When John Kunkel started a small burrito joint in South Beach in 2004, he didn’t think it would turn into a $24 million buyout by Tennessee-based Ruby Tuesday, Inc. or that he would strike gold in a southern restaurant concept in South Beach. But Kunkel and his 50 Eggs Restaurant…
The Ben & Jerry’s truck is back in Miami now through June 16, offering free frozen treats in time for the unofficial start of summer. The truck will be traveling through Miami, giving away scoops of the new Greek frozen yogurt. The flavors being sampled include: Strawberry Shortcake: Strawberry Greek…
At Exxxotica in Miami Beach, which ended Sunday, girls swayed on giant wooden swing-sets hanging from the ceiling and moved slowly around strategically placed poles. Endless shelves were filled with sex toys, and simulated acts occurred around you at any given time.It seems total attention was given to boobs and…
Memorial Day in Miami is unlike any other. If you’re not joining or dodging the swarms of people in town for Urban Beach Week, you’re probably firing up the pit, throwing on a slab of meat, sitting back with a cold beer, and relaxing.This year, spice things up up a bit…
A Southern fried New York favorite is about to become the newest member of Mary Brickell’s culinary scene. Say “Welcome y’all” to Brother Jimmy’s, a wildly popular barbecue joint and bar with locations across the Big Apple and the Caribbean. It’s been a NYC mainstay since 1989, with six locations…
How well can a person get to know a city in one week? Let me answer by saying this: Seattle is one of the sunniest places I’ve ever been; I doubt folks living there even know what a cloud looks like. And the reuben sandwich I ate at the shop…
When it comes to prix-fixe menus, the selections l are usually hit-or-miss. However in the case of Makoto, the Asian beauty in the Bal Harbour Shops, the anniversary menu boasts all the best selling items from the first year in operation. The celebratory list will wrap up May 31, so…
It’s that time of year when we count down to New Times’ Best of Miami 2012 issue in June. Until then, Short Order will serve up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305. If you have any nominations of your own, please send them to cafe@miaminewtimes.com.26. Balcarce at Buenos…
When it comes to local beer in New Orleans, two brands that come to mind are Dixie and Abita. Neither is brewed in the city, with Dixie contract-brewed out of Wisconsin and Abita brewed on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain. But there is one beer in New Orleans that…
Hundreds of people hungry for good food and music filled the pews of the Greater Bethel A.M.E. Church on Saturday afternoon for the second annual Gospel Brunch, organized by Overtown Music Project.As Bishop Margaret Reynolds (who, by the way, is a former backup singer for KC and the Sunshine Band)…
LouLou in Brickell is debuting an easier spring menu and daily specials starting this week. Jacques Ardisson, owner, says he wanted to refresh the menu.”Every day we’ll have a different special,” Ardisson said. “Monday, boeuf bourguignon; Tuesday, all-you-can-eat mussels ($19); ‘Winesday’; 50 percent off of all wine bottles all day…
Restaurateur Bernie Matz provides the food at Miami’s mecca for literary cafe hounds, Books & Books. So, why is he doing meatballs? We asked this all important question, and the answer made sense. This 30-seater is “all about real, affordable food for locals.” The old King Kone place got new…
Fried, fried and more deeply fried is usually what you think of when visiting Miami’s most local vacation destination, Puerto Rico. That is, until now. On a recent visit to the country’s coastal Rincon area, I discovered a new territory of flavors sprouting up in restaurants and bars along the…
Sean Bernal is out as executive chef at new Estiatorio Milos, which opened less than a month ago on South Beach.A call to the restaurant confirmed the chef was no longer behind the burner, though details weren’t released.Bernal’s Facebook page also seems to have confirmed that the chef is no…
It’s that time of year when we count down to New Times’ Best of Miami 2012 issue in June. Until then, Short Order will serve up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305. If you have any nominations of your own, please send them to cafe@miaminewtimes.com.27. Green Prawns at…
It’s that time of year when we count down to New Times’ Best of Miami 2012 issue in June. Until then, Short Order will serve up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305. If you have any nominations of your own, please send them to cafe@miaminewtimes.com.28. Pork and Beans…
Looking to travel abroad in the name of American Craft Beer Week? How about this? Go check out Miami homebrewers Jonathan Wakefield, Diego Ganoza and Robert Tejon who will be competing in the first ever Berliner Bash on the Bay to be held at Peg’s Cantina in Gulfport, Florida, near…
Did you know women were the original brewmasters?Arwen Lehman and the Craft Brewjas crew she rolls with aren’t just consumers, they’re also secretly brewing up their own batches of fine suds.We caught up with her and friends at The Federal, The Bar, and The Local to see what she had…
On Saturday, musicians and community leaders will gather to celebrate one of Miami’s oldest and most historic communities, Overtown. It was once known as the “Harlem of the South,” a community filled with artists, writers, and musicians. There were many music clubs and ornate churches filled with song. But neighborhoods…
It’s easy to miss La Vie en Raw Cafe while driving the busy strip of Calle Ocho near Coral Gables where the vegan restaurant has been operating for the past two and a half years. I for one drove by the narrow restaurant three times before spotting both the sign…
Tomorrow the Alliance Francaise Miami is organizing a ten-person cooking class with Nobu’s acclaimed pastry chef, Thomas Baduel and the in-house pastry chef at Alliance, Angela Garcia.The intimate course will walk you through the ins and outs of making macarons, fruit tarts, and chocolate tarts.The class ends with a tasting…
Chef Dena Marino’s newest restaurant venture, MC Kitchen in the Design District, has a restaurant mantra of “local, seasonal, modern Italian.”Named for the chef and partner, Brandy Coletta, (thus the M and C in MC Kitchen), the idea simply began with a conversation between the two regarding Miami’s cuisine scene…
