Marguerite Gil

Open less than a year in a hidden neighborhood west of Biscayne Boulevard and south of 79th Street, Iron Side Cafe is a cool, hidden oasis that offers clients a healthy assortment of organic meal choices in an area where artists, architects, desig...

We've waited this long, so a few more months isn't going to kill us, is it? Whole Foods has been teasing Northeast Miami-Dade for several years now, promising a convenient local fresh food market filled with nutrient-dense foods, a soup bar, salad...

Last night's preview of Orchid, Where Desire Blooms, was rudely interrupted by a transformer failure. According to a night watchman close to the problem area, "A little after 6:30 p.m., I heard the explosion, then all the lights went out east of N...

It's your month, hungry literati. Tom Wolfe kicked off Miami Book Fair International last night, and many great authors are in town. Some of them will speak about food during the event, which stretches from November 11 through 18 at Miami Dade Col...

The Facebook message said, "Here at Books & Books we're celebrating our 30th anniversary this Sat. (11/3/12) and everyone is invited to our street party." There were thousands of replies from people who had left a "will attend" message. Not surpri...

What could possibly be more ridiculous than dressing your puppy up for Halloween? If I, tried to put an article of clothing on my ferocious Doberman, I'd make the next day's newspaper headlines. The story would read... Woman in an Upper Eastside n...