Founded in 1856, Cousino-Macul is Chile’s oldest wineries still in family hands, run by the sixth-generation descendents of Matias Cousino. Come February 3, South Miami’s Deli Lane will offer a food-wine pairing with Cousino-Macul’s wines for the princely sum of $14.95 in advance, $16.95 at the door. Unless you grab…
Crank up your appetite for the South Beach Wine & Food Festival (Feb. 24 to 27) by drooling over the food of one of Miami’s hottest chefs at one of the final cooking demos at the Coral Gables Whole Foods Market. Kris Wessel of Red Lightwill be cooking up his…
Ooh-la-la. . . Beaujolais and French cuisine are a marriage made in the Eighth Arrondissement, or on January 27, at La Riviera at Sofitel Miami. From 6:30 to 11:30 p.m. the Francophile bistro will host a Four-course dinner paired with a trio of Beaujolais wines (and a Zinfandel port with…
Whether you love, hate, or feel indifferent toward classical ballet, you’d be hard-pressed to find anything but joy in your heart for Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo. Based out of New York, this all-male, comedy ballet company makes it a pointe to appeal to all ages and most tastes…
It had been a while since card-carrying members of the Miami Hate Machine had any real reason to hate LeBron James with all their might. With no ammunition at their disposal, the Miami Heat haters tried twisting LeBron’s interviews into discourses of pure evil, all to shoehorn their theory that…
It’s amazing what a good director can do. The story behind Southern District (Zona Sur) could have easily been turned into a Spanish telenovela. But in the capable hands of filmmaker Juan Carlos Valdivia, it became a Sundance Film Festival award-winning film highly regarded for its innovative direction and sublime…
Whenever you hear “Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?” it’s rarely followed by “I’m in the lumberyard, you crazy Capulet.” But that’s correct, the feuding families will be at Shell Lumber this weekend. But before you draw your symbolic sword and cast aspersions on the latest production of Shakespeare in…
Whoever said “The great thing about Miami is that it’s so close to the United States” or asked “Will the last American to move out of Miami bring the flag?” obviously never traveled to Homestead. The name itself conjures up images of pioneers and tax breaks. Homestead is so Americana…
With the New World Symphony’s inaugural season at its new Frank Gehry building underway, other orchestras may have trouble grabbing Miami’s attention. But when a member of the Big Five — the Cleveland Orchestra — performs, even celebrity architecture can’t compete. This weekend, Franz Welser-Möst will conduct the acclaimed orchestra,…
First, an obligatory reference to the old glory days of South Beach: Sandra Bernhard totally hung out there in the ’90s and — obligatory related reference to Ingrid Casares — totally dated Ingrid Casares! OK, got that out of the way. Everyone involved in that era has moved on, but…
When Wavy Gravy took the mike in 1969 and told Woodstockers to “beware of the brown stuff,” he was talking about a particularly intense strain of acid. But this Thursday, when folks tell you not to trip on the brown stuff, they’ll be referring to doggie droppings. Newport Beachside Hotel…
The Champ might be the greatest sports drama ever shot in Miami-Dade County. But watching it in your living room is one thing. Catching it in the courtyard of Miami’s most famous mansion, Vizcaya Museum and Gardens, is a whole different experience. That’s what you’ll get at this Thursday’s 7…
We Miamians are a little sensitive about our IQs, so forgive us if we feel compelled to wear our literacy on our sleeves — in shoulder to elbow ink. But it’s not just us — literary tattoos have been riding a wave of popularity. Two Miami-born authors, Justin Taylor and…
Set on a diving board in a hotel in Greece, High Dive chronicles a woman’s fear of heights and her misadventures during past vacations. Written by award-winning playwright Leslie Ayvazian, High Dive is a light comedy about the indelible task of overcoming one’s greatest fears while finding the absurdity within…
Explorers, both ancient and modern, have perennially salivated over discovering mysterious islands whose golden banks might be speckled with pulverized gems or perhaps even be the site of the fountain of youth or buried treasure. Needless to say, they weren’t searching for one of the troves of used condoms, broken…
Next year marks the 500th anniversary of Michelangelo’s ascent to the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, where he painted the world’s most celebrated fresco. It’s also the anniversary of the Catholic Church’s Swiss Guard, the Vatican museums, and St. Peter’s Basilica. To commemorate the occasion of its total institutional domination…
When Spanish nightclub Pacha opened on the outskirts of Barcelona in 1967, few anticipated it would become a global powerhouse. A few years later, the club brand planted seeds in Ibiza, cementing its fate as a dance mecca. Where does a nightlife company go after that? All over the world,…
A typical circus may be fun for the kiddies and their parents, but it’s usually a little on the white-bread, hokey side. There’s not much in the way of cool or stylish. So how can you add a little funk, hip-hop, or, dare we say, soul, to the goings on…
It’s that time of year again. Miami International Film Festival time? Oh yeah (Film Lovers powers: activate!). The official lineup of the 28th Annual Miami International Film Festival (which runs from March 4-13, and which you can call MIFF, at the risk of sounding like a total pretentious film nerd…
We freaking abhor Glee! Phew. Finally, got that off our chests. That makes us feel a little better, but still nowhere near good enough considering Glee was on last night. And it’s only been a couple nights since it took home its latest trove of awards from the Golden Globes…
Say you’re one of those people who gets dragged, kicking if not screaming, to dance events who would rather lie down on a bed of nails listening to a Sarah Palin speech than sit through an evening of contemporary dancing. Kate Weare might change your mind.Check out her New York-based…
Designer David Jon Acosta first found his passion as a clothing designer while bored at work and doodling in Photoshop. After printing T-shirts for himself and his friends, the contemporary and flirty graphics were catchy enough that people both noticed and demanded their own. While only 25 years old, Acosta…
