On Saturday, March 29, Taste of Brickell returns for one full day of food, music, and drinks. The event, located at the First Presbyterian Church of Miami, starts at noon and continues until the wee hours of the morning with an after party at Four Ambassadors La Scala concert hall…
Miami is not missing much. About 363 days of beach weather? Check. European tourists in Speedos plucking up overpriced designer items? Check. Damn near every taste, flavor, and kind of restaurant you can think of? Check. There are, however, a few things we lack. Domestic restaurant chains that litter either…
Locall’s Organic Growth, a fruit and vegetable shop in South Beach, is tiny. Owner Kirsten Hartburg prefers it that way. “It’s a small space because we keep our produce fresh. Everything here is picked in the morning,” she says. See also: Hogfish Might Be Your New Favorite Local Fish…
Latin Burger and Taco’s brick-and-mortar restaurant is officially open on Coral Gables’ Miracle Mile. The restaurant’s d�cor pays homage to both the original food truck and pop culture icons. The Texas-meets-Miami vibe features brown lizard-skin-embossed booths embroidered with the Latin Burger longhorn logo and industrial steel piping for door handles…
Cooking Channel’s Eat Street was back in Miami, filming another season of the popular show that features food trucks and the chefs (and fans) that drive them to success. This past long weekend saw the show’s crew at two major south Florida breweries to highlight a few chef-driven mobile eateries,…
In France, stopping at the boulangerie for a baguette is like hitting up your neighborhood Cuban caf� for a colada. It’s a daily event. The word baguette comes from the Latin word baculum, or “stick,” and relates to the bread’s long, narrow shape. Simple yet complex in taste, this traditional…
Sitting on the front porch at Lorenzo in South Beach on a bright afternoon, a crew of reality TV stars bickers in French. They reek of cologne and spray-on tan. The leader, a stern man with slick hair and a crisp button-down shirt, looks like a portly Bruce Jenner. His…
After eating healthy all year — nearly three weeks! — we just had to give in to temptation. The Super Bowl is around the corner and junk food is on our minds. It’s time to trade in those salads and surrender to the ultimate guilty pleasure: a hot dog. Thankfully,…
Before being at the helm of Macchialina, Michael Pirolo cooked under the direction of Scott Conant at Scarpetta. So now that he decided to plan a special dinner at his current restaurant, he called in Nina Compton, chef de cuisine at Scarpetta, as his guest chef. Tonight, Compton and Pirolo…
We were invited to take a ride on the Miami Brew Bus for the Hopping to Hops Tour Sunday and got a behind-the-scenes look at two South Florida breweries. The tour, geared towards tourists and locals alike, starts and ends at Lokal Burgers & Beer in Coconut Grove. Attendees meet…
Ever since Antwan Wimberly, son of Jackson Soul Food owner Shirlene Ingrahan, was old enough to chew and walk, he has been munching on any and everything off the restaurant’s menu. But it hasn’t been the food he has enjoyed most. “The best part of working here has been the…
This is it. The end of an era. Van Dyke Cafe will officially close on Sunday, January 26. The restaurant, which opened in the historic Van Dyke Building in the center of Lincoln Road in 1994, served as an oasis for locals and tourists alike to sit al fresco and…
Beer drinkers rejoice, because South Florida Beer Week is upon us. This annual celebration of local brew is growing with our beer scene. And, although many of the events are scattered throughout the northern part of the South Florida region (think Broward and Palm Beach Counties), this year’s schedule has…
You’ve survived another long workweek, and the weekend is just around the corner. Better bundle up, because you won’t want to stay indoors and watch movies with a can of soup. There are plenty of activities, from eating and drinking on camera to partaking in beer-related events (including South Florida…
If someone asked you to describe your ideal brunch, your answer would probably involve eggs, oysters, charcuterie, and French toast. Oh, and of course, booze. Well, beginning this Sunday, the River Seafood & Oyster Bar will serve all of the above. There will also be a smorgasbord — an oversize…
The Magic City is home to countless restaurant imports, but Petit Miami is one of the few to arrive at our shores via Milan. Despite its French name, this month-old Sunset Harbour spot is actually an Italian bistro. With the exception of salmon teriyaki and seared tuna tartare with yuzu…
If you grew up in Miami, you probably have a soft spot for flan. It’s the perfect dessert: eggy, creamy, and topped with silky caramel. As kids, we’d wait around for the custard, lick the plate clean, and then beg for more. As adults, we pretty much do the same…
How in the world can you call yourself an avid home cook when your home tools consist of some half melted plastic spatula and a frying pan you bought at Publix for 15 bucks? The proper tools are essential for succeeding in the kitchen, but some of the prices are…
R House opens today, January 16, in Wynwood. The restaurant/gallery comes complete with movable walls to showcase art curated by White Porch Gallery, but the emphasis is on the food. Chef/owner Rocco Carulli knew for a long time he wanted to open a restaurant in Wynwood. “When I experienced the…
Joey’s is the cool, calm, and collected kid on Wynwood’s graffiti-splashed NE Second Avenue. The contemporary Italian cafe opened in 2008 with the tagline, “Here comes the neighborhood.” Even power couple Jay Z and Beyonce stopped by while recently visiting the Magic City. So just what makes Joey’s so special?…
If not for cacao beans, we wouldn’t have chocolate, not to mention Fairchild’s 8th Annual International Chocolate Festival, a fest scheduled to take place from January 24 to 26. With enticing cooking demos, a “Choco-Walk,” bean lectures, decadent tastings, and even poetry — guess who’s the muse — this year’s…
An inky, flooded road skirts the edge of a trailer park on Stock Island, a square-mile swath of land just east of Key West. Two men in rubber overalls stomp through the water, sheets of rain smacking their bright-orange suits. They head toward Hogfish Bar & Grill, a rickety restaurant…
