The Raleigh Hotel has confirmed that Michael Schwartz is on board to create a new restaurant concept for the iconic South Beach hotel.In addition, Schwartz will oversee all food and beverage operations at the property.The opening of the new restaurant will coincide with the relaunch of the Raleigh in December…
Kiss frontman Gene Simmons and former Playboy Playmate Shannon Tweed will finally tie the knot — after being together for 28 years and raising two children to adulthood.We’re wondering two things: Where’s our wedding invitation? (People got one.) And what would a Kiss-themed wedding look like? We’re not sure exactly what…
If you’re the kind of person who thinks exercise is walking to the fridge to get more beer, we’re talking to you! Get your lazy ass off the couch for just once in your life and head to Tobacco Road for the Biggest Slacker contest this Saturday. The Biggest Slacker…
The first “choices” that led up to the birth of Choices Vegan Café (379 SW 15th Road, Miami) were brothers Jorge and Alex Cuevas’ decisions to leave their long-time former professions. Jorge, 45, was a high-level school district administrator in San Francisco, handling more than 40 million dollars in federal…
According to the Miami Police Department, an arrest has been made in the armed robbery of Joey’s in Wynwood.The robbery occurred around 8 p.m. August 30 during a rainy dinner service.Three men were said to have stormed into the restaurant, demanding cell phones from patrons and cash from the registers.According…
Labor Day weekend brings hamburgers, hot dogs, barbecued chicken, cole slaw, some baked beans, chips and salsa (and perhaps guacamole), ice cream, beer, lemonade … well, we can go on quite awhile with this list. Every one of these foods has a fascinating history (except for maybe the baked beans),…
Eighty-five years ago, The Palm opened its first restaurant in New York City. The original owners, Pio Bozzi and John Ganzi wanted to name it La Palma, but their Italian accents were so thick, the city’s licensing clerk misunderstood … or so the legend goes.There are a lot of legends…
Zuma welcomes the addition of new bar manager Theo Von Ungern-Sternberg, an import from the restaurant’s London outpost. Awarded top three of the 2011 UK National Pernod Absinthe Competition and the Snow Leopard Cup in 2008, he believes in his craft and apparently is really good at it. Although he’s…
Slow Food Truck is in the top ten to win $10,000 and the title of America’s Favorite Food Truck in Food Network’s Great Food Truck Race.Slow Food Truck is the only South Florida food truck in the top ten, with a seventh-place ranking. In first place is California’s Bap Pul.The contest…
Why do shopping malls hide Auntie Anne’s Pretzels in the midst of chaos when all we want is that salty, and sometimes sweet, twisted treat? No, we don’t want to endure an obstacle course of kiosks and getting spritzed in the eye by aggressive perfume saleswomen, or have our feet…
Who doesn’t love Peter Bjorn and John (or PB&J as we lovingly call them). Their latest album, Gimme Some, was beyond remarkable and we for one can’t wait until they come down to Miami in September for their concert at Bardot.This Swedish trio won’t only be vibrating our earlobes and…
City Hall offers popular food for the masses
With so many celebrity cookbooks, online recipe sites and cooking shows, it’s pretty easy to be a good cook. You know what’s really difficult? Being a truly lousy cook. The kind that burns water and thinks a Kraft Macaroni & Cheese dinner requires a stint at the CIA.There’s a true…
If you crave Sugar Yummy Mama’s cupcakes during non-food truck hours (and we’ve been known to hoard a few for those emergency moments), you now only have to drive to a participating Sir Pizza restaurant.Sugar Yummy Mama cupcakes are now available at seven Sir Pizza locations throughout Miami, with more…
A restaurant is like a lawn chair. It opens and closes, opens and closes, opens and closes until one day, for whatever reason, after closing, it never reopens (serves you right for buying it at Walgreens). A new chair takes its place.There were lots of restaurant openings in June, much…
It’s like something out of a Food Network reality drama; at 3 p.m., a daytime eatery flips the ‘closed’ sign, and three young chefs and restaurateurs frantically transfer paintings from some hidden space to the restaurant’s walls. They drape gauzy, makeshift curtains over the windows, strip and re-dress the tables,…
Sushi Samba is known for its unusual-but-somehow-it-works combinations of flavors. From their aji panca spiked carpirinhas to tomatillo salsa topped sushi rolls, the flavors are a mix of Brazil, Peru, and Japan thrown into a virtual blender. Desserts are no exception, and pastry chef Michelle Duran has put the pedal…
Agreed that words like best and ugliest shouldn’t be thrown about too lightly, but have you been to Elie’s Cafe?It’s on the second level of the Galeria Internacional mall — every other business on the second level appears to have gone as bankrupt as Greece. The only real visuals are…
We christened pig ears as our ultimate animal part in the New Times’ Best of Miami 2011 issue, naming a tie between chefs Michael Schwartz (Michael’s Genuine) and Timon Balloo (Sugarcane). But there are plenty of other parts we love, of course, so here’s our list of the other restaurants…
Spartico in the Grove is becoming the ultimate kid-friendly destination with the launch of its “Pizza Bar Kitchen,” which makes it okay for children to play with fire. For parents who simply cannot bear the thought of another boring birthday party, here is a fun way to teach your little…
If you’re a Sugar Rush fan, you know the you should get to the truck early to avoid a sell-out of your favorite cupcake flavors (this has happened to us before). After all, whether you choose a taco and your friend opts for a pork bun at the roundup, chances…
Three armed men robbed Joey’s around 8 p.m. yesterday, according to a witness.Open Miami Media reported that Sara Ataie, a diner at the time of the robbery, said three men with bandannas covering their faces walked in, showed their guns, and demanded everyone lie on the floor. One man played lookout while the…
