The Hakkasan Dragon Dance performed by local Kung Fu experts at the Fontainebleau Hotel will start at 9 p.m. sharp at the Bleau Bar and make its way to the haute cuisine restaurant..
In an act of sheer and utter genius, People For The Ethical Treatment of Animals’ President Ingrid Newkirk wants to turn O.J. Simson’s soon-to-be-foreclosed Miami house into a Meat is Murder museum.We called PETA’s headquarters and spoke with Ashley Byne, Manager of Campaigns, who confirmed that yes, indeed, Newkirk sent…
The first annual Downtown Miami Wine and Food Festival is this Sunday, January 22nd, and event promoters are keeping it as local as they can.The festival starts at 1 p.m. at Brickell’s Central Park Miami. VIP ticket holders will enjoy an additional hour of tastings at noon. The event features…
estaurant options in Miami Beach? The most obvious choices are over-priced-and-tourist-laden Lincoln Road, south of 5th street for the “seen and be seen” evening scene, and Washington Avenue for the usual pizza and burger joints. But where’s the fun in the regulars, though? Hint: there isn’t any. Enter the delightfully quaint…
It was not such a good week for the shuttered Vice Lounge Miami, but it was a splendid week for the Federal Food, Drink & Provisions, which opened to lots of huzzahs and buzz, and for J & G Grill, which debuted with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. It was also a…
Calling all chocoholics – Fairchild’s sixth International Chocolate, Coffee and Tea Festival kicks off today and runs through Sunday. $25 admission gets you in on the 9:30a.m. to 4:30p.m. choco-scene at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden in Coral Gables. There’s something for everyone.The Chocolate LoverNibble on samples from a variety of artisan…
There aren’t any caviar bars in Coral Gables, but Rachel Dominguez is changing that when on January 28 she opens The Dome Bar and Lounge on Miracle Mile in the heart of The City Beautiful. Other than The Restaurant in Setai Hotel in Miami Beach, The Dome will be the only…
So I may be a little late to find out about these amazing foodstuffs, but the funny round plastic-like rice sheets have so infiltrated my daily diet that I can’t help but share my enthusiasm for them.Sure, I’ve eaten spring rolls before, at plenty of Asian restaurants. But I never…
Get burgers and fries your way, right away at Burger King, and you don’t even have to show up. BK is now testing delivery service at a few Washington, D.C.-area locations. Customers can order two ways: by calling 1-855-ORDER-BK or through the delivery website…
The star of last night’s AltaMare farm-to-table dinner, hosted by chef Simon Stojanovic, was fresh local produce, meat, and seafood, as farmers, chefs, and diners sat together to enjoy a five-course celebration of Florida’s land and sea bounty.Diners included 1500 Degrees’ Paula DaSilva and Adrienne Grenier (who were celebrating Grenier’s…
The Miami Heat take on the Los Angeles Lakers at home tonight, and Area 31 is set with a three-course pre-game meal for $34 per person (available from 6 pm to 7:30 pm before every home game). The acclaimed seafood restaurant, located just blocks from the Arena high up on…
At Azul, guests arrive to the sound of water trickling rain-like alongside a marble-and-tile-clad open kitchen. This peaceful, feng shui welcome has been in place since the restaurant premiered at Miami’s Mandarin Oriental Hotel in December 2000, and so has the interior: a softly lit dining area with linen-draped tables…
A small part of my youthful days were spent as a bagelmeister in Queens, New York. The name of the place was Bagel World, and it produced thousands of hole-filled rolls each day — mostly for wholesale to New York restaurants. We also made bialys and “bulls,” which is the…
This past Tuesday Paula Deen announced to Al Roker that she has been living with type 2 diabetes for about three years and that she and her family will become spokespeople for Novo Nordisk Pharmaceuticals’ diabetes medication, providing healthy recipes and eating tips on the pharma’s website.I interviewed Deen late…
Azul at the Mandarin Oriental: Inconsistency scars a pricey but intriguing molecular menu
Well, actually it’s the other way around: the dog went to the Metro Organic Bistro. And this, ladies and gentleman, marked a first in his just-past-the-puppy-stage life.Heretofore, the only restaurants where my darling dining doggie has accompanied me have been in the vain of sit-down, fast food variety. Woofing a…
The Living Room at SoBe’s W Hotel claims to offer any patron the cocktail of their dreams courtesy of a team of mixologists who are dedicated to making your evening of alcohol consumption a personalized experience. Named as one of Food & Wine Magazine’s “50 Best Bars in America,” the…
Chef Giorgio Rapicavoli formally announced that after his recently aired victory on Food Network’s Chopped, his last day at 660 at the Angler’s will be January 20. Come the first week of February, he’ll open Miami’s second popup, Eating House.Before getting the scoop on his new endeavors, however, we wanted…
Planning a meal in seconds with limited ingredients, based upon a food mystery in a basket, is no easy feat, even for a seasoned professional.Last night on Chopped, Adrienne Grenier beat out a bunch of guys with more experience, who talked a lot of trash, each claiming with bravado that…
Nearly all celebrity chefs have one thing in common — a fairytale-like rise from poverty and obscurity to fame and fortune.Paula Deen (who just announced she has type 2 diabetes), was a young bank teller in Savannah, Martha Stewart used to babysit for New York Yankees’ kids, and Guy Fieri’s…
Latin Burger and Ms.Cheezious were the stars of some local television shows as film crews for Livin’ La Vida and Deco Drive featured local food trucks for their show segments.Livin’ La Vida stars Stella Vidal and Stuart Warren Dansby were on the Latin Burger truck to film a cooking segment…
Melissa (Melie) Cala, chef at the Corner in downtown Miami, died over the weekend from complications following an asthma attack. The Corner issued the following statement on its Facebook page: It was a work day like any other, when Meli realized she had forgotten some cookies she had baked at…
