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.It’s not the humidity, it’s the heat.Miami Heat, that is. At the Oasis Pool Bar at the posh Mandarin Oriental on Brickell Key, that is. Well, okay, it’s…
The slogan is “Re-taste your youth. At 40 proof.” What adult wouldn’t want to bring back childhood memories sipping on chocolate milk while getting a buzz? That’s what the creators, Tracy Reinhardt and Nicki Halbur, from Orange County, California thought when they came up with Adult Chocolate Milk last month.”It’s…
The New Times’ 2010 winner for “Best Mexican Restaurant” has just upped its game with a new Wednesday happy hour. It takes place from 5 to 9 p.m. Guests on November 10 can be the first to try the new six flavor Margarita sampler ($16.) It features Talavera’s six signature…
Just when you thought there couldn’t be another show about people gallivanting around the country eating and drinking, along comes Drinking Made Easy, a 24-episode show that travels the country in search of local libations and tippling traditions.Zane Lamprey and his drinking buddies, Steve McKenna and Marc Ryan, are actually…
When the tables in the dining room and out on the patio are taken, and the hostesses don’t offer the bar tables, there’s a problem. But it’s not as if the bar menu at Kitchen Town & Bar stinks. Granted it’s limited to a hodgepodge of appetizer-type selections such as…
El Rancho Grande has managed to combine two things we love dearly; tequila and Pop Rocks. The candy that tingles your mouth and the alcohol that burns your esophagus have come together in perfect harmony with the “Pop Rocks On” shot. It is made of Hornitos Premium Tequila lined with sweet…
Sundays at RA are known for the “Flying Fish Lounge,” late night happy hour. This Sunday, Halloween and happy hour combine for Boo Bash 2010. In addition to regular deals (half-off appetizers and sushi rolls with drink specials ranging from $2-$6,) guests in costume can enter to win $100 RA…
Judging by the mind-numbing number of holiday-inspired cocktail recipes we’ve received, seems booze companies have really gotten into the Halloween spirit this year. We’ve combed through them all and plucked what we think are the two most distinctive, potentially crowd-pleasing drinks: Pumpkin Pie-tini from Three-Olives vodka, and a Candy Corn…
Halloween is right around the corner and we can smell fear around us. Whether it’s because of the psychotic neighbor who’s decided to reenact SAW in his front yard, or the girlfriend who convinced you that Ken and Barbie is a great couples costume, sometimes you need a string drink…
The black grouse is the newest addition to The Famous Grouse whiskey family. It is touted as having the richest, smoothest flavor of any blended Scotch. Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible (whisky bible?) describes it as “so gentle, with waves of smoke and oak lapping on an oaky shore… brilliant.” Something…
I went on my first tequila crawl last week, accompanied by Ken Austin (founder/chairman of Tequila Avión), John Bilello (Executive Vice President Sales), and a small group of food bloggers, writers, PR folk and other miscreants. One of the goals of the evening was to let us, and our readers,…
What would a Taste of Peru be without a taste of pisco? Well, for one thing, dry. So when attending the event at the Miami Beach Convention Center that runs through tomorrow, I naturally found myself gravitating towards the Pisco O stand, I had arrived an hour before start time…
John ZurBistro e barThe Viceroy’s Bistro e has raised the bar on Brickell happy hours by lowering the prices on signature sake cocktails and sushi rolls. The deal is called the $5 After 5 p.m. Sushi and Sake Happy Hour. Sushi Chef Tua, who was previously with Sushi Maki, has…
The Booze Hound yesterday featured mixologist David Ortiz from the Viceroy’s Club 50. He has been nominated as one of the city’s top mixologists in tonight’s Iron Fork Awards and after tasting through a myriad of his Miami-inspired cocktails, we know why. These were the three that stood out. The…
In preparation for tomorrow night’s Iron Fork, Booze Hound has been stalking the nominated mixologists. The first one we were able to track down was David Ortiz from Club 50 at the Viceroy. A long-time South Florida resident, David makes cocktails with a deeply native feel. Blessed with a Miami…
The place: Cadillac Ranch921 Silks Run, Hallandale Beach954-456-1031cadillacranchmiami.comThe hours: Monday through Friday, 4 to 8 p.m. The deals: Get half off wells and drafts. Cadillac features a $5 happy-hour bar menu with dishes such as fried ravioli, chicken satay, and Thai lettuce wraps. Select appetizers are also half off, with…
Moonchine’s outdoor garden area. The Place: Moonchine Asian Bistro 7100 Biscayne Blvd., Miamimoonchine.comThe Hours: Daily, from 4 p.m. – 7 p.m. The Deals: All rolls are half-price and individual sushi is $1. Get their signature Moonchine shot and sake shots for $3. Guests can also order $5 Stoli cocktails, $7…
It’s Friday and Short Order sniffs out this weekend’s top cocktail yet again. We popped into the Gansevoort Miami Beach Hotel this week and discovered the Pink Elephant — a refreshing combination of fresh muddled strawberries, mint, and lime swished together with Grey Goose Pear Vodka and laced with a…
Photo by Jacob KatelThe bar at the Setai.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.Champagne, Asian-style tapas, Sunday brunch and all that jazz are part of the five-year anniversary celebration at SoBe’s uber-luxe Setai.After a…
The Berries & Bubbles cocktail. The Place: Ocean Prime 19501 Biscayne Blvd. #2029, Aventura305-931-5400ocean-prime.comThe Hours: Daily, from 4 – 8 p.m.The Deals: Get half off selected signature cocktails and spirits, as well as $2 off bottled beers and $7 wines by the glass. In the spirit of Halloween, try the…
The Place: Rosa Mexicano900 S. Miami Ave., Miami786-425-1001The Hours: Monday to Friday, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.The Deals: Get half off select drinks and appetizers. Drink specials include The 1800 Margarita ($4.50), sangria pitchers ($4,90 individual; $13.90 large), and tequila shots ($4.50). Beer options feature $3 Corona, Modelo, and Pacifico…
Let’s start off by saying that all tequila is mezcal, but all mezcal is not tequila. Patron and Cuervo have massive marketing budgets, so smaller, quality-driven mezcal producers must live in their shadow. Worse, mezcal is famous as the crap with he worm in it.But there’s great stuff out there…
