with a bang, and…
This Thursday, America is turning 237 years old. It’s time to celebrate life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. And of course, that means blowing tens of thousands of explosives into the sky so we can ooh and aah over the pretty lights and colors. Here’s our shortlist of the…
Miami locals have nearly year-round access to sun and sand, but strangely enough, some activities — like outdoor partying and barbecuing — are generally reserved for summer. Well, Independence Day is right around the corner, and now that summertime has officially arrived, what better way to celebrate the solstice than…
Father’s Day is this Sunday. It’s time to bond with pops, laugh at all his corny jokes, and maybe let him take you on a walk down memory lane with all his stories of when he was cool. You know, waaaay back in the day. Growing up, handmade cards with…
The way through Dad’s heart is through his stomach. Skip the crowded restaurants and treat the father figure in your life to a Louisiana-style Father’s Day BBQ at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden (10901 Old Cutler Rd., Coral Gables). Award-winning caterer Creative Tastes has composed a menu sure to satisfy the…
Acrobats, drag queens, underwater mermaids, walking TV sets, sexy burlesque performers, celebrity impersonators, human disco balls, magicians, fetish performers — if your loony mind can dream it up, Wildchild World can make it a reality. Since 1996, the entertainment design and production studio located in the Design District has been…
When it comes to staging an adaptation of Tennessee Williams’ The Night of the Iguana titled la noche i.delicatissima, the whimsically creative minds behind local art collective Southernmost Situations have decidedly put together a show that doesn’t conform to the dated rules of performing arts. Born out of a spontaneous…
Key West is a tropical city known to inspire artists. It’s no wonder Ernest Hemingway made it his home. Born out of a spontaneous trip to Key West, Southernmost Situations is a Miami-based social catalyst and experimental collective that blurs the boundaries between contemporary art, performance, and the traditional curatorial…
Memorial Day Weekend is over, which means it’s time to start thinking of how you will recuperate from your three-day overconsumption of alcohol and MSGs. It’s no secret that one of the preferred ways to recover from a well-celebrated MDW is to vegetate on the couch and watch a hit…
It’s nearly impossible to hear the name Nigel Barker without having the resounding voice of Tyra Banks saying “noted fashion photographer” come to mind. But aside from his lengthy gig as a judge on America’s Next Top Model, Barker is a jack-of-all-trades. He’s host of The Face on the Oxygen…
Terry O’Neill is one of the most renowned celebrity photographers of the 20th Century. His work hangs in national art galleries and private collections all over the world. With a career spanning six decades, O’Neill has captured with his lens the greatest icons of our age, from Winston Churchill to…
Is it okay to admit to not being a fan of Ultra Music Festival and still be considered a true Miamian? Sure it is. Not everyone in Miami is a beat freak by nature.Big, banging EDM, lasers, mesh tops, Molly, public nudity — it all takes a special kind of…
