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…
PB Steak, the fifth restaurant by Pubbelly Restaurant Group, opens Thursday, January 10. I was invited to one of the two “friends and family” dinners, where staff are given a “dress rehearsal” before paying customers converge on the establishment. Given the fact that this is a Pubbelly concept, the staff…
Open less than a year in a hidden neighborhood west of Biscayne Boulevard and south of 79th Street, Iron Side Cafe is a cool, hidden oasis that offers clients a healthy assortment of organic meal choices in an area where artists, architects, designers and a ton of creative people seek…
Who doesn’t like brunch? It’s the best of both worlds. Breakfast and lunch items with the bonus of dessert (sometimes). Some people think it’s too much, but we think it’s just right. Before the end of 2012, a couple of places around town began serving brunch, and now that January…
We’ve waited this long, so a few more months isn’t going to kill us, is it? Whole Foods has been teasing Northeast Miami-Dade for several years now, promising a convenient local fresh food market filled with nutrient-dense foods, a soup bar, salad bar, hard-to-find products, local fruits and vegetables, fresh…
When it comes to cuisine, aesthetic appeal is half (or 1/4 of) the battle, just ask the Iron Chefs. And what’s more aesthetically appealing than a delicate flower? Luckily, there are plenty of beautiful blossoms you can actually eat. Gabriele Marewski of Paradise Farms is the local expert on edible…
Jamie DeRosa, former executive chef at Tudor House and Michael Reginbogin, former general manager of Estiatorio Milos are teaming up once again to develop a new restaurant.Reginbogin and DeRosa worked together at Tudor House before going their separate ways.Reginbogin went to Milos, where he was named general manager, while DeRosa…
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Anheuser-Busch InBev has launched its new Beck’s Sapphire beer in a big way. The new brew was launched on New Year’s eve at select parties around Miami-Dade including the W South Beach, Haven Gastro Lounge, and The Forge, and is now available at select stores.The beer, offered in a sexy…
A rare bluefin tuna was sold in Japan for a record-breaking (and mind-boggling) $155.4 million yen (about $1.79 million U.S. dollars) this weekend at an auction held at Tokyo’s famous Tsukiji fish market. According to Business Insider, the giant 489-pound tuna was caught off northeastern Japan before joining hundreds of…
A new food truck was crowned supreme at Magic City Casino Saturday night, when The Health Nut on Wheels won the Ultimate Miami Food Truck Competition, beating out seven other food trucks to win the title and a cool $5,000 cash prize.Attendees were treated to an interactive evening, with each…
Yesterday, nestled among boxes bursting with green lettuce, potted rosemary, and fresh dill at Bee Heaven Farm’s stand at the Pinecrest Gardens Farmers Market, there was a root vegetable that resembled a stunted parsnip or a pale rutabaga. It was round and thick, about two inches in diameter, and it…
The BCS Championships pits the Alabama Crimson Tide against Notre Dame’s Fighting Irish this Monday, January 7, at Sun Life Stadium. That means that tens of thousands of fans will fly in to Miami in the hopes of scoring a ticket (which are going for around $800 on some reseller’s…
The world’s largest paint party, Life in Color, formerly known as Dayglow, hit the Magic City this past Friday, December 28, in what was the end to their E.N.D tour. Big names in the EDM industry took the stage, but we’re all about the food. Well, turns out party people…
Tonight’s weather forecast pretty much explains why we live in Miami — it’s supposed to be around 62 degrees with a light breeze. That means it’s a perfect evening to head out to Coral Gables to enjoy this year’s first Giralda Under The Stars, a monthly event where streets close…
The Station, Miami’s first attempt at an “art lounge restaurant” had its soft opening a little over a month ago, which has given us here at Short Order ample time to let its managers prepare the kitchen for our visit.It’s located at 63 NE 14th St., just down the street…
Dr. Mehmet Oz has taken a lot of flack lately about a recent Time magazine article, in which he seemingly reversed his position on organics and genetically modified (GMO) foods. In a phone interview yesterday, I got the straight dope on this sudden shift in opinion, directly from the doctor. On…
Assuming you’ve physically recovered from all the alcohol, and emotionally recovered from all the debaucheries on NYE, we gather that you’re in desperate need for a low-key weekend. Believe it or not, Miami has plenty of those. With that in mind, here now are Miami’s best eats and drinks this…
Ralph Pagano is not exactly a wallflower. The chef, who can be heard regularly on the Paul and Young Ron Show on Big 105.9, has been on multiple television cooking shows, is an outspoken lover of the “ponies”, and shows no shame in his love for a good mojito and…
All photos by Zachary FagensonInside Bonding.In only a few weeks, Bond Trisransi, the man behind Calle Ocho’s Mr. Yum and 2B Asia Bistro, has transformed a South Miami Avenue space sandwiched between Tobacco Road and the River Seafood & Oyster Bar into another of his whimsical, romantic fusion eateries. This…
As Americans try desperately to avoid online spoilers ahead of the Downton Abbey season three premiere on Sunday, the web is abuzz with Crawley mania. Fans of the addictive series are on pins and crumpets about the fates of Lady Mary, Matthew, Anna, Bates, and all the other characters in…
Most of us have been stuffing our faces and beating up our livers for the past month or so. These facts combined with the pressure to choose a New Year’s resolution make this time of year a particularly busy one for the body detox industry.There are all sorts of capsules,…
