St. Paddy’s Day is around the corner, and we’re so over the same tired traditions that get trotted out every year. Green beer, corned beef and cabbage, shamrock shakes, yadda-yadda-yadda. Where’s the originality? This year, think outside the boozy box and delight your alcoholic friends with these epic Irish Car…
The newly renovated, quaint Gale South Beach recently opened with a few wining and dining endpoints. Among them is Dolce, an Italian outpost with a mozzarella bar and now happy hour.Dolce’s happy hour launched last week and consists of two-for-one specialty cocktails and beers. Dubbed Apertivo Happy Hour, it runs…
How would you measure your chocolate obsession? Celebrity chef and Food Network Challenge winner Paul Joachim has measured his chocolate love, and it’s about nine feet tall. At least that’s the height of the life-sized creation he will sculpt live at the Miami Fine Chocolate & Food Show at Pinecrest…
The new Miami Subs Grill is celebrating the grand opening of the Miami Springs location, which also marks the first time in over 18 years that a Miami Subs has opened in… Miami! Though the location has been “soft opened” for about a month, this official celebration marks the completion…
The second month of the new year saw some activity as restaurants clamored to open to take advantage of the large crowds of foodies who traveled to Miami and Miami Beach from California, New York, and even Broward County to drink in their fill of good wine and celebrity sightings…
Icebox Cafe is moving from its home on Michigan Avenue right off Lincoln Road to the west side of South Beach.After 15 years around the corner from one of the most famous pedestrian malls in the country, Icebox Cafe will move to what planners hope will be the “new” locals…
You’d think food bloggers’ jobs would be easy. Go out, eat, write. Go out, eat, write. Drink, go out, drink, write, drink. It’s kind of not like that at all. We spend more time running around the city than we do actually sitting at a table and eating. A perfect…
Trailers and booze have a long symbiotic history, but it usually involves pre-painted aluminum panels and Bud Select. Leave it to Veuve Clicquot to up the combo’s class factor with an Airstream trailer tour. To celebrate the arrival of spring, the luxe champagne brand will tour the country with a pop-up aluminum…
In the age of instant everything, restaurant-reservation technology still hasn’t caught up. Most of the time we’re forced to wander aimlessly while carrying a blinking red brick or hover within 20 feet of the hostess stand so our table isn’t given away. Seriously, it’s like the Stone Age. But luckily, CityEats…
So you’re a homebrewer in Miami and you want to start a brewery. If population density is any indicator, the market is ripe compared to Asheville, North Carolina, a city of 83,000 people that has at least a dozen breweries (including brewpubs) and counting. Eddie Leon, 44, founder of Most…
While Miami’s vegan scene might be a little bit lacking, we have to give props to the dedicated herbivores working to educate the masses on the benefits of local produce, meatless Mondays and cruelty-free cuisine. One such teacher is Ellen Kanner, blogger, columnist and now, cookbook author. Kanner has long…
Miami resident Sean”Diddy” Combs (that’s apparently his serious business name) and Mark Wahlberg (who has long since stopped referring to himself as Marky Mark), have partnered to sell water.But wait, folks! It’s not just water — it’s a “revolutionary new performance water” set to “take over the beverage industry,” according…
Nowadays, cakes are an art form, so any pastry chef worth her or his salt (or sugar) better be able to craft masterpieces. Local bakers Carolina Montoya and Fernando Puga, owners of Unique Designer’s Cake, have proven their cake-crafting skills for the likes of Food Network, Art Basel, and the annual…
Anthony Bourdain, author, chef, comic-book writer, and TV host is making a cartoon appearance tonight. Bourdain portrays celebrity chef Lance Casteau, owner of “Hellish Kitchen” on the FX animated show Archer.In the episode, titled “Live and Let Dine,” secret agents Archer, Lana, and Cyril go undercover in the nasty chef’s kitchen,…
There are a lot of issues Democrats and Republicans differ on: abortion, Obamacare, Sarah Palin’s IQ. But food? According to a new poll by Public Policy Polling, party lines extend all the way to edibles. Released Wednesday, the national poll reveals American attitudes on everything from favorite meal of the…
John O’Connell studied classic French cuisine at the Culinary Institute of America, but it’s his zeal for Mexican fare that led to John’s Tacos, a nighttime co-op with Joshua Marcus, owner of Josh’s Deli in Surfside. O’Connell, who moved to Miami from New York three years ago, takes over the…
Florida Cookery: Great Food, Poor Service
Michael Shikany’s resumé lists a rare combination of experiences. The chef, who graduated from the French Culinary Institute in New York, completed stints at fine-dining restaurants such as Le Bernardin, Gramercy Tavern, and Babbo in Manhattan. In South Florida, he worked as a general manager at SushiSamba and Ortanique on…
Forbes Travel Guide recently issued its list of the top restaurants, hotels, and spas in the world, and Miami scored big this year with the addition of the Mandarin Oriental Hotel and Spa and its Azul restaurant to the list. This makes the Miami hotel a triple threat in the hospitality…
Anniversaries are awesome, particularly when they’re celebrating the dawning of a world inhabited by beer — as opposed to the annual renewal of a played-out relationship. So get stoked about World of Beer Dadeland’s one-year anniversary this Saturday. It means free food for loyalty club members, cheap beer, and contests…
Searching for the source of your fatigue, chronic illness, indigestion, obesity, or even attention deficit disorder? Go with your gut, proposes Dr. Steven Lamm, MD, the “house doctor” on ABC’s The View and author of the new book No Guts, No Glory.No Guts is a relatively short guide that packs…
Screenshot from Food NetworkSunny Anderson does the Harlem Shake!This year’s South Beach Wine & Food Festival seemed tame in comparison to some other years. We didn’t witness any snockered chefs, fistfights, or Paula Deen riding anyone like a pony. Even Anthony Bourdain played nice at the Grand Tasting Village (possibly because he…
