Panther Coffee’s Joel Pollock is on the move with a second location in the works in a rising South Beach enclave — and now plans for another coffee-roasting space in Wynwood. “I’ll be vague, but we do have another roasting machine we’re going to hook up. It’s going to be…
Anthony Bourdain is moving on to greener pastures, and our hearts (and stomachs) will follow the writer, chef, and snarkmeister to CNN when he starts his gig at the cable news giant.For now, however, we have an entire new season of No Reservations to look forward to.Since it’s Bourdain’s last…
In February of this year, chef Juan Chipoco and his sous chef Luis Hoyos of CVI.CHE 105 opened a Peruvian rotisserie chicken restaurant right next door on NE 3rd Avenue in downtown Miami. Pollos & Jarras by Juan Chipoco is the (full) name of the two-level, 6,000 square-foot venue. The…
Read Also: The Dutch’s Cocktails: Barrel-Aged and ClassicWith more than 150 restaurants participating in this year’s Miami Spice program, The Dutch has found a way to stand out with their new Miami Spice beverage menu.The restaurant’s mixologist, Robert Ferrara and somelier, Nicholas Abuabara, have created a specially-priced selection of hand…
For Miami Spice, some of Miami’s top chefs are putting on cooking demonstrations around town durning the two-month program. Even better, the demos are free and open to the public. Chefs from at least a dozen of Miami’s best restaurants — including Michael Aguilar of Wynwood Kitchen & Bar, Jordan…
Extremely hot days didn’t deter thousands from taking to the streets of Coconut Grove this weekend to celebrate Bahamian culture, music, and food at the 36th annual Miami/Bahamas Goombay Festival in Coconut Grove.Coconut Grove has held a thriving Bahamian community since the early 1800s, when the first black settlers came…
A roast chicken is a lot like a chocolate chip cookie. Both are obviously prepared in an oven, but aside from that, both are one of the most popular subjects tackled by food writers, alongside other classics like the perfect pie crust or chicken noodle soup. Just like every pastry…
As the weekly “Brewsletter” weren’t enough, World of Beer has a free application for mobile devices so you can kill those last few hours on the clock before heading to happy hour. The app is not completely pointless. After all, it’s hard to keep track of over 500 different styles…
The public at large is becoming wise to the fact that eating healthy should begin early, and local organic farmer Gabriele Marewski of Paradise Farms seems to be on to this concept with her oyster mushroom project. Last February Marewski was awarded a $49,500 USDA Value-Added Producer Grant to help…
When Michael Jacobs, chef for the Miami Heat players, announced the two competitors for the first round of the Fill the Grill Challenge at the Coral Gables Whole Foods Market, one of the contestants asked for a slight change in title.”Just call me Jim. Robyn’s the chef around here,” said…
It’s Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day: What Would Jesus Eat?This past Wednesday, August 1, Mike Huckabee announced a new holiday — National Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day. The former governor and political pundit called for people who were concerned about the possible loss of traditional family values and free speech to eat at the…
Worried you’ll have nothing to do this Saturday afternoon after a week’s worth of hard work? Swing by the Inaugural Burger, Beer and Balls Bash presented by Taste of Brickell Food and Wine Festival at the historic Miami Circle, 401 Brickell Ave., next to The Icon Brickell, from 4 to…
For socially conscious foodies, seeking out homegrown deliciousness just got easier. The Coral Gables Museum’s Artisan Food Fest on August 11 will showcase a tasty assortment of handcrafted goodies, all authentically artisan (unlike some products we might mention).This free event will feature more than a dozen purveyors of gourmet edibles, all boasting…
Never mind Miami Spice, you want spice? Red Robin, the gourmet burger chain, will soon be the first national chain to have the ghost pepper on its menu. Keep in mind that the ghost pepper, or Bhut jolokia, is one of the world’s hottest peppers, measuring anywhere between 855,000 to…
There are no more than ten seats inside Spaghetto on Miami Beach, but that’s about to change. The owners, Italian investors, have a trio of new stores planned and a cadre of companies designed to spread the sauce around South Florida, and who knows where else. The fast-casual pasta joint…
Carefully navigating the aisles at the immense stadium of booze that is Total Wine in North Miami and Pinecrest, you’ll find a wide array of ups and downs cost wise, with a few well priced gems just waiting for you. If you search for those special selections, there is no…
The aroma of café cubano wafts through the air at the corner of Sixth Street and Euclid Avenue in South Beach. It is coming from the take-out window of Las Olas Cafe, where for years the locals have lined up each morning for their steamy cups of coffee, empanadas, freshly…
Miami is an emerging craft beer market, and has carved out a niche in craft beer. Read also: CerveTech Brew Institute.Miami has one of the world’s top-ranked brewers. and his name is Johnathan Wakefield. So if Miami is home to such talent, then this begs the ultimate question: where’s the…
I drove past the Delicias de España on the corner of Bird Road and 57th Avenue in Coral Gables for more than three years without even noticing it. Yet a nearby job forced me onto that awful stretch of road almost daily and not long after I wanted to know…
Many people I know who go to extremes in the world of health have been driven there by extremely negative or toxic experiences. Alessandrina Lerner is no exception. A French expat, Lerner was handed over to the care of the state at the age of 14 when her alcoholic father…
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Toscana Divino in Brickell: Regional Italian Fare on a Fashionable Stage
