“Freaky fast delivery” is the motto at Jimmy John’s, the gourmet sandwich chain with four outposts in Miami. Touting that orders are delivered within 20 minutes from hanging up, the bike-delivery boys are the unsung heroes that keep them to their word. At last Wednesday’s lunch-hour peak, 21-year-old Gabriel Hunter…
A neighbor new to Miami from California recently stopped me and excitedly asked, “Do you know Trader Joe’s is opening just a few miles away?” Giddy with the thought of once again roaming the bamboo aisles and purchasing inexpensive wine, he confessed he’d written several letters to the Monrovia, California-based…
At a boxy wine shop in Hallandale Beach called Mas Vino, you can buy bottles that are interesting and affordable. Store manager Charles Ferrin marks his favorites with bright labels, denoting wines that are both great tasting and great deals. Ferrin is one of those cerebral wine guys, the kind…
Experiential dining can mean many, many things. The term includes kitschy interactive dinner theater where your wait staff may sing or get murdered as you scarf down catering-style rubber chicken, Or it can take the form of a meal in which the presentation and mere act of dining is entertainment…
Oh the weather outside is frightful and if you are looking for soup that is delightful, pay a visit to Green Papaya in Miami Lakes. Between the rain and everyone seeming to have the start of a sore throat, come lunchtime we have been looking for one thing: soup as…
Miami is a city of appearances. OK, fine, South Beach is a city of appearances. Go to Prime One Twelve any given night and there will be a wait, guaranteed. Never mind the steak house’s extravagant prices for a piece of meat and extra dime for a side dish. People…
It’s one of the very last vestiges of Old Florida. The Uncle Tom’s Barbecue sign has shown hungry travelers on the Tamiami Trail the way to smoked meat since it opened around 1948 with a name that probably wasn’t so ironic back in the day. The walls of the restaurant…
“Is that real?” we caught ourselves thinking aloud while the lady behind the counter at Ms. Cheezious patiently waited for us to answer our own question. Jesus, it is real. Like kids waiting their turn for the ice-cream man to take their order, a small queue was forming behind us…
Over the past few years, the Mexican-food market has grown in Miami. Where we could find only non-fast-food tacos at only a handful of places, we now have options available all over the city, from hole-in-the-wall mom-and-pop joints to more upscale, cloth-napkin spots. One of the local eateries featuring Mexican…
Of all the Los Verdes locations in South Florida, we ended up at the one in Miami Lakes next to a head shop. Walking into Los Verdes, the Miami-based chain specializing in fast food with a Colombian flair, we instantly felt like we were in a dorm room equipped with…
Piyarat Arreeratn is not in the kitchen. Tonight, the boyish chef with spiky hair roams the dining room at his family-run restaurant, Oishi Thai. He pats a blond kid on the head, wipes down an empty table, and bounces around asking guests if everything is all right. Chef Bee, as…
Lincoln Road is either one of the most interesting or the most annoying streets in the nation. Have you ever just sat on a bench and people-watched? If the answer is no, do yourself a favor and go get a nocciola gelato at 4D; then have a seat. And if…
The 13th annual South Beach Wine & Food Festival, presented by Food Network, has announced part of its lineup for the 2014 event, which will take place in Miami Beach and all around town February 20 through 23. The event draws nearly every major celebrity chef in America to Miami…
With nearly 200 restaurants offering Miami Spice, “where do you want to go for dinner” takes on an entirely new level of stress. It may seem surprising that we chose Morton’s the Steakhouse out of all the participating local restaurants, but we were curious to see how they handle Spice…
As MIA Brewing Company gets closer to its grand opening, the company needs to keep thirsty fans at bay. What’s better than giving away some free beer? That’s what will happen tomorrow night, September 17: the MIA Brewing spotlight at World of Beer in Kendall. Free beer — free beer…
CNN’s gamble on having Anthony Bourdain host a travel/food show on its news network paid off last evening in a big way. Not only did the show begin its second season, with Bourdain visiting Jerusalem and getting the views of both Israeli and Palestinian people, but Parts Unknown walked away…
In Barcelona, most people don’t go out to one restaurant and have a multicourse meal. Instead, friends get together and flit from one tapas bar to another, spending the evening eating and drinking at several establishments until they get their fill. Each tapas bar has its own specialty — maybe…
Wynwood Brewing Company officially launches its beers on September 23 at Gramps, but you can get a taste of their brews tomorrow night at Wood Tavern. The neighborhood bar is hosting a soft launch for the brewery during Art Walk…
Miami is in for a surprise very soon when Biscayne Brewing Company officially opens for production. The new brewery has two locations: a production facility located in Doral at 8000 NW 25th Street and a brewpub in Little Havana at 1010 SW Eighth Street. See also: Biscayne Bay Brewing Company…
Compared to, say New York, Miami might not generally be considered the gastronomy capital of the country. But with an ever-increasing influx of impressive chefs and outstanding eateries — we’re coming up in the world. The latest sign of our city’s growing culinary cred is the recent awarding of the…
It is not unheard of to spend $100 to $200 (or more) per person on dinner at the Forge, which makes the restaurant’s Miami Spice menu that much more appealing. The place has been around since 1969 — much longer than the term foodie has been part of our vernacular…
This weekend is all about getting your freebies on. The only thing that tastes better than the most expensive caviar is the most expensive caviar when it’s given to you for free — amiright? For the next few days, enjoy free suds at Gramps, free barbecue from Sparky’s Roadside Barbecue,…
