There are a lot of options for your weekend festivities — and many of them include beer, which is not too shabby. Tobacco Road celebrates “last call,” and although plans have been announced for the bar to move (and take a well-deserved cruise), it’s a safe bet that thousands of…
New TImes’ Original Beerfest turns Fort Lauderdale’s Esplanade Park into Beer City, U.S.A., this Saturday, October 25, so we figured we’d whet your appetite with a complete list of the beers being served. We suggest using this as a checklist. Or rating chart. Or a way to take tasting notes…
Pasta lovers shed a tear when it was announced that Nina Compton would be leaving Scarpetta. Since the swank restaurant opened almost six years ago at the Fontainebleau, Scarpetta’s kitchen has bid farewell to two great chefs: first Michael Pirolo, who went on to open Macchialina, and recently Compton. But…
Macaroni and cheese seems simple enough — the ingredients are listed in the name of the dish. However, the varieties are endless. Depending upon the pasta, cheese, and toppings, it can have a gourmet, Southern, Mexican, or French spin. The dish goes with everything from hot dogs to lobster and…
Mendez Fuel, the Coral Gables gas station with a growler-filling machine, now has a “crowler-filling” machine. The difference? The former fills bottles; the latter fills cans. The crowler machine was invented by Oskar Blues Brewing Company in Colorado and the brewery sells the devices to other breweries. Basically, it is…
Yesterday was a big news day for Tobacco Road, Miami’s oldest and most iconic bar, restaurant, and music venue. What just a few weeks ago sounded like the end of the Road (pun intended) has now turned into a host of open doors and possibilities. See also: Tobacco Road’s New…
Giselle Pinto, Miami’s Sugar Yummy Mama, is the baker with the pink van and television host good looks who came onto the Miami food truck scene in 2011. Almost instantly, our city was charmed in equal parts by Pinto’s smile, cupcakes, and her cake pops. See also: Sugar Yummy Mama:…
When Tobacco Road closes its doors during the early hours of October 26, it will mark the end of century’s worth of music, drink, food, and memories. The Road, as it is fondly called, has been a speakeasy, a gangster hideout, a brothel, and a bakery. Its liquor license was…
The 17th Annual New Times’ Original Beerfest, presented by Isle Casino, happens this Saturday and it’s going to be epic, people. If you love beer, there’s absolutely no better way to spend your day than sampling over 100 different beers waterside at Fort Lauderdale’s beautiful Esplanade Park. See also: Homebrewers…
After spending an entire day with Daniel Boulud, I realized why the 60-year-old chef and restaurateur with 14 properties under his belt is showing no signs of slowing down. So many chefs have come out of Boulud’s kitchens. In Miami alone, I can think of three (outside of his own…
More than a way of eating, veganism is a lifestyle. And since people in the plant-powered movement tend to share the same values, it only makes sense that they’d want to find each other — for both business and personal purposes. But how to do that, exactly? Clearly none of…
Construction of the taproom at MIA Brewing Company is nearly complete, and the brewery is looking to fill several positions behind the bar. Owner Eddie Leon has about a dozens spots to fill (including part-time) in the coming weeks as he prepares to open the taproom at MIA Brewing. Leon…
The Hess Select South Beach Seafood Festival returns for its second year with a host of dinners and events. Starting today October 22, South Beach will get fishy with dinners, a wine-and-dine around, and a chef showdown before the grand event festival happens on Saturday, October 25, at Lummus Park…
Pascal Oudin, the chef/owner of Pascal’s on Ponce, known for contemporary takes on classic French cuisine, is opening a new bistro, making Coral Gables a mecca for Francophiles. See also: Ten Best Restaurants in Coral Gables…
Toro Toro, the restaurant located in the swanky InterContinental, is currently competing in the semifinals of the InterContinental Hotels & Resorts Top Shelf Cocktail Competition. The contest is between all of the North American InterContinental hotels in a bid to create Bacardi-inspired drinks. The winners will be added to a…
NE 79th Street — with the Russian market Marky’s, Brazilan hotspot Boteco, and the German Schnitzel House — feels like New York at the turn of the century. Now there’s the Italian social club with a name that means “I came, I saw, I conquered.” The new Veni Vidi Vici…
Take a pull of chicha morada — a sweet, bluish drink made with Peruvian purple corn, pineapple, and orange accented by the spicy aroma of cinnamon and cloves. Nibble an anticucho of a half-dozen juicy, glistening chunks of beef heart seasoned with little more than garlic, salt, and a good…
Ever wanted to make a toston burger for your crew? A pastelito-cradled patty for your people? If you can cobble together a couple hundred thousand dollars, you can become one of Pincho Factory’s first franchisees. Nedal Ahmad’s humble burger and pincho place has been on somewhat of a tear over…
In an attempt to clear his name, Jeff McInnis, chef/partner at Root & Bone in New York City and former executive chef at Yardbird Southern Table & Bar, has filed a lawsuit against the Miami Herald, claiming the South Florida publication was “false and defamatory” in its treatment of a…
The New York City Wine & Food Festival just wrapped up four days of parties, events, and tastings, and while there are major similarities between it and its snowbird sister, the South Beach Wine & Food Festival, there are also major differences. True, both festivals are the brainchild of Lee…
Let the food frenzy begin. Tickets for the 2015 Food Network & Cooking Channel South Beach Wine & Food Festival go on sale to the general public today. The festival, which takes place on South Beach’s sands and venues around the city, takes place February 19 – 22, with more…
Yesterday, seafood aficionados flocked to Peacock Park to get their hands on stone crabs and celebrate the beginning of the season, as well as enjoy the cool breeze. The second-annual Coconut Grove Seafood Festival sold out all $15 presale and $20 at-the-gate tickets. Short Order was invited to attend the…
