“Undersell and overdeliver.” That’s the philosophy of restaurateur David Chang, as recently expressed on The Charlie Rose Show. Mr. Chang, as most epicures know, is chef/owner of three hugely popular and critically acclaimed Momofuku noodle and ssäm bars in New York City. As recipient of the 2007 James Beard Foundation…
Photo via Dirty Dining As glamorous as South Beach tries to be, there is still plenty of grunge to be found, especially in the kitchens and food prep stations of local restaurants. There is some leeway to be had, because one’s home kitchen is complete sterile either, but you still…
Buy your tickets now for the New Times Iron Fork event at the Miami Science Museum Wednesday, September 10…
Lincoln Road’s Segafredo Cafe has always been sort of the place that you could only find in South Beach; it’s part Euro-centric cafe, part chic lounge. But even with its dual personality, it is as much as a place to party as it is a place to grab a bit…
I don’t know about you, but I need a mid-week break, and a wine tasting sounds like the best way to get my drunk on while pretending that I’m A) continuing my gastronomic education and B) being all sophisticated and stuff. Here are three grape-flavored blowouts going on tonight that…
Tap Tap’s house band. It’s sort of a shame that the most popular Haitian restaurant in Miami is in South Beach rather than, say, Little Haiti. But Moped Whitey’s fear of an unknown ‘hood isn’t the only reason — although it probably helps — for Tap Tap’s (819 Fifth Street,…
Breakfast of Champions So, what’s the most hideous thing you’ve ever knowingly swallowed, food-wise? Do you crave the nasty bits? We’d love to hear your story. And to get the old creative juices flowing, here are a few images of delectable dishes served at the Olympics food concessions in China…
Taco Tuesday. For months, New Timesers went to Treasure Trove every Tuesday for Taco Tuesdays, a special day on which chicken, beef, or veggie tacos are just $1. We haven’t been in a while now — you can only ingest six- and seven-taco meals for so many weeks in a…
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In Which I Fall Down the Rabbit Hole “Every day the same thing,” my spouselet complained. “I want variety. Fix me….. hossenfeffer…” hit the jump to see what happened…..
The amazing dondakaya We seem to have exhausted the brainpower of blog-readers the last couple of weeks; once again, nobody carried off first prize in our WTF is IT??!! contest. The mysterious vegetable in question was the dondakaya, also known as the “ivy gourd,” a little bugger that looks like…
[Picasso, Blind Man’s Dinner] And if you’re feeling flush as ever, or pretending you are… You can help end childhood hunger and satisfy your own in one shot. The “Gold Medal Wine Tour” will be making its way around some of the best South Florida restaurants this fall, pairing wines…
Remember The Gong Show? Talentless hacks interrupted in mid-performance by a huge, cruel gong, signaling to the whole world the imminent and permanent separation of the hapless artists from the airwaves (and from their egos)? The concept is back at Dada’s (52 N. Swinton Ave), every Monday night at 9:30…
Clad in white elegance and black lacquer floors, this two-level, 400-seater in the Gansevoort Hotel is as debonair as one might expect from a Chinese restaurant named Philippe. The space soars with supper-club sophistication. Central focal points include a lengthy bar, a black slate water wall, and a wall of…
If you weren’t at Pink Ghost Saturday night you missed one hell of treat: Not only was it the premier of the Ghostie’s Eight-by-Eight art show, but it was also the launch party for the Purple Pie Company, a very DIY-style operation run by Miami gal, Alex Van Clief. There…
Carl Gussow, “Oyster Girl” John Linn and I noticed something fishy about the “oysters on the half shell” we ordered from Jackson’s Steakhouse the other night. Our waitress told us they were Gulf oysters, which you know can’t be safe to eat raw in August. The water warms up and…
a penny saved…. Everybody’s offering tips to save on dining out these days, but Miami foodist Danny Brody has a truly imaginative list of ideas on DailyCocaine that we all ought to print out and tape to the fridge, including: 9. Carry a flask. Order tap water-when no one’s looking,…
image courtesy pebblebedreactor.blogspot.com If you had an idea that biofuels (like ethanol) made from corn, soy, or rapeseed were going to solve our energy problems, think again. Er, well. Even if biofuels allieviate the energy headaches of the West, at the moment their cultivation has left populations around the globe…
I know everyone is probably scrambling this morning to get ready for Fay, but you still need something to take your mind off the impending doom, right? Well here’s a burning MMQ to bring those thoughts back to happier places. Well not so much happy as disgusted. Last week I…
above: Hurricane preparedness kit I’ve pretty much come to the conclusion that there are two types of Floridians. The first has stockpiled enough bottled water, canned chili con carne, sterno, matches stored in waterproof bags, and flashlight batteries to survive a nuclear holocaust followed by an invasion of cranky aliens…
I’ve still got an alligator tail steak the size of a bistro table in my freezer from LAST year’s season, and here we are starting the party all over again. Fact is, I’m a little afraid of it. The steak, I mean, although the folks who hunt alligators can sometimes…
Elyse Wanshel As far as I know, there wasn’t a full moon last night — I didn’t accidentally rub my big ass against a lamp, resulting in a magical genie oozing free with a pocket-full of wishes to be used at my disposal. Hell didn’t freeze over, pigs never flew,…
