The path for a young cook isn’t what it once was. France had a long tradition of young teens serving as beguiled porters hauling trash, washing dishes, and eventually prepping and cooking. Then came the spread of culinary schools, where young cooks paid tuition to learn the basics, along with…
“What is it?” is the first question people always ask Miami Supercar Rooms owner Elo. But that’s exactly what he wants them to do, he says. “They’re confused because there’s no where in the world that combines these two beautiful concepts: cars and dining.” Nestled in the heart of Wynwood,…
When lunchtime rolls around, most on-the-go locals are seeking the same things: fast, fresh and affordable cuisine. Achieving this trifecta during a lunch break can be difficult, but don’t feel stuck between waiting 40 minutes for a table and settling for a soggy pre-packaged sandwich – Miami’s has much more to…
Matthew Kuscher’s doughnut burger was around long before his eatery, LoKal, opened its Coconut Grove doors in December 2011. “I grew up in a Dunkin Donuts that my dad owned in the 80s,” he says. “That’s when they we’re making doughnuts from scratch. I actually hated them, so my…
During this past weekend’s South Beach Wine & Food Festival, chefs Janine Booth and Jeff McInnis leaked the fact that their new South Beach restaurant, the Sarsaparilla Club, has soft opened. Today, the restaurant, located inside the Shelborne Wyndham Grand hotel, officially opens. The American dim sum concept marks the…
February was quite a month for the Miami dining scene. In the weeks leading up to the South Beach Wine & Food Festival, the leading culinary event in South Florida, restaurants opened like wildfire around town. Most notable is the temporary opening of Alinea in Residence. While their Chicago restaurant…
Say hello to the holy grail of vegan eats: Holi Vegan Kitchen & Bar. The fast casual concept is just weeks away from feeding South Florida’s voracious vegetarian (and omnivorous) eaters. The restaurant will serve a creative array of breakfast, lunch, and tapas options, plus wine and beer. The eatery, located…
Two waiters dressed for a Milan runway cover a table with thin sheets of plastic. Around it, they station tiny bowls filled with liquefied sweets. After a few moments, Grant Achatz, mustached and dressed all in white with an expression as serious as a heart attack, appears. He dips a…
As the sun started to set in the west, thoughts turned to the east at the South Beach Wine & Food Festival. Party goers hungry for one last taste of food entered the giant white party tent for one last event before the 15th anniversary of the annual soiree ended…
Saturday night, 19 chefs came together at the South Beach Wine & Food Festival’s “Croquetas and Champagne” event to reinterpret Miami’s favorite finger food: the croqueta. Hosted by superchef Jean-Georges Vongerichten and curated by resident Burger Beast Sef Gonzalez, this is a far cry from your primo’s birthday party. Instead of…
Cindy Hutson’s Zest and Zest MRKT open today inside the Southeast Financial Center (200 S. Biscayne Blvd.), bringing a warm aura to downtown’s concrete jungle with ethnically diverse and seasonally-driven eats and drinks. Hutson, best known for her Coral Gables Ortanique on the Mile, says “Moving into a new urban…
While one real estate mogul by the name of Trump was busy spewing out more outlandish statements, Sunny Isles’ own developer, Jules Trump (no relation), classed things up by sharing a meal beautifully prepared by chef Makoto. The private event held on Thursday and hosted in the newly completed grand…
Though the 15th annual South Beach Wine & Food festival is behind us, there’s still a reason to munch today: Leap Year. Every four years, a leap year comes around, and what better way to celebrate than with eats and drinks. Find specials at local eateries, including BLT Prime, Kitchen…
Sunday’s Grand Tasting Village at the South Beach Wine & Food Festival was a true party. Attendees were treated to pours of fine wines and spirits tasting, along with hand crafted cocktails. Celebrity chefs Geoffrey Zakarian, Anne Burrell, Emeril Lagasse, and Michael Symon were just some of the luminaries who…
Chickens soared Saturday night at the W Hotel South Beach as the South Beach Wine & Food Festival’s ode to fried birds and champagne began anew. But first a side note: Very early on, much of the crowd gathered around famed chef Daniel Boulud as he fed his fried chicken…
Here’s a big South Beach Wine & Food Festival pro tip for Food Network fans. If you want to get up close and personal with Rachael Ray, you’d best be sporting a tail. The celebrity chef and host of yesterday’s Yappie Hour gave face time to every doggie guest at…
The South Beach Wine & Food Festival’s founder and organizer, Lee Brian Schrager, made quite the statement about celebrity chef Rachel Ray on Saturday. “There is nobody more loyal, honest, fair and genuine than Rachel and she has been my biggest supporter, and it’s because of Rachel that we are…
Saturday’s Grand Tasting Village at the South Beach Wine & Food Festival saw thousands of people enjoy an afternoon filled with wine, food, and celebrities. The star power was turned up to high volume with Rachael Ray, Guy Fieri, Nigella Lawson, Giada DeLaurentiis, Robert IRvine, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Neil Patrick…
The smell of beef was in the air as the South Beach Wine & Food Festival’s Burger Bash celebrated its 10th anniversary on the sand. It seemed like the entire population of Miami Beach came out to nosh on burgers and drink beer as thousands of carnivores queued up to…
Miami Beach’s Surfcomber Hotel was transformed into a tropical oasis at the second annual South Beach Wine & Food Festival Art of Tiki. This cocktail showdown saw the best tiki bars in the country coming to Miami to create drinks filled with rum, spices, and juices. The competition was fierce,…
There was a trickle of bourbon and rye at Yardbird Friday night as Montreal’s David McMillan and Frédéric Morin took over the popular friend chicken spot with southern culinary troubadour Sean Brock riding shotgun. But, given the reputation of these three, the expectation was that there would’ve been an all…
When Food Network launched the cooking competition Chopped in January 2009, it probably didn’t predict the enormous following it would gain. The show, which tasks four hopeful chefs to make meals using ingredients in a mystery basket and then slowly chops the contestants until one remains, could have been just…
