Wessel, Schwartz to Cook For Obama’s Campaign Coffers

In what could be a brash attempt to enrage some of their well-heeled, Cuban patrons, a handful of Miami’s leading chefs will gather at the Moore Building in the Design District on September 18 to cook for a $250-a-head fundraiser for President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign. For a cool grand…

Super Subs, Paul’s Create Mom-and-Pop Feel to Compete

With an endless supply of Subways, Quizno’s and Jimmy John’s opening all over the country, it’s hard to imagine striking out on your own and offering sandwiches to the masses without corporate dollars or Michael Phelps hawking your six-inch. If, however, you would shut up and do what your momma…

Acme Bakery & Coffee to Open in Midtown, Will Serve Panther Coffee

The folks behind Phuc Yea! and the Federal Food Drink & Provisions have made their partnership legal, forming the Pious Pig Restaurant Group, and will pop out their first project in mid-September. Acme Bakery & Coffee, moving into the Brooklyn Bagel space in midtown Miami, will offer homemade pastries, breads, and…

My Ceviche’s Sam Gorenstein On Fish Pricing

Groupers have giant heads, which combined with neatly pressed white napkins and tasteful interiors, explain why a good piece of fish comes at a high price. Great seafood in South Florida is as ubiquitous as bad driving, and some of the best can be had at prices as low as…

La Camaronera Is Getting a Makeover, Adding Dining Space

Soon we Miamians will be able to park our ever-rounder, ever-tanner culos in a seat where no human being has ever sat before — at La Camaronera. Owner David Garcia, whose family has run the Flagler Street fish institution for nearly 40 years, says the restaurant has taken over an…

Five Best Pasta Dishes in Miami for Under $20

Sometimes you just want a big bowl of pasta, preferably the kind with cream or butter in the sauce along with some form of pig meat. You don’t like sitting by the pool or beach all that much anyway. In an image- and health-obsessed world, rich pasta seems to have…

Spaghetto Planning Expansion Into Downtown, North Miami

There are no more than ten seats inside Spaghetto on Miami Beach, but that’s about to change. The owners, Italian investors, have a trio of new stores planned and a cadre of companies designed to spread the sauce around South Florida, and who knows where else. The fast-casual pasta joint…

Sausage Fest at Lester’s on Saturday

Advocate magazine snubbed the 305 earlier this year when it released its list of the 15 gayest cities in America, giving a nod to Fort Lauderdale, ranked two, and Orlando, ranked four. It wasn’t Miami’s decline as a gay capital that inspired the folks from Lester’s in Wynwood and Proper…