It’s January in the Magic City. The sun is shining, the weather is sweet, and it’s perfect picnic time. And since it’s a new year and you’re probably very much committed to the universal resolution of eating healthy and losing weight, Cheetos puffs and croquetas can’t be on your basket’s…
Diets are always trendy, especially in the beginning of the year and in Miami, where it’s always sunny. The problem with doctors, diets, and workout regimens is that they are just that — a trend, and are therefore constantly changing and evolving according to the latest information and breakthroughs in…
When people hear the word “vegan,” the last thing that comes to mind is decadence. The first thing is usually an image of a scrawny, pale lady wearing Birkenstocks and hugging a tree. Not exactly the picture of sensuality.But as usual, my aim for this column today is to challenge…
Miami Restaurants Make Own Bacon
On National Pancake Day aka February 5, the International House of Pancakes invites you to get your flapjack on with a free stack of IHOP’s signature buttermilk pancakes.Unlike other restaurants’ freebies, like Burger King’s free fry day for example, IHOP is not giving away its namesake food for marketing purposes,…
Alba’s Seaside Italian has been softly open for almost a month, with a grand opening celebration set for this Thursday. The restaurant, owned by celebrity chef Ralph Pagano, features plenty of seafood, along with a menu that harkens back to Pagano’s Italian-American roots in New York’s outer boroughs.Something that got…
Sometimes success is a simply a matter of divine intervention. By the end of last year, Wajiro’s restaurant on 127th Avenue and SW Eighth Street was a shadow of its former self. Serendipitously, through a series of seemingly inconsequential events, Otto and Sonia De La Torre took ownership of Wajiro’s…
With the South Beach Wine & Food Festival a mere stone’s throw away, we can’t help but think of all the traffic, money, and celebrities the bash will bring. Sure, South Beach will be a pain in the ass to get around for those four days, but take into account…
Have you ever eaten a burger that was so good you remembered it fondly years later?Apparently that happened to author, television host, and burger fan George Motz. Motz was in Miami and ate a Macho burger from Latin Burger and Taco food truck about two years ago and fell in…
Back in the 1941, architect L. Murray Dixon designed two art deco hotels, the Regent and the Gale. The two were joined by bridge in the 1960s, and recently, a $35 million remodeling was completed.Now The Gale is a retro-class-meets-modern-elegance boutique hotel situated on a quaint but busy corner off…
As much as we love canoodling and chocolate, Valentine’s Day isn’t complete without beer goggles. So this year, why not make with the brews and add some modern sex appeal to your celebration? From chilies to chocolates, craft brewers have concocted all sorts of creations that are sure to up…
Chef David Bracha makes his way to a freestanding wine cooler located in the dining room of his Design District eatery, Oak Tavern. Nearby, cooks and waiters prepare for the Friday dinner rush. Burners are topped with pans of sautéed mushrooms. Pots are filled to the brim with slow-cooked sauces…
At first maybe we thought Anthony Bourdain hired a new publicist….or got stronger meds because we haven’t heard much “bad boy” stuff coming from the author/television host/chef.Instead of the usual snark, bile, and teeth, the new year brought a new Bourdain complete with live-tweeting an episode of tween television show…
You know meatless is mainstream when it’s being embraced by the kitchen queen herself, Martha Stewart. The ex-con and corporate master known as M. Diddy just released a new cookbook compiling the best and brightest of her meat-free concoctions. Meatless offers more than 200 recipes from the editors of Martha…
Break out your wallet because the world’s cutest little green sales team is about to hit Miami’s parks, shopping centers, and supermarkets to sell you boxes upon boxes of sugary treats.That’s right, Miami. Girl Scout Cookie season is here. According to the Girl Scout Council of Tropical Florida, which serves…
Tuesdays suck. Happy hour can make them better. If you’re hankering for a cocktail or two estilo Broken Shaker, look no further for the same booze wisdom than South Street. The Design District’s neo-soul-food joint (a favorite of Dwyane Wade and Gabrielle Union’s) has launched a weekly happy hour program…
South Florida Beer Week might sound like some low-budget flick by the makers of the American Pie films, but it’s real and in its second year.The event, which covers a lot of territory, from Miami all the way to Jupiter, is filled with beer-pairing dinners, tastings, and happenings. Short Order…
You know that whole Midwest market on beer thing? Forget it, because some great beers are coming out of Florida and there’s more on the way. Duh!Which is probably why Tony Albelo, the man behind Grovetoberfest and the new Spring Break extravaganza, Sprung, has dubbed tonight’s beer tasting: Flori-Duh!Tonight from…
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The Meatball Joint, Bernie Matz’s third South Beach restaurant, closed yesterday evening with a meatball and craft beer party, thrown by chef/owner Bernie Matz. The restaurant, which opened spring of 2012, was located on Alton Road, adjacent to chef Matz’s Bernie’s L.A. Cafe. Matz, who also runs the popular Cafe…
Ramen is back on the menu at Midtown’s Machiya Ramen Noodle House. For now, anyway. According to general manager Juan Angulo, the original ramen recipe was devised by “one of the top Japanese chefs in the world.” And, for reasons that could not be explained, Angulo would not provide Short…
Though last month we stated that the Flat, a place south of Fifth planned to open later this month, would serve tapas, things have taken a new turn. It will set out to be a place unlike any other in Miami, borrowing traditions from France where its owner is from.Verrines…
