Finding the latest, greatest, newest goods at the 12th Americas Food & Beverage Show Tuesday wasn’t all that difficult–and it would’ve been really easy if I was on the hunt for an energy drink or liquid sexual enhancer. It seemed as if every tenth booth had some scantily clad chick…
In a three way partnership between The Market Company (Lincoln Road farmers market, Upper Eastside Green Market, Doral Farmers Market etc.), Paradise Farms (organic produce farmer for the restaurant industry), and Miami Victory Gardens (ready made raised bed gardens) Creek 28 restaurant in the historic Indian Creek Hotel on Miami…
Cape Cod Room (5937 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach) at the Bath Club is Ken Lyon’s, the caterer and restaurateur, new northeast American seafood house specializing in what he calls comfortable, familiar food in a vintage room for a retro dining experience. Lyon says, “A lot of people in South Florida…
We all know someone who likes to play with his or her food, so why not give that epicurean enthusiast in your life a little fun this holiday season? Lots of new games are either already out on shelves or will be released in time for the holidays, so drop…
Driving down Grand Avenue, the only thing that might clue you into the existence of Golden Ribs is a sign standing on the street’s median. Tucked in between a hair salon and a barber shop, the small space in West Coconut Grove is the new home to long-time rib man,…
Oft labeled the “Godfather of Nuevo Latino,” bestselling author and Chef Douglas Rodriguez has also been heaped with praise by Newsweek and Zagat, among others. But folks ’round here mostly just know him as “That guy who takes the flavors of Latin America and whips them up into delicious food…
This past Sunday, I joined foodie friends and bloggers Steve, Paula, and David on a tiny trek to Homestead for a taste of America — and what could be more U, S of A than barbecued pig, funnel cake and roasted corn vendors, and cowboy and tchotchke stalls of all…
As Morrissey said, “Meat is Murder.” Tasty, tasty murder.And as we all now, in the beginning, after God warmed up by making man and woman, he set his sights on creating a truly perfect creature–the pig. For what part of the Great and Holy Pig is not tasty?Hoofs? Tasty. Tail?…
The Sam Wo Restaurant in San Francisco’s Chinatown used to be known mainly for a rude head waiter named Edsel Ford Fong. Mr. Fong, a hefty, intimidating man, would lead patrons to their table, tell them to “sit down and shut up,” and then sarcastically berate them (“fatso,” “dummy,” and…
Last time we had a beer dinner it consisted of a malt liquor tall can and a bag of chips in a parking lot downtown. Little did we know that the Urbanite Bistro (62 NE 14 Street, Miami) is doing a better version of the same thing starting Friday, November…
Every bar/restaurant that’s into getting green should throw a good reggae night. What better for the kitchen than a high-life crowd of hungry people smoked out on the river?Waxy’s On The River (690 SW 1st Court) is taking a piece of the action with their new Reggae Wednesdays. $3 Budweisers,…
Executive chef John Critchley of Area 31 at Epic seems to be a man of few words–as is evidenced by his interview below–but perhaps that’s because his focus is more on action, nowadays. As a matter of fact, on November 20, he’ll present a donation check to the Marine Mammal Conservancy…
Just cause your cousin in Milwaukee can’t swim in November doesn’t mean you can’t. This is Miami dammit, home of 89 degree Fall Sundays.Grapeland Water Park (1550 NW 37 Ave) is open, and since Thanksgiving is coming up, they’re also collecting canned goods for the Miami Homeless Assistance Program.The food…
Monday, we brought you protest images from a spot near a West Miami Publix, where the Coalition of Immokalee Workers staged a protest. The CIW is a farmworkers union seeking a contractual commitment from Publix to ensure fair wages and conditions for workers. So far Burger King, Taco Bell, McDonald’s,…
(Sing to the tune of Home On The Range)Home, home, down in DadeWhere the rats and the roaches lay eggsWhere seldom is heardHow inspectors find turdsWhere you eat and are expected to pay.Who likes getting rat hairs in their teeth? How about a roach leg stuck to your lip?Here are…
About 6,500 food buyers and distributors showed up at the 12th Annual Americas Food & Beverage Show in Miami Beach yesterday to check out food and drink products from close to 300 exhibitors from the U.S. to Algiers. Walking around the huge marketplace at the Miami Beach Convention Center, we…
The angel of death has swooped on Miami-Dade again. Here’s our most recent tally of restaurants that have fallen to the reaper’s scythe.Cheeseme – Nothin’ we can’t do ourselves with 2 wonderbreads, a Kraft single, waxpaper and an iron.I Corsini – Lee Klein said try harder.Hed Kandi Lounge – House…
Full time, nights, bilingual, new club…guess in some ways Miami Beach hasn’t changed much at all since 1988.The classified clipping at right was pulled from a November 1988 issue of the Miami New Times. The first two listings don’t name the place that’s hiring, but maybe somebody out there on…
Hold on to your curly little tails, folks. It’s no secret that pork flavors have somehow made their way into the world of trendy cocktails (still haven’t tried a Bacontini or Bacon Bloody Mary?), so perhaps it was just a matter of time before the essence of our favorite squealers…
Last night was one of many funerals for a fallen hero taken before its time, Gourmet magazine. Ruth Reichl, its jilted guardian, gave a remarkably candid and emotional eulogy for her final book tour appearance.The remarkably (yet not surprisingly) composed former editor-in-chief addressed what she later tweeted as a “smart…
Now here’s a chef who knows the meaning of caliente. For those of you who may not recognize this hometown girl (which rock have you been living under, huh?), she’s the host of Food Network’s Simply Delicioso, as well as Galavision/Univision’s hit series, Delicioso, and she’s authored cookbooks of the…
According to organizers, attendance at Americas Food & Beverage Show up 10%. [Herald]Australian reality-tv star Tabatha Coffey loves Cuban food and Cuban coffee. [NBCmiami]This blog beat the Herald on the Natural Choice Vending interview by over two months. [Herald] [ShortOrder]Miami company releases two new products to help allergists determine and…
