Speed Rack, the all-female bartender competition, is coming to Miami this Monday, January 13. The competition, held at Avenue D Jazz & Blues Lounge, starts at 5 p.m. and pits 16 of Miami’s best bartenders against each other in a speed-bartending competition that also raises funds for breast cancer charities…
Add one more name to the celebrity roster at the South Beach Wine and Food Festival. Paula Deen. Deen will be hosting a cooking demonstration with her sons, Jamie and Bobby at the Grand Tasting Village on Sunday, February 23, at 4:15 p.m. See also: Post Diabetes: Paula Deen Talks…
As we reported back in August, Matthew Kenney, the James Beard-nominated celebrity chef that specializes in healthy eating, is opening an organic and raw, plant-based food concept in Wynwood this Spring. The venture, a partnership with Karla Dascal of Karla Conceptual Event Experiences, will be two-fold. The White Lotus restaurant…
In honor of the Korean New Year on January 31, we decided to stop by Shokudo in Buena Vista. Located in an old bodega on Northeast Second Avenue, it’s usually a crowd-pleaser and offers up a mixture of delectable street food that can cure cravings for Asian cuisine. We ordered…
Lots of things happen in the checkout at Whole Foods. Wallets are emptied. Meat-eaters become vegans. And sometimes, romances blossom. That’s what happened to Vladimir Romannikov and Monica Dehombre. Call it a Kombucha meetcute. Yesterday, in the same aisle where the organically-inclined duo met at Whole Foods Coral Gables, he…
Before daybreak, Hialeah’s streets are dark and quiet, lit up only by blinking traffic lights and the fleeting gleam of truck headlamps. But from within an unmarked building wafts a faint, uncanny sound. Though it seems unlikely, it’s real: Taylor Swift is trilling about never, ever getting back together. And…
Last night Miamians experienced a rare sensation. When walking the dog or making that long trek from the car to Publix to grab a few things for dinner, we were faced with new bodily sensations — goosebumps and shivering. You are not dying. You are just cold — like the…
When it comes to a romantic dinner, ambiance is king. And Rouge in North Beach rules in the love-vibes department. Enter the restaurant, head past the bar and dining area, and work your way to the back patio. There, you’ll be transported to a whole new world — a secret…
The farm-to-table movement hasn’t lost steam, and that might be owed in part to Outstanding in the Field (OITF), an organization that turns the concept on its head with a table-to-farm approach. Touring the country by hosting dinners on different farms, OITF calls itself “a roving culinary adventure.” Dinners typically…
While most of the country will be under a foot of snow February 1, Miami will host a boozy way to cool down: the Miami Beer Festival. Last year’s inaugural event introduced around 2,000 attendees to more than 150 beers under the retractable roof of Marlins Park, with 50 breweries…
Guy Fieri, the platinum-spiked-haired mayor of Flavortown, rolled into Miami to film a few segments for his Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives TV show. See also: New York Times Review of Guy Fieri’s Restaurant Is a Snarky Must-Read…
It’s no secret that veg-friendly restaurants are few and far between in Miami. The Magic City is more about pork than produce. But with the (free!)PlantEaters app, vegans and vegetarians can find meat-free options at restaurants of all kinds, from juice bars to steak houses. This makes eating out a…
When Brickell Irish Pub unexpectedly closed two months ago, happy-hour-goers were crushed. V&E Restaurant Group, which was behind the Irish outpost, thought something more Miami would be a better fit for the location. “This area lacks a good home-style Cuban restaurant,” general manager Sandra Perez says. “We have two other…
Before daybreak, Hialeah’s streets are dark and quiet, lit up only by blinking traffic lights and the fleeting gleam of truck headlamps. But from within an unmarked building wafts a faint, uncanny sound. Though it seems unlikely, it’s real: Taylor Swift is trilling about never, ever getting back together. And…
It’s cold, cold, cold today. And though South Florida doesn’t have the frost that the rest of the country is getting, there certainly is a nip in the air. This kind of weather calls for soup. Wonton soup from Blackbrick, Richard Hales’ new midtown Chinese restaurant, to be exact. Open…
Andrew Zimmern certainly has good timing. While his hometown of Minneapolis is entering what must feel like a new ice age, the talented host will be in Miami filming his web series Appetite for Life: DIY Kitchen this week. This time, Zimmern isn’t globetrotting to eat eyeballs and scorpions. He’s…
It seems as though Michael Mina is very bullish about restaurant opportunities at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach. The chef recently opened Michael Mina 74, an upscale restaurant/lounge at the megaresort, where diners can feast on burgers with duck-fat fries and fresh seafood straight off a dedicated boat well into the…
Six years ago, Peru native Edison Pinedo moved to Miami. Soon after that, he opened Sabor a Per�, an Edgewater restaurant that lured diners with its authentic Peruvian cuisine, warm atmosphere, and consistent quality. “We exist for our clients,” says Pinedo. “We don’t have any publicity; if we did we…
Going vegan might be a good resolution this year. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is predicting rising food prices, and beef and dairy products are on the list. The Los Angeles Times reports that because of the lengthy process of preparing cattle for sale, beef prices will remain high for…
When it comes to eating on the go, vegans might think they’re up a creek without a paddle. Faced with menus packed with burgers, chicken nuggets, and cheesy burritos, they can feel hopeless to score anything quick and easy. But surprisingly, there are meatless options at even the most meat-heavy…
After years of envisioning an authentic gastropub in Miami, partners Kevin Danilo and Jerry Flynn have opened Batch Gastropub in Brickell. The duo has been planning this venture for a half-decade and working on the space for nearly a year, building bars from scratch, installing a wood-burning oven, and enlisting…
Happy 2014, everyone. Even though today is technically a workday, we bet not a lot is getting accomplished at the office today. This weekend is a mellow one to ease you into the first busy week of the year. That doesn’t mean there’s no fun to be had, but it’s…
