We had another Bourdain sighting in town yesterday. Despite the 24 Hour Layover’s production team trying to hide filming locations, the Twitterverse exploded with Bourdain’s whereabouts. Seems as though Bourdain was on a boat yesterday, cruising over to Stiltsville for a little unique sightseeing (and maybe some fishing and a…
We are skeptical of health food companies touting organic food. Too much if it is aimed at neurotic health nuts and righteous pseudo-hippies. One company has particularly made us rethink that organic purple carrot juice we bought at Whole Foods.At last week’s Fancy Food Show in Washington, D.C., Llanllyr Source…
Andalus made off with our Best Spanish Restaurant prize in the recent Best Of Miami issue. We have other recommendations in this arena. Cinco más, to be precise. (And if you don’t see your favorite Spanish restaurant listed, it may just be because we’re saving it for 5 Best Tapas,…
The Capital Grille’s Generous Pour promotion, which runs through September 4th, offers patrons the opportunity to sample up to nine wines picked by master sommelier, George Miliotes, especially for the event They include the Tarima Hill Monastrell, which is only available at Capital Grille restaurants before its September, 2011 release…
Let’s face it. Between the current hurricane season and the impending apocalypse, there’s a better-than-average chance we are in for some sort of disaster in the near future. Fear not, Miamians, you will not go thirsty.Enter the LifePack ($28.84 from Amazon.com), a portable water filtration device used by the Army…
This week we review Haven, a South Beach gem. Here’s a quick sneak peek:Like the ambiance, the cuisine pulsates too. Haven flashes a bright young chef in Todd Erickson, whose gastronomic smarts are what make this more than just a kick-ass 21st-century psychedelic lounge. Erickson was formerly sous chef at…
Yesterday we heightened awareness of jiggly cocktails in an interview with Jelly Shot Test Kitchen author Michelle Palm, who is reinventing a frat-boy favorite for foodies with more discerning palates. Now we present an exclusive Short Order recipe, something Palm concocted specially for us. Inspired by one of our favorite…
No one will disagree that we’ve officially entered the unbearable phase of the Miami summer. With temperatures in the 90s and humidity in the same percentage, we need something frosty to eat. Clarabelle’s Cupcakes has come up with a line of “Say Cool in the Summer” cupcake flavors. The treats,…
Though it might be no secret that Anthony Bourdain is in Miami to shoot his new Travel Channel show, 24-Hour Layover, the production crew wanted the exact shooting locations to remain a secret. Unfortunately, Eater scooped the location of last night’s dinner shoot, which was to be De Rodriguez Cuba…
Chef Michelle Bernstein filleted and prepared lionfish for the cameras of Good Morning America as part of a segment, which airs tomorrow Wednesday, about the spread of the invasive species in Florida water. Lionfish is a colorful predatory fish, native to Indo-Pacific waters, that has been spreading in the Caribbean and the southeastern United…
Marcie Davis sells her local honey at the weekly Coconut Grove organic market and online. Wearing a bee necklace, she displays her wares with the smile of a mom showing what her child made in art class – local honey, bees’ wax candles in the shape of little hives, soaps…
The Muscle Milk Fitness Retreat recently made its South Florida stop at Nikki Beach. Miamians know the place doesn’t scream protein shakes and athleticism, but it does serve as an iconic South Beach backdrop. Muscle Milk’s event aligned with Swim Week by getting invitees in bikini bod shape. Sponsors enlisted…
Wanna know a dirty little secret? Those expensive knives and pans you buy at the mall aren’t worth the scratch. For huge savings on kitchen equipment and unique items you won’t find at your usual kitchenware store, hit “Restaurant Supply Row” on N. Miami Ave. just north of the Dolphin…
The Dream Hotel South Beach held a weekend-long party to celebrate the official grand opening of its Miami Beach location. The party started Saturday evening as guests were greeted by fire-eaters, welcome cocktails, and models in gold swimsuits and powdered wigs before being ushered up to Highbar, the hotel’s rooftop…
As we walk along Española Way, the leopard-print bikinis and oversize sunglasses thin out and begin to give way to a slightly seedier, more hardened street crowd. Among them, a viking.Standing outside Kill Your Idol, the Beach’s anti-SoBe scene bar, is a lanky kid wearing a pentagram shirt and a…
Cookbook author Michelle Palm is reinventing our notion of the Jell-O shot with a new cookbook that explores the joy of consuming classic cocktails that wiggle. After friends and family were wowed by Palm’s gelatin prowess at a backyard barbecue, she started up a blog, the Jelly Shot Test Kitchen,…
Advice culled from a fast-food survey among Consumer Reports readers in the August issue: “Next time you have a craving for fast food, think twice about slowing down for Burger King, KFC, McDonald’s, or Taco Bell.”These big names fared quite poorly in the poll of 36,733 readers who rated 53 chains…
Do you ever get pangs of remorse after a long night of drinking? Swear that you’ll never drink again, only to do it all over again the next night? Here’s an excuse to actually drink without feeling bad. You’ll still have a hangover, but it’ll hurt a bit less, kind…
As mentioned yesterday, tomorrow is National Ice Cream day. And Cowabunga Ice Cream is offering online customers a 50 percent discount on product purchases. At $7.39 per pint and $13.99 per quart, these frozen treats could use a price cut. Simply enter promo code “luxurytaste6” at checkout.Cowabunga’s frosty stuff is…
Yesterday we brought you video of Michael’s Genuine Food & Drink’s Michael Schwartz on the Today show, and now we bring you an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the shoot.Chef Schwartz prepared two dishes: caramelized onion dip with fresh-cut potato chips and his homemade ricotta crostini with apricot-thyme jam. Unfortunately, Schwartz wasn’t…
In our interview with Chef Simon Bowker of the Fontainebleau Miami Beach, we learned what’s it like to work in a high pressure Michelin rated kitchen, and where he gets “naughty” in his down time. Today we present his formula for chicken and stuffing, a long-winded recipe that will redefine…
On the very day the not-so-young wizard debuted in his final onscreen performance in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, lawyers for his studio, Warner Bros., have zapped a South Miami bake shop.This morning, we reported about the Harry Potter-themed sweet treats at Sweetness Bake Shop & Café…
