McDonald’s has entered the lighter-fare-for-spring game with the launch of its new chicken McWraps.Although the fast-food chain has offered Snack Wraps for some time, these new McWraps are meal-size, using ten-inch steamed flour tortillas. They’re available in three varieties: chicken ‘n’ bacon, sweet chili chicken, and chicken ‘n’ ranch. As…
While everyone else in Miami throws on their second pair of neon sequined tutus and triangle bikinis, foodies will be eating their way through the city. This week, James Beard Award nominees Jeff McInnis and Hedy Goldsmithadvanced to the finals, and the proper way to celebrate such pride in our…
When you think of fast food, you usually think of burgers, fries, hot dogs, pizza, and tacos. Red in Kendall carries most of those items, but it also serves a wide array of options for all types of appetites. The Mex is a burger topped with jalapeños, pepper jack cheese,…
Yesterday a committee of the Florida Senate unanimously passed Florida SB 1344. The bill — introduced by Bill Latvala, a Republican senator from Pinellas County — doesn’t have anything to do with campaign finance reform or tourist development taxes or ethics. It has to do with allowing Florida breweries to sell 64-ounce…
Michael Schwartz is not a white-tablecloth kind of restaurateur. Michael’s Genuine Food & Drink, his flagship place, uses placemats. Harry’s Pizzeria, a neighborhood pizza shop, has bare tables. But his fourth restaurant (his third is an outpost of Michael’s Genuine in Grand Cayman) has many white tablecloths. It also has…
Most Winter Music Conference parties revolve around barely clad revelers hopped on stimulants dancing for hours next to a petri dish of a hotel pool. So when Ali Shirazini, the DJ better known as Dubfire, who was once half of the iconic EDM duo Deep Dish, announced a invite-only party…
Play began at the Sony Open Monday, March 18, but everything really heats up this weekend. The tournament continues through March 31, and many tennis fans double up on day and evening sessions. That makes for a long day of tennis and some hungry people.Thankfully, the Crandon Park Tennis Center is…
Hialeah-based Premium Blend produces standard wine products, such as Santos Sangria, Choco Noir (its chocolate wine), and V’Nillâ Noir, as well as wine-based products geared toward making restaurateurs’ lives easier. Using wine, PB makes alcohol-flavored products that can be used in place of hard liquor. Your cocktail calls for vodka?…
There’s no doubt the biggest beer trend in Miami is homebrew. Everywhere you look — from clubs such as Misfit Home Brewers to individuals brewing batches in their kitchens — the make-your-own beer craze is here in full force. And why not?Beginning homebrewers simply need a kitchen, a small storage…
With the arrival of Swine Southern Table & Bar, Pao Town, and the soon-to-open SushiSamba, the Coral Gables restaurant scene is rapidly expanding. Which is awesome, ’cause you can never have too many options when it comes to lunch, dinner, or happy hour in the City Beautiful. The newest addition…
With Oak Tavern, David Bracha Takes Root in the Design District
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Evan SungBluePrintJuice is now available at Whole Foods markets across Florida.First came Jugofresh. The popular juice shop opened in South Beach one year ago and since then has announced plans of expanding into Wynwood, where it pops up now and again, and Lemon City, where owner Matthew Sherman will launch…
Whew! After a long, grueling winter filled with blizzards, sleet, and subzero conditions, we are so glad to welcome spring officially today.OK, so there were no snowstorms in Miami. But there were at least four days when we had to turn the space heater on — and that’s enough for…
In the more than 2,000-year history of Catholicism, the religion has stretched its tentacles all over the world. Today there are about as many Catholics in Central and South America as in the rest of the world combined. With the installation of Jorge Mario Bergoglio as the first pope from…
If it were up to us, every weekend would entail a food and wine fest of some sort. After all, you can never have too much food/booze/revelry. So we’re pretty stoked about the third annual Brickell Food & Wine Festival, hitting the Miami Circle this weekend. The festival will feature…
Jeremiah Bullfrog has a lot on his plate, but that doesn’t mean the chef and food truck owner has no time for old friends — especially when that old friend happens to be Rick Ross. The rapper recently filmed a Reebok commercial in which a chef plays a prominent role in…
Before opening Cecci, a small 36-seat eatery on Washington Avenue at 15th Street, Daniela and Octavio Salerno launched a pasta and pizza restaurant 30 minutes outside of Lima, in Chaclacayo. They also operate a traditional Peruvian restaurant in a yacht club on Peru’s coast from January through April. The restaurant…
Another Miami chef is facing off on Food Network’s Chopped.SushiSamba sous-chef Cara Thompson will battle three other chefs in an episode titled “Redemption Intention.” Each contestant has been a runnerup on the popular cooking competition, which features picnic baskets filled with freaky foods designed to trip up the chefs.The episode…
Oak Tavern’s wooden tables are worn — their faded chocolate surfaces fashioned out of reclaimed lumber, their corners burnt with the logo of a majestic oak. Outside, a courtyard envelops the eponymous tree. Inside, red brick walls guard a precarious past. In less than a decade, the Design District space…
If you think Burger King is getting light and healthy with its new spring menu, think again. The Miami-based fast-food company has launched a series of lighter-sounding options — including a revamp of the veggie burger that’s been an on-again/off-again part of BK’s menu for some time. The menu, which…
A month ago we jumped some plants to get a better view of the old Tapas & Tintos in midtown. This Thursday, the space will open as the Greek bistro Kouzina. Guys with strange names moved here from Greece to open the first of what they promise to be many…
Screw fast food and all its unhealthy connotations. Slow food is where it’s at. Such is the aim of Slow Food Miami, an organization dedicated to embracing local growers and artisan food producers who focus on fair pay, sustainability, and local produce. Each year, they host the swanky Snail of…
