Leave it to a family of orange growers in Valencia to come up with an inventive way to extract fresh juice from an orange. The Zumex Juicer looks like something out of an episode of Get Smart. Put a whole orange into one end of the sleek countertop machine (peel…
The small strip on Northeast Second Avenue between 45th and 46th Street just became livelier. Not only do you have Buena Vista Bistro, Buena Vista Deli and Lemoni Café. Now there’s a place to get a glass of wine and listen to live music. I stepped inside The Blue Piano…
If you’re a French pastry chef, there’s a chance your ambition in life is to wear a blue, white and red striped collar that shows you’re among les meilleur craftsmen in France. But getting said collar involves three days of grueling competition under the critical eyes of master judges and…
For most diners, selecting a restaurant boils down to food and ambiance. The menu is created by the chef, but the real stars might be interior designers, who touch all of your senses and keep you in your seat. With Art Basel just finished, it’s appropriate to showcase Karen Hanlon,…
Doreen Colondres is the woman behind the website, La Cocina no Muerde (The Kitchen Doesn’t Bite). It’s in Spanish, but she’s starting an English version next year.Since she started La Cocina two years ago, she’s become food editor for Siempre Mujer, started a cooking segment for Fox en Español, and…
Whether you actually like sucking on them or you prefer to dangle them on the tree, the red and white candy canes seem to put you into the Christmas spirit.And then there are the flavored candy canes. Is there really a reason we need to have blueberry flavored candy canes?…
Festive decor with multi-colored pinatas overhead and bright pink and yellow walls draw you into Tacontento. And before you know it, you’re seated at a lime green table sipping a cool, refreshing glass of horchata ($4). Scanning the menu, your eye is drawn to the guacamole ($9), which comes chunky…
Last night at the Biscayne Triangle Truck Round-up (BTTR), there were food trucks and people too. From 5:30 to 9 p.m., customers walked back and forth from Jefe’s Original Fish Taco and Burger, to Miso Hungry and CheeseMe, tasting grub from each venue. Even with temperatures well into the 50’s,…
By now you may have heard of the 261 Burger King employees that were laid off in South Florida. Well, the private equity firm 3G Capital, which took over our beloved BK (McDonald’s = Death), has decided that it was in the best interest of their wallets, ahem, company, to…
The first Miami farmers market to double the value of food stamps reopens for the season this afternoon in Overtown. Launched in April, the Roots in the City Market is also the first market in Miami wholly operated by local farmers…
As reported yesterday, pastry chef Hedy Goldsmith will be hosting a cooking demo at the Coral Gables Whole Foods this Thursday. Goldsmith will show participants how to make her popular chocolate cremoso. To help you prepare in advance, here’s Goldsmith’s recipe. If you plan to attend, remember to call 305-421-9421…
On a cool, recent night, my sweet tooth took me to Midtown’s Sweet Times Gourmet & Cafe. It was a weird combination. A cafe and bakery was in back and a sushi bar was located in the front of the restaurant, Sorry, but I don’t much like dessert-sushi fusion concepts…
You’re drunk and hungry. There is always Taco Bell, but even though you are an incoherent mess, you’re still a foodie. So for you there is the Alibi, the small counter service inside South Beach’s Lost Weekend. The menu features Philly cheese steaks, po’ boys, pulled-pork sandwiches, and burgers –…
Miami is quickly developing its own cocktail culture. There are bar chefs at the W South Beach (Elad Zvi and Gabriel Orta from Bar Lab), Mercadito Midtown (Paul Tanguay and Paul Carducci from Tippling Bros.) Club 50 at the Viceroy (David Ortiz and Julio Cabrera from Alambiq) and many others…
If you’re not a subscriber to our weekly Café Bites dining newsletter, here’s a taste of what you’re missing. Click here to subscribe.Party like an A-lister at The Betsy Hotel’s B Bar, where on Thursday, the uber-swanky watering hole with its black vinyl ceiling and hand-cut Parisian crystal lamps plays…
Accept our apologies for this one, but getting a detailed recipe from Las Vacas Gordas’ chef Luis Gajer was like trying to extract maple syrup from an elephant. (Meaning, it was totally impossible.) So only give this one a go if you have a good sense of how much seasoning…
While it’s good to have food trucks in different locations around town, we like this idea of having them in one spot once a week, especially when that spot is close to home. More than anything it’s a chance to try trucks we haven’t come about. It wasn’t too long…
Temperatures last night sunk below freezing in South Miami-Dade, potentially damaging crops in the already beleaguered Redland area, which provides much of the nation’s winter tomato crop.The exact nature of the damage won’t be known for a couple days. Many farms ran sprinklers all night to obviate the damage as…
Did you know that reheating fish accentuates its fishiness? That eating too many sun chokes gives you gas? That cooking octopus with wine corks has no effect on the sea creature? That sautéing garlic in butter gives it a milder aroma than if you sauté it in vegetable oil? That…
Christmas is movie time and the game this week is Orville Redenbacher’s gourmet popping corn vs. Pop Secret’s jumbo pop. Not only is this stuff a fraction of the $5-a-bag price at the theater, but it doesn’t have the slimy oil that approximates butter and is used at almost every…
Who doesn’t love pastry chef Hedy Goldsmith’s chocolate cremoso? The creamy, rich chocolate topped with sea salt and olive oil has conquered many palates at Michael’s Genuine Food & Drink, and Thursday is our chance to learn how to prepare it.Goldsmith will make her signature dessert at the Coral Gables…
Get rid of those Monday blues. Christmas just came early. The owners of Talavera Cocina Mexicana and Jaguar Ceviche Spoon Bar want to bring you some holiday cheer. Starting tonight through December 24th each table will receive an envelope with a special gift inside. Be it a free dessert, a…
