Miami has come a long way in the last few years — particularly when it comes to edibles.In a nod to our city’s delicious developments, Southern Living has nominated the Magic City in their “Tastiest Town in the South” competition. But we’re losing, bad. So let’s show some hometown pride…
Show of hands, please: Who here knows that there’s a giant radio tower in SoFi? There is, and it’s the reason why partners Paulo Cardoso, Philippe “Flip” Falca, and Tatanka Guerrero named their pop-up bar Radio. Radio, which opened softly in December on South Beach (814 First Street), came about…
More than a decade before the onslaught of burger joints invaded Miami, Cheeseburger Baby began serving up America’s favorite sandwich to beachgoers and club kids. It has been around 13 year, in fact.Cheeseburger Baby’s current owner, Stephanie Vitori, started as a delivery driver at the restaurant, before taking over about…
With a major flu epidemic going around the United States, have you ever wondered whether or not your server sneezed on your all-you-can-eat shrimp?A video, produced by ROC United, spoofs Red Lobster’s commercials that spotlight happy employees serving seafood to even happier guests. In this video, a server, being filmed…
A new restaurant is opening on the Miami River. A sign has risen in front of the walkway of the swanky high-rise Brickell on the River’s North Tower, near Tobacco Road and The Capital Grille. Follow the brown-brick road and you’re led to the back end of the tower where…
When Rebecca Black made that horrific music video “Friday,” the only thing the poor girl wanted to convey was that it was just freakin’ Friday. There is no soul out there that doesn’t rejoice after hearing the news that it’s the last day of the work week, when a full…
Everyone wants to keep up with the Kardashians. If Kim, Khloe and Kourtney do it, their legions of fans are soon to follow. So, we’re slightly surprised that camel’s milk hasn’t caught on as quickly as sex tapes and babymaking in South Florida. Last month, Kim Instagrammed a tall glass…
Dim sum was a favorite weekend treat where I grew up in New York. On Sundays, we would head over to Chinatown and feast on tiny steamed dumplings, egg rolls, meat-filled buns, fried shrimp, and the occasional chicken foot.Little steamers on carts would be wheeled around the dining room, allowing…
Like an impending tornado, the flu is circling, looming and ready to strike. The CDC estimates that 128 million doses of the flu vaccine have already been administered as of this month, which is a whopping 95 percent of the total manufacturers planned to produce all year. Boston even declared…
To the surprise of many Miamians — the confines of Florida stretch above and beyond the 305. And while the rest of the Sunshine State might be a little more, ahem, rural, than we’re used to, other cities do have their unique charms. Take Tallahassee, for example. Our illustrious state…
The South Beach Wine and Food Festival is only a month away and tickets are already selling out. We know..we know. SoBe Fest is all lovely and all..and you’d love to hang out with Anthony Bourdain and Rachael Ray, but you don’t have the money to invest in both Burger…
Circling around Hialeah side streets near LeJeune Avenue we found Stephen’s Restaurant only after dodging a 10-foot-by-10-foot slab of marble being offloaded into a warehouse. A New York-style deli with house-made, hand-sliced pastrami and corned beef loaded onto thick slices of griddled rye bread is the last thing we thought…
Is caveman Fred Flintstone following T-Rex and Twinkies into extinction? If you took a trip to your local supermarket cereal aisle, you might get that idea because instead of the usual beefy neanderthal on boxes of Post Fruity and Cocoa Pebbles, you might just see WWE star John Cena. As…
Well, that was quick. Two months after joining Jeremy and Paola Goldberg as partners in the eateries Exit 1 and Route 9, Brad and Soraya Kilgore have announced that they are no longer associated with either of the restaurants. See also: – Exit 1: Too Many Blunders Overshadow a Rising…
If were to go out and purchase a magnificent cookbook of Middle Eastern cuisine — say Yotam Ottolengthi’s Plenty — you might find its pages laced with shockingly beautiful photographs: fire-roasted eggplant topped with za’atar and pomegranate; tamarind-stewed chickpeas with caraway; or tomato-coriander semolina soup. Armed with inspiration that only…
At Thea Pizzeria and Café, rays of sunlight filter through a floor-to-ceiling glass wall. They warm the petite 38-seat café and illuminate scattered pizzas sprinkled with emerald leaves of baby arugula. Across from the window, a 30-square-foot, 210,000-piece glass mosaic mural made in Italy by luxury design brand Bisazza depicts…
Coconut Grove residents get ready for an influx of belly dancing, live Greek music, flowing rivers of ouzo, and fresh seafood. Acropolis Taverna, the Florida-based small chain of Greek tavernas is planning on opening in Coconut Grove sometime late winter.The restaurant will be located on Main Highway, between GreenStreet Cafe…
Fishing for dinner plans tonight? Look no further. Kitchen 305 at Newport Hotel and Resort has plenty lobster and stone crab to go around a couple times for those who appreciate its sweet, succulent meat of the gods. In fact, they’re making such a big deal of the affair, it’s…
Chad Weller, a Miami-based ultra athlete and running coach, has kept to a vegan diet for 18 of his 35 years on earth. He’s been an endurance runner for 15 of those, and has competed in more than one hundred races to date, 10 of which were 100-milers. He’s got…
Like Coke versus Pepsi or McDonald’s versus Burger King, some business battles will be waged forever. After all, people have strong opinions about what they put in their pie-hole. The same goes for supermarkets. Some people are die-hard Whole Foods junkies; others (as former Northeasterners know) swear by Wegman’s. But…
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If you’re an “in the biz” person in need of a career change, consider working at 50 Eggs. The company, named one of the “50 Coolest New Businesses in America” by Business Insider, is certainly in “growth mode” with the recent opening of Khong River House, the “soon-to-come” Swine Southern…
