Watch Andrew Zimmern’s Bizarre Week in Miami here.Last December Andrew Zimmern hit the streets of Miami in search of our beachy playground’s strangest eating experiences. For five days, the Travel Channel host dined on turtle, fry bread, and local seafood.Zimmern also interacted with the local…um….wildlife when he hung out with…
I have conversations about plant-based diets every single day. Most people I chat with recognize the value of moving to a diet that includes a higher concentration of nutrient-rich plant foods. Many express a desire or even a resolve to eat more fruits and vegetables, and then the discussion moves…
The Cheese Course, which recently expanded its empire with the opening of a new location in Pinecrest, dominates the local landscape when it comes to fromage. Although other gourmet groceries carry wedges and wheels, the Cheese Course digs deep to import a wide array of unusual and diverse products.Given all…
In-N-Out Burger set up its first shop in 1948: Fresh, never-frozen, cooked-to-order double-patty burgers on house-made buns. French fries cut in the stores and cooked in vegetable oil. Shakes made from real ice cream. In other words, a quality fast-food burger chain (with about 280 branches, all out West).Some 40 years…
Sugarcane continues executive chef Timon Balloo’s Dinner With Friends series on Monday, and we just received word that a limited number of tickets are still available. He’ll share the stove with Cesar Zapata, executive chef of the Federal Food Drink & Provisions, named New Times’ 2012 Best Neighborhood Restaurant. If you…
Remember The Craft Brewjas, the Miami women who love beer? How could you forget? Well they are taking over Lester’s tonight in Wynwood to give folks a chance to join the ladies for an educational beer tasting event.The event begins at 8 p.m. and costs $20. You get a 5-ounce…
See Best of Miami: Best MojitoErnest Hemingway — author, journalist, hunter, sportsman, and booze hound — will celebrate his 113th birthday Saturday, July 21. That day, thousands of fans and lookalikes (including Paula Deen’s husband, Michael Groover) will converge on the streets of Key West, Hemingway’s home for several years,…
David’s Cafe II to Close: One Last Cafecito For the RoadDavid’s Cafe II is closing its doors for good on Monday. The 24-hour cafe was never just a place to get something to eat. It was a meeting ground for everyone in Miami Beach — from City Hall officials who…
There was one happy crowd at Taste of the Nation Miami on Thursday night, where philanthropists gathered to support the national child hunger-fighting organization Share Our Strength. And with the best restaurants in the city catering the event, how in the world couldn’t the atmosphere be happy? The ballroom at…
Advocate magazine snubbed the 305 earlier this year when it released its list of the 15 gayest cities in America, giving a nod to Fort Lauderdale, ranked two, and Orlando, ranked four. It wasn’t Miami’s decline as a gay capital that inspired the folks from Lester’s in Wynwood and Proper…
Join the tequila party tonight from 7 to 9 p.m. at Mercadito in Midtown. There will be complimentary traditional margaritas and free light-bites. Hosted by New Times, the party continues tomorrow night as well, head a bit more north to Tarpon Bend in Fort Lauderdale for free Absolut Miami vodka cocktails…
Canning and preserving foods may be a hobby for hipsters in Brooklyn, but it’s actually practical for us here in Miami. With the very real threat of hurricanes and the zombie apocalypse, every good South Florida resident should be prepared to go a few weeks without electricity, and canning is…
Ask yourself these two questions: are you a foodie who likes gorging yourself with island food? Do you want to help kids in your community? If you answered yes to both of these questions, then get to the third annual Caribbean Food Fest this Saturday. And bring your appetite.The festival…
The Adrienne Arsht Center, home to Broadway musicals, opera, and tributes to Nat King Cole, might be an unlikely setting for a pop-up nightclub featuring specialty cocktails — but then again, this is Miami, the land of fantasies, palm trees, sunsets, and glittery people. So why not have a club…
See also Julie Frans’s San Diego roots.Given our recent strides as a culinary destination, scores of outsider talent has been making its way to our burgeoning backyard. Transplanted from the kitchens of New York City, Las Vegas, San Francisco, Paris and elsewhere, talented folk are creating a host of new…
Miami Spice starts August 1 and for two months diners will be able to choose from about 150 restaurants participating in this promotion. So how does a restaurant catch the eye of discerning restaurant-goers in that sea of options? A promotion on top of the promotion.Three of Miami’s favorite casual…
A fit, well-dressed man entered Jugofresh, the organic, unpasteurized, raw juice bar in South Beach, and eagerly approached the store’s owner, Matthew Sherman.”Can you recommend something for me today?” he pleaded. He then tapped his hand on his belly and continued to explain, “I went to The Bazaar at SLS…
La Gloutonnerie: Expensive, Expertly Precise French Cuisine in South Beach
Johnson & Wales University announced yesterday a long-term collaboration with the Tulane University School of Medicine to improve the nation’s health through the unity of chefs and doctors in a culinary health curriculum.This may be the first time a leading medical and culinary institution have combined forces to battle the…
“Stay invisible unless you’re going to shine,” is just one piece of kitchen advice from Marcus Samuelsson in his new memoir, “Yes, Chef.” Samuelsson has always shined in restaurants, most notably at Aquavit in Manhattan. While cooking there he became the youngest chef to receive a three-star rating from The…
If you haven’t had a chance to check out the redesign, head to Lincoln Road this weekend to experience Sushi Samba’s recently launched brunch. Featuring a graffiti installation by street artist Jordan Betten, the updated Samba brought back brunch a few weeks ago, but only now does the offer sparkle…
Now that the wily scientists at NASA are no longer busy launching shuttle missions, they have time to focus on their inner foodie. At Houston headquarters, they are in the early stages of planning a menu for a team of six to eight astronauts for a planned mission to Mars…
