You’ve undoubtedly heard the expression, “Things aren’t always as they seem,” and in the case of my latest date — the second one filmed for the viewing pleasure of some major television network executives–no truer words could’ve fit the experience.Producers came to town yet again to film their Miami dating…
What do you get when Woodford Reserve bourbon teams up with Esquire magazine? The ultimate Manhattan challenge. The two companies are searching for the the quintessential Big Apple cocktail. At stake are a chance to win a trip to NYC for two, swag bags, prizes, and bragging rights as the…
You might recall a while back we interviewed Chef Christopher Cramer at Panorama about Peruvian cuisine and, for an Irishman, he did seem to know a lot about it. But this time we wanted to chat with the genuine article, Lima-born Javier Angeles-Beron. Don’t let his white collared shirt with…
From New York to Los Angeles and Cape Town to Tel Aviv, restaurants have been joining the Meatless Monday movement in encouraging numbers — Meatless Monday being a modest proposition for carnivores to forgo their carnivorous habits for that one day, and for restaurants to help by serving only meatless…
Neal Cooper has invited cookbook author Joan Nathan to his wonderful North Miami bistro this Monday, January 10, at 9 p.m. for a book signing and four-course meal called “My Search For Jewish Cooking In France” — the subtitle for Ms. Nathan’s book Quiches, Kugels, and Couscous. The $85 dinner…
A little rendered fat from next week’s meaty Cafe review:”We were mighty impressed by duck-and-pumpkin dumplings, four delicate rounds of melt-in-your-mouth pasta (really more like ravioli), the main ingredient brightened with orange, crushed almonds, and browned butter accented with soy. Similarly round, ravioli-like beef cheek-and-black truffle dumplings, with shiitake mushrooms…
Looking for a way to get your date fired up for the weekend without breaking the bank? The folks at the newly expanded W Wine Boutique on Miami Beach have just the ticket to get your senses going with a Burgers and Bordeaux tasting this Friday. For $25 you’ll get to…
Jimmy’z Kitchen recently opened in the Wynwood area on the right side of Miami. Mofongo aficionados and homesick Puerto Ricans now have a spot to chow without having to make the trek over to SoBe. One thing rings true among all the boricuas know, they love their mofongo. If you…
What’s in a logo and packaging? Everything. Pepsi learned that lesson the hard way when it redesigned the look of Tropicana. Consumers and the media immediately pounced on the change, pointing out the switch from the iconic carton design and logo made the brand look cheap. After all the bad…
As reported last month, the new Spartico opened in Mayfair Hotel & Spa in Coconut Grove. The menu is influenced by Jonathan Eismann. We didn’t love the pies here as much as Pizza Volante’s, but perhaps in time this resto will find its groove…
T.H.R.I.V.E. is the name of this little vegan/raw food/juice bar at 1239 Alton Road on South Beach, but you won’t see any indication of it existing if you walk by. Even knowing the address won’t help, and if I tell you that it is within the Garden Center, you will…
Executives at Chick-fil-A had these days circled on their calendars long ago: It was to be Spicy Chicken Biscuit Premiere Week, a public-relations-sparked rollout of the company’s most exciting offering since last year’s Spicy Chicken Sandwich. Then on Tuesday, Good As You broke the news that the chicken chain is…
Daniel Buss, who has served as executive sous chef and resort chef at Fairmont Turnberry Isles Resort since 2008, has been promoted to the executive chef position. The Canadian-born Buss has 20 years of culinary experience under his belt. He specializes in French-style cuisine, having previously opened the 5-Diamond Fairmont…
The new 1500 Degrees, unveiled in October as the final piece in the Eden Roc Renaissance’s $220 million renovation, dubs its menu “farm-to-table eating, with a heavy steakhouse sensibility.” That’s as good a self-description as you’ll get from a restaurant. Executive chef Paula DaSilva spent a decade as Dean James…
Want to get your man to propose? Well, beer and wings will surely help. And apparently that’s what the minds behind Ring Finger Studio in Midtown thought too. On January 13, from 7 to 9 p.m. the recently opened boutique will hold “Beer, Rings and Wings: A Post Holiday Event…
Get your bike ready and head out to Brickell Metrorail station (1001 SW First Avenue) on January 8 for a food truck crawl. This month’s Critical Mass, organized by Emerge Miami, will take bikers for a taste of five local food trucks. Departing at 10 a.m., bikers will stop at…
Dude. Tuesdays at the Biscayne Triangle Truck Round-up are fuckin’ awesome. Lots of trucks. Lots of people. Lots of all different types of food. People brought their dogs. People brought their bikes. The on-duty cops hung out by the doughnut truck all night. It was a cool, beautiful Miami night…
That’s twelve bucks for an entree and choice of chips/salsa and sparkling water, or fruit sorbet and hibiscus iced tea. “In and out in less than one hour” is the claim behind this new lunch deal at the popular Coral Gables Mexican restaurant. Talavera’s signature huarache grill selections will be…
It’s been almost three years since McDonald’s has introduced a new breakfast offering, but it isn’t as though the company was sitting still. Since 2008, Mickey D’s Research & Development teams have spared no time or expense to come up with the next big breakfast item. And once the great…
Ever since LeBron James posted a picture of his gigantic birthday cake on Twitter, everyone has been making a big stink about it. The people behind the showy, five-tier cake work at Divine Delicacies Custom Cakes, a family-owned company that opened in Miami in 2001.Most of the company’s business comes…
If you’re not a subscriber to our weekly Café Bites dining newsletter, here’s a taste of what you’re missing. Click here to subscribe.Food trucks, food trucks, food trucks. You may be tired of hearing about them, fatigued from keeping up with their every move and still trying to figure out…
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