Philippe by Philippe Chow is scheduled to open any day at its new SoFi location. The restaurant/celebrity magnet abruptly left its location at the Gansevoort Miami Beach back in June, announcing it would open a Boca Raton location, as well as move farther south on Miami Beach.We spoke with Stratis…
Black Friday deals this year will be even better than usual. According to Bloomberg, if customers bought everything on the Toys “R” Us circular this year, they would save $12,500, up from $11,000 last year. Stores are opening earlier, giving you and the other ravenous holiday deal shoppers even more…
Thanksgiving is over and you’re on to bigger and better proteins — namely pork. Which is why you’re going to want to head out to the third annual P.I.G.: Pork is Good, the one-day-only pop-up celebration of pork. This Sunday, November 27, GastroPod and Ms. Cheezious will be serving up…
French Spice is the lesser known sibling of Miami Spice. Taking place from November 1st through the 30th, there have been twenty restaurants in Miami-Dade and Broward participating in the lunch ($15 or $22) and dinner ($25 or $35) pre-set menus. Participating in the promotion is Miami Beach’s Otentic. The…
Camillus House has a lot to be thankful for on Thanksgiving, particularly for having food service director Frank Ferrara around to prepare its biggest meal of the year. With a little help, he expects to serve up to 1,000 turkey dinners today for needy families and individuals across Miami.But cooking…
The yet-to-be-completed Marlins Stadium in Little Havana has had its share of controversy. But last week, the debates were set aside and charity prevailed. The Marlins hosted a celebratory Thanksgiving Meal Distribution afternoon. They partnered with several South Florida organizations including Farm Share (a non-profit food-bank, for recovery and distribution…
President Barack Obama has pardoned turkeys Liberty and Peace with his daughters, Melia and Sasha by his side.President Obama says that the turkeys were trained for the big day by being exposed to loud noises, flash bulbs, and learning to gobble without really saying anything.After a wave of his hand…
It’s a safe bet that at some point, we will come across awkward social situations. For example, at your Thanksgiving dinner party when you’ve whipped up an entire spread only to realize many of your guests keep Kosher — and that fork you used to check the roast also acquainted…
We gave you a sneak peek on opening day, and spoke to Andrew Carmellini about his journey as an American chef, but the all-important food visual was as of yet unearthed. We finally ate at the Dutch, so here’s a little preview of what you’ll soon be craving.The menu combines…
Ready for a cranberry sauce that will punch your mouth in the face and call your momma a dirty hooker? I thought so. Even better, a diabetic can enjoy this tasty relish all the same.Before you ask, no, a fancy chef did not pass this down; it wasn’t picked out…
Edge, Steak & Bar invited us into the kitchen yesterday to spy on opening day behind the line, which we have to say, was pretty damn efficient for a first-time at bat. The steakhouse menu is a collaboration between Executive Chef Aaron Brooks, who has worked at Four Seasons properties…
You have the turkey, the stuffing, cranberry sauce and sweet potatoes — but what about the wine? Consider this a break-down of tasty selections that will please your picky friends and that will satisfy those who only indulge on special occasions, like this Thursday.The BubblyConde de Caralt, Cava Brut NV,…
Whether you are deep frying your bird or filling it with other animals until it becomes a Turducken, sometimes you gotta know the basics. Welcome students, to carving 101. In under five minutes you will have stripped off all that luscious meat and have your platter full just in time…
Anthony Bourdain has been known to take pot shots of his fellow Travel Channel alum, Samantha Brown, and cheery people in general. The Tony I’ve come to be obsessed with snarks on the nicey-nice worlds of Rachael Ray, Sandra Lee, and Paula Deen. Bourdain, you see, comes from a world…
With all the South Beach Wine & Food Festival events scheduled for next year’s edition, we are perhaps most excited about Trucks on the Beach. The bash, hosted by Andrew Zimmern and serving as the official closing party, will feature 15 trucks dishing out mobile-made bites on the sands of…
You want to get that instant high anytime, anywhere? AeroShots are in the “pre-launch” phase right now and will hit the ground running, on college campuses in New York City and Boston, in early 2012. They are about the size of your Burt’s Bees lip balm, but come in a…
Thanksgiving is a time when families gather around the dinner table for a fabulous, decadent meal of perfectly made golden brown turkey with all the trimmings. The only problem is that unless you’re Martha Stewart, you probably won’t get it right.Questions run through our minds like how do I thaw…
You won’t be running into any of your friends from Occupy Miami at the Villa by Barton G. The one-percenter stronghold is heavily secured, full of Versace’s original designs, and marked in more gold, mosaic, and fresco than the palace of a Russian Czar. If anybody in Miami could take…
We’re just a few days out from Thanksgiving, and you’ll soon have quite the spread in front of you. Before you go crazy this Thursday, try warming up your Thanksgiving appetite with a sweet treat from Mac’n Food Truck. The Miami New Times caught up with “Miami’s Original Vegan Food…
Every vegan has heard the oh-so-clever jeers about his or her Thanksgiving prospects.”What are you gonna eat? Tofurky?” some guy inevitably interjects as he shoves a couple more pieces of Stove Top into the hollow of his dead bird.Some of these tofu-phobes may not even realize that Tofurky is more…
After a successful opening week at his new restaurant the Dutch, chef Andrew Carmellini stepped out of the kitchen for a bit and headed to the Miami Book Fair Saturday to talk about his other new project, American Flavor.In his second cookbook, Carmellini describes his journey as an American chef,…
Serendipity 3, the Manhattan ice-cream parlor frequented by the likes of Andy Warhol, Marilyn Monroe, Oprah Winfrey, and Katie Holmes, is coming to Lincoln Road in a matter of weeks.The restaurant, located between Lenox Avenue and Alton Road, had some intriguing signs on its windows. One invited us to look…
